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Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelFerrari1:23:34.47625
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:23:45.53718
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:24:05.84815
4Valtteri BottasMercedes1:24:43.08112
5Sergio PérezForce India1:24:45.49910
6Esteban OconForce India1:24:53.9968
7Romain GrosjeanHaas1:25:00.4296
8Kevin MagnussenHaas1:25:02.1154
9Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:25:20.3682
10Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap1
11Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault+1 lap0
12Sergey SirotkinWilliams+1 lap0
13Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap0
14Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullCollision damage0
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariCollision damage0
DNFCharles LeclercSauberCollision0
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenCollision0
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultCollision0