2018 · Round 8
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Pole position
Hamilton
Converted to the win
Fastest lap
1:34.225
Valtteri Bottas
Biggest climber
▲6
Brendon Hartley
Finishers
15/20
5 did not finish
Classification
French GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Fastest lap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMercedes | 1 | • | 53 | 1:30:11.385 | 1:34.509 | 25 |
| 2 | Max VerstappenRed Bull | 4 | ▲2 | 53 | +7.090 | 1:34.275 | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi RäikkönenFerrari | 6 | ▲3 | 53 | +25.888 | 1:34.398 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel RicciardoRed Bull | 5 | ▲1 | 53 | +34.736 | 1:35.382 | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian VettelFerrari | 3 | ▼2 | 53 | +1:01.935 | 1:34.485 | 10 |
| 6 | Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team | 9 | ▲3 | 53 | +1:19.364 | 1:35.425 | 8 |
| 7 | Valtteri BottasMercedes | 2 | ▼5 | 53 | +1:20.632 | 1:34.225 | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos SainzRenault | 7 | ▼1 | 53 | +1:27.184 | 1:35.638 | 4 |
| 9 | Nico HülkenbergRenault | 12 | ▲3 | 53 | +1:31.989 | 1:35.873 | 2 |
| 10 | Charles LeclercSauber | 8 | ▼2 | 53 | +1:33.873 | 1:35.977 | 1 |
| 11 | Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team | 10 | ▼1 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1:35.695 | |
| 12 | Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren | 17 | ▲5 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1:36.675 | |
| 13 | Marcus EricssonSauber | 15 | ▲2 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1:36.494 | |
| 14 | Brendon HartleyToro Rosso | 20 | ▲6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1:36.839 | |
| 15 | Sergey SirotkinWilliams | 18 | ▲3 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1:38.300 | |
| 16 | Fernando AlonsoMcLaren | 16 | • | 50 | Wheel | 1:35.133 | |
| 17 | Lance StrollWilliams | 19 | ▲2 | 48 | Puncture | 1:38.319 | |
| DNF | Sergio PérezForce India | 13 | ▼5 | 27 | Engine | 1:38.319 | |
| DNF | Esteban OconForce India | 11 | ▼8 | 0 | Collision | ||
| DNF | Pierre GaslyToro Rosso | 14 | ▼6 | 0 | Collision |
Grid
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonMercedes | 1:31.271 | 1:30.645 | 1:30.029 |
| 2 | Valtteri BottasMercedes | 1:31.776 | 1:31.227 | 1:30.147 |
| 3 | Sebastian VettelFerrari | 1:31.820 | 1:30.751 | 1:30.400 |
| 4 | Max VerstappenRed Bull | 1:31.531 | 1:30.818 | 1:30.705 |
| 5 | Daniel RicciardoRed Bull | 1:31.910 | 1:31.538 | 1:30.895 |
| 6 | Kimi RäikkönenFerrari | 1:31.567 | 1:30.772 | 1:31.057 |
| 7 | Carlos SainzRenault | 1:32.394 | 1:32.016 | 1:32.126 |
| 8 | Charles LeclercSauber | 1:32.538 | 1:32.055 | 1:32.635 |
| 9 | Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team | 1:32.169 | 1:31.510 | 1:32.930 |
| 10 | Romain GrosjeanHaas F1 Team | 1:32.083 | 1:31.472 | – |
| 11 | Esteban OconForce India | 1:32.786 | 1:32.075 | – |
| 12 | Nico HülkenbergRenault | 1:32.949 | 1:32.115 | – |
| 13 | Sergio PérezForce India | 1:32.692 | 1:32.454 | – |
| 14 | Pierre GaslyToro Rosso | 1:32.447 | 1:32.460 | – |
| 15 | Marcus EricssonSauber | 1:32.804 | 1:32.820 | – |
| 16 | Fernando AlonsoMcLaren | 1:32.976 | – | – |
| 17 | Brendon HartleyToro Rosso | 1:33.025 | – | – |
| 18 | Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren | 1:33.162 | – | – |
| 19 | Sergey SirotkinWilliams | 1:33.636 | – | – |
| 20 | Lance StrollWilliams | 1:33.729 | – | – |