2018 French Grand Prix
The 2018 French Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2018) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 24 June 2018 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. The race was the eighth round of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship and marked the first time that the French Grand Prix has been run since 2008. It was the 87th running of the French Grand Prix, and the 59th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950.
| 2018 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit Paul Ricard in 2018 | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 24 June 2018 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix de France 2018 | ||||
| Location |
Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing circuit | ||||
| Course length | 5.842 km (3.630 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 309.690 km (192.432 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy, warm and dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:30.029 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:34.225 on lap 41 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the race with a one-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by seventeen points. Hamilton took the lead in the Driver's Championship by winning the race, with Vettel finishing fifth.