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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 (189.738 miles) | ||
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, ths was the first time McLaren had run a special livery since the 1986 Portuguese Grand Prix.
Title standings before the race
Lewis Hamilton has already secured the 2018 World Drivers' Championship title, while his team, Mercedes, has secured the 2018 World Constructors' Championship title. Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth World Drivers' title at the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix; following the Brazilian race he leads Sebastian Vettel by 81 points with Kimi Räikkönen being third, a further 51 points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes leads Ferrari by 67 points with only the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix still to take place, with Red Bull Racing being third in the standings.
References
- "Abu Dhabi". formula1.com.
- "McLaren reveal one-off livery for Alonso's final race in Abu Dhabi | Formula 1®". Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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