Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2018 — Race Aftermath
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**Lewis Hamilton** (Mercedes) wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by 2.460 seconds from Kimi Räikkönen.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix — Race Result
Championship Implications
Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 70 pts
P2: Sebastian Vettel — 66 pts
P3: Kimi Räikkönen — 48 pts
P4: Valtteri Bottas — 40 pts
P5: Daniel Ricciardo — 37 pts
Championship gap: 4 points between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 70 pts
P2: Sebastian Vettel — 66 pts
P3: Kimi Räikkönen — 48 pts
P4: Valtteri Bottas — 40 pts
P5: Daniel Ricciardo — 37 pts
Championship gap: 4 points between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
Winners & Losers
Winners:
- Lewis Hamilton — P1, gained 1 places from the grid
- Kimi Räikkönen — P2, gained 4 places from the grid
- Sergio Perez — P3, gained 5 places from the grid
Losers:
- Valtteri Bottas — dropped 11 places from P3 to P14
- Max Verstappen — dropped 11 places from P5 to P16
- Daniel Ricciardo — dropped 13 places from P4 to P17
- Esteban Ocon — dropped 12 places from P7 to P19
- Sergey Sirotkin — dropped 9 places from P11 to P20
- Lewis Hamilton — P1, gained 1 places from the grid
- Kimi Räikkönen — P2, gained 4 places from the grid
- Sergio Perez — P3, gained 5 places from the grid
Losers:
- Valtteri Bottas — dropped 11 places from P3 to P14
- Max Verstappen — dropped 11 places from P5 to P16
- Daniel Ricciardo — dropped 13 places from P4 to P17
- Esteban Ocon — dropped 12 places from P7 to P19
- Sergey Sirotkin — dropped 9 places from P11 to P20
Key Race Moments
Key race moments:
- Perez, Sergio gained 5 positions (P8 → P3)
- Leclerc, Charles gained 7 positions (P13 → P6)
- Alonso, Fernando gained 5 positions (P12 → P7)
- Vandoorne, Stoffel gained 7 positions (P16 → P9)
- Hartley, Brendon gained 9 positions (P19 → P10)
- Ericsson, Marcus gained 7 positions (P18 → P11)
- Gasly, Pierre gained 5 positions (P17 → P12)
- Grosjean, Romain gained 5 positions (P20 → P15)
- Perez, Sergio gained 5 positions (P8 → P3)
- Leclerc, Charles gained 7 positions (P13 → P6)
- Alonso, Fernando gained 5 positions (P12 → P7)
- Vandoorne, Stoffel gained 7 positions (P16 → P9)
- Hartley, Brendon gained 9 positions (P19 → P10)
- Ericsson, Marcus gained 7 positions (P18 → P11)
- Gasly, Pierre gained 5 positions (P17 → P12)
- Grosjean, Romain gained 5 positions (P20 → P15)
Looking Ahead: Spanish Grand Prix
The championship moves to the Spanish Grand Prix next.
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