2018 Canadian Grand Prix
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
| Type = F1
| Country = Canada
| Grand Prix = Canadian
| Previous_round = 2018 Monaco Grand Prix
| Next_round = 2018 French Grand Prix
| Image = Île Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg
| Caption = Layout of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
| Date = 10 June
| Year = 2018
| Official name = Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada 2018
| Race_No = 7
| Season_No = 21
| Location = Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| Course = Street circuit
| Course_mi = 2.710
| Course_km = 4.361
| Distance_laps = 68
| Distance_mi = 184.266
| Distance_km = 296.548
| Scheduled_laps = 70
| Scheduled_mi = 189.686
| Scheduled_km = 305.270
| Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|22.7|C|F}}; with wind speeds reaching {{convert|11.1|km/h|mph}}[https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/2018-06-10 Weather information for the 2018 Canadian Grand Prix] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821062648/https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/QC/Montreal/2018-06-10 |date=21 August 2018 }} at The Old Farmer's Almanac
| Attendance =
| Pole_Driver = {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel}}
| Pole_Team = Ferrari
| Pole_Time = 1:10.764
| Fast_Driver = {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen}}
| Fast_Team = {{nowrap|Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer}}
| Fast_Time = 1:13.864
| Fast_Lap = 65
| First_Driver = Sebastian Vettel
| First_Team = Ferrari
| First_Country = GER
| Second_Driver = Valtteri Bottas
| Second_Team = Mercedes
| Second_Country = FIN
| Third_Driver = {{Flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen
| Third_Team = Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
| Lapchart = {{F1Laps2018|CAN}}
}}
The 2018 Canadian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada 2018) is a Formula One motor race that took place on 10 June 2018 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The race was the 7th round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. It was Vettel's 50th career win, becoming the fourth driver in Formula One history to achieve such a feat (joining Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton and Alain Prost). It was the 55th running of the Canadian Grand Prix, the 49th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in {{F1|1950}}, and the 39th time that a World Championship was held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Fernando Alonso also celebrated his 300th Grand Prix entry at this race. This race was Ferrari's first win in Canada since Michael Schumacher won here in 2004.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton went in to the race as the defending race winner.{{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2017/races/965/canada/race-result.html |title=Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2017 – Race Result |website=Formula1.com |publisher=Formula One World Championship Ltd |date=11 June 2017 |access-date=26 May 2018 |archive-date=17 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617152143/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2017/races/965/canada/race-result.html |url-status=live }} He entered the round with a 14-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a 17-point lead over Ferrari.
Report
= Background =
==Tyres==
The tyre compounds provided for this race were the hypersoft, ultrasoft and supersoft.{{Cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/136373/mercedes-chooses-fewest-hypersofts-for-canada|title=Mercedes takes fewest hypersofts of all F1 teams for Canadian GP|last=Khorounzhiy|first=Valentin|work=Autosport.com|access-date=31 May 2018|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020225310/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/136373/mercedes-chooses-fewest-hypersofts-for-canada|url-status=live}}
= Practice =
Max Verstappen was fastest across all three practice sessions, improving his time in each successive session.{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/985/canada.html|title=Results|website=Formula1.com|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141906/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/985/canada.html|url-status=live}} In FP2, Grosjean hit a groundhog that was on the track, damaging his front wing, and reducing the Haas team's spare parts.
= Qualifying =
Romain Grosjean's car had a major engine failure as it left the pitlane in Q1 meaning he failed to set a lap time, and raced at the stewards' discretion. In Q2, when Sebastian Vettel was completing his final flying lap, he aborted the lap because Carlos Sainz, Nico Hülkenberg and a number of other cars were driving slowly along the back straight, leading him to pull into the pits. In Q3, Vettel took pole with a new track record however his teammate made a mistake in Turn 2, meaning he would qualify in P5.
= Race =
The grid got away largely without incident from the line, but in turn 5, Brendon Hartley and local driver Lance Stroll collided, forcing their immediate retirement and the deployment of the safety car. At the restart, Sergio Pérez touched Sainz, forcing Pérez off the track, losing positions. On lap 18, Daniel Ricciardo overcut Lewis Hamilton for the fourth position. On lap 43, Fernando Alonso retired from the race with an exhaust issue.
Race officials erroneously directed model Winnie Harlow to wave the chequered flag before race leader Vettel completed lap 69 (the scheduled penultimate lap) and therefore the results were taken from lap 68, according to the Formula 1 sporting regulations article 43.2.{{cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/regulation/category/110|title=Formula 1 regulations|website=FIA|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222080320/https://www.fia.com/regulation/category/110|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/23756817/fia-explains-chequered-flag-mix-canada |title=FIA explains chequered flag mix-up in Canada |first=Laurence |last=Edmondson |date=2018-06-11 |access-date=2018-06-14 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612154029/http://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/23756817/fia-explains-chequered-flag-mix-canada |url-status=live }} This meant that Ricciardo's successively faster laps on laps 69 and 70 were voided, and Sergio Pérez's overtake on Kevin Magnussen for 13th did not stand.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/f1-canada-daniel-ricciardo-loses-fastest-lap-after-winnie-harlow-waves-flag-early/news-story/9bc279b42662b77ceebde0957197304f?nk=2b9c9c87e675851ba7a8e23701715328-1528702304|title=Ricciardo loses fastest lap|website=foxsports.com.au|date=10 June 2018|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612154903/https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/f1-canada-daniel-ricciardo-loses-fastest-lap-after-winnie-harlow-waves-flag-early/news-story/9bc279b42662b77ceebde0957197304f?nk=2b9c9c87e675851ba7a8e23701715328-1528702304|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ForceIndiaF1/status/1005900403978928133|title=Perez pushed back to 14th|website=twitter.com|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150245/https://twitter.com/ForceIndiaF1/status/1005900403978928133|url-status=live}}
Classification
=Qualifying=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%"
!rowspan=2|{{Tooltip|Pos.|Qualifying position}} !rowspan=2|{{Tooltip|No.|Number}} !rowspan=2|Driver !rowspan=2|Constructor !style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" colspan="3"|{{nowrap|Qualifying times}} !rowspan=2|{{Tooltip|Final |
| Q1
!Q2 !Q3 |
|---|
| 1
|align="center"|5 |data-sort-value="VET"|{{Flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel |1:11.710 |1:11.524 |1:10.764 |align="center"|1 |
| 2
|align="center"|77 |data-sort-value="BOT"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas |1:11.950 |1:11.514 |1:10.857 |align="center"|2 |
| 3
|align="center"|33 |data-sort-value="VER"|{{Flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen |1:12.008 |1:11.472 |1:10.937 |align="center"|3 |
| 4
|align="center"|44 |data-sort-value="HAM"|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton |1:11.835 |1:11.740 |1:10.996 |align="center"|4 |
| 5
|align="center"|7 |data-sort-value="RAI"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen |1:11.725 |1:11.620 |1:11.095 |align="center"|5 |
| 6
|align="center"|3 |data-sort-value="RIC"|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo |1:12.459 |1:11.434 |1:11.116 |align="center"|6 |
| 7
|align="center"|27 |data-sort-value="HUL"|{{Flagicon|GER}} Nico Hülkenberg |1:12.795 |1:11.916 |1:11.973 |align="center"|7 |
| 8
|align="center"|31 |data-sort-value="OCO"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Ocon |1:12.577 |1:12.141 |1:12.084 |align="center"|8 |
| 9
|align="center"|55 |data-sort-value="SAI"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Sainz Jr. |1:12.689 |1:12.097 |1:12.168 |align="center"|9 |
| 10
|align="center"|11 |data-sort-value="PER"|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez |1:12.702 |1:12.395 |1:12.671 |align="center"|10 |
| 11
|align="center"|20 |data-sort-value="MAG"|{{Flagicon|DEN}} Kevin Magnussen |1:12.680 |1:12.606 | |align="center"|11 |
| 12
|align="center"|28 |data-sort-value="HAR"|{{Flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley |{{nowrap|Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda}} |1:12.587 |1:12.635 | |align="center"|12 |
| 13
|align="center"|16 |data-sort-value="LEC"|{{Flagicon|MON}} Charles Leclerc |1:12.945 |1:12.661 | |align="center"|13 |
| 14
|align="center"|14 |data-sort-value="ALO"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso |1:12.979 |1:12.856 | |align="center"|14 |
| 15
|align="center"|2 |data-sort-value="VAN"|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne}} |1:12.998 |1:12.865 | |align="center"|15 |
| 16
|align="center"|10 |data-sort-value="GAS"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly |1:13.047 | | |align="center"|19{{ref|1|1}} |
| 17
|align="center"|18 |data-sort-value="STR"|{{Flagicon|CAN}} Lance Stroll |1:13.590 | | |align="center"|16 |
| 18
|align="center"|35 |data-sort-value="SIR"|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin |1:13.643 | | |align="center"|17 |
| 19
|align="center"|9 |data-sort-value="ERI"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson |1:14.593 | | |align="center"|18 |
| style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" colspan="8"|107% time: 1:16.729 |
| —
|align="center"|8 |data-sort-value="GRO"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean |No time | | |align="center"|20{{ref|2|2}} |
| style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/985/canada/qualifying.html|title=Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada 2018 – Qualifying|date=9 June 2018|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|access-date=9 June 2018|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614130102/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/985/canada/qualifying.html|url-status=live}} |
;Notes
- {{note|1|1}} – Pierre Gasly received a ten-place grid penalty for his power unit change.
- {{note|2|2}} – Romain Grosjean failed to set a lap time during qualifying. He was allowed to race at the stewards' discretion.
=Race=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Constructor !class="unsortable"|Laps{{ref|3|1}} !class="unsortable"|Time/Retired !Grid !Points |
| 1
|align="center"|5 |data-sort-value="VET"|{{flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel |align="center"|68 | |align="center"|1 |align="center"|25 |
|---|
| 2
|align="center"|77 |data-sort-value="BOT"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas |align="center"|68 | |align="center"|2 |align="center"|18 |
| 3
|align="center"|33 |data-sort-value="VER"|{{flagicon|NED}} Max Verstappen |align="center"|68 | |align="center"|3 |align="center"|15 |
| 4
|align="center"|3 |data-sort-value="RIC"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo |align="center"|68 | |align="center"|6 |align="center"|12 |
| 5
|align="center"|44 |data-sort-value="HAM"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton |align="center"|68 | |align="center"|4 |align="center"|10 |
| 6
|align="center"|7 |data-sort-value="RAI"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen |align="center"|68 | |align="center"|5 |align="center"|8 |
| 7
|align="center"|27 |data-sort-value="HUL"|{{flagicon|GER}} Nico Hülkenberg |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|7 |align="center"|6 |
| 8
|align="center"|55 |data-sort-value="SAI"|{{flagicon|SPA}} Carlos Sainz Jr. |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|9 |align="center"|4 |
| 9
|align="center"|31 |data-sort-value="OCO"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Esteban Ocon |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|8 |align="center"|2 |
| 10
|align="center"|16 |data-sort-value="LEC"|{{flagicon|MON}} Charles Leclerc |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|13 |align="center"|1 |
| 11
|align="center"|10 |data-sort-value="GAS"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Gasly |{{nowrap|Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda}} |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|19 |align="center"| |
| 12
|align="center"|8 |data-sort-value="GRO"|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Romain Grosjean |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|20 |align="center"| |
| 13
|align="center"|20 |data-sort-value="MAG"|{{Flagicon|DEN}} Kevin Magnussen |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|11 |align="center"| |
| 14
|align="center"|11 |data-sort-value="PER"|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Pérez |align="center"|67 | |align="center"|10 |align="center"| |
| 15
|align="center"|9 |data-sort-value="ERI"|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson |align="center"|66 | |align="center"|18 |align="center"| |
| 16
|align="center"|2 |data-sort-value="VAN"|{{nowrap|{{Flagicon|BEL}} Stoffel Vandoorne}} |align="center"|66 | |align="center"|15 |align="center"| |
| 17
|align="center"|35 |data-sort-value="SIR"|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Sirotkin |align="center"|66 | |align="center"|17 |align="center"| |
| data-sort-value="18"|Ret
|align="center"|14 |data-sort-value="ALO"|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Alonso |align="center"|40 |Exhaust |align="center"|14 |align="center"| |
| data-sort-value="19"|Ret
|align="center"|28 |data-sort-value="HAR"|{{Flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley ||{{nowrap|Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda}} |align="center"|0 |Collision |align="center"|12 |align="center"| |
| data-sort-value="20"|Ret
|align="center"|18 |data-sort-value="STR"|{{Flagicon|CAN}} Lance Stroll |align="center"|0 |Collision |align="center"|16 |align="center"| |
| class="sortbottom"
|style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.fia.com/file/69356/download?token=zMYlGL2L|title=2018 Canadian Grand Prix – Final Race Classification|date=10 June 2016|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711110311/https://www.fia.com/file/69356/download?token=zMYlGL2L|archive-date=11 July 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/985/canada/race-result.html|title=Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada 2018 – Race Result|date=10 June 2018|website=Formula1.com|publisher=Formula One World Championship Limited|access-date=10 June 2018|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614130123/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/985/canada/race-result.html|url-status=live}} |
;Notes
- {{note|3|1}} – 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.
Championship standings after the race
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Driver !Points |
| align="left"|10px 1
|align="center"|1 |data-sort-value="VET"|{{Flagicon|GER}} Sebastian Vettel |align="left"|121 |
| align="left"|10px 1
|align="center"|2 |data-sort-value="HAM"|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton |align="left"|120 |
| align="left"|10px 1
|align="center"|3 |data-sort-value="BOT"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas |align="left"|86 |
| align="left"|10px 1
|align="center"|4 |data-sort-value="RIC"|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Daniel Ricciardo |align="left"|84 |
| align="left"|10px
|align="center"|5 |data-sort-value="RAI"|{{Flagicon|FIN}} Kimi Räikkönen |align="left"|68 |
| colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/2018/canada/championnat.aspx|title=Canada 2018 – Championship|website=StatsF1|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=17 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217223158/http://www.statsf1.com/en/2018/canada/championnat.aspx|url-status=live}} |
|---|
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !Constructor !Points |
| align="left"|10px
|align="center"|1 |{{flagicon|GER}} Mercedes |align="left"|206 |
| align="left"|10px
|align="center"|2 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari |align="left"|189 |
| align="left"|10px
|align="center"|3 |{{flagicon|AUT}} Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer |align="left"|134 |
| align="left"|10px
|align="center"|4 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Renault |align="left"|56 |
| align="left"|10px
|align="center"|5 |{{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-Renault |align="left"|40 |
| colspan=4|Source: |
|---|
{{col-end}}
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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External links
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{{F1 race report
| Name_of_race = Canadian Grand Prix
| Year_of_race = 2018
| Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Monaco Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 2018 French Grand Prix
| Previous_year's_race = 2017 Canadian Grand Prix
| Next_year's_race = 2019 Canadian Grand Prix
}}
{{F1GP 10-19}}