2019 Formula One World Championship

Lewis Hamilton is the defending World Drivers' Champion and the current championship leader.

Mercedes are the reigning World Constructors' Champion and current championship leaders; pictured is the 2019 F1 W10 EQ Power+ driven by Valtteri Bottas.

The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship is an ongoing motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marks the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. Starting in March and ending in December, the championship is being contested over twenty-one Grands Prix. Drivers are competing for the title of World Drivers' Champion, and teams for the World Constructors' Champion; the 2019 championship saw the running of the 1000th World Championship race, the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix.^[1][2]

Lewis Hamilton is the defending World Drivers' Champion, after winning his fifth championship title in the previous season, and Mercedes are the defending World Constructors' Champions, after winning their fifth consecutive championship in 2018.

Entries

Ten teams, with two drivers each, are competing in the championship in 2019.

Teams and drivers competing in the 2019 World Championship

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Power unit	Race drivers			Free Practice drivers
				No.	Driver name	Rounds	No.	Driver name
Alfa Romeo Racing	Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari	C38	Ferrari 064	7 99	Kimi Räikkönen Antonio Giovinazzi	1–14 1–14	N/A
Scuderia Ferrari[note 1]	Ferrari	SF90	Ferrari 064	5 16	Sebastian Vettel Charles Leclerc	1–14 1–14	N/A
Rich Energy Haas F1 Team[note 2]	Haas-Ferrari	VF-19	Ferrari 064	8 20	Romain Grosjean Kevin Magnussen	1–14 1–14	N/A
McLaren F1 Team	McLaren-Renault	MCL34	Renault E-Tech 19	4 55	Lando Norris Carlos Sainz Jr.	1–14 1–14	N/A
Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	Mercedes	F1 W10 EQ Power+	Mercedes M10 EQ Power+	44 77	Lewis Hamilton Valtteri Bottas	1–14 1–14	N/A
SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team	Racing Point-BWT Mercedes	RP19	BWT Mercedes[note 3]	11 18	Sergio Pérez Lance Stroll	1–14 1–14	N/A
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing	Red Bull Racing-Honda	RB15	Honda RA619H	10 23 33	Pierre Gasly Alexander Albon Max Verstappen	1–12 13–14 1–14	N/A
Renault F1 Team	Renault	R.S.19	Renault E-Tech 19	3 27	Daniel Ricciardo Nico Hülkenberg	1–14 1–14	N/A
Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	STR14	Honda RA619H	23 10 26	Alexander Albon Pierre Gasly Daniil Kvyat	1–12 13–14 1–14	N/A
ROKiT Williams Racing	Williams-Mercedes	FW42	Mercedes M10 EQ Power+	63 88	George Russell Robert Kubica	1–14 1–14	40	Nicholas Latifi
Sources:[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Team changes

Red Bull Racing ended its twelve-year partnership with Renault and switched to Honda engines.^[21] In doing so, Red Bull Racing joined sister team Scuderia Toro Rosso in using Honda power after the latter joined the Japanese manufacturer in 2018. Neither team is recognised as Honda's official factory team under the terms of the agreement.^[22]

Racing Point F1 Team completed their transition from the Racing Point Force India identity that they used after purchasing the assets of Sahara Force India in August 2018.^[23]

Sauber was renamed Alfa Romeo Racing in an extension of the sponsorship deal that began in 2018;^[24] the Sauber name disappeared entirely from the Formula One grid, but is still used in the Formula 2 and Formula 3 support categories.^[25][26]

Haas F1 Team signed a title sponsorship agreement with energy drinks manufacturer Rich Energy for 2019 before the end of the 2018 season;^[27] this agreement was terminated on 9 September 2019, following a series of off-track disputes between Haas and Rich Energy and legal issues for Rich Energy.^[28]

Driver changes

Alexander Albon (left), Lando Norris (center) and George Russell (right) made their Formula One débuts with Scuderia Toro Rosso, McLaren and Williams respectively.

The lead up to the 2019 championship saw several driver changes. Daniel Ricciardo moved to Renault after five years with Red Bull Racing,^[29][30] replacing Carlos Sainz Jr. Ricciardo's drive at Red Bull Racing has been taken by Pierre Gasly, who was promoted from Scuderia Toro Rosso, the team with whom he made his first Formula One start in 2017.^[31] Daniil Kvyat rejoined Toro Rosso after last racing for the team in 2017,^[32] he was partnered with Formula 2 driver Alexander Albon, who replaced Brendon Hartley.^[33] Albon subsequently became only the second Thai driver to race in Formula One after Prince Bira.^[34]

Sainz, who was on loan to Renault in 2018, did not have his deal with Red Bull renewed and subsequently moved to McLaren to replace two-time World Drivers' Champion Fernando Alonso,^[35] who had earlier announced that he would not compete in Formula One in 2019.^[36][37] Sainz was partnered with 2017 European Formula 3 champion Lando Norris, replacing Stoffel Vandoorne who left McLaren to race in Formula E with the Mercedes-affiliated HWA Team.^[38][39][40]

Charles Leclerc left Sauber after one year with the team, replacing Kimi Räikkönen at Ferrari.^[41] Räikkönen returned to Sauber, now renamed Alfa Romeo, with whom he had started his career in 2001,^[42] he was partnered with Antonio Giovinazzi, who made two starts for Sauber when he replaced the injured Pascal Wehrlein in 2017.^[43][44] Marcus Ericsson moved to race in the IndyCar Series in 2019 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports but will remain with Alfa Romeo as a third driver and brand ambassador.^[43][45][46]

Reigning Formula 2 champion George Russell joined Williams.^[47] Robert Kubica made his return to Formula 1, replacing Sergey Sirotkin at Williams. Sirotkin returned to Renault as a reserve driver. Kubica's return comes after an eight-year absence brought on by a near-fatal rally car crash in 2011 that left him with serious arm injuries.^[48][49]

Esteban Ocon left Racing Point Force India and joined Mercedes as a reserve driver. Ocon will share the role of simulator driver with Stoffel Vandoorne.^[50][51] Ocon was replaced at Racing Point by Lance Stroll, who left Williams.^[52]

Mid-season changes

In the build-up to the Belgian Grand Prix, Red Bull Racing announced that Pierre Gasly would be demoted to Toro Rosso and Alexander Albon would be promoted in his place.^[53][54]

Calendar

Nations that are scheduled to host a Grand Prix in 2019 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked with a black dot. Former host nations are shown in dark grey, and former host circuits are marked with a white dot.

The following twenty-one Grands Prix are due to be run as part of the 2019 World Championship; each race is run over a minimum number of laps that exceeds a total distance of 305 km (189.5 mi); the only exception to this is the Monaco Grand Prix, for which the distance is 260 km (161.6 mi).^[55]

Schedule of events

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Race date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	17 March
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	26 May
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal	9 June
8	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	14 July
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	4 August
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	8 September
15	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	17 November
21	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December
Sources:[56][57][58]

Calendar changes

The Mexican and United States Grands Prix swapped places on the calendar so that the United States round follows the Mexican Grand Prix.^[56][59]

Regulation changes

Race Director and Technical Delegate Charlie Whiting died unexpectedly days before the opening race of the season in Australia.^[60] Deputy Race Director Michael Masi was named as his successor.^[61][62]

Technical regulations

In a bid to improve overtaking, teams agreed to a series of aerodynamic changes that affect the profile of the front and rear wings; the front wing endplates were reshaped to alter the airflow across the car and reduce the effects of aerodynamic turbulence, and winglets above the main plane of the front wing have been banned. The slot in the rear wing was widened, making the drag reduction system (DRS) more powerful;^[63] the agreed-upon changes were drawn from the findings of a working group set up to investigate potential changes to the technical regulations in preparation for the 2021 championship. The front wing was made 200 mm (7.9 in) wider, 20 mm (0.79 in) higher, and moved 25 mm (0.98 in) further forward. The rear wing was made 100 mm (3.9 in) wider and 20 mm (0.79 in) higher, with a 20 mm (0.79 in) larger DRS opening.^[64]

Parts of the technical regulations governing bodywork were rewritten in a bid to promote sponsorship opportunities for teams;^[65] the agreed changes are to mandate smaller bargeboards and limit aerodynamic development of the rear wing endplates to create more space for sponsor logos. The changes were introduced as a response to falling revenues amid teams and the struggles of smaller teams to secure new sponsors.

The mandated maximum fuel levels were raised from 105 kg (231 lb) to 110 kg (240 lb) to minimise the need for drivers to conserve fuel during a race.^[66] Driver weights are no longer considered when measuring the minimum weight of the car; this change was agreed to following concerns that drivers were being forced to lose dangerous amounts of weight in order to offset the additional weight of the post-2014 turbo-hybrid engines.^[66] Drivers who weigh less than 80 kg (180 lb) are required to make up this weight with a ballast, located around the seat to minimise possible performance gains; the changes were introduced to eliminate the advantage drivers with a naturally smaller body shape had over taller and heavier drivers and to discourage unhealthy diet and exercise regimes to improve performance.^[67]

Sporting regulations

The regulations introduced a bonus point to the driver (and the constructor) that sets the fastest lap in a race; the point is only awarded if the driver is classified in the top ten at the end of the race. This makes 2019 the first time since 1959 that a bonus point gets awarded for setting the fastest lap.^[68][69]

Driver safety

The FIA introduced a new standard for driver helmets with the intention of improving safety. Under the new standard, helmets will be subjected to a more thorough range of crash tests aimed at improving energy absorption and deflection as well as reducing the likelihood of objects penetrating the helmet's structure. All certified helmet manufacturers were required to pass the tests in advance of the 2019 championship to have their certification renewed. Once introduced to Formula One, the new standard will gradually be applied to all helmets used by competitors in every FIA-sanctioned event.^[70]

Tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli renamed its range of tyres following a request from the FIA and the sport's management; the governing body argued that the naming conventions used in 2018 were obtuse and difficult for casual spectators to understand.^[71][72] Under the new plan, names given to particular compounds, such as "hypersoft" and "ultrasoft", will be replaced by referring during each race to the three compounds teams have available for that race as soft, medium and hard; this is hoped to aid fans in understanding the tyre compounds used at each round. The actual compounds for the season will be referred to by number, from the firmest ("1") to the softest ("5").^{[note 4]} Pirelli will continue to decide which three compounds are made available for each race; the practice of using colours to identify the specific compound (such as pink for the hypersoft) will be discontinued, with white, yellow and red being used for the three compounds available for each race where white denoted the hardest available compound and red the softest. As all five compounds are available in testing there will be slight variations in the details on the tyre sidewalls to distinguish between the different compounds during testing.^[74][75]

Season report

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The season started with the Australian Grand Prix, won by Valtteri Bottas from second on the grid in dominant fashion, finishing 20 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton who himself only narrowly beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to second.^[76] Verstappen's third place marked the first podium for a Honda powered car in over 10 years, last achieved at the 2008 British Grand Prix.^[77]

The second race of the season was the Bahrain Grand Prix. Ferrari topped every practice session and then went on go to lock out the front row in qualifying. Charles Leclerc earned the first pole position of his career by setting a lap time 3 tenths of a second quicker than his teammate Sebastian Vettel. In the race, Leclerc fell down to 3rd in the 1st corner behind Vettel and the championship leader Valtteri Bottas. However, he then climbed back up the order to take the lead despite being told by his team, Ferrari, not to overtake his teammate.

Late in the race, Leclerc was leading by around 10 seconds before his engine developed an issue, allowing Lewis Hamilton to take the race lead. A few laps later, Valtteri Bottas also overtook Leclerc pushing him down to 3rd and making it a Mercedes 1–2. Just as it was looking like Max Verstappen was going to overtake Leclerc as well, a safety car was called out due to both of the Renault cars of Nico Hülkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo having engine and power issues at turn 1 and 3; the race finished behind the safety car for the eighth time in F1 history.^[78] As a result, Lewis Hamilton won, Valtteri Bottas came second, and Charles Leclerc came home third for his first podium and Ferrari's first podium of the season. After the race Valtteri Bottas led the Drivers' Championship by 1 point over teammate Lewis Hamilton.

At round 3 in China, which was noted as F1's 1000th race, Hamilton led away at the start and won the Grand Prix, resulting in him taking the championship lead by 6 points over his teammate Bottas, whilst Mercedes extended their lead over Ferrari, becoming the first team since Williams in 1992 to start a season with 3 consecutive 1–2 finishes.^[79] Pierre Gasly set the fastest lap and finished in sixth, after pitting with 3 laps remaining as Ferrari got their second podium of the season with Vettel.

At the next round in Baku, it was a different story. In the first practice session, George Russell's Williams made contact with a drain cover down the straight on the floor after Charles Leclerc, who was fastest in the session because it was suspended, also made contact with the drain cover but with his left front tyre; the next two practice sessions were all about Leclerc, being fastest in all three practice sessions. In qualifying, Pierre Gasly was fastest in the first session but did not set a time in the second because it was irrelevant since he would start in the pitlane for not stopping for the weighbridge in one practice session. Charles Leclerc, the favourite for pole, timed 2nd in the first session and was 5th in the second session, but crashed at turn 8 in the same session, locking up his tires and missing the apex, going into the barrier; this meant that Leclerc's qualifying was over, at least physically; he did make it into the final session but did not set a time as a result of the crash. Valterri Bottas took pole ahead of championship leader Hamilton. Kimi Räikkönen originally qualified ninth, but started from the pitlane after his car failed a front wing deflection test and joined Red Bull driver Gasly in starting in the pitlane as his teammate, Antonio Giovinazzi, received a ten-place grid penalty for using a third control electronic in his power unit and started 17th. In the race, Lewis Hamilton did get the better start, but Bottas had better pace and stayed in the lead. Charles Leclerc, who started 8th, was 4th after losing two spots in the opening lap and was getting steady pace with leader Bottas in the fresh set of medium tyres he got as a result of his crash during qualifying. After Bottas, Hamilton, and Sebastian Vettel pitted for tyres, Charles Leclerc took the lead and led the race for a long time. Eventually, Bottas retook the lead from Leclerc who had not pitted yet at that time. A virtual safety car was deployed after an incident with Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat at a runoff area. Bottas won the race by 1.5 seconds over teammate Hamilton and took a 1-point lead in the Drivers' Championship. Charles Leclerc took his 2nd fastest lap after pitting with less than 5 laps remaining as his teammate, Sebastian Vettel, took 3rd place for the team.

In Spain, Valtteri Bottas dominated the entire qualifying session, finishing in first place each time, thus giving him his third consecutive pole of the 2019 season. Hamilton however, got past him quickly at the first corner in the race; the safety car was deployed on lap 44 after a collision between Racing Point's Lance Stroll and McLaren's Lando Norris, which ultimately did not change the positions of the top 6 runners. Mercedes finished again for their fifth 1–2 finish as Hamilton took the chequered flag (along with the fastest lap point) and Bottas four seconds behind. Red Bull's Max Verstappen completed the podium.

At the Monaco Grand Prix, teams and drivers honoured the memory of F1 legend and Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, who had passed away the week before the race. Mercedes painted their halos red and other teams and some drivers memorialised Lauda on their cars and helmets. Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid again, with Hamilton on pole and Bottas in second. During the race, Red Bull's Max Verstappen was released unsafely from his pit box and impeded Valtteri Bottas, resulting in a five-second time penalty for Verstappen; the second half of the race, Hamilton was on the radio complaining about his graining tyres, but his team kept him out. Second place Verstappen kept the pressure up on Hamilton, though the two came in contact in the final laps of the race at the Nouveille Chicane. Hamilton went on to win the race and though Verstappen was second, his penalty was applied and it demoted him to fourth place; this promoted Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to second and Mercedes's Bottas to third, ending Mercedes's 1–2 winning streak.

In Canada, free practice was eventful. Championship leader, Lewis Hamilton made contact with the wall at turn 8 damaging his car, and some other drivers made contact not just there, but also the Wall of Champions. Qualifying 2 was red-flagged after Kevin Magnussen slammed into the Wall of Champions, which also affected some racers trying to improve their times, but at the end of qualifying, Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari got pole position ahead of Hamilton. Vettel led from the start until lap 48, when he lost control of his Ferrari and slid across the grass at turn 3, regaining control as he came back onto the circuit and nearly collided with Hamilton; the stewards controversially gave Vettel a five-second time penalty for this incident as they deemed it an unsafe re-entry to the track and impeding Hamilton. Although Vettel crossed the finish line first, Hamilton was less than five seconds behind so he was promoted to first place after the penalty was applied. Vettel's teammate, Charles Leclerc finished in third place, and Mercedes Valtteri Bottas received the fastest lap bonus point. Although Ferrari had intended to appeal the ruling, they withdrew but reviewed the evidence further. During free practice at the next race, the stewards announced that they would not review Ferrari's new evidence, thus the final standings stood with Hamilton in first and Vettel in second.^[80]

In France, Mercedes dominated the free practice sessions. Hamilton was summoned to the stewards' office for rejoining the track unsafely, forcing Red Bull's Max Verstappen off the track, but no penalty was issued. Mercedes locked out the front row again in qualifying with Hamilton on pole and Bottas in second. Mercedes secured their sixth 1–2 of the season with Hamilton finishing 18 seconds ahead of Bottas, and Leclerc completing the podium less than a second behind Bottas. At the end of the final lap, fifth-place finisher Vettel set the fastest lap for a bonus point.

In Austria, some drivers spun off the track in free practice due to wind. In qualifying, Leclerc secured his second pole position. Verstappen was promoted to second and Bottas third after second-place finisher Hamilton was given a grid penalty for impeding Kimi Räikkönen in Q1. In the race, Leclerc led away as Verstappen lost a few positions at the start. However, Verstappen found power for his car and managed to come back, passing Leclerc with just a few laps left. An investigation followed after contact was made between the two at turn three on lap 69, but the stewards deemed it a racing incident. All drivers finished the race, with Verstappen winning the race for a second consecutive year as well as setting the fastest lap. Leclerc finished second and Bottas finished third, it was the first win for a Honda-powered F1 car since Jenson Button in the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, and the first non-Mercedes win in 2019.

In Great Britain, the newly resurfaced track surface cause plenty of eventful moments throughout the weekend. Romain Grosjean crashing his car on the pit exit and Kimi Räikkönen's Alfa Romeo stopping on the Wellington straight, the latter of which brought out a red flag; the drivers all struggled with track grip levels throughout the session and although there was some brief rain it had little impact on the running in the session. Championship leader, Lewis Hamilton was chasing for a 6 consecutive pole position at Silverstone but Bottas pipped him from pole with a time gap of 0.006 seconds, nearly as close as the 0.002 second time gap which Vettel beat Fernando Alonso in the 2010 German Grand Prix. The opening laps did provide for some battling between the two Mercedes drivers, but the safety car played a crucial role in the Mercedes battle when Giovinazzi got trapped in the gravel trap in the penultimate corner and Lewis pitting laps after his teammate when he got the safety car advantage. One of the crucial moments was when Vettel and Verstappen were battling for 3rd and Vettel's car rammed into the back of Verstappen's car, resulting in a 10-second penalty which lead Vettel to finish behind the two Williams and Pierre Gasly to outscore his teammate and get his career best finish of 4th for the second time since the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix. Leclerc took 3rd while Bottas took 2nd, and Lewis Hamilton wins his 6 British Grand Prix and ties the record for the most home GP wins with Alain Prost winning 6 times in the French Grand Prix. Hamilton also set the fastest lap on the final lap with the hardest tire, which he ran for most of the race.

In Hockenheim, Mercedes ran a special one-off livery to commemorate their 125th anniversary in motorsport. Ferrari looked set to be the favorites for pole, having been fastest in every practice session, but both hit technical difficulties during qualifying, leaving Hamilton to take pole in Hockenheim. Everything changed in the race as it rained heavily before the start leading the race to have a standing start for the first time; as the race progressed, many drivers spun off or wrecked, particularly at the final two turns of the track, where Nico Hulkenberg, Charles Leclerc ended their races there. Hamilton also fell victim at the same place, but managed to keep going with a broken front wing, he was later penalized for having entered the pit lane outside the bollard, later having a spin, and ended up 11th. Max Verstappen went on to claim victory in the race, with Vettel recovering from last to be in second, and the third podium place went to Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat, who made a stop for slick tires late in the race to claim his third career podium and Toro Rosso's first since the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, as he battled Racing Point's Lance Stroll along the way. Post-race, both Alfa Romeos, which were 7th and 8th were penalized for technical infringements, promoting Hamilton and Williams' Robert Kubica into the points, the latter scoring Williams' first points of the season as well as his first since the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Verstappen took his maiden pole in Hungary, equalling the record with Jackie Stewart for taking the most victories before a maiden pole. An unexpected extra stop for Hamilton soon led him to winning the race and beating Verstappen in the closing laps, who was suffering from graining tires late in the race, having been battling with Hamilton previously.

The following two tracks after the summer break were more suitable to Ferrari's top speed advantage, with Leclerc winning both in Belgium and Italy from pole position. In both races, Leclerc was under strong pressure from Hamilton throughout, winning the Belgian race by less than a second, before Hamilton ultimately dropped back after missing the first chicane in Italy; this enabled Bottas to finish second and slightly close up in the title race. Leclerc won his first two career wins consecutively and within the timespan of one week, as Vettel and Verstappen endured two terrible weekends; this saw Leclerc close up in the battle for third in the drivers' championship. Leclerc also became the first Ferrari Monza winner since Fernando Alonso had won the race in 2010. Qualifying for both races were unusual in that Leclerc won pole by a sizeable margin of more than 0.7 seconds on a dry track in Belgium, whereas almost the entire Q3 field missed crossing the line in time for their second timed lap at Monza, handing Leclerc pole by default after him being the fastest on the first run.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Report
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Pierre Gasly	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
4	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Charles Leclerc	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Pierre Gasly	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
8	French Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
11	German Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda	Report
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Max Verstappen	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Report
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Sebastian Vettel	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Charles Leclerc	Lewis Hamilton	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Report
15	Singapore Grand Prix					Report
16	Russian Grand Prix					Report
17	Japanese Grand Prix					Report
18	Mexican Grand Prix					Report
19	United States Grand Prix					Report
20	Brazilian Grand Prix					Report
21	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix					Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers and the driver who sets the fastest lap; the point for fastest lap is only awarded if the driver is classified in the top ten in the race; the points are awarded in every race, using the following system:

In order for full points to be awarded, the race winner must complete at least 75% of the scheduled race distance. Half points are awarded if the race winner completes at least two laps but less than 75% of the race distance;^{[note 5]} the fastest lap point is only awarded if the driver is classified in the top 10 places. In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the championship, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's/constructor's best result used to decide the standings.^{[note 6]}

World Drivers' Championship standings

Pos. Driver AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP MON CAN FRA AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN MEX USA BRA ABU Points 1 Lewis Hamilton 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 9 1 2 3 284 2 Valtteri Bottas 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 3 2 Ret 8 3 2 221 3 Max Verstappen 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 1 5 1 2 Ret 8 185 4 Charles Leclerc 5 3 5 5 5 Ret 3 3 2 3 Ret 4 1 1 182 5 Sebastian Vettel 4 5 3 3 4 2 2 5 4 16 2 3 4 13 169 6 Pierre Gasly 11 8 6 Ret 6 5 8 10 7 4 14 6 9 11 65 7 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ret 19 14 7 8 6 11 6 8 6 5 5 Ret Ret 58 8 Daniel Ricciardo Ret 18 7 Ret 12 9 6 11 12 7 Ret 14 14 4 34 9 Alexander Albon 14 9 10 11 11 8 Ret 15 15 12 6 10 5 6 34 10 Daniil Kvyat 10 12 Ret Ret 9 7 10 14 17 9 3 15 7 Ret 33 11 Nico Hülkenberg 7 17 Ret 14 13 13 7 8 13 10 Ret 12 8 5 31 12 Kimi Räikkönen 8 7 9 10 14 17 15 7 9 8 12 7 16 15 31 13 Sergio Pérez 13 10 8 6 15 12 12 12 11 17 Ret 11 6 7 27 14 Lando Norris 12 6 18 8 Ret 11 Ret 9 6 11 Ret 9 11 10 25 15 Lance Stroll 9 14 12 9 Ret 16 9 13 14 13 4 17 10 12 19 16 Kevin Magnussen 6 13 13 13 7 14 17 17 19 Ret 8 13 12 Ret 18 17 Romain Grosjean Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 10 14 Ret 16 Ret 7 Ret 13 16 8 18 Antonio Giovinazzi 15 11 15 12 16 19 13 16 10 Ret 13 18 18 9 3 19 Robert Kubica 17 16 17 16 18 18 18 18 20 15 10 19 17 17 1 20 George Russell 16 15 16 15 17 15 16 19 18 14 11 16 15 14 0 Pos. Driver AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP MON CAN FRA AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN MEX USA BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Notes:

•  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

World Constructors' Championship standings

Pos. Constructor AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP MON CAN FRA AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN MEX USA BRA ABU Points 1 Mercedes 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 9 1 2 2 505 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 5 2 Ret 8 3 3 2 Ferrari 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 1 351 5 5 5 5 5 Ret 3 5 4 16 Ret 4 4 13 3 Red Bull Racing-Honda 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 1 4 1 2 5 6 266 11 8 6 Ret 6 5 8 10 7 5 14 6 Ret 8 4 McLaren-Renault 12 6 14 7 8 6 11 6 6 6 5 5 11 10 83 Ret 19 18 8 Ret 11 Ret 9 8 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5 Renault 7 17 7 14 12 9 6 8 12 7 Ret 12 8 4 65 Ret 18 Ret Ret 13 13 7 11 13 10 Ret 14 14 5 6 Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 10 9 10 11 9 7 10 14 15 9 3 10 7 11 51 14 12 Ret Ret 11 8 Ret 15 17 12 6 15 9 Ret 7 Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 9 10 8 6 15 12 9 12 11 13 4 11 6 7 46 13 14 12 9 Ret 16 12 13 14 17 Ret 17 10 12 8 Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 8 7 9 10 14 17 13 7 9 8 12 7 16 9 34 15 11 15 12 16 19 15 16 10 Ret 13 18 18 15 9 Haas-Ferrari 6 13 11 13 7 10 14 17 16 Ret 7 13 12 16 26 Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 14 17 Ret 19 Ret 8 Ret 13 Ret 10 Williams-Mercedes 16 15 16 15 17 15 16 18 18 14 10 16 15 14 1 17 16 17 16 18 18 18 19 20 15 11 19 17 17 Pos. Constructor AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP MON CAN FRA AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN MEX USA BRA ABU Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Notes:

•  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Footnotes

References

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