2018 Season - Round 11 - 2018-07-22
Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 German Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) second and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) third. The win came from P14 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:15.545. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P1 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 German Grand Prix, completing round 11 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 14 | Finished | 1:15.545 | 25 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:15.721 | 18 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:15.990 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:15.852 | 12 |
| 5 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:17.910 | 10 |
| 6 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 6 | Finished | 1:16.716 | 8 |
| 7 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | Finished | 1:17.867 | 6 |
| 8 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 15 | Finished | 1:17.941 | 4 |
| 9 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 13 | Finished | 1:17.745 | 2 |
| 10 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 17 | Finished | 1:17.681 | 1 |
| 11 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | Finished | 1:17.697 | 0 |
| 12 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 8 | Finished | 1:17.430 | 0 |
| 13 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 19 | Finished | 1:17.537 | 0 |
| 14 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:17.762 | 0 |
| 15 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:17.852 | 0 |
| 16 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 11 | Retired | 1:17.741 | 0 |
| 17 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 18 | Engine | 1:18.861 | 0 |
| 18 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 1:17.290 | 0 |
| 19 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 12 | Engine | 1:18.934 | 0 |
| 20 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 20 | Engine | 1:18.262 | 0 |