2018 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix from pole, giving Ferrari its first Montreal victory since 2004. The result returned him to the championship lead, although an early chequered flag meant the official race distance at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve was shorter than planned.

Pole position
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Time	1:10.764
Fastest lap
Driver	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing
Time	1:13.864 on lap 65
Podium
First	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
8 June 2018	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
8 June 2018	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
9 June 2018	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
9 June 2018	Qualifying	14:00 – 15:00
10 June 2018	Race	14:10

All times are local (UTC-04:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton led Vettel by 14 points after Monaco. Canada had often suited Hamilton, but Ferrari and Red Bull Racing arrived with the pace to challenge, while Fernando Alonso marked his 300th Grand Prix entry.

Race entries

Nicholas Latifi drove Sergio Perez‘s Force India in FP1 at his home event. Perez returned for the remaining sessions, and the regular 20-driver race line-up was unchanged.

Free Practice

Max Verstappen topped FP1 in 1:13.302, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo. It was an encouraging start after his difficult Monaco weekend.

Verstappen remained fastest in FP2 with a 1:12.198, followed by Kimi Räikkönen and Ricciardo. Romain Grosjean damaged his front wing after striking a groundhog on the circuit.

Verstappen made it three sessions from three in FP3, setting 1:11.599. Sebastian Vettel and Räikkönen were within 0.051 seconds, keeping the qualifying contest finely balanced.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2018 Canadian Grand Prix FP1, 8 June 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:13.302	26
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.088s	29
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.216s	24
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.272s	19
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.315s	31
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.425s	28
7	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+0.598s	27
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+0.814s	24
9	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.009s	19
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.702s	31
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.769s	29
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.817s	21
13	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.084s	30
14	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+2.137s	30
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+2.277s	21
16	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+2.454s	38
17	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	+2.466s	30
18	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.957s	16
19	34	Nicholas Latifi	Force India	+3.843s	28
20	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	No time	3

Free Practice 2 Classification

2018 Canadian Grand Prix FP2, 8 June 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:12.198	39
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.130s	42
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.405s	17
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.579s	39
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.787s	24
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.863s	40
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.422s	34
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.549s	40
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.556s	40
10	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.668s	30
11	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+1.686s	39
12	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+1.691s	42
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.758s	39
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.769s	37
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1.910s	41
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.969s	14
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+2.235s	9
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.288s	39
19	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.505s	40
20	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	+2.584s	35

Free Practice 3 Classification

2018 Canadian Grand Prix FP3, 9 June 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:11.599	14
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.049s	22
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.051s	21
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.107s	23
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.554s	29
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.656s	27
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.304s	16
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.347s	21
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.415s	16
10	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	+1.435s	21
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+1.465s	18
12	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	+1.477s	24
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	+1.626s	19
14	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	+1.732s	22
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.735s	19
16	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	+1.853s	19
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.889s	21
18	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	+2.219s	18
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+2.326s	20
20	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	+2.369s	17

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel took pole with a 1:10.764, beating Valtteri Bottas and Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Daniel Ricciardo.

Romain Grosjean suffered an engine failure as he left the pits in Q1 and recorded no time. Pierre Gasly faced a back-of-grid start after a power-unit change, while both Renault drivers reached Q3.

Qualifying Classification

2018 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying, 9 June 2018

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:11.710	1:11.524	1:10.764	18
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:11.950	1:11.514	1:10.857	20
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:12.008	1:11.472	1:10.937	16
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.835	1:11.740	1:10.996	21
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:11.725	1:11.620	1:11.095	20
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:12.459	1:11.434	1:11.116	18
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:12.795	1:11.916	1:11.973	15
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:12.577	1:12.141	1:12.084	14
9	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:12.689	1:12.097	1:12.168	15
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	1:12.702	1:12.395	1:12.671	13
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:12.680	1:12.606	—	22
12	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:12.587	1:12.635	—	17
13	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:12.945	1:12.661	—	22
14	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:12.979	1:12.856	—	14
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:12.998	1:12.865	—	14
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:13.047	—	—	8
17	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:13.590	—	—	8
18	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:13.643	—	—	10
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:14.593	—	—	6
—	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	No time	—	—	0

Pierre Gasly was sent to the back of the grid for his power unit change.

Romain Grosjean failed to set a lap time during qualifying. He was allowed to race at the stewards’ discretion.

What happened in the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel retained the lead at the start, with Valtteri Bottas holding second from Max Verstappen. A collision between Lance Stroll and Brendon Hartley brought out the safety car and ended both drivers’ afternoons almost immediately.

Vettel controlled the restart and gradually built a cushion. Bottas remained his closest pursuer, while Verstappen stayed in contention for a podium after his strong weekend.

Daniel Ricciardo gained fourth from Lewis Hamilton through the pit-stop sequence. Hamilton had an unsettled race with cooling concerns, and his progress was limited once he found himself behind the Red Bull Racing car.

Fernando Alonso‘s milestone event ended with an exhaust problem. Further forward, Vettel stayed clear of Bottas, with Verstappen, Ricciardo, Hamilton and Kimi Räikkönen following in that order.

The chequered flag was mistakenly shown early after an instruction from race officials. Under the rules, the result was taken after 68 laps rather than the scheduled 70. Ricciardo’s later fastest laps were therefore voided, leaving Verstappen with the official fastest lap.

Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz delivered seventh and eighth for Renault, ahead of Esteban Ocon and Charles Leclerc. Vettel’s 50th career win moved him one point ahead of Hamilton, setting up another change of venue with the title contest almost level.

2018 Canadian Grand Prix race results

The 2018 Canadian Grand Prix was held on 10 June 2018, with a scheduled start of 14:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	68	1:28:31.377	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	68	+7.376s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	68	+8.360s	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	68	+20.892s	12
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	68	+21.559s	10
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	68	+27.184s	8
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	67	+1 lap	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	67	+1 lap	4
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	67	+1 lap	2
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	67	+1 lap	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	67	+1 lap	0
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	67	+1 lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	67	+1 lap	0
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	67	+1 lap	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	66	+2 laps	0
16	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	66	+2 laps	0
17	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	66	+2 laps	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	40	Exhaust	0
Ret	28	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	0	Collision	0
Ret	18	Lance Stroll	Williams	0	Collision	0

The race was scheduled to run 70 laps, but the results were taken at the end of lap 68 after the chequered flag was incorrectly shown at the conclusion of lap 69.

2018 Canadian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	65	15:37:53	1:13.864	212.547
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	57	15:27:47	1:13.964	212.260
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	51	15:20:25	1:13.992	212.179
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	59	15:30:42	1:14.075	211.941
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	59	15:30:36	1:14.159	211.701
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	15:39:19	1:14.183	211.633
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	64	15:38:29	1:15.100	209.049
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	65	15:39:42	1:15.401	208.214
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	56	15:28:17	1:15.470	208.024
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	65	15:39:34	1:15.480	207.996
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	64	15:38:02	1:15.588	207.699
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India	61	15:34:17	1:15.610	207.639
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Renault	61	15:34:16	1:15.666	207.485
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	67	15:42:12	1:15.699	207.395
15	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	55	15:27:39	1:15.765	207.214
16	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	53	15:25:09	1:15.924	206.780
17	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	33	14:58:44	1:16.180	206.085
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	62	15:36:27	1:16.403	205.484

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h. No championship point was awarded for fastest lap in 2018.

2018 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix.

2018 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	121
2	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	120
3	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	86
4	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Red Bull Racing	84
5	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Ferrari	68
6	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	50
7	Fernando Alonso	ESP	McLaren	32
8	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	32
9	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Renault	24
10	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	19
11	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Toro Rosso	18
12	Sergio Perez	MEX	Force India	17
13	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Force India	11
14	Charles Leclerc	MON	Sauber	10
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	BEL	McLaren	8
16	Lance Stroll	CAN	Williams	4
17	Marcus Ericsson	SWE	Sauber	2
18	Brendon Hartley	NZL	Toro Rosso	1
19	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	0
20	Sergey Sirotkin	RUS	Williams	0

2018 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	206
2	Ferrari	189
3	Red Bull Racing	134
4	Renault	56
5	McLaren	40
6	Force India	28
7	Toro Rosso	19
8	Haas	19
9	Sauber	12
10	Williams	4

2018 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2018 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	25 March
2	2018 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	8 April
3	2018 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	15 April
4	2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	29 April
5	2018 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	13 May
6	2018 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	27 May
7	2018 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	10 June
8	2018 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	24 June
9	2018 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	1 July
10	2018 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	8 July
11	2018 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	22 July
12	2018 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	29 July
13	2018 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	26 August
14	2018 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	2 September
15	2018 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	16 September
16	2018 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	30 September
17	2018 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	7 October
18	2018 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	21 October
19	2018 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	28 October
20	2018 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	11 November
21	2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	25 November