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	{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
			{{More citations needed\|date=January 2019}}{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
	\| Type = F1		\| Type = F1
	\| Country = United Arab Emirates		\| Country = United Arab Emirates
	\| Grand Prix = Abu Dhabi		\| Grand Prix = Abu Dhabi
	\| Details ref = <ref name="formal">{{cite web\|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/Abu_Dhabi.html\|title=Abu Dhabi\|work=~~formula1~~.com~~\|accessdate=~~}}</ref>		\| Details ref = <ref name="formal">{{cite web\|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/races/2016/Abu_Dhabi.html\|title=Abu Dhabi\|work=Formula1.com}}</ref>
	\| Fulldate = {{Start date\|2018\|11\|25\|df=y}}		\| Fulldate = {{Start date\|2018\|11\|25\|df=y}}
	\| Year = 2018		\| Year = 2018
	\| Race_No = 21		\| Race_No = 21
	\| Season_No = 21		\| Season_No = 21
			\| Previous_round = 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
	\| Image = Circuit Yas-Island.svg		\| Image = Circuit Yas-Island.svg
	\| Image_Link = Circuit Yas-Island.svg		\| Image_Link = Circuit Yas-Island.svg
	\| image-size = 200px		\| image-size = 200px
	\| Official name = Formula 1 2018 ] ]		\| Official name = Formula 1 2018 ] ]
	\| Location = ], ], ]		\| Location = ], ], ]
	\| Course = Permanent racing facility		\| Course = Permanent racing facility
	\| Course_km = 5.554		\| Course_km = 5.554
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	\| Distance_laps = 55		\| Distance_laps = 55
	\| Distance_km = 305.355		\| Distance_km = 305.355
	\| Distance_mi = 189.~~738~~		\| Distance_mi = 189.739
	\| Pole_Driver =		\| Pole_Driver = ]
	\| Pole_Country =		\| Pole_Country = GBR
	\| Pole_Team =		\| Pole_Team = ]
	\| Pole_Time =		\| Pole_Time = 1:34.794
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	\| Fast_Team =		\| Fast_Team = ]
	\| Fast_Time =		\| Fast_Time = 1:40.867
	\| Fast_Lap =		\| Fast_Lap = 54
			\| First_Driver = ]
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			\| First_Team = ]
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	The '''2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix''' (formally known as the '''Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix''') is a ] motor race ~~scheduled to be~~ held on 25 November 2018 at the ] in ], ]. The race is ~~due~~ to be ~~the~~ final round of the ] and ~~marks~~ the tenth running of the ] and the tenth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural ~~season~~ in ~~{{F1~~\|~~1950}}~~.		The '''2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix''' (formally known as the '''Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix''') was a ] motor race held on 25 November 2018 at the ] in ], ]. The race was the twenty first and final round of the ] and marked the tenth running of the ] and the tenth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural event in ]. The race was the last to be officiated by ] as race director as he would die shortly before the ] was held. It was also notable for being the final Grand Prix for ] until his return in 2021.

	==~~Background~~==		== Report ==
			{{Expand section\|date=January 2019}}
	] announced they would be using a special one off livery to celebrate the last race of ], ths was the first time McLaren had run a special livery since the ].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-reveal-one-off-livery-for-alonso's-final-race.8YzX6QexZmqag42OSykw2.html\|title=McLaren reveal one-off livery for Alonso’s final race in Abu Dhabi {{!}} Formula 1®\|last=\|first=\|date=\|work=\|access-date=22 November 2018\|language=en}}</ref>

			===Background===
	=== Title standings before the race ===
			] announced they would be using a special one-off livery to celebrate the last race of ], who had announced he would not be racing in Formula One in 2019 (he eventually returned in {{F1\|2021}}). This was the first time McLaren had run a special livery since the ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=McLaren reveal one-off livery for Alonso's final race \|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mclaren-reveal-one-off-livery-for-alonso's-final-race.8YzX6QexZmqag42OSykw2.html \|website=Formula1.com \|access-date=23 November 2018 \|date=21 November 2018}}</ref> McLaren also invited the family of seven time ] Champion ] to the race. Johnson and his family watched the race from the McLaren garage.
	] has already secured the 2018 World Drivers' Championship title, while his team, ], has secured the 2018 World Constructors' Championship title. Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth World Drivers' title at the ]; following the Brazilian race he leads ] by 81 points with ] being third, a further 51 points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, ] leads ] by 67 points with only the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix still to take place, with ] being third in the standings.

			==== Title standings before the race ====
	<!-- ==Classification==
			Prior to the race, ] had already secured the 2018 World Drivers' Championship title, while his team, ], had secured the 2018 World Constructors' Championship title. Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth World Drivers' title at the ]; following the ] he led ] by 81 points with ] being third, a further 51 points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, ] led ] by 67 points with only one race remaining in the season, with ] being third in the standings.

			=== Practice ===
			] was fastest in first practice, ] was fastest in second practice and ] was fastest in third practice.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/999/abu-dhabi.html \|title=Standings \|website=Formula1.com \|access-date=24 November 2018}}</ref>

			=== Qualifying ===
			] set the fastest time in qualifying followed by ] teammate ] and the ] of ].<ref name=":0" />

			=== Race ===
			] won the race from pole position with ] and ] completing the podium.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.hamilton-signs-off-championship-winning-campaign-with-dominant-abu-dhabi-win.2G7UhAGiVOMQkmooauiI4Y.html\|title=Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018 race report \|website=Formula1.com\|language=en\|access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref> On the first lap at turn 9 ] overtook ] at turn 8 at the end of the back straight. Grosjean was pushed off the track by the move but tried to still make turn 9 alongside Hülkenberg. Not realizing that Grosjean was still on his inside, Hülkenberg attempted to take the normal line through turn 9 and his rear right tire ran over Grosjean's front left. This caused the ] to flip and barrel roll into the barriers to the left of turn 9, thus sending the race into a ] situation, the first such instance in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2012.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Nico Hulkenberg Crash, All The Angles \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTst0hAtIvY \|website=YouTube \|publisher=Formula 1 \|access-date=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2018/11/25/nico-hulkenberg-trapped-ablaze-renault-three-minutes-dramatic/\|title=Nico Hulkenberg trapped in ablaze Renault for three minutes after dramatic crash at Abu Dhabi GP\|first=Telegraph\|last=Sport\|newspaper=The Telegraph\|date=25 November 2018\|access-date=6 March 2019\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Lewis Hamilton ends season with Abu Dhabi win \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/46336162 \|access-date=20 July 2019 \|agency=BBC Sport \|date=25 November 2018}}</ref>

			=== Post race ===
			After the race had been completed ] celebrated the end of his career by performing doughnuts on the pit straight alongside Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, the other two World Champions who completed the race (] had retired from the race.)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.dt%27s-10-thoughts-on-abu-dhabi-and-beyond.3W3rYXGSfuGY2OyU2Oicsa.html\|title=DT'S 10 THOUGHTS… On Abu Dhabi and beyond \|website=Formula1.com\|language=en\|access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref> ] congratulated Alonso on his career. The two would later exchange their respective cars in a car swap at ]. ] however, Alonso returned in F1 with ].

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	\|		\|
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			!colspan="8"\| Source:<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/999/abu-dhabi/race-result.html \|title=Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Race Result \|website=Formula1.com \|date=25 November 2018 \|access-date=25 November 2018}}</ref>
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			;Notes
			* {{note\|1\|1}} – ] received three five-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. ] received one five-second penalty for the same offence.

			== Final Championship standings ==
	===Championship standings after the race===
	*'''Bold text''' indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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	\|{{flagicon\|}}		\|{{flagicon\|GER}} ]
			\|320
	\|align="left"\|
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	\|{{flagicon\|}}		\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} ]
			\|251
	\|align="left"\|
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			\|249
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	\|{{flagicon\|}}		\|{{flagicon\|FIN}} ]
			\|247
	\|align="left"\|
			\|-
			! colspan=4 \| Source:<ref name=":championship standings">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2018/abou-dhabi/championnat.aspx\|title=Abu Dhabi 2018 – Championship \|website=StatsF1\|access-date=31 January 2019}}</ref>
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			\|419
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			\|93
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	\|}		\|}
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			* <small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>
			* <small>'''Bold text''' and an asterisk indicates the 2018 World Champions.</small>

			== See also ==
			* ]
			* ]

	==References==		==References==
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2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race 21 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship

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Race details

Date

25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)

Official name

Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Location

Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Course

Permanent racing facility

Course length

5.554 km (3.451 miles)

Distance

55 laps, 305.355 km (189.739 miles)

Weather

Clear

Pole position

Driver

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Time

1:34.794

Fastest lap

Driver

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Time

1:40.867 on lap 54

Podium

First

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Second

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Third

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer

Lap leaders

Motor car race

The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 November 2018 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race was the twenty first and final round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the tenth running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the tenth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural event in 2009. The race was the last to be officiated by Charlie Whiting as race director as he would die shortly before the next race was held. It was also notable for being the final Grand Prix for Fernando Alonso until his return in 2021.

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Background

McLaren announced they would be using a special one-off livery to celebrate the last race of Fernando Alonso, who had announced he would not be racing in Formula One in 2019 (he eventually returned in 2021). This was the first time McLaren had run a special livery since the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix. McLaren also invited the family of seven time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson to the race. Johnson and his family watched the race from the McLaren garage.

Title standings before the race

Prior to the race, Lewis Hamilton had already secured the 2018 World Drivers' Championship title, while his team, Mercedes, had secured the 2018 World Constructors' Championship title. Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth World Drivers' title at the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix; following the Brazilian Grand Prix he led Sebastian Vettel by 81 points with Kimi Räikkönen being third, a further 51 points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 67 points with only one race remaining in the season, with Red Bull Racing being third in the standings.

Practice

Max Verstappen was fastest in first practice, Valtteri Bottas was fastest in second practice and Lewis Hamilton was fastest in third practice.

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in qualifying followed by Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel.

Race

Hamilton won the race from pole position with Vettel and Max Verstappen completing the podium. On the first lap at turn 9 Nico Hülkenberg overtook Romain Grosjean at turn 8 at the end of the back straight. Grosjean was pushed off the track by the move but tried to still make turn 9 alongside Hülkenberg. Not realizing that Grosjean was still on his inside, Hülkenberg attempted to take the normal line through turn 9 and his rear right tire ran over Grosjean's front left. This caused the Renault R.S.18 to flip and barrel roll into the barriers to the left of turn 9, thus sending the race into a safety car situation, the first such instance in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2012.

Post race

After the race had been completed Alonso celebrated the end of his career by performing doughnuts on the pit straight alongside Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, the other two World Champions who completed the race (Kimi Räikkönen had retired from the race.) Jimmie Johnson congratulated Alonso on his career. The two would later exchange their respective cars in a car swap at Bahrain International Circuit. Three years later however, Alonso returned in F1 with Alpine.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final grid
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:36.828	1:35.693	1:34.794	1
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:36.789	1:36.392	1:34.956	2
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:36.775	1:36.345	1:35.125	3
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:37.010	1:36.735	1:35.365	4
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	1:37.117	1:36.964	1:35.401	5
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	1:37.195	1:36.144	1:35.589	6
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1:37.575	1:36.732	1:36.192	7
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	1:37.124	1:36.580	1:36.237	8
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	1:36.936	1:36.814	1:36.540	9
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:37.569	1:36.630	1:36.542	10
11	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	1:37.757	1:36.982	N/A	11
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:37.619	1:37.132	N/A	12
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:37.934	1:37.309	N/A	13
14	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India-Mercedes	1:37.255	1:37.541	N/A	14
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	1:37.890	1:37.743	N/A	15
16	28	Brendon Hartley	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:37.994	N/A	N/A	16
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:38.166	N/A	N/A	17
18	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	1:38.577	N/A	N/A	18
19	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	1:38.635	N/A	N/A	19
20	18	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	1:38.682	N/A	N/A	20
107% time: 1:43.549
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Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	55	1:39:40.382	1	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	55	+2.581	3	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	55	+12.706	6	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	55	+15.379	5	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	55	+47.957	2	10
6	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	55	+1:12.548	11	8
7	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	55	+1:30.789	8	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India-Mercedes	55	+1:31.275	14	4
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	54	+1 lap	7	2
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	54	+1 lap	13	1
11	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	54	+1 lap	15
12	28	Brendon Hartley	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	54	+1 lap	16
13	18	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	54	+1 lap	20
14	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	54	+1 lap	18
15	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	54	+1 lap	19
Ret	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	46	Engine	17
Ret	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	44	Engine	9
Ret	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	24	Power loss	12
Ret	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6	Power loss	4
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	0	Collision	10
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Notes

^1 – Fernando Alonso received three five-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Esteban Ocon received one five-second penalty for the same offence.

Final Championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Lewis Hamilton*	408
	2	Sebastian Vettel	320
	3	Kimi Räikkönen	251
1	4	Max Verstappen	249
1	5	Valtteri Bottas	247
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos.	Constructor	Points
	1	Mercedes*	655
	2	Ferrari	571
	3	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	419
	4	Renault	122
	5	Haas-Ferrari	93
Source:

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

References

"Abu Dhabi". Formula1.com.
"McLaren reveal one-off livery for Alonso's final race". Formula1.com. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
"Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ "Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018 race report". Formula1.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
"Nico Hulkenberg Crash, All The Angles". YouTube. Formula 1. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
Sport, Telegraph (25 November 2018). "Nico Hulkenberg trapped in ablaze Renault for three minutes after dramatic crash at Abu Dhabi GP". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 March 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
"Lewis Hamilton ends season with Abu Dhabi win". BBC Sport. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
"DT'S 10 THOUGHTS… On Abu Dhabi and beyond". Formula1.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
"Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
^ "Abu Dhabi 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

External links

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Background

Title standings before the race

Practice

Qualifying

Race

Post race

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Final Championship standings

See also

References

External links