Jules Bianchi Wins Season Finale in Heavy Rain

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	62	Jules Bianchi		1:08.764
2	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:08.930
3	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		1:09.173
4	24	Kevin Magnussen		1:09.447
5	30	Dean Stoneman		1:09.531
6	34	Valtteri Bottas		1:09.781
7	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:09.288*
8	22	Jordan Davies		1:09.990
9	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:10.007
10	27	Dave Cassidy		1:10.278
11	33	Einar Ármannsson		1:10.660
12	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:10.783
13	23	Pierre Gasly		1:10.879
14	119	Felix Rosenqvist		1:10.917
15	66	Pascal Wehrlein		1:11.335
16	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:11.379
17	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:11.447
18	91	Max Verstappen		1:11.660
19	28	Daniel Melrose		1:11.695
20	55	Artem Markelov		1:11.900
21	67	Mike Rockenfeller		1:12.001
22	56	Sergey Sirotkin		1:12.265
23	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:12.496
24	6	Santiago Urrutia		1:12.571

* demoted three places for causing an avoidable accident

Report:

 

38 races, 19 countries, 2,508 championship points handed out and almost 5,800 kilometres: it has been a long season of Formula One and it was all about closing out the season strong to build a foundation for 2020.

The final race of the season almost did not happen, as the extreme rain prevented racing from actually getting underway for the majority of the race. The Safety Car led the field for the first 26 laps of the event.

Having 60 percent of the race behind the SC is a record for Formula One. Yet, the fans that stuck around were rewarded, because they saw an interesting race once the situation was safe enough for the stars.

They saw heroic performances by Magnussen, who started an amazing fourth and held on to that position, making his rivals work for it. Meanwhile, Sirotkin proved valueable for BR Mansell, climing 13 places.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	62	Jules Bianchi		78:00.541	15
2	30	Dean Stoneman		+9.130	12
3	2	Lewis Hamilton		+13.331	10
4	24	Kevin Magnussen		+28.374	8
5	34	Valtteri Bottas		+28.850	6
6	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+31.997	5
7	28	Daniel Melrose		+32.537	4
8	63	Diego Álvarez Torrente		+34.590	3
9	56	Sergey Sirotkin		+42.535	2
10	118	Carlos Sainz Jr		+59.046	1
11	119	Felix Rosenqvist		+64.536	0
12	33	Einar Ármannsson		+64.622	0
13	66	Pascal Wehrlein		+66.622	0
14	91	Max Verstappen		+74.698	0
15	67	Mike Rockenfeller		+78.739	0
16	27	Dave Cassidy		1 Lap	0
17	55	Artem Markelov		1 Lap	0
18	22	Jordan Davies		1 Lap	0
19	6	Santiago Urrutia		1 Lap	0
20	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1 Lap	0
DNF	23	Pierre Gasly		Accident	0
DNF	1	Sebastian Vettel		Collision	0
DNF	29	Pastor Maldonado		Collision	0
DNF	5	Marvin Kirchhöfer		Accident	0

Fastest Lap:

Diego Álvarez Torrente – 1:18.602

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Sergey Sirotkin – moving up from 22nd to 9th is a great run, especially in these conditions.

Reject Of The Race:

Sebastian Vettel – taking out a Sauber in two consecutive races is just awful.