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Max Verstappen won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
October 28, 2018
Pole
Daniel Ricciardo
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Pierre Gasly from P20 to P10 (+10), Stoffel Vandoorne from P15 to P8 (+7), and Sergey Sirotkin from P19 to P13 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Daniel Ricciardo started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 10 +2 laps, 4 Finished, 1 +1 lap, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Brakes. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.741 on lap 65. 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
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:38:28.85125
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:38:46.16718
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:39:18.76515
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:39:47.58912
5Valtteri BottasMercedes+1 lap10
6Nico HülkenbergRenault+2 laps8
7Charles LeclercSauber+2 laps6
8Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+2 laps4
9Marcus EricssonSauber+2 laps2
10Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+2 laps1
11Esteban OconForce India+2 laps0
12Lance StrollWilliams+2 laps0
13Sergey SirotkinWilliams+2 laps0
14Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+2 laps0
15Kevin MagnussenHaas+2 laps0
16Romain GrosjeanHaas+3 laps0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullHydraulics0
DNFSergio PérezForce IndiaBrakes0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.RenaultClutch0
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenWater pressure0