[17] The other teams later agreed to allow the Racing Point Force India team to retain prize money accrued by Sahara Force India in the preceding years. Exhaustive, interactive data on every 2018 F1 race. Verstappen won, followed by Räikkönen in 2nd and Vettel in 3rd. [30] The German Grand Prix also returned to the championship after a one-year absence, with the Hockenheimring hosting the race. 2018 Formula 1 Season - Driver votes. [101] In his final race for Ferrari, Raikkonen retired on lap 7 when his engine failed, triggering the virtual safety car. [85] Racing Point Force India qualified 3rd and 4th on the grid during qualifying, and finished 5th and 6th in the race. His teammate, Max Verstappen won by 17.3 seconds while Vettel came in second place. Who was the best Formula 1 driver of 2020? Lewis Hamilton won the World Drivers' Championship title, while his team, Mercedes, secured the World Constructors' Championship title. [62] The hypersoft compound was marked by a pink sidewall, while the superhard was orange. [d] In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the championship, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's/constructor's best result used to decide the standings. Vettel actually qualified second but had to start fifth after being penalised for not slowing enough during a red flag period in first practice. Penalties index [95] The race was won by Räikkönen, his first win in 114 grand prix which was a new record. [34] If multiple drivers are moved to the back of the grid, their starting positions are determined by the order that components were changed based on the most recent change made by each driver. Vettel finished second and Hamilton finished 3rd. The changes were introduced to address concerns about drivers who would not be able to meet the standards required to compete in Formula One having access to Formula One cars. A finale to remember under the lights at the Yas Marina Circuit! [102] In the end, Hamilton won with Vettel finishing second, and the two Red Bulls third and fourth. Who makes the most stops? Kimi Räikkönen finished third in the other Ferrari ahead of Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo. [75], In Spain, Hamilton had taken pole position. Follow your favorite team and driver's progress with daily updates Standings are updated with the completion of each race. Candidate drivers are required to complete a minimum number of Formula 2 races or earn twenty-five superlicense points over a three-year period. Several solutions were tested, with the final design subject to feedback from teams and drivers. [61] Each of the 2017 compounds was made softer, with a new "hypersoft" tyre becoming the softest of the nine and a new "superhard" tyre to be the hardest. In the event that two laps cannot be completed, no points are awarded and the race is abandoned. [31], The Malaysian Grand Prix, which was part of the championship from 1999 to 2017, was discontinued. Vettel, who was second behind him at the restart, locked up on cold tyres at turn 1 and went wide, dropping behind the remaining top three. In the event that two or more drivers or constructors achieve the same best result an equal number of times, their next-best result will be used. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel finished runner-up, 88 points behind Hamilton, with his teammate Kimi Räikkönen finishing third. This was Hamilton's 80th pole position and Bottas's 30th podium finish. [89] Hamilton would go on to win the race with title rival Vettel finishing third behind Verstappen. F1. [15] A consortium led by Lawrence Stroll purchased the racing assets and operations of Force India through a company named Racing Point UK Ltd.[16] The original team, known as "Sahara Force India", was then excluded from the Constructors' Championship on the grounds of their inability to participate in remaining races. [44], The FIA banned the use of "shark fins", a carbon fibre extension to the engine cowling aimed at directing airflow over the rear wing. This, combined with Hamilton's win and Bottas's fifth-place finish, allowed Mercedes to clinch their fifth successive Constructors' Championship.[100]. Formula 1 Season 2018 Highlights & Results So Far. Bottas finished 2nd for the fourth time this season as Verstappen finished third, his qualifying position. Bottas pitted under safety car and came out still leading but a puncture on the penultimate lap caused him to retire. 3.19am EDT 03:19. This Formula 1 race. [9][10], Sauber renewed their partnership with Ferrari, upgrading to current-specification power units after using year-old power units in 2017 and also signed a sponsorship deal that saw Alfa Romeo become their title sponsor. Carlin won the teams' championship. In Abu Dhabi, the final race of the season, the safety car was brought out on the first lap when Renault's Nico Hülkenberg barrel-rolled into the barricade at turn 9 after accidentally colliding with Grosjean. Which F1 driver is making the best starts in 2018. [76], Ricciardo took pole in Monaco and won the event despite developing an engine problem mid-race that left him severely down on power. [72][71], Vettel then won from pole at the next round in Bahrain, holding off a late charge from Bottas to win by seven-tenths of a second. In 2018, the championship saw the introduction of a new cockpit protection device, known as the "halo". All the Formula 1 Grand Prix results on BBC Sport, including the race times, grid positions, championship points and more. Formula 1 2018 season started with Australian GP which was held between March 22-25. The race has returned to the Circuit Paul Ricard, which last hosted the French Grand Prix in 1990 before the event moved to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. The following twenty-one Grands Prix were run as part of the 2018 World Championship: The French Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the first time since 2008. Who’s quickest in the pits? Meanwhile, Hamilton took the lead of the race after starting 14th having made one less pit stop. McLaren ended the first race of their partnership with Renault with a fifth and ninth pla… The time limit on the extraction test – the test of a driver extracting himself from the survival cell of a crashed car – was extended to allow drivers more time to escape. [34], For the Spanish, French and British Grands Prix, Pirelli reduced the tread depth by 0.4mm across all compounds. The race was almost down to 18 cars due to the original Sahara Force India team having gone into administration earlier on, but a new Racing Point Force India team (whose owners includes Williams driver Lance Stroll's father Lawrence) was accepted to the grid in time for the race. [50] Once introduced, the halo concept is scheduled to be applied to other FIA-sanctioned open-wheel racing categories including Formula 2, Formula 3 and Formula E,[51][52][53][54] with 2020 earmarked as the deadline for all FIA-sanctioned open-wheel racing series to adopt the halo. [45][46] The use of "T-wings", a horizontal secondary wing mounted forward of and above the rear wing, was also banned.[45]. Check out the 2018 F1 Standings on ESPN. George Russell (pictured in 2019) won the championship. This page was last edited on 18 December 2020, at 21:05. [68] McLaren ended the first race of their partnership with Renault with a fifth and ninth place for Alonso and Vandoorne respectively. He led the race until lap 52 when he made a mistake at turn 13 and crashed into the wall following a small rain shower, forcing him to retire. With just one day remaining in the year 2018, let’s take a look back at everything that the 21-race 2018 Formula 1 season had to offer. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli. 2018 F1 qualifying data. The minimum weight of the chassis was raised to 734 kg (1,618.2 lb), in order to accommodate the additional weight of the halo. The practice, which was first used in 2017 saw teams burning as much as 1.2 litres per one hundred kilometres. Teams are also required to inform the stewards of the mass of oil in each oil tank before the race. 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[7], Toro Rosso parted ways with Renault – allowing McLaren to finalise their agreement with Renault – and came to an agreement to use Honda power units. For the video game based on the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, see, 69th season of FIA Formula One World Championship, World Constructors' Championship standings. [34], The rules governing starting procedures were changed for 2018, granting race stewards the power to issue penalties for improper race starts even if a driver's start does not trigger the automated detection system. [91], In Russia, Bottas started from pole and was the virtual race leader for the first half of the race but obeyed team orders and allowed Hamilton to overtake him on lap 26. [18][15] The new team began with zero points in the Constructors' Championship, though their drivers retained the points they had scored in the Drivers' Championship. The best and worst F1 qualifiers of 2018. A total of seventy-one seasons of Formula One (F1), the highest class of open wheeled auto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body, have been run. After the race, Hamilton and Vettel flanked the retiring Fernando Alonso on the post-race lap,[103] and all three drivers performed synchronized "donuts" on the finish straight. [7] The team cited Honda's repeated failure to supply a reliable and competitive power unit as the reason for ending the partnership. Hamilton finished third despite a 5 place grid penalty for a gearbox change and contact with Verstappen on the second lap. The race concluded with a victory for Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel, who used a timely virtual safety carperiod – triggered by the stricken Haas of Romain Grosjean – to pass Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton, after which Vettel successfully defended his position until the finish. [13] After speculation of a purchase,[14] any sale of the team in a short time-span was complicated by legal proceedings against certain shareholders and the need for debt settlement. [35], In the event that a race is suspended due to a red flag, it would be restarted with a standing start. This allowed a new team known as "Racing Point Force India" to apply for a late entry and start their participation in the championship from the Belgian Grand Prix. There was a first lap incident between Hamilton and Vettel which left the latter struggling as he could only manage 4th. Formula 1. Lando Norris, Artem Markelov, Antonio Giovinazzi, Sean Gelael and Robert Kubica drove in free practice sessions for McLaren, Renault, Sauber, Scuderia Toro Rosso and Williams respectively. 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The following teams and drivers participated in the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. However, in the race, both Mercedes suffered from technical problems and neither one was able to finish the race. [36], The FIA introduced tighter restrictions on racing licences issued to drivers taking part in free practice sessions. Find out who’s on first-name terms with the stewards. [96] Verstappen finished second and Hamilton third, as Vettel finished fourth. [44] Active control valves, which electronically regulate the flow of fluids between power unit components, were also banned. Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton ended his superb season with victory at the final race of 2018 in Abu Dhabi. [73], However, in China, Vettel's winning run was broken, with Ricciardo's 2 stop strategy helping the Australian to his sixth career victory, ahead of Bottas and Räikkönen. [e], "F1 2018" redirects here. [64] The rules dictating which tyres are available were relaxed to allow Pirelli to supply a wider range of compounds. [47] Each design was created to deflect debris away from a driver's head without compromising their visibility or the ability of safety marshals to access the cockpit and extract a driver and their seat in the event of a serious accident or medical emergency,[48] with a series of serious accidents – such as the fatal accidents of Jules Bianchi and Dan Wheldon – recreated to simulate the ability of devices to withstand a serious impact. [90] The race also saw both Kevin Magnussen and Haas get their first fastest lap. Following a series of serious incidents in open-wheel racing – including the fatal accidents of Henry Surtees and Justin Wilson – in which drivers were struck in the head by tyres or debris, the FIA announced plans to introduce additional mandatory cockpit protection with 2018 given as the first year for its introduction. [19][15], Toro Rosso signed 2016 GP2 Series champion Pierre Gasly and two-time World Endurance champion Brendon Hartley as their full-time drivers for 2018. Vettel eventually won the race with Hamilton second and Verstappen completing the podium with third. © 2020 Collantine Media Ltd | About RaceFans, Race pace, not qualifying, was my most improved area – Bottas, “I still don’t think those penalties were necessary”: Hamilton vows he won’t be caught out next year, Change off-camber corners to improve racing at Yas Marina – Ocon, Losing Red Bull drive “hurts” says Albon as he targets 2022 return. 07 Oct 2018: Lewis Hamilton HAM: Mercedes: 53: 1:27:17.062: United States 21 Oct 2018: Kimi Räikkönen RAI: Ferrari: 56: 1:34:18.643: Mexico 28 Oct 2018: Max Verstappen VER: Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer: 71: 1:38:28.851: Brazil 11 Nov 2018: Lewis Hamilton HAM: Mercedes: 71: 1:27:09.066: Abu Dhabi 25 Nov 2018 After the safety car restart, Hamilton led Bottas home in a 1–2 for Mercedes on home soil with Räikkönen completing the podium for Ferrari. [69] Max Verstappen finished sixth after an early spin ahead of Nico Hülkenberg. Following criticisms over the aesthetic value of the device, the FIA revealed plans to allow teams some design freedom in the final version of the halo,[55] with the teams permitted to attach a thin single-plane wing atop the halo to control airflow over the top of the car and into the airbox to assist with engine cooling. [citation needed] The starting gantries at circuits were also lowered to improve the visibility of the starting lights. Which F1 driver is making the best starts in 2018. [41], The quantity of power unit components a driver may use during the season was reduced from four complete power units during the entire season in 2017 to a new system where each of the power unit components is considered separately. [70][71] Leclerc finished thirteenth while Sirotkin retired with a brake failure. [94] It was Hamilton who took pole with Räikkönen starting second. Verstappen's spin allowed Hamilton to retake the lead and subsequently win the race. Half points are awarded if the race winner completes less than 75% of the race distance provided that at least two laps are completed. Drivers and teams competed in twenty-one Grands Prix for the World Drivers' and World Constructors' championship titles. Räikkönen finished third for Ferrari while his teammate Vettel finished sixth after a sensor problem and a failed gamble on tyre strategy compromised his race. Event finished. msn back to msn home sports racing. [11][12], Force India were placed into administration on 27 July 2018, during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend. Previously, Pirelli had to provide sequential compounds; for example, ultrasoft, supersoft and soft. [57] The technical regulations were updated mid-season to allow teams to mount rear view mirrors to the halo instead of affixing them to the bodywork. Formula One measures fuel, oil and engine fluids in mass rather than volume as these fluids expand and contract when subject to heat and as a result the volume may change; however, the mass remains the same regardless of heat. [97], In Mexico, Vettel needed to win the Grand Prix and Hamilton 8th or lower for the Championship to remain in contention. [37], The schedule of a Grand Prix weekend was changed, with the start time of most European races pushed back by one hour in an attempt to accommodate a larger television audience. Valtteri Bottas was eighth, having started fifteenth when he took a penalty for a gearbox change after a heavy crash in qualifying. In case of tie on points, the best positions achieved determined the outcome. The season resumed in Belgium, after the mid-season break. So far 5 races have been completed, it the reigning champion Lewis Hamilton who is on the top. Calling all Formula One F1, racing fans! Strategy and pit stops. Following the conclusion of F1’s pre-season testing programme in … Worst Bad ... See more results. View the latest results for Formula 1 2018. Official list of F1 standings for the 2018 season - filter by driver or team (constructor) to see current World Championship standings. [65] In 2018, Pirelli was able to supply compounds with up to two steps of difference between them; for example, the ultrasoft, supersoft and hard tyres. The incident triggered a safety car, which saw the leading cars of Bottas and Räikkönen pit for new tyres. Charles Leclerc and Sergey Sirotkin both made their competitive débuts for Sauber and Williams respectively. If two or more drivers or constructors achieve equal results an equal number of times, the FIA will nominate the winner according to such criteria as it sees fit. Vettel closed his points deficit to Hamilton, while Ricciardo gained two spots in the Drivers' Championship to be third overall.[77]. [68] Kimi Räikkönen finished third in the other Ferrari ahead of Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo. Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers in every race, using the following system: In order for full points to be awarded, the race winner must complete at least 75% of the scheduled race distance. Two safety car periods late in the race bunched the field up, one for a single car crash involving Ericsson and the other after contact between Grosjean and Sainz. Formula One is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship started in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix. [22] Wehrlein was ultimately unable to secure a race seat and was instead enlisted as one of Mercedes's test and reserve drivers while racing full-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series. Portuguese GP. [56] The mandatory crash tests that each chassis must pass were adjusted to include a new static load test. Full drivers’ and teams’ points standings for 2018. [42] Therefore, in 2018, each driver is permitted to use up to three each of internal combustion engines (ICE), heat motor generator units (MGU-H), and turbochargers (TC); and two each of the kinetic motor generator units (MGU-K), energy stores (ES), and control electronics (CE).