Austrian Grand Prix 2018 — Race Aftermath

Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) wins the Austrian Grand Prix by 1.504 seconds from Kimi Räikkönen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Sebastian Vettel — 146 pts
P2: Lewis Hamilton — 145 pts
P3: Kimi Räikkönen — 101 pts
P4: Daniel Ricciardo — 96 pts
P5: Max Verstappen — 93 pts

Championship gap: 1 points between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

Winners:
- Max Verstappen — P1, gained 3 places from the grid
- Kimi Räikkönen — P2, gained 1 places from the grid
- Sebastian Vettel — P3, gained 3 places from the grid

Losers:
- Lewis Hamilton — dropped 14 places from P2 to P16
- Daniel Ricciardo — dropped 11 places from P7 to P18
- Valtteri Bottas — dropped 18 places from P1 to P19
- Nico Hulkenberg — dropped 10 places from P10 to P20

Key race moments:
- Close finish: Verstappen, Max held off Räikkönen, Kimi
- Ocon, Esteban gained 5 positions (P11 → P6)
- Perez, Sergio gained 9 positions (P16 → P7)
- Alonso, Fernando gained 5 positions (P13 → P8)
- Leclerc, Charles gained 9 positions (P18 → P9)
- Ericsson, Marcus gained 10 positions (P20 → P10)

The championship moves to the British Grand Prix next.