Round 8 · 24 June 2018
2018 French Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 24 June 2018 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Valtteri Bottas (1:34.225).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:30:11.385 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +7.090 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | +25.888 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 5 | +34.736 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | +61.935 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 9 | +79.364 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +80.632 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 7 | +87.184 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 12 | +91.989 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 8 | +93.873 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 16 | — | — | Wheel |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 19 | — | — | Puncture |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 14 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the French Grand Prix 2018
Lewis Hamilton won with 2 pit stop(s): nan (laps 1-2), supersoft (laps 3-33), soft (laps 34-53). The top ten used 6 different strategies.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: nan (laps 1-2), supersoft (laps 3-33), soft (laps 34-53)
- 2. Max Verstappen: nan (laps 1-1), supersoft (laps 2-25), soft (laps 26-53)
- 3. Kimi Räikkönen: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-34), supersoft (laps 35-53)
- 4. Daniel Ricciardo: nan (laps 1-1), supersoft (laps 2-28), soft (laps 29-53)
- 5. Sebastian Vettel: ultrasoft (laps 1-1), soft (laps 2-40), ultrasoft (laps 41-53)
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.