Round 3 · 15 April 2018
2018 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) won the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 15 April 2018 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 6. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Sebastian Vettel. The fastest lap was set by Daniel Ricciardo (1:35.785).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | 1:35:36.380 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | +8.894 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | +9.637 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | +16.985 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 5 | +20.436 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +21.052 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | +30.639 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | +35.286 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 9 | +35.763 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 11 | +39.594 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 12 | +44.050 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 8 | +44.725 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 14 | +49.373 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 18 | +55.490 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 16 | +58.241 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | +62.604 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +65.296 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 17 | +66.330 s | — | Finished |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 19 | +82.575 s | — | Finished |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 15 | — | — | Collision damage |
Tyres and strategy at the Chinese Grand Prix 2018
Daniel Ricciardo won with 2 pit stop(s): nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-47), soft (laps 48-56). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 63 ± 16.
- 1. Daniel Ricciardo: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-47), soft (laps 48-56)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-47), medium (laps 48-56)
- 3. Kimi Räikkönen: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-47), medium (laps 48-56)
- 4. Lewis Hamilton: nan (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-46), medium (laps 47-56)
- 5. Max Verstappen: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-46), soft (laps 47-56)
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.