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Round 21 · 2018

United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Grand Prix

Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates23–25 Nov

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 43° ·air 30° ·35% hum ·3.6 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 29° ·air 26° ·58% hum ·7.7 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 39° ·air 32° ·30% hum ·5.8 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 32° ·air 29° ·47% hum ·6.1 km/h wind
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 34° ·air 33° ·39% hum ·7.2 km/h windwet

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1HAMMercedes11:39:40.38225
2VETFerrari31+2.58118
3VERRed Bull Racing63+12.70615
4RICRed Bull Racing51+15.37912
5BOTMercedes23+47.95710
6SAIRenault115+72.5488
7LECSauber81+90.7896
8PERRacing Point146+91.2754
9GROHaas F1 Team72+1 Lap2
10MAGHaas F1 Team133+1 Lap1
11ALOMcLaren154+1 Lap
12HARToro Rosso164+1 Lap
13STRWilliams207+1 Lap
14VANMcLaren184+1 Lap
15SIRWilliams194+1 Lap
16GASToro Rosso171Engine
17OCORacing Point98Engine
18ERISauber126Power loss
19RAIFerrari415Power loss
20HULRenault1010Collision

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1HAM1:36.8281:35.6931:34.794
2BOT1:36.7891:36.3921:34.956+0.162
3VET1:36.7751:36.3451:35.125+0.331
4RAI1:37.0101:36.7351:35.365+0.571
5RIC1:37.1171:36.9641:35.401+0.607
6VER1:37.1951:36.1441:35.589+0.795
7GRO1:37.5751:36.7321:36.192+1.398
8LEC1:37.1241:36.5801:36.237+1.443
9OCO1:36.9361:36.8141:36.540+1.746
10HUL1:37.5691:36.6301:36.542+1.748
11SAI1:37.7571:36.982+2.188
12ERI1:37.6191:37.132+2.338
13MAG1:37.9341:37.309+2.515
14PER1:37.2551:37.541+2.747
15ALO1:37.8901:37.743+2.949
16HAR1:37.994+3.200
17GAS1:38.166+3.372
18VAN1:38.577+3.783
19SIR1:38.635+3.841
20STR1:38.682+3.888

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:38.491
Practice 21:37.236−1.255
Practice 31:37.176−0.060
Qualifying1:34.794−2.382
Grand Prix1:40.867+6.073

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

VER1:38.491

Single-lap pace

VER1:38.491
RIC1:38.945+0.454
BOT1:39.452+0.961
HAM1:39.543+1.052
OCO1:40.102+1.611
MAG1:40.235+1.744
RAI1:40.417+1.926
VET1:40.453+1.962
SAI1:40.588+2.097
GRO1:40.663+2.172
GAS1:40.671+2.180
HUL1:41.023+2.532
PER1:41.075+2.584
HAR1:41.137+2.646
STR1:41.493+3.002
GIO1:41.662+3.171
ERI1:41.928+3.437
VAN1:42.114+3.623
ALO1:42.313+3.822
KUB1:42.992+4.501

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

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
VER?81:44.614±0.408+0.115s
HAM?6*1:45.403+0.789±0.418
OCO?6*1:45.936+1.322±1.178
BOT?6*1:46.183+1.569±0.690

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
VER17.30841.90639.2771:38.4911:38.4910.000
RIC17.45942.22239.1971:38.8781:38.9450.067
HAM17.33942.25139.8361:39.4261:39.5430.117
BOT17.24442.24139.9561:39.4411:39.4520.011
RAI17.38342.59040.0361:40.0091:40.4170.408
OCO17.56342.22940.2691:40.0611:40.1020.041
MAG17.47242.59940.1641:40.2351:40.2350.000
VET17.54142.62640.1301:40.2971:40.4530.156
SAI17.55842.58440.4461:40.5881:40.5880.000
GRO17.52642.68040.4221:40.6281:40.6630.035
GAS17.77542.54440.3361:40.6551:40.6710.016
HUL17.57342.61540.7971:40.9851:41.0230.038
PER17.55742.65440.8161:41.0271:41.0750.048
HAR17.63242.68340.7621:41.0771:41.1370.060
STR17.81142.80140.7951:41.4071:41.4930.086
GIO17.65242.81440.9851:41.4511:41.6620.211
ERI17.62942.78241.4171:41.8281:41.9280.100
VAN17.65243.03741.2511:41.9401:42.1140.174
ALO17.67143.27341.3421:42.2861:42.3130.027
KUB17.62443.22141.6511:42.4961:42.9920.496

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

Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.454
MercedesBOTahead of HAM+0.091
Racing PointOCOahead of PER+0.973
Haas F1 TeamMAGahead of GRO+0.428
FerrariRAIahead of VET+0.036
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.435
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+0.466
WilliamsSTRahead of KUB+1.499
SauberGIOahead of ERI+0.266
McLarenVANahead of ALO+0.199

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

Stints and compounds

VER274113
RIC2755
BOT197183
HAM176183
OCO18611
MAG1767
RAI1117194
VET171516
SAI11955
GRO1977
GAS17171
HUL112686
PER11768
HAR171188
STR2776
GIO1698
ERI1687
VAN1221754
ALO11473
KUB29105

Practice 2

BOT1:37.236

Single-lap pace

BOT1:37.236
VER1:37.280+0.044
RIC1:37.428+0.192
HAM1:37.443+0.207
RAI1:37.461+0.225
VET1:37.569+0.333
GRO1:38.060+0.824
HUL1:38.230+0.994
MAG1:38.318+1.082
OCO1:38.402+1.166
GAS1:38.506+1.270
SAI1:38.511+1.275
ALO1:38.725+1.489
PER1:38.806+1.570
LEC1:38.831+1.595
HAR1:38.957+1.721
ERI1:39.502+2.266
VAN1:39.938+2.702
STR1:40.046+2.810
SIR1:40.935+3.699

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

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
RIC?7*1:43.488±0.411
VER?5*1:43.890+0.402±0.184
VET?111:43.898+0.410±0.278−0.008s
BOT?91:44.069+0.581±0.140−0.001s
HAM?5*1:44.132+0.644±1.152
RAI?111:44.310+0.822±0.262−0.038s
OCO?81:44.522+1.034±0.434+0.133s
LEC?7*1:44.829+1.341±0.571
HAR?111:45.194+1.706±0.645+0.146s
ALO?111:45.196+1.708±0.869+0.142s
SAI?161:45.248+1.760±0.704+0.135s
MAG?7*1:45.564+2.076±0.690
ERI?81:45.712+2.224±0.548+0.196s
PER?5*1:45.811+2.323±1.194
GRO?6*1:45.929+2.441±0.965
HUL?141:46.055+2.567±1.006+0.181s
SIR?131:46.225+2.737±0.210−0.006s
STR?111:46.672+3.184±0.897+0.182s
GAS?81:47.364+3.876±1.021+0.330s

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
VER17.41641.37738.3731:37.1661:37.2800.114
BOT17.34441.41338.4791:37.2361:37.2360.000
HAM17.28741.37638.6431:37.3061:37.4430.137
RIC17.49941.66438.2651:37.4281:37.4280.000
RAI17.22641.47838.7351:37.4391:37.4610.022
VET17.32241.32738.8311:37.4801:37.5690.089
GRO17.28241.81538.9631:38.0601:38.0600.000
HUL17.48441.70439.0421:38.2301:38.2300.000
MAG17.36041.81839.1111:38.2891:38.3180.029
OCO17.52041.56939.3021:38.3911:38.4020.011
GAS17.64241.90438.9431:38.4891:38.5060.017
SAI17.50841.65539.3481:38.5111:38.5110.000
ALO17.42841.94739.3501:38.7251:38.7250.000
LEC17.35841.70539.6911:38.7541:38.8310.077
HAR17.63041.92239.2111:38.7631:38.9570.194
PER17.52041.85239.4161:38.7881:38.8060.018
ERI17.37541.98939.9961:39.3601:39.5020.142
STR17.66042.25339.8751:39.7881:40.0460.258
VAN17.52242.28540.0091:39.8161:39.9380.122
SIR17.63942.27040.6521:40.5611:40.9350.374

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+0.207
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.148
FerrariRAIahead of VET+0.108
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.258
RenaultHULahead of SAI+0.281
Racing PointOCOahead of PER+0.404
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+0.451
McLarenALOahead of VAN+1.213
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.671
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+0.889

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

Stints and compounds

BOT7147153
VER56912
RIC76810
HAM435878
RAI7171519
VET7171617
GRO8598
HUL631818
MAG85611
OCO76812
GAS751010
SAI73189
ALO75815
PER76711
LEC115710
HAR76814
ERI117711
VAN5553
STR77217
SIR97419

Practice 3

HAM1:37.176

Single-lap pace

HAM1:37.176
RAI1:37.464+0.288
VET1:37.587+0.411
VER1:37.747+0.571
BOT1:37.933+0.757
RIC1:38.090+0.914
GRO1:38.304+1.128
HUL1:38.850+1.674
SAI1:38.970+1.794
OCO1:39.011+1.835
PER1:39.053+1.877
HAR1:39.074+1.898
LEC1:39.282+2.106
MAG1:39.612+2.436
GAS1:39.740+2.564
ALO1:39.974+2.798
ERI1:39.997+2.821
STR1:40.117+2.941
VAN1:40.233+3.057
SIR1:41.182+4.006

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
HAM17.22041.52438.4321:37.1761:37.1760.000
RAI17.07941.46238.9231:37.4641:37.4640.000
VET16.99041.57639.0211:37.5871:37.5870.000
VER17.33441.66038.7531:37.7471:37.7470.000
BOT17.27541.81738.7531:37.8451:37.9330.088
RIC17.37141.95338.7131:38.0371:38.0900.053
GRO17.11741.95539.2321:38.3041:38.3040.000
HUL17.36142.08439.4051:38.8501:38.8500.000
SAI17.28142.02039.5691:38.8701:38.9700.100
PER17.34841.94139.6061:38.8951:39.0530.158
OCO17.46141.85939.6171:38.9371:39.0110.074
HAR17.47342.02739.5511:39.0511:39.0740.023
LEC17.22241.91440.1461:39.2821:39.2820.000
MAG17.21642.04240.3541:39.6121:39.6120.000
GAS17.53242.29539.9001:39.7271:39.7400.013
STR17.34942.27740.3181:39.9441:40.1170.173
ERI17.28942.40540.2641:39.9581:39.9970.039
ALO17.45542.47240.0471:39.9741:39.9740.000
VAN17.46242.62340.1481:40.2331:40.2330.000
SIR17.38742.78140.7241:40.8921:41.1820.290

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+0.757
FerrariRAIahead of VET+0.123
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.343
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+1.308
RenaultHULahead of SAI+0.120
Racing PointOCOahead of PER+0.042
Toro RossoHARahead of GAS+0.666
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.715
McLarenALOahead of VAN+0.259
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+1.065

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

Stints and compounds

HAM61613
RAI954
VET41613
VER78
BOT51613
RIC56
GRO175
HUL717
SAI187
OCO16
PER717
HAR1917
LEC145
MAG166
GAS1614
ALO1543
ERI110153
STR8145
VAN167
SIR7177