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Round 18 · 2018

United StatesUnited States Grand Prix

Austin, United States19–21 Oct

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 18° ·air 17° ·94% hum ·4.7 km/h windwet
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 19° ·air 18° ·94% hum ·5.8 km/h windwet
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 21° ·air 19° ·81% hum ·6.5 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 22° ·air 19° ·74% hum ·6.1 km/h wind
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 31° ·air 22° ·37% hum ·7.2 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1RAIFerrari211:34:18.64325
2VERRed Bull Racing1816+1.28118
3HAMMercedes12+2.34215
4VETFerrari51+18.22212
5BOTMercedes32+24.74410
6HULRenault71+87.2108
7SAIRenault114+94.9946
8PERRacing Point102+101.0804
9HARToro Rosso2011+1 Lap2
10ERISauber166+1 Lap1
11VANMcLaren176+1 Lap
12GASToro Rosso197+1 Lap
13SIRWilliams141+1 Lap
14STRWilliams151+2 Laps
15LECSauber96Collision damage
16RICRed Bull Racing412Battery
17GROHaas F1 Team89Collision damage
18ALOMcLaren135Collision
19OCORacing Point613Disqualified
20MAGHaas F1 Team128Disqualified

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1HAM1:34.1301:33.4801:32.237
2VET1:34.5691:33.0791:32.298+0.061
3RAI1:34.7031:32.8841:32.307+0.070
4BOT1:34.5181:33.7021:32.616+0.379
5RIC1:34.7551:34.1851:33.494+1.257
6OCO1:34.8761:34.5221:34.145+1.908
7HUL1:34.9321:34.5641:34.215+1.978
8GRO1:34.8921:34.4191:34.250+2.013
9LEC1:35.0691:34.2551:34.420+2.183
10PER1:35.1931:34.5251:34.594+2.357
11SAI1:34.8911:34.566+2.329
12MAG1:34.9721:34.732+2.495
13GAS1:34.850+2.613
14HAR1:35.206+2.969
15VER1:34.766+2.529
16ALO1:35.294+3.057
17SIR1:35.362+3.125
18STR1:35.480+3.243
19ERI1:35.536+3.299
20VAN1:35.735+3.498

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:47.502
Practice 21:48.716+1.214
Practice 31:33.797−14.919
Qualifying1:32.237−1.560
Grand Prix1:37.392+5.155

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

HAM1:47.502

Single-lap pace

HAM1:47.502
BOT1:48.806+1.304
VER1:48.847+1.345
RIC1:49.326+1.824
VET1:49.489+1.987
RAI1:49.928+2.426
SAI1:50.665+3.163
GRO1:50.821+3.319
LEC1:50.961+3.459
ERI1:51.016+3.514
ALO1:51.036+3.534
NOR1:51.232+3.730
GAS1:51.234+3.732
PER1:51.459+3.957
SIR1:51.589+4.087
MAG1:51.614+4.112
OCO1:51.655+4.153
HUL1:51.717+4.215
STR1:51.896+4.394
GEL1:52.625+5.123

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

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
RAII6*1:50.711±0.433
OCOI5*1:52.161+1.450±0.340
PERI5*1:52.951+2.240±1.203

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
HAM28.22043.09636.1861:47.5021:47.5020.000
VER28.21543.48836.9381:48.6411:48.8470.206
RIC28.65443.40336.6491:48.7061:49.3260.620
BOT28.87343.27736.6561:48.8061:48.8060.000
VET28.36043.84637.2831:49.4891:49.4890.000
RAI28.60943.73337.3921:49.7341:49.9280.194
SAI28.86043.95537.4651:50.2801:50.6650.385
LEC28.77444.44337.3551:50.5721:50.9610.389
GRO28.71144.63637.4211:50.7681:50.8210.053
ALO28.59344.66637.6421:50.9011:51.0360.135
MAG28.76244.75637.4281:50.9461:51.6140.668
ERI28.68044.33237.9891:51.0011:51.0160.015
GAS28.82444.30538.0181:51.1471:51.2340.087
PER28.80844.73037.6801:51.2181:51.4590.241
NOR29.19544.60937.4261:51.2301:51.2320.002
SIR28.83144.36038.0501:51.2411:51.5890.348
OCO28.75144.55338.0301:51.3341:51.6550.321
STR28.90244.52238.0191:51.4431:51.8960.453
HUL29.89544.13137.6871:51.7131:51.7170.004
GEL29.16044.82838.3671:52.3551:52.6250.270

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+1.304
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.479
FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.439
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+1.052
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.793
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.055
McLarenALOahead of NOR+0.196
Toro RossoGASahead of GEL+1.391
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.196
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+0.307

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

Stints and compounds

HAM5
BOT6
VER45
RIC54
VET15813
RAI151031
SAI143
GRO127
LEC455
ERI158
ALO1143
NOR144
GAS12115
PER1395
SIR1355
MAG11103
OCO1394
HUL115
STR1364
GEL12135
IInterWWet

Practice 2

HAM1:48.716

Single-lap pace

HAM1:48.716
GAS1:49.728+1.012
VER1:49.798+1.082
ALO1:51.728+3.012
HUL1:52.208+3.492
HAR1:52.505+3.789
ERI1:53.070+4.354
VAN1:53.354+4.638
RAI1:53.443+4.727
VET1:53.912+5.196
LEC1:54.101+5.385
SAI1:54.420+5.704
STR1:54.637+5.921
PER1:54.963+6.247
OCO1:55.348+6.632
SIR1:55.446+6.730

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
HAM28.39343.94236.3811:48.7161:48.7160.000
GAS28.73443.92436.6791:49.3371:49.7280.391
VER28.38144.21137.2061:49.7981:49.7980.000
ALO28.62745.12037.9811:51.7281:51.7280.000
HAR29.38844.66938.0981:52.1551:52.5050.350
HUL29.47544.83637.8861:52.1971:52.2080.011
ERI29.49645.08538.4131:52.9941:53.0700.076
VAN29.07545.29738.8791:53.2511:53.3540.103
RAI30.02944.82238.4931:53.3441:53.4430.099
VET29.24445.61638.9841:53.8441:53.9120.068
LEC29.39045.90338.6391:53.9321:54.1010.169
PER29.69445.84639.0041:54.5441:54.9630.419
STR30.14245.62438.8711:54.6371:54.6370.000
SIR30.13045.67338.8611:54.6641:55.4460.782
OCO29.50546.15239.4771:55.1341:55.3480.214

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

IInter — referenceW+1.074(4 drivers ran both)

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

Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+2.777
McLarenALOahead of VAN+1.626
RenaultHULahead of SAI+2.212
SauberERIahead of LEC+1.031
FerrariRAIahead of VET+0.469
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+0.809
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.385

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

Stints and compounds

HAM3
GAS55
VER5
ALO3
HUL51
HAR117
ERI36
VAN28
RAI331
VET8
LEC36
SAI2
STR5
PER6
OCO6
SIR35
IInterWWet

Practice 3

VET1:33.797

Single-lap pace

VET1:33.797
RAI1:33.843+0.046
HAM1:33.870+0.073
BOT1:34.556+0.759
VER1:34.703+0.906
RIC1:34.910+1.113
LEC1:35.365+1.568
PER1:35.411+1.614
SAI1:35.450+1.653
GRO1:35.468+1.671
OCO1:35.562+1.765
GAS1:35.713+1.916
MAG1:35.770+1.973
HUL1:35.882+2.085
ERI1:36.000+2.203
STR1:36.188+2.391
SIR1:36.193+2.396
VAN1:36.302+2.505
HAR1:36.330+2.533
ALO1:36.332+2.535

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

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
OCOS5*1:38.145±0.706
PERS6*1:38.392+0.247±0.307
ALOS5*1:39.476+1.331±1.227
STR?6*1:39.623+1.478±1.246
RAI?5*1:40.200+2.055±0.410
VER?5*1:40.396+2.251±0.260
GRO?6*1:40.467+2.322±0.127
HAM?81:40.571+2.426±0.268+0.046s
RIC?6*1:40.737+2.592±0.433
BOT?7*1:40.756+2.611±0.258
HULS7*1:41.051+2.906±0.259
GAS?161:41.154+3.009±0.285+0.011s
SAI?7*1:41.162+3.017±0.609
HARS111:41.310+3.165±0.371+0.032s
SIR?81:41.415+3.270±0.433+0.052s
LEC?81:41.467+3.322±0.656−0.176s
MAG?5*1:41.677+3.532±0.746
ERI?81:41.711+3.566±0.494−0.141s

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
HAM24.99137.37331.3561:33.7201:33.8700.150
VET25.10637.60931.0731:33.7881:33.7970.009
RAI24.90437.44431.4951:33.8431:33.8430.000
BOT25.31237.68031.3981:34.3901:34.5560.166
VER25.37637.81231.5151:34.7031:34.7030.000
RIC25.43837.86831.4301:34.7361:34.9100.174
GRO25.33538.13631.7911:35.2621:35.4680.206
PER25.53838.02831.7761:35.3421:35.4110.069
LEC25.49038.14331.7141:35.3471:35.3650.018
OCO25.38638.09831.9011:35.3851:35.5620.177
SAI25.64138.19231.6171:35.4501:35.4500.000
HUL25.74838.11031.6321:35.4901:35.8820.392
GAS25.64138.30931.7631:35.7131:35.7130.000
MAG25.43238.34931.9891:35.7701:35.7700.000
ERI25.69638.35131.8811:35.9281:36.0000.072
STR25.76038.06232.2221:36.0441:36.1880.144
SIR25.70138.44931.9421:36.0921:36.1930.101
HAR25.80638.42331.8651:36.0941:36.3300.236
VAN25.59638.61931.8911:36.1061:36.3020.196
ALO25.71138.41632.2051:36.3321:36.3320.000

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

FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.046
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.686
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.207
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.635
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.151
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.432
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.302
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+0.617
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+0.005
McLarenVANahead of ALO+0.030

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

Stints and compounds

VET51437
RAI51438
HAM11174
BOT11064
VER5754
RIC4844
LEC10155
PER1074
SAI1074
GRO865
OCO1075
GAS11853
MAG856
HUL955
ERI10155
STR10515
SIR1055
VAN10751
HAR211454
ALO1055
SSoft