Round 8 · 23 June 2019
2019 French Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 23 June 2019 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Sebastian Vettel (1:32.740).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 1:24:31.198 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | +18.056 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | +18.985 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +34.905 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 7 | +62.796 s | 11 | Finished |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 6 | +95.462 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 13 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 16 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the French Grand Prix 2019
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-24), hard (laps 25-53). The top ten used 4 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): hard 17 ± 3.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-24), hard (laps 25-53)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-23), hard (laps 24-53)
- 3. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-21), hard (laps 22-53)
- 4. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-20), hard (laps 21-53)
- 5. Sebastian Vettel: medium (laps 1-25), hard (laps 26-51), soft (laps 52-53)
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.