2018 Season - Round 8 - 2018-06-24
Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) home for Mercedes.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:34.225. Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P14 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 French Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:34.509 | 25 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:34.275 | 18 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:34.398 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 5 | Finished | 1:35.382 | 12 |
| 5 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:34.485 | 10 |
| 6 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 9 | Finished | 1:35.425 | 8 |
| 7 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:34.225 | 6 |
| 8 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:35.638 | 4 |
| 9 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 12 | Finished | 1:35.873 | 2 |
| 10 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 8 | Finished | 1:35.977 | 1 |
| 11 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:35.695 | 0 |
| 12 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:36.675 | 0 |
| 13 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:36.494 | 0 |
| 14 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:36.839 | 0 |
| 15 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:38.300 | 0 |
| 16 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 16 | Wheel | 1:35.133 | 0 |
| 17 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 19 | Puncture | 1:38.319 | 0 |
| 18 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 13 | Engine | 1:38.319 | 0 |
| 19 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 14 | Collision | 0 |