25/03/2018|Australia|Melbourne|191.1176|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|128.0453|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Hamilton's seventh pole at this circuit. He was leading the race comfortably until a virtual safety car allowed Vettel who was pitting to drive much faster, and Sebastien emerged from the pits ahead of Hamilton, and the positions stayed fixed like that for the remainder of the race. Both HAAS cars retired from good positions within a couple of laps of each other with wheel attachment problems. Points Totals: Vettel: 25; Hamilton: 18; Raikkonen: 15. Ferrari:40; Mercedes: 22; Red Bull:20.
08/04/2018|Bahrain|Sakhir|191.5302|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|124.8671|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Lewis received a 5 grid place penalty for an unscheduled gear box change, which combined with a poor qualifying left him 9th on the grid. Kimi Raikkonen ran over a mechanic in the pit lane breaking his leg and getting Ferrari a €50,000 fine. Both Red Bull cars retired, the first time in a race for 8 years. Points Totals: Vettel: 50; Hamilton: 33; Bottas 22. Ferrari: 65; Mercedes: 55; Red Bull: 20.
15/04/2018|China|Shanghai|189.5592|Daniel Ricciardo|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|118.9623|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Another poor qualifying by Lewis, and a lacklustre race performance. Vettel and Verstappen had the obligatory get together which caused the former to finish only 8th. Points Totals: Vettel: 54; Hamilton: 45; Bottas: 40. Mercedes: 85; Ferrari: 84; Red Bull: 55.
29/04/2018|Azerbaijan|Baku|190.1700|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|109.9904|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Sergio Perez|||Force India|Mercedes|A very exciting race full of incident. Raikkonen collided with Occon on the first lap and emerged from the pits in last position. Sebastien controlled the race perfectly, until a safety car allowed Bottas to take the lead. A daring move by Sebastien at the first corner restart just over-cooked it, and both Mercedes and Raikkonen passed him, with Bottas comfortably holding off Lewis. The two Red Bull drivers took each other off by colliding at turn 1. With just three laps to go, Bottas ran over some debris on the main straight and had a rear tyre puncture which put him out of the race, and allowed Lewis through for his first race win at this circuit, and in this 2018 season. Points Totals: Hamilton 70; Vettel: 66; Raikkonen: 48. Ferrari: 114; Mercedes 110; Red Bull: 55.
13/05/2018|Spain|Montmelo|190.8256|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|119.8910|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Lewis led from pole and simply disappeared. Big accident on lap 1 when Grosjean spun and took out Hulkenberg and Gasley. Raikkonen was forced to retire. Points Totals: Hamilton: 95; Vettel: 78; Bottas: 58. Mercedes: 153; Ferrari: 126; Red Bull: 80.
27/05/2018|Monaco|Monte Carlo|161.7342|Daniel Ricciardo|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|94.2933|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Daniel was dominant throughout the whole period, but had to contend with reduced power and only six gears (of eight) for much of the race. Verstappen hit the barrier during final practice, which meant he did not contest qualifying and started at the back of the grid. Lewis, Sebastien and Kimi all had tyre issues near the end. Points Totals: Hamilton: 110; Vettel: 96; Ricciardo: 72. Mercedes: 178; Ferrari: 156; Red Bull: 107.
10/06/2018|Canada|Montreal|189.6860|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|128.5673|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Another lacklustre Hamilton weekend. The celebrity chequered flag waver, Winnie Harlow, erroneously waved the flag before Vettel had started lap 70, intended to be the last lap, and the results were taken from the completion of lap 68. This lost Perez a 13th place. Points Totals: Vettel: 121; Hamilton: 120; Bottas: 86. Mercedes: 206; Ferrari: 189; Red Bull Racing: 134.
24/06/2018|France|Paul Ricard|192.3927|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|127.9938|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|First French GP for 10 years since Magny Cours. Lewis was thoroughly dominant all weekend. Vettel (3rd on the grid) collided with Bottas (2nd) at the first corner on the opening lap, and got a 5 second penalty and a replacement nose cone, but Bottas suffered a punctured rear tyre and other damage that severely compromised his race, finishing 7th to Vettel's 5th. Points totals: Hamilton: 145; Vettel: 131; Ricciardo: 96. Mercedes: 237; Ferrari: 214; Red Bull Racing: 164.
01/07/2018|Austria|A1 Ring|190.4204|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|139.4447|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis from 2nd on the grid overtook poleman Bottas at the first corner, and looked comfortable. Bottas had a gearbox failure from 2nd. Most drivers except Lewis pitted under a virtual safety car, which meant Lewis was on old tyres compared to the rest. When he pitted he came out 4th, then had to pit again with badly blistered tyres to emerge 5th, but then fuel pressure problems forced his retirement, the first time since Barcelona 2016 that neither Mercedes car finished the race. Points Totals: Vettel: 146; Hamilton: 145; Raikkonen: 101. Ferrari: 247; Mercedes: 237; Red Bull Racing: 189.
08/07/2018|Great Britain|Silverstone|190.2626|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|130.4724|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis was on pole but got overtaken by both Sebastien and Valtteri before being tagged by Kimi on the third corner and spinning off to last place. A spirited drive got him to second, helped by two safety car periods. Kimi received a ten-second penalty for the collision with Lewis. Points Totals: Vettel: 171; Hamilton: 163; Raikkonen: 116. Ferrari: 287; Mercedes: 267; Red Bull Racing: 199.
22/07/2018|Germany|Hockenheim|190.4242|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|123.5218|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis lost steering hydraulics in Q2 and qualified 14th, with Sebastien on pole. The Ferraris looked good until the pit stop, and Vettel was frustrated behind Kimi for a number of laps before orders finally came to let the German through. Lewis went long on his first set of tyres hoping for rain to make everyone pit again, but had to come in just a few laps before the rain finally came. Sebastien ran off the track on lap 53 whilst leading and was out of the race. Kimi pitted for new tyres letting Lewis through, and he held the lead for the rest of the race. Lewis was reprimanded for starting to enter pit lane and then aborting and rejoining the track under the safety car. Points Totals: Hamilton: 188; Vettel: 171; Raikkonen: 131. Mercedes: 310; Ferrari: 302; Red Bull Racing: 211.
29/07/2018|Hungary|Hungaroring|190.5310|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|117.5225|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis was majestic in a very wet qualifying which saw cars continually improve their lap times up to the end of Q3. Lewis led the race excepting only after his pit stop. With just a few laps to go, Sebastien cut across Valtteri at turn 3 to take 2nd place and damage the Mercedes, and Raikkonen also slipped through. Trying to defend 4th place from Ricciardo, Valtteri rammed the Red Bull at turn 1, forcing Daniel off the track and further damaging both cars. Daniel overtook Valtteri, who was also given a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. Points Totals: Hamilton: 213; Vettel: 189; Raikkonen: 146. Mercedes: 345; Ferrari: 335; Red Bull Racing: 223.
26/08/2018|Belgium|Spa|191.4146|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|137.4207|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|After rain affected the qualifying, Lewis was on pole but Sebastien overtook him on the first lap and never looked in any trouble. Points Totals: Hamilton: 231; Vettel: 214; Raikkonen: 146. Mercedes: 375; Ferrari: 360; Red Bull Racing: 238.
02/09/2018|Italy|Monza|190.5870|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|148.6869|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|The Ferrari were dominant in qualifying, wuth Kimi on pole and Sebastien beside him. A first lap collision between Lewis and Sebastien left the German at the back of the field. Kimi looked unstoppable but better tyre strategy by Mercedes won the day for Lewis. Points Totals: Hamilton: 256; Vettel: 226; Raikkonen: 164. Mercedes: 415; Ferrari: 390; Red Bull Racing: 248.
16/09/2018|Singapore|Marina Bay|191.8210|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|103.5066|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|A blistering qualifying lap put Lewis on pole. The two Force India cars collided (again) causing a safety car period for a few laps, just after Vettel had passed Verstappen for second place. Lewis was supreme throughout, and never looked under threat. Verstappen retook second from Vettel at his pit stop. Points Totals: Hamilton: 281; Vettel: 241; Raikkonen: 174. Mercedes: 452; Ferrari: 415; Red Bull Racing: 274.
30/09/2018|Russia|Sochi|192.4666|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|132.0984|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis was clearly fastest in qualifying but was let down by a mistake on his last lap which left Valtteri on pole. The Finn led from the start. At the pitstops, Lewis emerged behind Vettel in the Ferrari but a super overtake restored Mercedes' 1-2. A few laps from the end, Valtteri was ordered by the team to let Lewis through for the win. The two Red Bull cars started at the back of the grid due to new engines, but still reached 5th and 6th. Points Totals: Hamilton: 306; Vettel: 256; Bottas: 189. Mercedes: 495; Ferrari: 442; Red Bull Racing: 292.
07/10/2018|Japan|Suzuka|191.0536|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|131.3318|Valtteri Bottas|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Lewis again dominant all weekend, and led every lap of the race. Ferrari got their timing wrong in the rain during qualifying and Sebastien was 9th (started 8th due to Occon receiving a 3-grid place penalty), but an early race collision with Verstappen made him spin and fall to the back of the field, finally reaching 6th. Verstappen recieved a penalty for an earlier collision with Raikkonen. Points Totals: Hamilton: 331; Vettel: 264; Bottas: 207. Mercedes: 538; Ferrari: 460; Red Bull Racing: 319.
21/10/2018|United States|Austin|191.6340|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|121.9166|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|Kimi's first win after 113 races without. Hamilton looked secure but made an early pit stop under the safety car that seemed unnecessary and lost him track position. Points Totals: Hamilton: 346; Vettel:276; Raikkonen: 221. Mercedes: 563; Ferrari: 497; Red Bull Racing: 337.
28/10/2018|Mexico|Mexico City|189.7382|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|115.5990|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|The fourth place for Lewis won him his fifth World Championship. Points Totals: Hamilton: 358; Vettel: 294; Raikkonen: 235. Mercedes: 585; Ferrari: 530; Red Bull Racing: 362.
11/11/2018|Brazil|Interlagos|190.0830|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|130.8645|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Kimi Raikkonen|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Lewis always seemed to be under pressure and Max Verstappen easily overtook him to lead the race until lap ?? when lap down Occon tried to unlap himself and pushed Verstappen off the circuit for Lewis to come through and win. Occon received a ten second stop-go penalty from the stewards, and some pushing from Verstappen after the race that got Max two days of community service! Mercedes secured their fifth consecutive Constructor Championship. Points totals: Hamilton:383; Vettel: 302; Raikkonen: 251. Mercedes: 620; Ferrari: 553; Red Bull Racing: 392.
25/11/2018|Abu Dhabi|Yas Marina|189.7388|Lewis Hamilton|||Mercedes|Mercedes|114.2167|Sebastien Vettel|||Ferrari|Ferrari|Max Verstappen|||Red Bull Racing|TAG Heuer|Lewis pitted very early under a virtual safety car when leading comfortably, no other leaders did and it looked as if he would be under pressure from those with fresh rubber late in the race; however, he seemed again to be always in control. A collision between Hulkenberg and Grosjean left the German's Renault upside down against the barrier, but thankfully Nico suffered no injuries. Hamilton, Vettel and Alonso treated the crowd to a few smoky doughnuts at the end. Points totals: Hamilton:408; Vettel: 320; Raikkonen: 251. Mercedes: 655; Ferrari: 571; Red Bull Racing: 419.
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2018|21|Lewis Hamilton|Mercedes-Mercedes|11|408
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2018|21|Mercedes-Mercedes|11|655