- Winner
- Sebastian Vettel
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, and Max Verstappen
- Race date
- August 26, 2018
- Pole
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The decisive result
Sebastian Vettel finished first for Ferrari. Lewis Hamilton is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Valtteri Bottas from P17 to P4 (+13), Carlos Sainz Jr. from P19 to P11 (+8), and Stoffel Vandoorne from P20 to P15 (+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 9 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 3 Collision, and 2 Collision damage. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:46.286 on lap 32. 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.