The 2018 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 September 2018 at the

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in Monza, Italy. The race was the fourteenth round of the

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and marked the 88th running of the

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and the 83rd time the race was held at Monza. Mercedes driver

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entered the round with a 17-point lead over

Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel (; born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver who most recently competed in Formula One from to . Vettel won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from to with Red Bull, and rema ...

in the Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led

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by 15 points. Kimi Räikkönen took the fastest pole position in Formula 1 history with a time of 1:19.119, breaking the record set by

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. Räikkönen's previous pole was at the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix.

Qualifying

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received a 40-place grid penalty: 10 places for causing a collision at previous round and 30 places for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. * – Daniel Ricciardo received a 30-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. * –

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received a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.

Race report

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton after a battle with Kimi Räikkönen, Hamilton caught and passed Räikkönen with 9 laps remaining. On the opening lap Hamilton and Vettel collided causing Vettel to spin off. Despite Vettel's complaints, the stewards deemed it just a racing incident. Vettel would later fight back to 4th place, behind Valtteri Bottas in third. Max Verstappen was penalised 5 seconds after forcing Bottas off the track after a pit stop and was classified 5th. Sergey Sirotkin, driving for Williams, scored his only Formula 1 championship point, after Romain Grosjean was disqualified from 6th place after Renault successfully lodged a protest due to his Haas carrying an illegal floor, thus ensuring that for the first time ever in Formula One, all drivers who entered and finished every race in the season scored at least a point.

Race classification

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originally finished third, but received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas. * – Romain Grosjean originally finished sixth, but was disqualified for a technical infringement with the floor of his car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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Qualifying

Race report

Race classification

Championship standings after the race

See also

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