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2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Race 21 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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)
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

The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 25 November 2018 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race is due to be the final round of the 2018 season and marks 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 season in 1950.

Background

McLaren announced they would be using a special one-off livery to celebrate the last race of Fernando Alonso. This was the first time McLaren had run a special livery since the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton, whose title defense was secured at the Mexican Grand Prix was allowed to display the number 1 on his car's nose instead of his usual 44. However, the 44 remained the number with which he was officially entered in the Grand Prix. Renault has not withdrawn from the race, despite the arrest of Carlos Ghosn in Japan on 19 November 2018.

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.

Report

Practice

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

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	Car no.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
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		11
12	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:37.619	1:37.132		12
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:37.934	1:37.309		13
14	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India-Mercedes	1:37.255	1:37.541		14
15	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	1:37.890	1:37.743		15
16	28	Brendon Hartley	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:37.994			16
17	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:38.166			17
18	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	1:38.577			18
19	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	1:38.635			19
20	18	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	1:38.682			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
Source:

Notes

• ^1  – Fernando Alonso received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Championship standings after the race

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

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

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Abu Dhabi". formula1.com.
2. "McLaren reveal one-off livery for Alonso's final race". formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
3. Noble, Jonathan (23 November 2018). "Hamilton allowed to run number one in Abu Dhabi". motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
4. "Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
5. "Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
6. "Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

External links

• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018 – News Articles

• 2018 Formula One races
• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• 2018 in Emirati sport
• November 2018 sports events in Asia