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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen at Yas Marina Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen
Race date
November 25, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Lance Stroll from P20 to P13 (+7), Sergio Pérez from P14 to P8 (+6), and Carlos Sainz Jr. from P11 to P6 (+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 8 Finished, 7 +1 lap, 2 Engine, 2 Power loss, and 1 Collision. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.867 on lap 54. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:39:40.38225
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:39:42.96318
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:39:53.08815
4Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:39:55.76112
5Valtteri BottasMercedes1:40:28.33910
6Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:40:52.9308
7Charles LeclercSauber1:41:11.1716
8Sergio PérezForce India1:41:11.6574
9Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap2
10Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap1
11Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
12Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
13Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap0
14Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap0
15Sergey SirotkinWilliams+1 lap0
DNFPierre GaslyToro RossoEngine0
DNFEsteban OconForce IndiaEngine0
DNFMarcus EricssonSauberPower loss0
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariPower loss0
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultCollision0