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Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 British Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
July 8, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Stoffel Vandoorne from P17 to P11 (+6), Nico Hülkenberg from P11 to P6 (+5), and Fernando Alonso from P13 to P8 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 14 Finished, 2 Collision, 1 Accident, 1 Brakes, and 1 Power unit. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.696 on lap 47. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelFerrari1:27:29.78425
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:27:32.04818
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:27:33.43615
4Valtteri BottasMercedes1:27:38.66712
5Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:27:39.28410
6Nico HülkenbergRenault1:27:58.0048
7Esteban OconForce India1:27:59.7146
8Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:28:00.8994
9Kevin MagnussenHaas1:28:02.9722
10Sergio PérezForce India1:28:04.4921
11Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:28:05.5580
12Lance StrollWilliams1:28:07.8900
13Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:28:08.9130
14Sergey SirotkinWilliams1:28:17.8970
15Max VerstappenRed BullBrakes0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.RenaultCollision0
DNFMarcus EricssonSauberAccident0
DNFCharles LeclercSauberWheel0
DNFBrendon HartleyToro RossoPower unit0