Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton dominates 2019 French Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton earned his sixth victory of the 2019 Formula 1 season by dominating the season’s eighth race, the French Grand Prix, at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton dominated the 21-race 2019 Formula 1 season’s eighth race, the French Grand Prix, at Circuit Paul Record en route to earning his sixth victory of the season and in the last seven races as well as his fourth consecutive victory.

Hamilton, who started this 53-lap race around the 15-turn, 3.63-mile (5.842-kilometer) Circuit Paul Ricard road course in Le Castellet, France from the pole position, won it by 18.056 seconds over teammate Valtteri Bottas, who finished in second place.

Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tied his career-high finish with his second consecutive and his third overall third place finish of the season.

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Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel rounded out the top five by finishing in fourth and fifth place, respectively, making the top five in this race the exact same as the top five in the season’s second race, the Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton, Bottas, Leclerc and Verstappen all started where they finished.

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr., Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo, Alfa Romeo Racing’s Kimi Raikkonen, Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg and McLaren rookie Lando Norris rounded out the top 10 by finishing in sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place, respectively.

Hamilton was the only leader of this race, marking the fourth time that he has led each and every lap of a race this season. He has now pulled this off in four of the last six races and four of his last five victories.

Of the 20 drivers who started this race, 19 finished it, as Rich Energy Haas’ Romain Grosjean was the only driver who failed to do so. A total of six drivers finished this race on the lead lap.

Here are the full race results of the 2019 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard.

Race Results
1st – Lewis Hamilton
2nd – Valtteri Bottas
3rd – Charles Leclerc
4th – Max Verstappen
5th – Sebastian Vettel
6th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
7th – Daniel Ricciardo
8th – Kimi Raikkonen
9th – Nico Hulkenberg
10th – Lando Norris
11th – Pierre Gasly
12th – Sergio Perez
13th – Lance Stroll
14th – Daniil Kvyat
15th – Alexander Albon
16th – Antonio Giovinazzi
17th – Kevin Magnussen
18th – Robert Kubica
19th – George Russell
20th – Romain Grosjean

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The next race on the 2019 Formula 1 schedule is the Austrian Grand Prix, which is scheduled to take place next Sunday, June 30. This race is set to be broadcast live on ESPN2 from the Red Bull Racing in Spielberg, Styria, Austria beginning at 9:10 a.m. ET.

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