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| 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) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:34.794 | ||
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 Renault has not withdrawn from the race, despite the arrest of Carlos Ghosn in Japan on 19 November 2018.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
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Mercedes | 1:36.828 | 1:35.693 | 1:34.794 | 1 |
| 2 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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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
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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
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:37.934 | 1:37.309 | 13 | |
| 14 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.255 | 1:37.541 | 14 | |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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McLaren-Renault | 1:37.890 | 1:37.743 | 15 | |
| 16 | 28 |  Brendon Hartley
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Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:37.994 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
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Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:38.166 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne
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McLaren-Renault | 1:38.577 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 35 |  Sergey Sirotkin
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:38.635 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:38.682 | 20 | ||
| 107% time: 1:43.549 | |||||||
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References
- "Abu Dhabi". formula1.com.
- "McLaren reveal one-off livery for Alonso's final race". formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- Noble, Jonathan (23 November 2018). "Hamilton allowed to run number one in Abu Dhabi". motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- "Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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