Round 11 · 22 July 2018
2018 German Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 German Grand Prix, round 11 of the championship, held on 22 July 2018 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 14. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:15.545).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 14 | 1:32:29.845 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +4.535 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | +6.732 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +7.654 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +26.609 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | +28.871 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | +30.556 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 15 | +31.750 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 13 | +32.362 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 17 | +34.197 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | +34.919 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 8 | +43.069 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 19 | +46.617 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Retired |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 20 | — | — | Engine |
Tyres and strategy at the German Grand Prix 2018
Lewis Hamilton won with 2 pit stop(s): nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-42), ultrasoft (laps 43-67). The top ten used 6 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 157 ± 22, soft 73 ± 19.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-42), ultrasoft (laps 43-67)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-28), soft (laps 29-52), ultrasoft (laps 53-67)
- 3. Kimi Räikkönen: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-14), soft (laps 15-53), ultrasoft (laps 54-67)
- 4. Max Verstappen: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-29), soft (laps 30-46), intermediate (laps 47-50), ultrasoft (laps 51-67)
- 5. Nico Hülkenberg: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-18), medium (laps 19-51), intermediate (laps 52-55), ultrasoft (laps 56-67)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.