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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
July 29, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Daniel Ricciardo
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Daniel Ricciardo from P12 to P4 (+8), Esteban Ocon from P17 to P13 (+4), and Sergio Pérez from P18 to P14 (+4) 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 8 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 1 Gearbox, and 1 Power loss. Daniel Ricciardo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.012 on lap 46. 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
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:37:16.42725
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:37:33.55018
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:37:36.52815
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:38:02.84612
5Valtteri BottasMercedes1:38:16.42710
6Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:38:29.7008
7Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap6
8Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap4
9Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault+1 lap2
10Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap1
11Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
12Nico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap0
13Esteban OconForce India+1 lap0
14Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap0
15Marcus EricssonSauber+2 laps0
16Sergey SirotkinWilliams+2 laps0
17Lance StrollWilliams+2 laps0
DNFStoffel VandoorneMcLarenGearbox0
DNFMax VerstappenRed BullPower loss0
DNFCharles LeclercSauberSuspension0