| 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 21 in the2018 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Hungaroring circuit | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 29 July 2018 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018 | ||||
| Location | Hungaroring Mogyoród,Hungary | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.381 km (2.722 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 70 laps, 306.630 km (190.531 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:35.658 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | |||
| Time | 1:20.012 on lap 46 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2018 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally theFormula 1 Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018) was aFormula One motor race held on 29 July 2018 at theHungaroring inMogyoród,Hungary. The race was the 12th round of the2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 34th running of theHungarian Grand Prix, and the 33rd time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in1950.
Mercedes driverLewis Hamilton entered the round with a 17-point lead overSebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship, and extended it to 24 points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes ledFerrari by 8 points before the race, and they further extended their lead to 10 points.[2]
The Ferrari crew wore black armbands in honour of former Ferrari chairmanSergio Marchionne, who died following complications from surgery on 25 July 2018.[3] Black stripes were also incorporated into the cars of Ferrari as well as engine customer teams Haas and Sauber in tribute to Marchionne.[4]
Hamilton led away from pole and got away well with Bottas in close pursuit. Max Verstappen retired on lap 5 following an engine failure, with a briefvirtual safety car period to remove his car. Hamilton pitted from the lead on lap 25, Vettel stayed out and didn't make his pit stop until lap 39, and was unable to get out ahead of Bottas. By lap 65, Vettel and Räikkönen had caught up to Bottas on fresher tyres. Vettel went for an overtake at turn 2 and moved into second place, Bottas made contact trying to defend, damaging his front wing and letting Räikkönen through. Three laps later, Daniel Ricciardo attempted an overtake on Bottas, the two drivers also made contact and picked up damage. Bottas gave the position up on the final lap, finishing in fifth. He was later handed a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision, this did not change his finishing position. Hamilton won the race, seventeen seconds ahead of Vettel, with Räikkönen finishing in third.
Mercedes team principalToto Wolff praised Bottas for holding off the Ferraris that resulted in a large finishing gap to Hamilton, calling him a "sensationalwingman".[5] Bottas reacted by saying that being called a wingman "hurts", and that he could have finished better if not for his tyre wear, and that he would speak to team management to discuss the issue. Wolff later clarified his remarks, stating that there is no number one or number two driver, and that Bottas drove a sensational race to help Hamilton.[6]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 70 | 1:37:16.427 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 |  Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 70 | +17.123 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 70 | +20.101 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 70 | +46.419 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 70 | +1:00.0001 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 |  Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | +1:13.273 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 |  Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 69 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 14 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 15 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 68 | +2 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 35 |  Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 68 | +2 laps | 19 | |
| 17 | 18 |  Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 68 | +2 laps | PL | |
| Ret | 2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 49 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 33 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 5 | Power loss | 7 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | Suspension | 16 | |
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