Lewis Hamilton took the pole position for the penultimate race of the 2018 Formula 1 season, the Brazilian Grand Prix, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton took his 10th pole position of the 21-race 2018 Formula 1 season in the season’s 20th race, the Brazilian Grand Prix, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. This pole position extends his all-time record to 82 career pole positions.
Hamilton took the pole position for the 71-lap race around the 15-turn, 2.677-mile (4.309-kilometer) Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil by recording a lap at 67.281 seconds (143.238 miles per hour) in the third and final qualifying session.
Hamilton beat out Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel for the pole position by just 0.093 seconds. Vettel qualified in second place by recording a lap at 67.374 seconds (143.040 miles per hour) in the third and final qualifying session.
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Both drivers may be investigated for separate incidents following qualifying. Hamilton nearly collided with Williams Martin Racing’s Sergey Sirotkin in the second qualifying session while Vettel “destroyed the scales” when he was summoned to the weighbridge during the same qualifying session. He refused to turn off the engine and left too soon, thus making it “difficult to get a stable result”.
Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen qualified behind their teammates in third and fourth place, respectively, and are provisionally slated to start on the second row. Aston Martin Red Bull Racing teammates Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo qualified in fifth and sixth, respectively. Ricciardo is set to face a five-position grid penalty as a result of the fact that Red Bull Racing replaced the turbocharger on his car’s power unit ahead of the race.
Alfa Romeo Sauber teammates established themselves as the “best of the rest” behind the sport’s three top-tier teams, as Marcus Ericsson qualified in seventh place while Charles Leclerc qualified in eighth. Haas’ Romain Grosjean and Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly rounded out the top 10 by qualifying in ninth and 10th, respectively.
Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, Racing Point Force India teammates Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon, Renault Sport’s Nico Hulkenberg and Williams Martini Racing’s Sergey Sirotkin were eliminated after the second qualifying session and qualified in 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th place, respectively. Ocon is set to face a five-position grid penalty as a result of a gearbox change.
Renault’s Carlos Sainz Jr., Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley, McLaren’s Fernando Alonso, Williams Martini Racing’s Lance Stroll and McLaren’s Stoffel Vandoorne were eliminated after the first qualifying session and qualified in 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th place, respectively.
Here are the full qualifying results for the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.
Qualifying Results
1st – Lewis Hamilton
2nd – Sebastian Vettel
3rd – Valtteri Bottas
4th – Kimi Raikkonen
5th – Max Verstappen
6th – Daniel Ricciardo
7th – Marcus Ericsson
8th – Charles Leclerc
9th – Romain Grosjean
10th – Pierre Gasly
11th – Kevin Magnussen
12th – Sergio Perez
13th – Esteban Ocon
14th – Nico Hulkenberg
15th – Sergey Sirotkin
16th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
17th – Brendon Hartley
18th – Fernando Alonso
19th – Lance Stroll
20th – Stoffel Vandoorne
Here is the provisional starting grid for the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.
Qualifying Results
1st – Lewis Hamilton
2nd – Sebastian Vettel
3rd – Valtteri Bottas
4th – Kimi Raikkonen
5th – Max Verstappen
6th – Marcus Ericsson
7th – Charles Leclerc
8th – Romain Grosjean
9th – Pierre Gasly
10th – Kevin Magnussen
11th – Daniel Ricciardo
12th – Sergio Perez
13th – Nico Hulkenberg
14th – Sergey Sirotkin
15th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
16th – Brendon Hartley
17th – Fernando Alonso
18th – Esteban Ocon
19th – Lance Stroll
20th – Stoffel Vandoorne
Be sure to tune in to ABC tomorrow for the live broadcast of the penultimate race of the 2018 Formula 1 season. The Brazilian Grand Prix is set to be broadcast live from Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil beginning at 12:10 p.m. ET.