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Event

British Grand Prix

Date
Sun 8th July 2018 (UTC)
Sun 8th July 2018 (Local)

Timestamp
2018-07-08T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2018

Round
10

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Location
Silverstone Circuit

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Description

The 2018 British Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 July 2018 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race was the tenth round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship. It marked the 73rd running of the British Grand Prix, the 69th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event, and the 54th time that the World Championship event had been held at the Silverstone Circuit.

Hamilton arrived at Silverstone one point adrift of Vettel in the drivers’ standings but confident in the knowledge that he was the favourite to win in front of his home crowd. That looked unlikely within moments of the start when Raikkonen locked up, sliding into Hamilton and pitching the five-time British Grand Prix winner into a spin. Hamilton kept the engine running, rejoined in last place and then set about one of his trademark comeback drives to limit the damage in the drivers’ championship.
Mercedes gave themselves a chance of snatching back the win by leaving Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas out when the Safety Car was called into action late in the race, while Ferrari and Red Bull pitted for fresh tyres. And for a few laps, it looked like it may work as Bottas held off Vettel, with Hamilton to third.
But ultimately, Vettel had too much pace on the softer tyres and after eyeing his prey for a few laps, brilliantly snatched the lead from Bottas. Hamilton also moved past the Finn, but he didn’t have the performance to attack Vettel and had to settle for second with Raikkonen third.
It was Vettel’s 51st victory, moving him level with four-time world champion Alain Prost in third in the all-time list. The German extends his championship lead over Hamilton to eight points heading to his home race at Hockenheim. It’s the first time it’s been more than a point ahead since the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Result List

01	Sebastian Vettel	1:27:29.784
02	Lewis Hamilton	+0:02.264
03	Kimi Raikkonen	+0:03.652
04	Valtteri Bottas	+0:08.883
05	Daniel Ricciardo	+0:09.500
06	Nico Hulkenberg	+0:28.220
07	Esteban Ocon	+0:29.930
08	Fernando Alonso	+0:31.115
09	Kevin Magnussen	+0:33.188
10	Sergio Perez	+0:34.708
11	Stoffel Vandoorne	+0:35.774
12	Lance Stroll	+0:38.106
13	Pierre Gasly	+0:39.129
14	Sergey Sirotkin	+0:48.113
15	Max Verstappen	DNF
16	Romain Grosjean	DNF
17	Carlos Sainz Jr	DNF
18	Marcus Ericsson	DNF
19	Charles Leclerc	DNF
20	Hartley Hartley-Smith	DNF

Result Description
Pos/ Driver/Car/Laps/Time/Retired /Pts

1 /Sebastian Vettel /Ferrari /52/ 1:27:29.784 /25
2 /Lewis Hamilton /Mercedes /52/ +2.264s /18
3 /Kimi Räikkönen /Ferrari /52/ +3.652s /15
4 /Valtteri Bottas /Mercedes /52/ +8.883s /12
5 /Daniel Ricciardo /Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer /52/ +9.500s /10
6 /Nico Hulkenberg /Renault /52/ +28.220s /8
7 /Esteban Ocon /Force India Mercedes /52/ +29.930s /6
8 /Fernando Alonso /McLaren Renault /52/ +31.115s /4
9 /Kevin Magnussen /Haas Ferrari /52/ +33.188s /2
10 /Sergio Perez /Force India Mercedes /52/ +34.708s /0
11 /Stoffel Vandoorne /McLaren Renault /52/ +35.774s /0
12 /Lance Stroll /Williams Mercedes /52/ +38.106s /0
13 /Pierre Gasly /Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda /52/ +39.129s /0
14 /Sergey Sirotkin Williams Mercedes /52/ +48.113s /0
15 /Max Verstappen /Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer /46/ DNF /0
NC /Romain Grosjean /Haas Ferrari /37/ DNF /0
NC /Carlos Sainz /Renault /37/ DNF /0
NC /Marcus Ericsson /Sauber Ferrari /31/ DNF /0
NC /Charles Leclerc /Sauber Ferrari /18/ DNF /0
NC /Brendon Hartley /Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda/ 1/DNF /0

Driver Standings
Pos /Driver /Nationality /Car /Pts

1 /Sebastian Vettel /GER /Ferrari /171
2/ Lewis Hamilton /GBR /Mercedes /163
3/ Kimi Räikkönen /FIN /Ferrari /116
4/ Daniel Ricciardo /AUS /Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer /106
5/ Valtteri Bottas /FIN /Mercedes /104
6/ Max Verstappen /NED /Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer /93
7/ Nico Hulkenberg /GER /Renault /42
8 /Fernando Alonso /ESP /McLaren Renault /40
9/ Kevin Magnussen /DEN /Haas Ferrari /39
10 /Carlos Sainz /ESP /Renault /28

Constructor Standings
Pos/ Team/ Pts

1/ Ferrari/ 287
2/ Mercedes/ 267
3/ Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer/ 199
4/ Renault/ 70
5/ Haas Ferrari/ 51
6/ Force India Mercedes/ 49
7/ McLaren Renault/ 48
8/ Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda/ 19
9/ Sauber Ferrari/ 16
10/ Williams Mercedes/ 4

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