- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, and Sergio Pérez
- Race date
- April 29, 2018
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Baku City Circuit
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Sergio Pérez 3 for Force India.
Grid to finish
Brendon Hartley from P19 to P10 (+9), Charles Leclerc from P13 to P6 (+7), and Stoffel Vandoorne from P16 to P9 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 13 Finished, 4 Collision, 2 Accident, and 1 Puncture. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:45.149 on lap 37. 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.