Round 18 · 21 October 2018
2018 United States Grand Prix: results
Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) won the 2018 United States Grand Prix, round 18 of the championship, held on 21 October 2018 at Circuit of the Americas (USA), starting from position 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lewis Hamilton. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:37.392).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 1:34:18.643 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 18 | +1.281 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | +2.342 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | +18.222 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | +24.744 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +87.210 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 11 | +94.994 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | +101.080 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | — | — | Battery |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 6 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | — | — | Disqualified |
Tyres and strategy at the United States Grand Prix 2018
Kimi Räikkönen won with 1 pit stop(s): ultrasoft (laps 1-21), soft (laps 22-56). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): soft 59 ± 5.
- 1. Kimi Räikkönen: ultrasoft (laps 1-21), soft (laps 22-56)
- 2. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-22), supersoft (laps 23-56)
- 3. Lewis Hamilton: supersoft (laps 1-11), soft (laps 12-56)
- 4. Sebastian Vettel: supersoft (laps 1-26), soft (laps 27-56)
- 5. Valtteri Bottas: supersoft (laps 1-23), soft (laps 24-56)
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.