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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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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Singapore GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

 

SINGAPORE GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton claimed a dominant victory in Singapore as a poor strategy put Sebastian Vettel third, extending the gap at the top of the championship standings.

    Hamilton finished almost nine seconds ahead of Max Verstapen and 40s ahead of Vettel.

    The pole-sitting Mercedes made a strong start while fellow front row starter Verstappen was forced to defend against Vettel. The Red Bull put up a strong fight but Vettel had the better pace and was able to pull ahead at turn seven, just before the safety car was brought out.

    Further back, Sergio Perez collided with team-mate Esteban Ocon, forcing the Frenchman into the wall and out of the race.

    With tyre wear crucial in Singapore, Hamilton wasn’t quick to build a gap to Vettel, and all the front runners limited their pace in the first stint.

    The Ferrari was the first to dive into the pits just 14 laps into the 61 lap race, switching the hypersoft tyres to the harder ultrasofts. Vettel came out just behind Perez and he spent two laps struggling to find a way through before he was released into free air.

    Hamilton was the next to pit, taking soft tyres and returning to the net-lead.

    Verstappen followed on the next lap, also switching to the soft tyres. Despite his Renault engine spluttering as he left the pits, the Red Bull driver was able to emerge just ahead of Vettel, reclaiming the P2 he’d lost 16 laps earlier.

    Hamilton was unchallenged to the chequered flag, taking his seventh win of the season and extending his championship lead to 40 points.

    On the softer tyres, Vettel was forced to be more conservative than Verstappen and couldn’t push for the second place position. He nursed his tyres across the line, dropping half a minute behind the Red Bull driver by the chequered flag.

    Valtteri Bottas spent the majority of the race in “net” P4, but the position came under threat late in the race. The Mercedes driver was struggling to close the gap to back-marker Nico Hulkenberg enough to trigger the blue flags and felt as if he was being held up by the Renault. The lack of pace meant Kimi Raikkonen and Daniel Ricciardo were able to close the gap, but nobody was able to make a move before the chequered flag.

    Slower cars were also a problem for the midfield drivers. Perez, who started the race on the hypersoft tyres, came out behind the Williams duo of Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin after his pit stop. With both Williams drivers on soft tyres, neither were scheduled to pit soon and Perez would have to find a way past himself to keep his race alive. Sirotkin held Perez up and the Force India swerved at him as he came past, picking up a puncture and allowing Hulkenberg through to pick up the final points paying position

    The incident dropped Perez down the order again and he finished 16th, ahead only of Brendon Hartley, Kevin Magnussen, and Sirotkin.

    Fernando Alonso was the “best of the rest” driver and the final man who wasn’t lapped, finishing P7 ahead of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.

RESULTS:

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

RETIRED - Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Collision Damage

* - Notes Grosjean received a 5-Second-Time-Penalty for ignoring blue flags

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German GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

GERMAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton reclaimed the title lead with victory at the German Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel crashed out of the lead in changing conditions.

    Vettel led the majority of the first half of the race while Hamilton climbed up from 14th on the grid. The German briefly fell behind Kimi Raikkonen – who was running a two stop strategy -  but Ferrari ordered Raikkonen to let his team-mate past.

    Meanwhile, Hamilton had climbed up to third with an extra long first stint. Mercedes was banking on rain, planning on putting Hamilton straight on Intermediate tyres, but Hamilton was struggling on the soft tyres and was forced to pit.

    Moments later, the rain came and a number of mid-field drivers came into the pits for Intermediate tyres. Red Bull opted to gamble and call Max Verstappen in from fifth, putting him on the green walled Pirellis. The grooved tyres only lasted a few laps before the rain began to clear and those who had taken the gamble returned to the pits for new slicks. Verstappen remained fifth, but put himself out of the battle at the sharp end of the field.

    Conditions were still treacherous, with a number of drivers including Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez spinning on the wet track.

    Vettel was beginning to settle in the lead of the race when he pushed a little too hard, sending his Ferrari through the gravel and into the wall. It brought an end to the German’s race – and his lead at the top of the points standings – and brought out the safety car.

    Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas both came into the pits for fresh tyres. Hamilton, who had now been promoted to third, was initially called into the pits, but was told as he pulled into the pit lane to stay out. The Mercedes was forced to cut across the grass to rejoin the track, prompting a reprimand from the stewards.

    Hamilton led Bottas and Raikkonen behind the safety car. On the restart, Hamilton struggled with cooler tyres and Bottas was able to challenge his team-mate. The pair ran side by side for a number of corners before Hamilton was able to get heat into his tyres and escape up the road while Bottas was told to hold position.

    Raikkonen was unable to challenge Bottas in the closing stages of the race and finished third, ahead of Verstappen.

    Verstappen’s team-mate Daniel Ricciardo suffered another DNF after starting from the back of the grid due to an engine change. He’d been enjoying a strong drive up through the field when he stopped at the side of the field with a power unit problem.

    Nico Hulkenberg finished fifth after battling with Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon.

    Marcus Ericsson took his third points finish of the season in ninth, ahead of Brendon Hartley.

    Carlos Sainz took the chequered flag 10th, but was handed a 10 second penalty for overtaking under safety car conditions and dropped back to 12th, behind Kevin Magnussen, on the corrected times.

    Stoffel Vandoorne, Pierre Gasly, and Charles Leclerc were the last of the finishers.

RESULTS: 

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 15 Points
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / + 12 Points
5. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / + 10 Points
6. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France / + 8 Points 
7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 6 Points
8. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / + 4 Points
9.  Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / + 2 Points
10.  Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / + 1 Point
11. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
12. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain
13. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium 
14. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
15. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain / Gearbox
RETIRED - Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / Brakes
RETIRED - Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / Spun off
RETIRED - Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia / Oil leak
RETIRED - Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / Power Unit

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British GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

BRITISH GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS 

    Sebastian Vettel wins a thrilling British Grand Prix to extend his lead at the top of the 2018 Formula 1 championship.

    Vettel snatched the lead off the line while pole sitter Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen collided as they battled for position. He held the lead through the first set of pit stops, but fell behind the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas when the Ferrari returned to the pits during a late safety car. He pushed back on fresh tyres, trying to find a way past Bottas before finally finding a way through in the closing laps of the race.

    Hamilton was bogged down off the line, falling behind Vettel, Bottas and Raikkonen. He attempted a move around the outside of Raikkonen to reclaim the position, but a lock up from Raikkonen caused a collision and Hamilton was sent into a spin. The Brit dropped to the back of the field, starting an impressive climb up the order.

    Both cars appeared relatively unharmed, and Raikkonen was handed a 10 second penalty for the incident.

    Within six laps, Hamilton was up in the top 10. The Mercedes pitted late in the pit stop window, emerging sixth, behind Raikkonen.

    After the early pit stops, Vettel led Bottas, Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Raikkonen and Hamilton, with both Red Bull drivers pitting early.

    With tyre wear looking marginal at Silverstone, Red Bull gambled and brought Ricciardo in for fresh tyres 30 laps into the 52 lap race, with the expectation neither Ferrari would make it to the chequered flag without mimicking the move.

    Any advantage was undone moments later when the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson span into the tyre barriers at Abby, bringing out the safety car and gifting the front runners a free stop.

    Ferrari opted to take fresh rubber while Mercedes, who didn’t have any new soft tyres, left both drivers out. It put Bottas in the lead, with Vettel ahead of Hamilton in second.

    On the restart, Bottas held onto the lead while Raikkonen and Verstappen ran side by side. The Ferrari managed to get through into third, but Verstappen retook the position at the following corner.

    The fight for third was cut short when Carlos Sainz and Romain Grosjean came together, sending both cars into the gravel and bringing out a second safety car.

    When the race restarted, it was a frantic dash to the flag. Raikkonen managed to pass Verstappen and closed the gap to the top three, making it a four way fight for the race lead. Bottas, struggling on old tyres, came under pressure from Vettel, but the Mercedes driver managed to defend well, holding on to the lead until the final laps of the race.

    Vettel made a move up the inside to take the race lead and immediately managed to build a gap to Bottas, finishing more than two seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

    Bottas continued to struggle on old tyres, dropping back to fourth, while Hamilton and Raikkonen were inherited to the podium positions.

    The Red Bull duo had been running fifth and sixth when slight contact sent Verstappen into a spin. He was able to continue, but later pulled to the side of the track to retire with a brake-by-wire issue.

    Nico Hulkenberg, who started outside the top 10 in P11, climbed up to sixth at the start of the race. Though he dropped down a position as Hamilton climbed up the order, he picked up the position again after Verstappen was forced to retire.

    Esteban Ocon took seventh after a strong start, ahead of Fernando Alonso, Kevin Magnussen, and Pierre Gasly.

    Charles Leclerc had been running at the sharp end of the field in the early stages of the race, but a problem in his pit stop forced him to pull over soon after returning to the track, retiring just 18 laps in.

    Brendon Hartley, who suffered a heavy crash after a suspension failure in FP3, retired after one lap due to more mechanical issues.

    Sergio Perez dropped to the back of the field after a collision with Ericsson off the line. The Force India was sent into a spin, almost collecting the Williams duo, who were forced to start from the pits. He managed a strong recovery, finishing 11th, ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne, Lance Stroll, and Sergey Sirotkin.

    While Gasly had originally finished in 10th, he was demoted to 13th after receiving a time penalty for causing a collision with Perez. This promoted Perez up into the points.

RESULTS: 

1. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 25 Points
2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 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. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / + 8 Points
7. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / + 6 Points
8. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain / + 4 Points
9. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark / + 2 Points
10. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 1 Point
11. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium 
12. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
13. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France*
14. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
15. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / Brake-By-Wire**

RETIRED - Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain / Collision damage
RETIRED - Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France / Collision damage
RETIRED -  Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden / Collision
RETIRED - Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / Tyre
RETIRED - Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / Power Unit Connector 

* - (Gasly) 5-Second-Time-Penalty added to final race time for causing a collision with Perez
** - Notes Max Verstappen completed at least 90% of the race distance and was qualified as finished, despite his retirement

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Formula 2 - Great Britain - Sprint Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - GREAT BRITAIN - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany / + 15 Points

2. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 12 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

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

4. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 8 Points

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

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

7. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / + 2 Points

8. Ralph Boschung / MP Motorsport / Switzerland / + 1 Point

9. Roberto Merhi / MP Motorsport / Spain

10. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy*

11. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

12. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

13. Arjun Maini / Trident / India

14. Roy Nissany / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel

15. Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia

16. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

17. Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil

RETIRED - Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / Collision Damage**

DID NOT START - Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan / Mechanical

DISQUALIFIED - Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA***

* - (Ghiotto) 5-Second-Time-Penalty for not keeping at the minimum required time during the end of the Virtual Safety Car period

** - (Fuoco) 10-Second-Time-Penalty for causing a collision with Norris

*** - (Ferrucci) Santino Ferrucci was found guilty of deliberately crashing into his team-mate, Arjun Maini twice: Once during the race and then again after the race, during the cool-down lap. Ferrucci did not attend the stewards hearings and was therefore disqualified from the Sprint Race as well as being fined 60,000 Euros and being handed a 4-Race-Ban. Ferrucci was also caught heading into the Pit-Lane while holding a cellular device in his car, which breaks the safety regulations. He was given an additional fine of 6,000 Euros. He will not take part in the Rounds of Budapest or the Rounds of Spa

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GP3 - Great Britain - Sprint Race - RESULTS

GP3 - GREAT BRITAIN - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil / + 15 Points

2. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 12 Points

3. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA / + 10 Points

4. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 8 Points

5. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 6 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

6. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 4 Points

7. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia / + 2 Points

8. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 1 Point

9. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France

10. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

11. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

12. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy

13. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia

14. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

15. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

16. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

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

RETIRED - Julien Falchero / Arden International / France / Accident

RETIRED - Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France / Accident

RETIRED - David Beckmann / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany / Collision Damage

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Formula 2 - Great Britain - Feature Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - GREAT BRITAIN - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / + 25 Points

2. George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 18 Points + 4 Points (Pole) + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

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

4. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland / + 12 Points

5. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy / + 10 Points

6. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 8 Points

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

8. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany / + 4 Points

9. Ralph Boschung / MP Motorsport / Switzerland / + 2 Points

10. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / + 1 Point

11. Roberto Merhi / MP Motorsport / Spain

12. Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan

13. Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain

14. Arjun Maini / Trident / India

15. Roy Nissany / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel

16. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA

17. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

RETIRED - Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil / Engine

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

RETIRED - Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan / Mechanical

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GP3 - Great Britain - Feature Race - RESULTS

GP3 - GREAT BRITAIN - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS 

1. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole)

2. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia / + 18 Points

3. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 15 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

4. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA / + 12 Points

5. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France / + 10 Points

6. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 8 Points

7. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil / + 6 Points

8. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 4 Points

9. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia / + 2 Points

10. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy / + 1 Point

11. Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland

12. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

13. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

14. David Beckmann / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

15. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada

RETIRED - Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / Mechanical

RETIRED - Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France / Collision*

RETIRED - Julien Falchero / Arden International / France / Collision

RETIRED - Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA / Collision

* - (Aubry) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for Sprint Race for causing a collision with Calderon

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GP3 - Austria - Feature Race - RESULTS

GP3 - AUSTRIA - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Callum Ilott / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 25 Points + 4 Points (Pole)

2. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 18 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

3. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy / + 15 Points

4. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil / + 12 Points

5. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 10 Points

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

7. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA / + 6 Points

8. David Beckmann / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany / + 4 Points

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

10. Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France / + 1 Point

11. Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland

12. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

13. Nikita Mazepin / ART Grand Prix / Russia

14. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico

15. Julien Falchero / Arden International / France

16. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

17. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France

18. Devlin DeFrancesco / MP Motorsport / Canada / DNF / Throttle*+

19. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA

RETIRED - Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia / Mechanical

* - Notes DeFrancesco is replacing Will Palmer & Christian Lundgaard for the rest of the season at MP Motorsport

+ - Notes DeFrancesco finished over 90% of the race and was qualified as finishing in 18th despite his retirement

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GP3 - France - Feature Race - RESULTS

GP3 - FRANCE - FEATURE RACE - RESULTS

1. Anthoine Hubert / ART Grand Prix / France / + 25 Points + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

2. Nikita Mazepin / BWT Arden / Russia / + 18 Points

3. Giuliano Alesi / Trident / France / + 15 Points

4. Leonardo Pulcini / Campos Racing / Italy / + 12 Points

5. Alessio Lorandi / Trident / Italy / + 10 Points

6. Pedro Piquet / Trident / Brazil / + 8 Points

7. Joey Mawson / Arden International / Australia / + 6 Points

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

9. Juan Manuel Correa / Jenzer Motorsport / USA / + 2 Points

10. Jake Hughes / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / + 1 Point

11. Ryan Tveter / Trident / USA

12. Christian Lundgaard / MP Motorsport / Denmark*

13. Simo Laaksonen / Campos Racing / Finland

14. Diego Menchaca / Campos Racing / Mexico 

15. Gabriel Aubry / Arden International / France

16. Julien Falchero / Arden International / France

17. Tatiana Calderon / Jenzer Motorsport / Columbia

18. David Beckmann / Jenzer Motorsport / Germany

DISQUALIFIED - Niko Kari / MP Motorsport / Finland*

DISQUALIFIED - Dorian Boccolacci / MP Motorsport / France* / + 4 Points (Pole)

* - Notes Lundgaard is replacing Will Palmer for the Rounds of France

** - Notes both Boccolacci & Kari were disqualified after the race. Both drivers were unable to provide a post-race fuel sample

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Azerbaijan GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

AZERBAIJAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first win of the 2018 season after an intense race in Baku.

    7 retirements ended dreams and podium hopes for some, while others were victorious with points and records that were broken.

    The race started off with multiple accidents within the first few laps. Sirotkin crashed into Perez, earning him a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix. Moments later, Ocon and Raikkonen collided in what was deemed a 'racing incident', although each driver had their own opinion on what happened.

    Sirotkin picked up debris from the crash and then collided with Alonso. Alonso ended up with a double puncture from the accident. Magnussen got hit by Ericsson and ended up with a double puncture as well.

    Sirotkin and Ocon both retired from the damage of their accidents, while Raikkonen was able to escape the same fate and continue on, in the hopes of catching up.

    Nico Hulkenberg was the next retirement after he got it wrong around a corner and crashed into the wall. He took fault for the accident, which was just an unlucky mistake. Team-mate, Sainz, had a better race and finished up in 5th, bringing 10 points to the team.

    The Red Bull duo ended their podium hopes by colliding with each-other at high speeds. Ricciardo ended up catching air off of the back of Verstappen's car and the two were sent spinning into one of the run-off areas. They were each given a reprimand, but according to Helmut Marko, the two will continue to be allowed to race each other. 

    Romain Grosjean was the next to drop off after he made a mistake and crashed into the wall during the safety car. He claimed Ericsson hit him, but replays show the Sauber passing by, much after Grosjean's Haas was already in the wall.

    Bottas, who was on the hunt for the win after gaining the lead off of Vettel, who had previously been in first, had a sudden and shocking retirement when he suffered a random tyre puncture. The tyre exploded and there wasn't much he could do, being too far away from the pit-lane.

    Lewis Hamilton moved into the lead, following the retirement of Bottas and Raikkonen moved up to second, while Perez in the lone Force India, found himself in third. Perez had earlier served a time penalty in the pits for overtaking during one of the many safety car periods. 

   On the final lap, Kevin Magnussen found himself in more trouble as he collided with Gasly as the two eagerly tried to grab onto the final point. Magnussen squeezed Gasly over too far and the two collided. They were both still able to finish the race, but it was dangerous and Magnussen ended up with a 10-Second-Time-Penalty added to his final race time.

    Following the race, Perez and multiple other drivers were summoned to the stewards for what appeared to be illegal use of DRS. Perez, Magnussen and Stroll were all let free and Perez was able to keep his 3rd place finish, earning him a new record. Perez has surpassed all other Mexican F1 drivers for most podiums with a total of 8.

    Also breaking a record was Charles Leclerc, who got his first F1 points of the season by finishing in 6th. A remarkable achievement for him and for the Swiss team. Leclerc is now the first Monegasque driver to score points since 1950.

    Brendon Hartley also came away from the race with his first ever F1 championship point, by finishing in 10th. Ericsson and Gasly were the only two behind Hartley to finish the race. 

    Alonso, Stroll, Vettel and Vandoorne also took home points.

    The first In-Season test will take place over the course of two days, following the Spanish Grand Prix.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points

2. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 18 Points

3. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 15 Points

4. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 12 Points

5. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain / + 10 Points

6. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / + 8 Points

7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain / + 6 Points

8. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / + 4 Points

9. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium / + 2 Points

10. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / + 1 Point

11. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden 

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

13. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark*

14. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / DNF / Puncture**

RETIRED - Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France / Crash

RETIRED - Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / Collision

RETIRED - Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / Collision

RETIRED - Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / Crash

RETIRED - Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / Collision

RETIRED - Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia / Collision

* - (Magnussen) 10-Second-Time-Penalty added to final race time for causing a collision with Gasly

** - Notes Bottas finished at least 90% of the race distance and was qualified as finishing the race despite his retirement

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