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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Räikkönen at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Kimi Räikkönen
Race date
November 11, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Daniel Ricciardo from P11 to P4 (+7), Brendon Hartley from P16 to P11 (+5), 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 +2 laps, 1 Collision damage, and 1 Overheating. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:10.540 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
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:27:09.06625
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:27:10.53518
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:27:13.83015
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:27:14.25912
5Valtteri BottasMercedes1:27:32.00910
6Sebastian VettelFerrari1:27:36.0638
7Charles LeclercSauber1:27:53.2656
8Romain GrosjeanHaas1:28:00.2964
9Kevin MagnussenHaas1:28:01.9232
10Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap1
11Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
12Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault+1 lap0
13Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap0
14Esteban OconForce India+1 lap0
15Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
16Sergey SirotkinWilliams+2 laps0
17Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+2 laps0
18Lance StrollWilliams+2 laps0
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultOverheating0
DNFMarcus EricssonSauberCollision damage0