2018_Brazilian_Grand_Prix

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

Motor car race

The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 November 2018 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the twentieth and penultimate round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 47th running of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the 46th time that the race was run as a World Championship event since the inaugural event in 1973. Following Felipe Massa's retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2017 season, this marked the first Brazilian Grand Prix where no Brazilian driver took part.

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The race was won by Lewis Hamilton from pole position. Hamilton's race win combined with teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing 5th meant that Mercedes were able to claim the Constructors' Championship for the 5th consecutive season.[2] Kimi Räikkönen finished 3rd for Ferrari, taking his 103rd and final podium of his career as well as his final for the team.

Background

Going into the penultimate round of the 2018 season Lewis Hamilton had already claimed the Drivers' Championship, however Ferrari and Mercedes could both still claim the Constructors' Championship.[3] Ferrari needed to outscore Mercedes by 13 points or more to prevent Mercedes winning the title after the race's completion.[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

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Notes
  • ^1  – Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for a change in turbochargers.[6]
  • ^2  – Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Race

Max Verstappen was leading and extending his lead over Lewis Hamilton in second until, on lap 44, Esteban Ocon made contact with Verstappen. Ocon was trying to unlap himself, causing both drivers to spin allowing Hamilton to take the lead and eventually the win. Following the collision, the stewards gave Ocon a ten-second stop-go penalty for the incident. With the win by its driver Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes wrapped up the Constructors' Championship, while Max Verstappen's Red Bull finished second and Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari finished third. Daniel Ricciardo took fourth ahead of Bottas with Vettel struggling home to sixth. Ocon finished 13th.

After the race Max Verstappen pushed and hit Ocon forcefully several times in the chest in the FIA's garage. Verstappen would later be punished for actions that were deemed inappropriate for a sportsman and was punished with two days community service.[7][8]

Race classification

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Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates the 2018 World Champions.

References

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    "Brazil". Formula1.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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    "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018: Mercedes clinch constructors' title for fifth successive year". formula1.com. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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    "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018 preview information, start times, weather". Formula1.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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    "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018: Lewis Hamilton now focused on winning constructors' title for Mercedes". formula1.com. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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    "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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    "Ricciardo set for Brazil engine penalty". Formula1.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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    "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018: Verstappen required to do 'public service' after post-race scuffle with Ocon". formula1.com. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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    Benson, Andrew (11 November 2018). "Hamilton wins as furious Verstappen shoves Ocon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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    "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018 – Race Result". Formula1.com. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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    "Brazil 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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