- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Kimi Räikkönen
- Race date
- July 22, 2018
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Lewis Hamilton
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Lewis Hamilton from P14 to P1 (+13), Esteban Ocon from P15 to P8 (+7), and Brendon Hartley from P16 to P10 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 13 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 1 Accident, 1 Brakes, and 1 Gearbox. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:15.545 on lap 66. 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.