2018 Season - Round 19 - 2018-10-28
Max Verstappen won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) second and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), who could not convert it into the win.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:18.741. Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, completing round 19 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | Finished | 1:19.186 | 25 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:19.522 | 18 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:20.334 | 15 |
| 4 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:20.728 | 12 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 5 | +1 Lap | 1:18.741 | 10 |
| 6 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +2 Laps | 1:20.637 | 8 |
| 7 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | +2 Laps | 1:20.537 | 6 |
| 8 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 15 | +2 Laps | 1:21.921 | 4 |
| 9 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 10 | +2 Laps | 1:22.440 | 2 |
| 10 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 20 | +2 Laps | 1:22.755 | 1 |
| 11 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | +2 Laps | 1:22.629 | 0 |
| 12 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 17 | +2 Laps | 1:22.983 | 0 |
| 13 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:22.640 | 0 |
| 14 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 14 | +2 Laps | 1:22.438 | 0 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +2 Laps | 1:21.874 | 0 |
| 16 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +3 Laps | 1:21.370 | 0 |
| 17 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | Engine | 1:19.462 | 0 |
| 18 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 13 | Brakes | 1:23.545 | 0 |
| 19 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 8 | Suspension | 1:22.386 | 0 |
| 20 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 12 | Engine | 1:24.197 | 0 |