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Kimi Räikkönen won the 2018 United States Grand Prix

Kimi Räikkönen won the 2018 United States Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at Circuit of the Americas.

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Race recap

Winner
Kimi Räikkönen
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Kimi Räikkönen, Max Verstappen, and Lewis Hamilton
Race date
October 21, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit of the Americas

The decisive result

Kimi Räikkönen finished first for Ferrari. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Max Verstappen from P18 to P2 (+16), Brendon Hartley from P20 to P9 (+11), and Pierre Gasly from P19 to P12 (+7) 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 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 Collision, 2 Fuel, and 1 +2 laps. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.392 on lap 40. 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
1Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:34:18.64325
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:34:19.92418
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34:20.98515
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:34:36.86512
5Valtteri BottasMercedes1:34:43.38710
6Nico HülkenbergRenault1:35:45.8538
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:35:53.6376
8Sergio PérezForce India1:35:59.7234
9Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap2
10Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap1
11Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
12Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap0
13Sergey SirotkinWilliams+1 lap0
14Lance StrollWilliams+2 laps0
DNFCharles LeclercSauberCollision damage0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullBattery0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision0
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenCollision0
DSQEsteban OconForce India1:35:57.9310
DSQKevin MagnussenHaas1:35:59.3000