Lewis Hamilton Wins the French Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton claimed victory at the French Grand Prix, with Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc completing the podium at the FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2019 in Le Castellet.
Podium
The podium for this race:
🥇 **P1: Lewis Hamilton** (Mercedes) — 25 points
🥈 **P2: Valtteri Bottas** (Mercedes) — 18 points
🥉 **P3: Charles Leclerc** (Ferrari) — 15 points
Race Result
Lewis Hamilton won the French Grand Prix at the FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2019 in Le Castellet, France.
**Full Classification:**
P1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) — 25 pts
P2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) — 18 pts +18.056s
P3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 15 pts +18.985s
P4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) — 12 pts +34.905s
P5. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) — 11 pts +1:02.796
P6. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) — 8 pts +1:35.462
P7. Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo Racing) — 6 pts (+1 lap)
P8. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) — 4 pts (+1 lap)
P9. Lando Norris (McLaren) — 2 pts (+1 lap)
P10. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull Racing) — 1 pts (+1 lap)
P11. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P12. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P13. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P14. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P15. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P16. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo Racing) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P17. Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) — 0 pts (+1 lap)
P18. Robert Kubica (Williams) — 0 pts (+2 laps)
P19. George Russell (Williams) — 0 pts (+2 laps)
P20. Romain Grosjean (Haas F1 Team) — 0 pts (retired)
Race Statistics
**Race Statistics:**
- **Circuit:** FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2019, Le Castellet
- **Round:** 8
- **Finishers:** 6 / 20
- **DNFs:** Kimi Räikkönen, Nico Hulkenberg, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, Daniil Kvyat, Alexander Albon, Antonio Giovinazzi, Kevin Magnussen, Robert Kubica, George Russell, Romain Grosjean
- **Average Pit Stops:** 0.0
- **Biggest Mover:** Kimi Räikkönen (P12 → P7, +5)
Summary
Lewis Hamilton takes the chequered flag at the French Grand Prix, finishing ahead of Valtteri Bottas by +18.056s. The result earns Lewis Hamilton 25 championship points.
Räikkönen, Kimi made a tactical change in a critical phase — Räikkönen, Kimi gained 5 positions (P12->P7) with 0 stop(s). Hulkenberg, Nico made a tactical change in a critical phase — Hulkenberg, Nico gained 5 positions (P13->P8) with 0 stop(s). Kvyat, Daniil made a tactical change in a critical phase — Kvyat, Daniil gained 5 positions (P19->P14) with 0 stop(s).
Why the Loser Lost
Against the backdrop of Grosjean, Romain's a critical phase difficulties, Grosjean, Romain retired (retired).