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Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Max Verstappen
Race date
May 13, 2018
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Daniel Ricciardo
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Max Verstappen 3 for Red Bull.

Grid to finish

Brendon Hartley from P20 to P12 (+8), Lance Stroll from P18 to P11 (+7), and Sergio Pérez from P15 to P9 (+6) 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 5 +2 laps, 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 Collision, and 1 +3 laps. Daniel Ricciardo holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.441 on lap 61. 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 HamiltonMercedes1:35:29.97225
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:35:50.56518
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:35:56.84515
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:35:57.55612
5Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:36:20.03010
6Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap8
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault+1 lap6
8Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap4
9Sergio PérezForce India+2 laps2
10Charles LeclercSauber+2 laps1
11Lance StrollWilliams+2 laps0
12Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+2 laps0
13Marcus EricssonSauber+2 laps0
14Sergey SirotkinWilliams+3 laps0
DNFStoffel VandoorneMcLarenGearbox0
DNFEsteban OconForce IndiaOil leak0
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariTurbo0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision0
DNFPierre GaslyToro RossoCollision0
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultCollision0