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Round 08 · 2018

FranceFrench Grand Prix

Le Castellet, France22–24 Jun

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 48° ·air 26° ·36% hum ·7.6 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 50° ·air 28° ·36% hum ·10.8 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 27° ·air 20° ·88% hum ·6.5 km/h windwet
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 31° ·air 23° ·63% hum ·3.2 km/h windwet
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 43° ·air 25° ·49% hum ·6.3 km/h windwet

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1HAMMercedes11:30:11.38525
2VERRed Bull Racing42+7.09018
3RAIFerrari63+25.88815
4RICRed Bull Racing51+34.73612
5VETFerrari32+61.93510
6MAGHaas F1 Team93+79.3648
7BOTMercedes25+80.6326
8SAIRenault71+87.1844
9HULRenault123+91.9892
10LECSauber82+93.8731
11GROHaas F1 Team101+1 Lap
12VANMcLaren175+1 Lap
13ERISauber152+1 Lap
14HARToro Rosso206+1 Lap
15SIRWilliams183+1 Lap
16ALOMcLaren16Wheel
17STRWilliams192Puncture
18PERRacing Point135Engine
19OCORacing Point118Collision
20GASToro Rosso146Collision

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1HAM1:31.2711:30.6451:30.029
2BOT1:31.7761:31.2271:30.147+0.118
3VET1:31.8201:30.7511:30.400+0.371
4VER1:31.5311:30.8181:30.705+0.676
5RIC1:31.9101:31.5381:30.895+0.866
6RAI1:31.5671:30.7721:31.057+1.028
7SAI1:32.3941:32.0161:32.126+2.097
8LEC1:32.5381:32.0551:32.635+2.606
9MAG1:32.1691:31.5101:32.930+2.901
10GRO1:32.0831:31.472+1.443
11OCO1:32.7861:32.075+2.046
12HUL1:32.9491:32.115+2.086
13PER1:32.6921:32.454+2.425
14GAS1:32.4471:32.460+2.431
15ERI1:32.8041:32.820+2.791
16ALO1:32.976+2.947
17HAR1:33.025+2.996
18VAN1:33.162+3.133
19SIR1:33.636+3.607
20STR1:33.729+3.700

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:32.231
Practice 21:32.539+0.308
Practice 31:33.666+1.127
Qualifying1:30.029−3.637
Grand Prix1:34.225+4.196

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Practice 1

HAM1:32.231

Single-lap pace

HAM1:32.231
BOT1:32.371+0.140
RIC1:32.527+0.296
RAI1:33.003+0.772
VET1:33.172+0.941
GRO1:33.318+1.087
VER1:33.331+1.100
GAS1:33.685+1.454
PER1:33.719+1.488
MAG1:34.108+1.877
SAI1:34.258+2.027
OCO1:34.484+2.253
LEC1:34.513+2.282
ERI1:34.592+2.361
HAR1:34.664+2.433
ALO1:34.862+2.631
STR1:34.881+2.650
HUL1:34.993+2.762
VAN1:35.021+2.790
SIR1:35.105+2.874

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
PER?5*1:38.534±0.208
SAI?6*1:39.459+0.925±0.465

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM23.09228.00240.8731:31.9671:32.2310.264
BOT23.13728.15540.7631:32.0551:32.3710.316
RIC23.20628.17641.0221:32.4041:32.5270.123
RAI23.35228.26841.3531:32.9731:33.0030.030
VET23.34628.26441.4861:33.0961:33.1720.076
VER23.30928.43041.4511:33.1901:33.3310.141
GRO23.19128.59941.5281:33.3181:33.3180.000
GAS23.46128.60941.6151:33.6851:33.6850.000
PER23.51428.59841.5801:33.6921:33.7190.027
MAG23.38128.81941.7661:33.9661:34.1080.142
SAI23.51528.87141.8131:34.1991:34.2580.059
HAR23.71128.63141.8981:34.2401:34.6640.424
ERI23.76628.72641.8161:34.3081:34.5920.284
LEC23.68228.63442.0501:34.3661:34.5130.147
OCO23.78628.70741.9891:34.4821:34.4840.002
ALO23.84028.68942.0611:34.5901:34.8620.272
SIR23.88728.85542.0741:34.8161:35.1050.289
STR23.82928.94542.0491:34.8231:34.8810.058
HUL23.80328.80042.2841:34.8871:34.9930.106
VAN24.04328.80942.0611:34.9131:35.0210.108

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.140
Red Bull RacingRICahead of VER+0.804
FerrariRAIahead of VET+0.169
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.790
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+0.979
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.765
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.735
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.079
McLarenALOahead of VAN+0.159
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+0.224

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

HAM5333812
BOT58916
RIC115774
RAI1624334
VET17272
GRO12775
VER546
GAS14693
PER11987
MAG16124
SAI1978
OCO194
LEC116274
ERI16184
HAR73105
ALO11684
STR112195
HUL11886
VAN17754
SIR112714
SSoft

Practice 2

HAM1:32.539

Single-lap pace

HAM1:32.539
RIC1:33.243+0.704
VER1:33.271+0.732
RAI1:33.426+0.887
VET1:33.689+1.150
GRO1:33.699+1.160
BOT1:34.156+1.617
ALO1:34.400+1.861
MAG1:34.457+1.918
GAS1:34.535+1.996
HUL1:35.067+2.528
SAI1:35.086+2.547
VAN1:35.172+2.633
LEC1:35.583+3.044
HAR1:35.697+3.158
OCO1:35.705+3.166
STR1:35.936+3.397
SIR1:35.970+3.431
PER1:36.080+3.541

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
RAI?5*1:38.167±0.473
VET?121:38.196+0.029±0.264+0.007s
RIC?7*1:38.837+0.670±0.245
LEC?7*1:39.019+0.852±0.459
GAS?7*1:39.213+1.046±0.328
SAI?111:39.227+1.060±0.160+0.022s
MAG?91:39.251+1.084±0.348+0.019s
OCO?5*1:39.274+1.107±0.327
HUL?7*1:39.477+1.310±0.389
HAR?121:39.771+1.604±0.400+0.031s
SIRS6*1:39.886+1.719±0.581
STR?5*1:40.152+1.985±0.243

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM23.27828.13441.0781:32.4901:32.5390.049
RIC23.27928.27741.6871:33.2431:33.2430.000
VER23.28828.35941.6241:33.2711:33.2710.000
RAI23.38028.56141.4661:33.4071:33.4260.019
VET23.56028.28141.8481:33.6891:33.6890.000
GRO23.45228.45441.7931:33.6991:33.6990.000
BOT23.49628.54741.7581:33.8011:34.1560.355
ALO23.53628.64642.2181:34.4001:34.4000.000
MAG23.64828.68842.1211:34.4571:34.4570.000
GAS23.48428.84942.1921:34.5251:34.5350.010
HUL23.67628.67742.6241:34.9771:35.0670.090
SAI23.72428.68542.6771:35.0861:35.0860.000
VAN23.91028.85542.3361:35.1011:35.1720.071
LEC24.02928.93342.5441:35.5061:35.5830.077
OCO24.13828.85242.6041:35.5941:35.7050.111
HAR23.88629.02042.7041:35.6101:35.6970.087
STR24.10429.02442.8081:35.9361:35.9360.000
SIR24.09129.18042.6991:35.9701:35.9700.000
PER24.05729.13442.8511:36.0421:36.0800.038

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesHAMahead of BOT+1.617
Red Bull RacingRICahead of VER+0.028
FerrariRAIahead of VET+0.263
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.758
McLarenALOahead of VAN+0.772
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+1.162
RenaultHULahead of SAI+0.019
Racing PointOCOahead of PER+0.375
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+0.034

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

HAM815175
RIC73912
VER9375
RAI6515192
VET8131175
GRO122565
BOT52
ALO4776
MAG85136
GAS751913
HUL5311011
SAI831138
VAN7579
LEC77613
HAR861142
OCO10276
STR951775
SIR951785
PER823
SSoft

Practice 3

BOT1:33.666

Single-lap pace

BOT1:33.666
SAI1:34.953+1.287
LEC1:35.012+1.346
ALO1:36.365+2.699
VET1:36.756+3.090
VAN1:37.547+3.881
GAS1:38.317+4.651
ERI1:38.450+4.784
PER1:39.641+5.975
RIC1:39.738+6.072
OCO1:40.087+6.421
HAM1:40.743+7.077
RAI1:49.711+16.045
HUL1:50.976+17.310
SIR1:59.600+25.934
STR2:02.399+28.733
VER2:04.242+30.576

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
BOT23.35029.07741.2391:33.6661:33.6660.000
SAI23.72129.04442.1881:34.9531:34.9530.000
LEC23.70429.03142.2771:35.0121:35.0120.000
VET24.48429.97141.4561:35.9111:36.7560.845
ALO24.39329.09942.8731:36.3651:36.3650.000
VAN24.87330.42142.2531:37.5471:37.5470.000
GAS24.06332.08142.1731:38.3171:38.3170.000
ERI24.78030.80442.8661:38.4501:38.4500.000
PER25.30432.04642.2911:39.6411:39.6410.000
RIC24.16533.99441.5791:39.7381:39.7380.000
OCO25.48032.60642.0011:40.0871:40.0870.000
HAM26.95432.89540.8941:40.7431:40.7430.000
RAI25.21233.36251.1371:49.7111:49.7110.000
STR30.89138.76152.7472:02.3992:02.3990.000
SIR31.91137.56354.6192:04.0932:04.0930.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesBOTahead of HAM+7.077
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+16.023
SauberLECahead of ERI+3.438
McLarenALOahead of VAN+1.182
FerrariVETahead of RAI+12.955
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.446
Red Bull RacingRICahead of VER+24.504
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+2.799

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

BOT3
SAI3
LEC22
ALO31
VET5
VAN31
GAS41
ERI2
PER4
RIC3
OCO4
HAM3
RAI1
HUL2
SIR23
STR13
VER21
HAR111
MAG1
GRO1
SSoftWWet