2018 Season - Round 18 - 2018-10-21
Kimi Räikkönen won the 2018 United States Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) second and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 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.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:37.392. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P2 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 United States Grand Prix, completing round 18 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:38.482 | 25 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 18 | Finished | 1:38.246 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:37.392 | 15 |
| 4 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:38.280 | 12 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:38.470 | 10 |
| 6 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:39.548 | 8 |
| 7 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 11 | Finished | 1:39.858 | 6 |
| 8 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | Finished | 1:39.992 | 4 |
| 9 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:38.963 | 2 |
| 10 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:39.569 | 1 |
| 11 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:39.915 | 0 |
| 12 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:40.098 | 0 |
| 13 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:39.240 | 0 |
| 14 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 15 | +2 Laps | 1:39.646 | 0 |
| 15 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | Collision damage | 1:40.522 | 0 |
| 16 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | Battery | 1:40.433 | 0 |
| 17 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | Collision damage | 1:41.982 | 0 |
| 18 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | Collision | 1:40.933 | 0 |
| 19 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 6 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 20 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | Disqualified | 0 |