Welcome to our coverage of the 2018 French Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Paul Ricard.
Session Reports
FP1: Hamilton leads the field in first practice at Paul Ricard
FP2: Hamilton stays on top but Bottas springs a leak
FP3: Rain-impacted final practice sees limited running from drivers
Qualifying: Hamilton and Bottas lock-out the front row at Le Castellet
Race: Hamilton cruises to win in France after Vettel and Bottas trip up
Photos
Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday at Le Castellet
Gallery: All the pictures from Friday at Le Castellet
Gallery: All the pictures from Saturday at Le Castellet
Gallery: All the pictures from Sunday at Le Castellet
Results
Free Practice 1 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.231s | 25 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.371s | + 0.140s | 29 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:32.527s | + 0.296s | 25 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.003s | + 0.772s | 23 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.172s | + 0.941s | 19 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:33.318s | + 1.087s | 22 |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.331s | + 1.100s | 15 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:33.685s | + 1.454s | 23 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.719s | + 1.488s | 26 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.108s | + 1.877s | 23 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:34.258s | + 2.027s | 25 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.484s | + 2.253s | 14 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:34.513s | + 2.282s | 21 |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.592s | + 2.361s | 21 |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:34.664s | + 2.433s | 25 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.862s | + 2.631s | 20 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:34.881s | + 2.650s | 28 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.993s | + 2.762s | 24 |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.021s | + 2.790s | 24 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.105s | + 2.874s | 25 |
Free Practice 2 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.539s | 27 | |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.243s | + 0.704s | 31 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.271s | + 0.732s | 24 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.426s | + 0.887s | 29 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.689s | + 1.150s | 35 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:33.699s | + 1.160s | 30 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.156s | + 1.617s | 7 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.400s | + 1.861s | 24 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.457s | + 1.918s | 33 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.535s | + 1.996s | 35 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:35.067s | + 2.528s | 30 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:35.086s | + 2.547s | 33 |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.172s | + 2.633s | 28 |
| 14 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:35.583s | + 3.044s | 33 |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:35.697s | + 3.158s | 31 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:35.705s | + 3.166s | 25 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:35.936s | + 3.397s | 34 |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.970s | + 3.431s | 35 |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36.080s | + 3.541s | 13 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.105s | + 2.874s | 25 |
Free Practice 3 results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.666s | 3 | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:34.953s | + 1.287s | 3 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:35.012s | + 1.346s | 5 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:36.365s | + 2.699s | 4 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.756s | + 3.090s | 5 |
| 6 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:37.547s | + 3.881s | 4 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:38.317s | + 4.651s | 5 |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:38.450s | + 4.784s | 3 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.641s | + 5.975s | 4 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39.738s | + 6.072s | 3 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:40.087s | + 6.421s | 4 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:40.743s | + 7.077s | 3 |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:49.711s | + 16.045s | 3 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 2:02.399s | + 28.733s | 4 |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 2:04.093s | + 30.427s | 5 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 | ||
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 3 | ||
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1 | ||
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 2 | ||
| 20 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.271s | 1:30.645s | 1:30.029s |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.776s | 1:31.227s | 1:30.147s |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.820s | 1:30.751s | 1:30.400s |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.531s | 1:30.818s | 1:30.705s |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:31.910s | 1:31.538s | 1:30.895s |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.567s | 1:30.772s | 1:31.057s |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:32.394s | 1:32.016s | 1:32.126s |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:32.538s | 1:32.055s | 1:32.635s |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.169s | 1:31.510s | 1:32.930s |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:32.083s | 1:31.472s | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:32.786s | 1:32.075s | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:32.949s | 1:32.115s | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.692s | 1:32.454s | |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:32.447s | 1:32.460s | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.804s | 1:32.820s | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:32.976s | ||
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:33.025s | ||
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:33.162s | ||
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:33.636s | ||
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:33.729s |
Race results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 53 laps - 1:30:11.385s | 1 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | + 7.090s | 1 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | + 25.888s | 1 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | + 34.736s | 1 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | + 61.935s | 2 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | + 79.364s | 1 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | + 80.632s | 2 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | + 87.184s | 1 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | + 91.989s | 1 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | + 93.873s | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | + 1 lap | 1 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | + 3 laps | 3 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | DNF | 1 |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | DNF | 1 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | DNF | 0 |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | DNF | 0 |
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