United States Grand Prix 2018 — Race Aftermath

Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) wins the United States Grand Prix by 1.281 seconds from Max Verstappen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 346 pts
P2: Sebastian Vettel — 276 pts
P3: Kimi Räikkönen — 221 pts
P4: Valtteri Bottas — 217 pts
P5: Max Verstappen — 191 pts

Championship gap: 70 points between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

Winners:
- Kimi Räikkönen — P1, gained 1 places from the grid
- Max Verstappen — P2, gained 16 places from the grid
- Lewis Hamilton — P3

Losers:
- Charles Leclerc — dropped 6 places from P9 to P15
- Daniel Ricciardo — dropped 12 places from P4 to P16
- Romain Grosjean — dropped 9 places from P8 to P17
- Fernando Alonso — dropped 5 places from P13 to P18
- Esteban Ocon — dropped 13 places from P6 to P19
- Kevin Magnussen — dropped 8 places from P12 to P20

Key race moments:
- Close finish: Räikkönen, Kimi held off Verstappen, Max
- Verstappen, Max gained 16 positions (P18 → P2)
- Hartley, Brendon gained 11 positions (P20 → P9)
- Ericsson, Marcus gained 6 positions (P16 → P10)
- Vandoorne, Stoffel gained 6 positions (P17 → P11)
- Gasly, Pierre gained 7 positions (P19 → P12)

The championship moves to the Mexican Grand Prix next.