# 2018 Formula 1 season

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World Champion: **Lewis Hamilton** (Mercedes, United Kingdom).

## Specs and regulations
- Engine: 1.6 L V6 turbo hybrid
- Points: 25 points for a win (25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1)
- Minimum weight: 733 kg
- Races: 21
- Key change: The Halo cockpit protection becomes mandatory and each driver gets three engines a season.

## Calendar and winners
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Circuit | Winner | Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Australian Grand Prix | 2018-03-25 | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2 | Bahrain Grand Prix | 2018-04-08 | Bahrain International Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 3 | Chinese Grand Prix | 2018-04-15 | Shanghai International Circuit | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
| 4 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | 2018-04-29 | Baku City Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 5 | Spanish Grand Prix | 2018-05-13 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | 2018-05-27 | Circuit de Monaco | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
| 7 | Canadian Grand Prix | 2018-06-10 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | 2018-06-24 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 9 | Austrian Grand Prix | 2018-07-01 | Red Bull Ring | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 10 | British Grand Prix | 2018-07-08 | Silverstone Circuit | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 11 | German Grand Prix | 2018-07-22 | Hockenheimring | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 12 | Hungarian Grand Prix | 2018-07-29 | Hungaroring | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 13 | Belgian Grand Prix | 2018-08-26 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix | 2018-09-02 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 15 | Singapore Grand Prix | 2018-09-16 | Marina Bay Street Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 16 | Russian Grand Prix | 2018-09-30 | Sochi Autodrom | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 17 | Japanese Grand Prix | 2018-10-07 | Suzuka Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 18 | United States Grand Prix | 2018-10-21 | Circuit of the Americas | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari |
| 19 | Mexican Grand Prix | 2018-10-28 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 20 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 2018-11-11 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 21 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | 2018-11-25 | Yas Marina Circuit | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |

## Drivers' standings (final)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Lewis Hamilton](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hamilton.md) | Mercedes | 408 | 11 |
| 2 | [Sebastian Vettel](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/vettel.md) | Ferrari | 320 | 5 |
| 3 | [Kimi Räikkönen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/raikkonen.md) | Ferrari | 251 | 1 |
| 4 | [Max Verstappen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/max-verstappen.md) | Red Bull | 249 | 2 |
| 5 | [Valtteri Bottas](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/bottas.md) | Mercedes | 247 | 0 |
| 6 | [Daniel Ricciardo](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ricciardo.md) | Red Bull | 170 | 2 |
| 7 | [Nico Hülkenberg](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/hulkenberg.md) | Renault | 69 | 0 |
| 8 | [Sergio Pérez](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/perez.md) | Force India | 62 | 0 |
| 9 | [Kevin Magnussen](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/kevin-magnussen.md) | Haas F1 Team | 56 | 0 |
| 10 | [Carlos Sainz](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/sainz.md) | Renault | 53 | 0 |
| 11 | [Fernando Alonso](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/alonso.md) | McLaren | 50 | 0 |
| 12 | [Esteban Ocon](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ocon.md) | Force India | 49 | 0 |
| 13 | [Charles Leclerc](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/leclerc.md) | Sauber | 39 | 0 |
| 14 | [Romain Grosjean](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/grosjean.md) | Haas F1 Team | 37 | 0 |
| 15 | [Pierre Gasly](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/gasly.md) | Toro Rosso | 29 | 0 |
| 16 | [Stoffel Vandoorne](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/vandoorne.md) | McLaren | 12 | 0 |
| 17 | [Marcus Ericsson](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/ericsson.md) | Sauber | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | [Lance Stroll](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/stroll.md) | Williams | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | [Brendon Hartley](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/brendon-hartley.md) | Toro Rosso | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | [Sergey Sirotkin](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/drivers/sirotkin.md) | Williams | 1 | 0 |

## Constructors' standings (final)
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Mercedes](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mercedes.md) | 655 | 11 |
| 2 | [Ferrari](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/ferrari.md) | 571 | 6 |
| 3 | [Red Bull](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/red-bull.md) | 419 | 4 |
| 4 | [Renault](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/renault.md) | 122 | 0 |
| 5 | [Force India](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/force-india.md) | 111 | 0 |
| 6 | [Haas F1 Team](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/haas.md) | 93 | 0 |
| 7 | [McLaren](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/mclaren.md) | 62 | 0 |
| 8 | [Sauber](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/sauber.md) | 48 | 0 |
| 9 | [Toro Rosso](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/toro-rosso.md) | 33 | 0 |
| 10 | [Williams](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/teams/williams.md) | 7 | 0 |

[2017 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/2017.md) · [2019 season](https://lapwake.vercel.app/history/2019.md)