Abu Dhabi GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

ABU DHABI GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Five time champion Lewis Hamilton rounded out the 2018 Formula 1 season with his 11th victory of the year in Abu Dhabi.

    The Mercedes driver ran a mammoth second stint after completing his only pit stop of the season on lap seven of 55.

    Hamilton was the first man to pit, taking advantage of an early Virtual Safety Car, brought out when Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari came to a stop on the pit straight.

    He emerged in P5, behind Max Verstappen, who had dropped backwards after his car went into anti-stall as he left the grid.

    The pair swapped places as they battled for P4, with Verstappen taking the upper hand until he came into the pits on lap 33.

    With Valtteri Bottas pitting the lap before Verstappen, Hamilton was promoted to the net race lead but Daniel Ricciardo – running an extra long stint in the Red Bull – was still in the overall lead.

    Ricciardo led for more than 15 laps before coming into the pits, releasing Hamilton into the lead.

    Vettel spent most of the race running behind Bottas, but a lock up for the Finn allowed the Ferrari to snatch second.

    Vettel was more than six seconds behind Hamilton when he claimed P2, but put in a series of fast laps to cut the gap down to 2.581s before the chequered flag.

     Verstappen claimed third after another lock-up for Bottas, who then dropped back to fifth with a late pit stop.

    “B-series” champion Nico Hulkenberg was wiped out in a dramatic crash on the opening lap. He collided with Romain Grosjean and barrel rolled through the gravel. He came to a stop upside down, with the Renault briefly catching fire.

    Hulkenberg was extracted without any significant injuries but the safety car was called to clear the stranded Renault.

    Team-mate Carlos Sainz picked up best of the rest in P5, ahead of Charles Leclerc, who struggled to recover after an early pit stop.

    Sergio Perez took P8, with the Haas duo rounding out the top 10, Romain Grosjean beating team-mate Kevin Magnussen.

    Fernando Alonso narrowly missed out on points in P11, finishing ahead of Brendon Hartley, Lance Stroll, Stoffel Vandoorne, and Sergey Sirotkin.

    Pirerre Gasly and Esteban Ocon retired without leaks late in the race, after Marcus Ericsson came to a stop with mechanical problem on lap 24.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / + 15 Points
4. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 12 Points
5. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 10 Points
6. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain / + 8 Points
7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / + 6 Points
8. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 4 Points
9. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France / + 2 Points
10. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / + 1 Point
11. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain
12. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
13. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
14. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
15. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

RETIRED - Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France / Engine
RETIRED - Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France / Engine
RETIRED - Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / Power Loss
RETIRED - Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / Power Loss
RETIRED - Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / Collision

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Formula 2 - Abu Dhabi - Sprint Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - ABU DHABI - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / + 15 Points

2. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / + 12 Points

3. Roberto Merhi / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain / + 10 Points

4. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 8 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

5. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands / + 6 Points

6. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland / + 4 Points

7. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 2 Points

8. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / + 1 Point

9. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

10. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil 

11. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

12. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan

13. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

14. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy

15. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

RETIRED - Daniel Ticktum / BWT Arden / Great Britain / Gearbox*

RETIRED - Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia / Collision Damage

DID NOT START - Arjun Maini / Trident / India / Mechanical

* - Notes Ticktum is replacing Gunther for the rounds of Abu Dhabi

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Formula 2 - Abu Dhabi - Feature Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - ABU DHABI - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole)

2. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 18 Points

3. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy / + 15 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

4. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands / + 12 Points

5. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / + 10 Points

6. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland / + 8 Points

7. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / + 6 Points

8. Roberto Merhi / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain / + 4 Points

9. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan / + 2 Points

10. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 1 Point

11. Daniel Ticktum / BWT Arden / Great Britain*

12. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

13. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy

14. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand

15. Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland

16. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil

17. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

RETIRED - Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Arjun Maini / Trident / India / Collision Damage

DID NOT START - Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / Stall/Collision Damage

* - Notes Ticktum is replacing Gunther for the rounds of Abu Dhabi

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Abu Dhabi GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

ABU DHABI GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamiltom claimed Pole Position ahead of the last race of the year, with team-mate, Bottas, securing second ahead of Sebastian Vettel.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.
Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.
Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
6. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
7. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
8. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
9. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France
10. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany
11. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain
12. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
13. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
14. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
15. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain
16. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
17. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
18. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
19. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
20. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

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Abu Dhabi GP: Free Practice #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

ABU DHABI GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton topped the times in the final free practice session of the 2018 formula 1 season in Abu Dhabi.

    Hamilton jumped to the top of the times in the final third of the session, knocking Sebastian Vettel from the top spot and ending the morning with a 1m37.176s lap time.

    Vettel and team-mate Kimi Raikkonen set the pace in the first half of the session with Vettel’s best lap – a 1m37.587s – remaining the benchmark until 20 minutes before the chequered flag.

    Hamilton beat Vettel’s time by more than four tenths of a second, before improvements from Raikkonen knocked his team-mate down to P3.

    Max Verstappen took fourth, half a second behind Hamilton but ahead of the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas, while Daniel Ricciardo picked up sixth.

    Romain Grosjean claimed the best of the rest spot after a frantic final 10 minutes.

    It was the Renault of Nico Hulkenberg top of the order with five minuets left on the clock, but
Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen and Charles Leclerc were all yet to complete their qualifying simulations.

    Grosjean was the only man to beat Hulkenberg’s time, managing to lap half a second quicker than the Renault – and just 0.2s behind Ricciardo.

    Carlos Sainz Jnr took ninth, ahead of Esteban Ocon – who spent most of the session in the garage with a suspected engine problem - and Sergio Perez.

    The final practice session of the season wasn’t without incident.

    Raikkonen was called to the stewards after crossing the pit-lane entry line and returning to the track. He’d ran wide at the penultimate corner of the Yas Marina circuit, putting him off line and on the wrong side of the pit entry line. He chose not to head into the pits, though, and returned to the track, prompting an investigation. He wasn’t penalised.

    Grosjean and Pierre Gasly made contact at the end of the session when Gasly was trying to find a way past the Haas. The light contact sent bodywork flying from the Toro Rosso, but neither was significantly damaged and resolved the issue after the chequered flag.

    Leclerc also suffered bodywork damage. The Sauber has spun early in the session and broke the rear wing after backing into the wall. He was able to get back out, ending the morning 13th quickest behind Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley.

    Magnussen finished 14th, ahead of Gasly, Fernando Alonso, and Marcus Ericsson.

    Lance Stroll, Stoffel Vandoorne, and Sergey Sirotkin completed the order.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:37.176 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:37.464 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:37.587 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
4. Max Verstappen - 1:37.747 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:37.933 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
6. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:38.090 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
7. Romain Grosjean - 1:38.304 / Haas-Ferrari / France
8. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:38.850 / Renault-Renault / Germany
9. Carlos Sainz - 1:38.970 / Renault-Renault / Spain
10. Esteban Ocon - 1:39.011 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France
11. Sergio Perez - 1:39.053 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
12. Brendon Hartley - 1:39.074 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
13. Charles Leclerc - 1:39.282 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
14. Kevin Magnussen – 1:39.612 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark 
15. Pierre Gasly - 1:39.740 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
16. Fernando Alonso - 1:39.974 / McLaren-Renault / Spain
17. Marcus Ericsson - 1:39.997 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
18. Lance Stroll - 1:40.117 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
19. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:40.233 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
20. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:41.182 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

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GP3 - Abu Dhabi - Feature Race - RESULTS

GP3 - ABU DHABI - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 25 Points

2. David Beckmann / Trident / Germany / + 18 Points

3. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 15 Points

4. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 12 Points

5. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia/ + 10 Points + 4 Points (Pole) + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

6. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 8 Points

7. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 6 Points

8. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA / + 4 Points

9. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland / + 2 Points

10. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia / + 1 Point

11. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

12. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil

13. Jannes Fittje / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

14. Richard Verschoor / MP Motorsport / Netherlands

15. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

16. Sacha Fenestraz / Arden International / France

17. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Netherlands

18. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

19. Jehan Daruvala / MP Motorsport / India*

20. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia

* - Notes Daruvala joins MP Motorsport for the rounds of Abu Dhabi 

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Formula 2 - Abu Dhabi - Qualifying - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - ABU DHABI - QUALIFYING - RESULTS

1. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

2. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands

3. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

4. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

5. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

6. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

7. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain

8. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand

9. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

10. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil

11. Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland

12. Roberto Merhi / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain

13. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy

14. Daniel Ticktum / BWT Arden / Great Britain*

15. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

16. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy

17. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

18. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

19. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan

20. Arjun Maini / Trident / India

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Abu Dhabi GP: Free Practice #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

ABU DHABI GP - FREE PRACTICE #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Valtteri Bottas topped the second session of the Abu Dhabi GP weekend, ahead of the Red Bull duo.

    Bottas put himself first with a 1:37.236, while Max Verstappen, who topped FP1, was second with a 1:37.280.

    Daniel Ricciardo was third, followed by Lewis Hamilton who came fourth with a 1:37.443, just ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, who completed the top 5.

    Charles Leclerc, who sat out FP1 as Giovinazzi took over the car, finished this session in 15th with a 1:38.831. Team-mate and soon-to-be Indycar driver, Ericsson, finished in 17th with a 1:39.502.

    Sirotkin, who is without a seat in 2019, was back as well after Robert Kubica took over his seat in FP1. The young Russian driver finished the session in 20th with a 1:40.935. Team-mate, Stroll, was only one place ahead in 19th with a 1:40.046.

    Vettel, Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Magnussen and Ocon were the other drivers in the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Valtteri Bottas - 1:37.236 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
2. Max Verstappen - 1:37.280 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:37.428 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
4. Lewis Hamilton - 1:37.443 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:37.461 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
6. Sebastian Vettel - 1:37.569 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
7. Romain Grosjean - 1:38.060 / Haas-Ferrari / France
8. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:38.230 / Renault-Renault / Germany
9. Kevin Magnussen - 1:38.318 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
10. Esteban Ocon - 1:38.402 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France
11. Pierre Gasly - 1:38.506 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
12. Carlos Sainz - 1:38.511 / Renault-Renault / Spain
13. Fernando Alonso - 1:38.725 / McLaren-Renault / Spain
14. Sergio Perez - 1:38.806 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
15. Charles Leclerc - 1:38.831 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
16. Brendon Hartley - 1:38.957 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
17. Marcus Ericsson - 1:39.502 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
18. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:39.938 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
19. Lance Stroll - 1:40.046 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
20. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:40.935 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

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GP3 - Abu Dhabi - Qualifying - RESULTS

GP3 - ABU DHABI - QUALIFYING - RESULTS

1. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia

2. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy

3. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France

4. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

5. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

6. David Beckmann / Trident / Germany

7. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France

8. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

9. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

10. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

11. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil

12. Richard Verschoor / MP Motorsport / Netherlands

13. Jannes Fittje / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

14. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

15. Jehan Daruvala / MP Motorsport / India*

16. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

17. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

18. Sacha Fenestraz / Arden International / France

19. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

20. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia

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Abu Dhabi GP: Free Practice #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

ABU DHABI GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Max Verstappen led the first free practice session of the last F1 weekend of 2018.

    The Dutch driver set a 1:38.491, to go ahead of team-mate, Ricciardo, who was close behind with a 1:38.945. 

    Valtteri Bottas was next in the order with a 1:39.452, followed by Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Ocon, who completed the top 5 with a 1:40.102.

    Robert Kubica, who has been confirmed to drive for Williams full-time in 2019, was a participant in this session, filling in for Sergey Sirotkin, who has been left without a seat for next year. The Polish driver was last on the time-sheets with a 1:42.992.

    Antonio Giovinazzi, who also has a full-time seat next year with Sauber, got to drive for them in this session as well, in place of Ferrari-bound, Charles Leclerc. Giovinazzi's fastest time was 1:41.662, placing him in 16th.

    Fernando Alonso was presented with special livery for the weekend, as he prepares to leave Formula 1 for other motorsport options. He finished in 19th with a 1:42.313. Stoffel Vandoorne, who is also leaving McLaren and Formula 1, to race in Formula E, finished one space ahead of Alonso, in 18th with a 1:42.114.

    Marcus Ericsson, who will stay with Sauber as their 3rd driver, had a crash during the session near Turn 1. He hit the barriers but managed not to do too much damage to the car, as he was able to drive away and get back to the pits. He finished the session in 17th with a 1:41.928.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:38.491 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

2. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:38.945 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:39.452 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Lewis Hamilton - 1:39.543 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

5. Esteban Ocon - 1:40.102 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France

6. Kevin Magnussen - 1:40.235 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

7. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:40.417 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

8. Sebastian Vettel - 1:40.453 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

9. Carlos Sainz - 1:40.588 / Renault-Renault / Spain

10. Romain Grosjean - 1:40.663 / Haas-Ferrari / France

11. Pierre Gasly - 1:40.671 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

12. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:41.023 / Renault-Renault / Germany

13. Sergio Perez - 1:41.075 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Brendon Hartley - 1:41.137 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

15. Lance Stroll - 1:41.493 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

16. Antonio Giovinazzi - 1:41.662 / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy*

17. Marcus Ericsson - 1:41.928 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

18. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:42.114 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

19. Fernando Alonso - 1:42.313 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

20. Robert Kubica - 1:42.992 / Williams-Mercedes / Poland*

* - Notes drivers are participating in FP1 only

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Formula 2 - Abu Dhabi - Free Practice - TIMES

FORMULA 2 - ABU DHABI - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES

1. George Russell - 1:51.720 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

2. Antonio Fuoco - 1:51.884 / Charouz Racing System / Italy

3. Luca Ghiotto - 1:52.315 / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

4. Nirei Fukuzumi - 1:52.323 / BWT Arden / Japan

5. Nyck de Vries - 1:52.386 / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands

6. Roberto Merhi - 1:52.395 / Campos Vexatec Racing / Spain

7. Louis Deletraz - 1:52.518 / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland

8. Lando Norris - 1:52.611 / Carlin / Great Britain

9 Alexander Albon - 1:52.655 / DAMS / Thailand

10. Artem Markelov - 1:52.940 / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

11. Jack Aitken - 1:53.012 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

12. Sergio Sette Camara - 1:53.037 / Carlin / Brazil

13. Alessio Lorandi - 1:53.216 / Trident / Italy

14. Tadasuke Makino - 1:53.360 / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

15. Sean Gelael - 1:53.398 / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

16. Arjun Maini - 1:53.483 / Trident / India

17. Nicholas Latifi - 1:53.507 / DAMS / Canada

18. Niko Kari - 1:53.605 / MP Motorsport / Finland

19. Dorian Boccolacci - 1:53.875 / MP Motorsport / France

20. Daniel Ticktum - 1:54.317 / BWT Arden / Great Britain*

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GP3 - Abu Dhabi - Free Practice - TIMES

GP3 - ABU DHABI - FREE PRACTICE - TIMES

1. Giuliano Alesi - 1:55.676 / Trident / France

2. David Beckmann - 1:56.568 / Trident / Germany

3. Gabriel Aubry - 1:56.568 / Arden International / France

4. Jehan Daruvala - 1:56.589 / MP Motorsport / India*

5. Joey Mawson - 1:56.655 / Arden International / Australia

6. Sacha Fenestraz - 1:57.053 / Arden International / France

7. Leonardo Pulcini - 1:57.116 / Campos Racing / Italy

8. Anthoine Hubert - 1:57.170 / ART Grand Prix / France

9. Devlin DeFrancesco - 1:57.170 / MP Motorsport / Canada

10. Richard Verschoor - 1:57.259 / MP Motorsport / Netherlands

11. Ryan Tveter - 1:57.277 / Trident / USA

12. Jake Hughes - 1:57.311 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

13. Nikita Mazepin - 1:57.393 / ART Grand Prix / Russia

14. Juan Manuel Correa - 1:57.453 / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

15. Diego Menchaca - 1:57.579 / Campos Racing / Mexico

16. Simo Laaksonen - 1:57.588 / Campos Racing / Finland

17. Pedro Piquet - 1:57.727 / Trident / Brazil

18. Tatiana Calderon - 1:57.826 / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

19. Callum Ilott  - 1:57.847 / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

20. Jannes Fittje - 1:58.579 / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

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Brazilian GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

BRAZILIAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton claimed his 10th win of the season at the Brazilian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen collided with a backmarker and span out of the lead.

    Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen joined the five-time champion on the podium, though Verstappen made an early exit to confront Esteban Ocon, who cost him the victory.

    Hamilton had maintained his pole position advantage in the first half of the race while Verstappen quickly recovered from a relatively poor qualifying to move up to P3, behind Valtteri Bottas.

    He snatched second from the Mercedes on lap 10, passing Bottas at turn one, the same place he’d made moves on both Ferraris earlier in the race.

    Verstappen inherited the lead when Hamilton came in for fresh tyres nine laps. At first, it looked like he may be able to build enough of a gap to the Mercedes to earn a free pit stop, but Hamilton began to reel Verstappen in towards the end of the Red Bull’s 36-lap opening stint.

    Hamilton reclaimed the lead when Verstappen came in for fresh tyres but it wouldn’t stay that way for long. On much younger, softer tyres, Verstappen was able to blast past the Mercedes on the start-finish straight 31 laps before the chequered flag.

    Cautious of engine problems, Hamilton opted not to fight back, and it looked like a clear run for Verstappen to take his first back-to-back victory.

    The hard work was undone on lap 44, however, when Force India’s Esteban Ocon tried to unlap himself. Ocon made a move up the inside of Verstappen and collided with the Red Bull, sending both cars into a spin and allowing Hamilton to come back through to take P1.

    Verstappen was able to recover and managed to close the gap to Hamilton but ran out of laps before he could make a move.

    Hamilton’s victory sealed the constructors’ championship for Mercedes, who are now 87 points ahead of Ferrari.

    The Ferrari duo were running fourth and fifth, behind Bottas, when Sebastian Vettel was ordered to let his faster team-mate past. Raikkonen came through and quickly made the move on Bottas in the closing stages of the race, taking his third consecutive podium.

    The recovering Daniel Ricciardo took fourth, ahead of Bottas and Vettel.

    Charles Leclerc was best of the rest in P7, ahead of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. Sergio Perez rounded out the top 10.

    Brendon Hartley took 11th after his team-mate was ordered to let him past. He and Pierre Gasly were running nose to tail, with Renault’s Carlos Sainz close behind. Gasly held up his team-mate for a number of laps the engineers tried to reverse the order, but eventually let Hartley through. Unfortunately for the Red Bull-bound Toro Rosso driver, Sainz also managed to gain a position and Gasly dropped back to P13.

    After his spin, Ocon came home P14, ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne, and Sergey Sirotkin.

    Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll were the final finishers, with Nico Hulkenberg ordered to stop with overheating issues, and Marcus Ericsson retiring early after losing bodywork throughout the first part of the race.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / + 18 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 15 Points
4. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 12 Points
5. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 10 Points
6. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 8 Points
7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / + 6 Points
8. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France / + 4 Points
9. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / + 2 Points
10. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / + 1 Point
11. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
12. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain
13. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
14. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France
15. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
16. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
17. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain
18. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

RETIRED - Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / Overheated 
RETIRED - Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / Collision Damage

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Brazilian GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

BRAZILIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton secured Pole Position, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel after an intense Q3 battle, while Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon were handed grid penalties.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

8. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

9. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

10. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

11. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia*

12. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

13. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

14. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

15. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

16. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

17. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

18. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France**

19. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

20. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

* - (Ricciardo) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for engine component change

** - (Ocon) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for unscheduled gearbox change

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