Round 9 · 1 July 2018
2018 Austrian Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 1 July 2018 at Red Bull Ring (Austria), starting from position 4. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Valtteri Bottas. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (1:06.957).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 1:21:56.024 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | +1.504 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 6 | +3.181 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 5 | +1 Lap | 12 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 8 | +1 Lap | 10 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | +1 Lap | 8 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 16 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 15 | — | — | Collision damage |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | — | — | Fuel pressure |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 19 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | — | — | Exhaust |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 10 | — | — | Engine |
Tyres and strategy at the Austrian Grand Prix 2018
Max Verstappen won with 2 pit stop(s): nan (laps 1-1), supersoft (laps 2-15), soft (laps 16-71). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): soft 13 ± 3.
- 1. Max Verstappen: nan (laps 1-1), supersoft (laps 2-15), soft (laps 16-71)
- 2. Kimi Räikkönen: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-15), soft (laps 16-71)
- 3. Sebastian Vettel: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-15), soft (laps 16-71)
- 4. Romain Grosjean: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-15), soft (laps 16-71)
- 5. Kevin Magnussen: nan (laps 1-1), ultrasoft (laps 2-28), soft (laps 29-71)
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.