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Home / Seasons / 2018 F1 World Championship Season / 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix

2018 Bahrain Grand Prix

DateSunday, 8 April 2018
Winner
  • Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Finland flag lazyload Valtteri Bottas
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
CircuitSakhir, 57 laps
Round2 of 21
Race numbers

The 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix was the

  • 978th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Bahrain Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Sakhir
More 2018 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari571hr 32m 01.940s25
2+1Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasMercedes57+0.699s18
3+6United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes57+6.512s15
4+1France flag lazyload Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda57+1m 02.234s12
5+1Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari57+1m 15.046s10
6+1Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergRenault57+1m 39.024s8
7+6Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault56+1 lap6
8+6Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault56+1 lap4
9+8Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap2
10-2France flag lazyload Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap1
11-1Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzRenault56+1 lap 
12+7Monaco flag lazyload Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
13+3France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari56+1 lap 
14+6Canada flag lazyload Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap 
15+3Russia flag lazyload Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap 
16-4Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap (30.000s) 
17-6New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda56+1 lap (30.000s) 
R Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari35DNF 
R Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer3DNF 
R Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1DNF 

Notes

  • Sergio Perez received a 30-second time penalty for passing on the formation lap. He originally finished P12.
  • Brendon Hartley received a 30-second time penalty for failing to retake his original starting position before reaching the safety car line on the formation lap. He originally finished P13.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari
2 Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
3 Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasMercedes
4 Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
5 France flag lazyload Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda
6 Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
7 Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergRenault
8 France flag lazyload Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
9-5United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes
10 Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzRenault
11 New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda
12 Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
13 Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault
14 Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault
15 Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
16 France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
17 Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
18 Russia flag lazyload Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes
19 Monaco flag lazyload Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari
20 Canada flag lazyload Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes

Notes

  • Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari1:27.958 
2Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:28.1010.143
3Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasMercedes1:28.1240.166
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.2200.262
5Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:28.3980.440
6France flag lazyload Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda1:29.3291.371
7Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:29.3581.400
8Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergRenault1:29.5701.612
9France flag lazyload Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:29.8741.916
10Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzRenault1:29.9862.028
Q2
11New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:30.105 
12Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:30.156 
13Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:30.212 
14Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:30.525 
15Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer– 
Q1
16France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:30.530 
17Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:31.063 
18Russia flag lazyload Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:31.414 
19Monaco flag lazyload Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:31.420 
20Canada flag lazyload Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:31.503 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2018 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel50
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton33
3Finland flag lazyload Valtteri Bottas22
4Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso16
5Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen15
6Germany flag lazyload Nico Hulkenberg14
7Australia flag lazyload Daniel Ricciardo12
=France flag lazyload Pierre Gasly12
9Denmark flag lazyload Kevin Magnussen10
10Netherlands flag lazyload Max Verstappen8
11Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel Vandoorne6
12Sweden flag lazyload Marcus Ericsson2
13Spain flag lazyload Carlos Sainz1
14France flag lazyload Esteban Ocon1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari65
2Germany flag lazyload Mercedes55
3United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Renault22
4Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-TAG Heuer20
5France flag lazyload Renault15
6Italy flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Honda12
7USA flag lazyload Haas-Ferrari10
8Switzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari2
9India flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes1

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
200th for Sebastian Vettel (18th driver to start 200 races, 3rd German driver)
Wins
49th for Sebastian Vettel
231st for Ferrari
Podiums
119th for Lewis Hamilton, 101st for Sebastian Vettel, 23rd for Valtteri Bottas
730th for Ferrari, 156th & 157th for Mercedes
Poles
51st for Sebastian Vettel
214th for Ferrari
Qualifying 1-2
73rd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
4th for Valtteri Bottas
57th for Mercedes
Front row starts
85th for Sebastian Vettel, 39th for Kimi Raikkonen
Points finishes
1st for Pierre Gasly (336th different point scorer, 37th French driver)
Pole & win
30th for Sebastian Vettel (3rd driver to win 30 races from pole, 2nd German driver)

See also

  • Bahrain Grand Prix
  • Sakhir circuit
  • 2018 World Championship season

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