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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Italian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Valtteri Bottas
Race date
September 2, 2018
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Sergio Pérez from P14 to P7 (+7), Nico Hülkenberg from P20 to P13 (+7), and Stoffel Vandoorne from P17 to P12 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Kimi Räikkönen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 +1 lap, 8 Finished, 1 Clutch, 1 Collision, and 1 Electrical. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.497 on lap 30. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:16:54.48425
2Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:17:03.18918
3Valtteri BottasMercedes1:17:08.55015
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:17:10.63512
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1:17:12.69210
6Esteban OconForce India1:17:52.2458
7Sergio PérezForce India1:17:53.1626
8Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:18:12.6244
9Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap2
10Sergey SirotkinWilliams+1 lap1
11Charles LeclercSauber+1 lap0
12Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
13Nico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap0
14Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
16Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullClutch0
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenElectrical0
DNFBrendon HartleyToro RossoCollision0
DSQRomain GrosjeanHaas1:17:50.8040