Esteban Ocon Scores Cyprus Grand Prix Victory as Substitute

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	11	James James Davies		1:12.550
2	22	Kazuki Nakajima		1:12.664
3	99	Harrison Newey		1:12.959
4	73	Daniel Melrose		1:13.011
5	64	Dave Cassidy		1:13.047
6	27	Jules Bianchi		1:13.090
7	3	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:13.174
8	55	Santiago Urrutia		1:13.207
9	33	Salvatore Miccoli		1:13.249
10	96	Esteban Ocon		1:13.447
11	18	Sebastian Vettel		1:13.476
12	7	Charles Leclerc		1:13.489
13	57	Dean Stoneman		1:13.613
14	14	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:13.795
15	1	Pastor Maldonado		1:13.888
16	47	Lando Norris		1:13.116*
17	23	Alexander Albon		1:13.924
18	56	Einar Ármannsson		1:14.172
19	10	Pierre Gasly		1:14.205
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:14.254
21	19	Jordan Davies		1:14.326
22	98	Bradley Dagnall		1:14.350
23	6	Artem Markelov		1:14.468
24	35	Sergey Sirotkin		1:14.663

* given ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident

Report:

With the new hydrogen fuel cells, the Cyprus Grand Prix was one of the most anticipated races of the season: how would this new technology look and perform on the fastest playing field the sport can offer?

Whilst the cars do not run around the Akrotiri Bay International Circuit anywhere near as fast as in previous years, the event still provided an entertaining showcase that saw a number of unusual heroes and a number of stars failing to complete the entire race distance.

Harrison Newey, who took the place of the banned Mike Rockenfeller, was one of them; he dueled with the two Toyotas, who were the positive surprise of the event, truly having a power advantage.

After James James Davies was denied a certain win by technical issues, the battle for P1 began. Kazuki Nakajima tried his best to hang on and earn his first career win, but in the end it was Esteban Ocon’s day, making him another substitute with an historic performance.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	96	Esteban Ocon		42:02.015	15
2	22	Kazuki Nakajima		+4.226	12
3	73	Daniel Melrose		+6.391	10
4	7	Charles Leclerc		+6.823	8
5	47	Lando Norris		+14.414	6
6	57	Dean Stoneman		+15.529	5
7	1	Pastor Maldonado		+17.864	4
8	55	Santiago Urrutia		+23.817	3
9	11	James James Davies		+25.967	2
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein		+32.268	1
11	19	Jordan Davies		+52.756	0
12	14	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+53.142	0
13	56	Einar Ármannsson		+60.836	0
14	98	Bradley Dagnall		+62.812	0
DNF	99	Harrison Newey		Hydrogen Leak	0
DNF	23	Alexander Albon		Motor	0
DNF	10	Pierre Gasly		Loose Wheel	0
DNF	6	Artem Markelov		Motor	0
DNF	64	Dave Cassidy		Transmission	0
DNF	33	Salvatore Miccoli		Transmission	0
DNF	35	Sergey Sirotkin		Collision	0
DNF	3	Marvin Kirchhöfer		Collision	0
DNF	18	Sebastian Vettel		Collision	0
DNF	27	Jules Bianchi		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Charles Leclerc – 1:15.523

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Esteban Ocon – failed to enter Q3, yet he turned it around and won as a supersub.

Reject Of The Race:

Ferrari – complete transmission failure on a weekend where they could have scored major points.