| 2018 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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 The layout of the Hockenheimring | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 22 July 2018 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Emirates Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2018 | ||||
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.574 km (2.842 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast with intermittent rain | ||||
| Attendance | 165,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:11.212 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:15.545 on lap 66 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2018 German Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Emirates Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 22 July 2018 at the Hockenheimring in Germany. The race was the 11th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 77th running of the German Grand Prix, and the 63rd time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.
Lewis Hamilton won the Grand Prix from 14th on the grid, leading a Mercedes 1–2 ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas after race leader and pole sitter Sebastian Vettel crashed out in light rain conditions. The race was not without controversy as Hamilton was seen to abort a pit stop late in the race, cutting across the infield to rejoin the circuit which was against the international sporting code. He was reprimanded for the rules violation but was allowed to keep his race win. As a result of the race, Mercedes and Hamilton advanced to first place from second in the Constructors' and the Drivers' championship standings respectively.