2018 Season - Round 13 - 2018-08-26
Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) second and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:46.286. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P4 at the flag â a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 13 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:46.644 | 25 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:46.721 | 18 |
| 3 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 7 | Finished | 1:46.946 | 15 |
| 4 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 19 | Finished | 1:46.286 | 12 |
| 5 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 4 | Finished | 1:48.080 | 10 |
| 6 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 3 | Finished | 1:48.078 | 8 |
| 7 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 5 | Finished | 1:48.283 | 6 |
| 8 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 9 | Finished | 1:47.937 | 4 |
| 9 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 10 | Finished | 1:48.588 | 2 |
| 10 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:48.694 | 1 |
| 11 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:48.670 | 0 |
| 12 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:49.113 | 0 |
| 13 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:49.287 | 0 |
| 14 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:48.756 | 0 |
| 15 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:48.956 | 0 |
| 16 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 8 | Retired | 1:49.242 | 0 |
| 17 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | Brakes | 1:54.320 | 0 |
| 18 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 12 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 15 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 20 | Accident | 0 |