The 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 2018 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The race was the 12th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 34th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and the 33rd time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in .
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 17-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship, and extended it to 24 points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 8 points before the race, and they further extended their lead to 10 points.
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Background The Ferrari crew wore black armbands in honour of former Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne, who died following complications from surgery on 25 July 2018. Black stripes were also incorporated into the cars of Ferrari as well as engine customer teams Haas and Sauber in tribute to Marchionne.
Race Hamilton led away from pole and got away well with Bottas in close pursuit. Max Verstappen retired on lap 5 following an engine failure, with a brief virtual safety car period to remove his car. Hamilton pitted from the lead on lap 25, Vettel stayed out and didn't make his pit stop until lap 39, and was unable to get out ahead of Bottas. By lap 65, Vettel and Räikkönen had caught up to Bottas on fresher tyres. Vettel went for an overtake at turn 2 and moved into second place, Bottas made contact trying to defend, damaging his front wing and letting Räikkönen through. Three laps later, Daniel Ricciardo attempted an overtake on Bottas, the two drivers also made contact and picked up damage. Bottas gave the position up on the final lap, finishing in fifth. He was later handed a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision, this did not change his finishing position. Hamilton won the race, seventeen seconds ahead of Vettel, with Räikkönen finishing in third.
Post-race Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised Bottas for holding off the Ferraris that resulted in a large finishing gap to Hamilton, calling him a "sensational wingman". Bottas reacted by saying that being called a wingman "hurts", and that he could have finished better if not for his tyre wear, and that he would speak to team management to discuss the issue. Wolff later clarified his remarks, stating that there is no number one or number two driver, and that Bottas drove a sensational race to help Hamilton.
Classification Qualifying DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3144 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:17.4191:31.2421:35.6581277 Valtteri BottasMercedes1:17.1231:32.0811:35.918237 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:17.5261:32.7621:36.186345 Sebastian VettelFerrari1:16.6661:28.6361:36.2104555 Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:17.8291:30.7711:36.7435610 Pierre GaslyScuderia Toro Rosso-Honda1:18.5771:31.2861:37.5916733 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:16.9401:31.1781:38.0327828 Brendon Hartley1:18.4291:32.5901:38.1288920 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:18.3141:32.9681:39.8589108 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:17.9011:33.6501:40.593101114 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:18.2081:35.21411123 Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:18.5401:36.442121327 Nico HülkenbergRenault1:17.9051:36.50613149 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:18.6411:37.075141518 Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:18.560No timePL162McLaren-Renault1:18.782151716 Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:18.817161831 Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:19.142171911 Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes1:19.200182035 Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:19.30119107% time: 1:22.032Source: Notes – Lance Stroll was required to start from the pit lane after changing his front wing.
Race DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints144 Lewis HamiltonMercedes70 1:37:16.42712525 Sebastian VettelFerrari70 +17.12341837 Kimi RäikkönenFerrari70 +20.10131543 Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer70 +46.4191212577 Valtteri BottasMercedes70 +1:00.000210610 Pierre Gasly70 +1:13.27368720 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari69 +1 lap96814 Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault69 +1 lap114955 Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault69 +1 lap52108 Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari69 +1 lap1011128 Brendon Hartley69 +1 lap81227 Nico HülkenbergRenault69 +1 lap131331 Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes69 +1 lap171411 Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes69 +1 lap18159 Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari68 +2 laps141635 Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes68 +2 laps191718 Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes68 +2 lapsPL 2McLaren-Renault49 Gearbox15 33 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer5 Power loss7 16 Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari0 Suspension16Source: Notes – Valtteri Bottas received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings DriverPoints1 Lewis Hamilton 2132 Sebastian Vettel 1893 Kimi Räikkönen 1464 Valtteri Bottas 1325 Daniel Ricciardo 118Source:
Constructors' Championship standings ConstructorPoints 1 Mercedes 3452 Ferrari 3353 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 2234 Renault 82 15 Haas-Ferrari 66Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2018 Budapest Formula 2 round 2018 Budapest GP3 Series round
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