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

2018 Bahrain Grand Prix

DateSunday, 8 April 2018
Winner
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Valtteri Bottas
  • 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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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari571hr 32m 01.940s25
2+1(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes57+0.699s18
3+6(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes57+6.512s15
4+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda57+1m 02.234s12
5+1(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari57+1m 15.046s10
6+1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault57+1m 39.024s8
7+6(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault56+1 lap6
8+6(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault56+1 lap4
9+8(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap2
10-2(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap1
11-1(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault56+1 lap 
12+7(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari56+1 lap 
13+3(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari56+1 lap 
14+6(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap 
15+3(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes56+1 lap 
16-4(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1 lap (30.000s) 
17-6(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda56+1 lap (30.000s) 
R (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari35DNF 
R (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer3DNF 
R (AUS) 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 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
2 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
3 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
4 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
5 (FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda
6 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
7 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
8 (FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
9-5(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
10 (ESP) Carlos SainzRenault
11 (NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda
12 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
13 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault
14 (BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault
15 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
16 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
17 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
18 (RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes
19 (MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari
20 (CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes

Notes

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:27.958 
2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:28.1010.143
3(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:28.1240.166
4(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.2200.262
5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:28.3980.440
6(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda1:29.3291.371
7(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:29.3581.400
8(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:29.5701.612
9(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:29.8741.916
10(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault1:29.9862.028
Q2
11(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:30.105 
12(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:30.156 
13(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:30.212 
14(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:30.525 
15(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer– 
Q1
16(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:30.530 
17(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:31.063 
18(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:31.414 
19(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:31.420 
20(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:31.503 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel50
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton33
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas22
4(ESP) Fernando Alonso16
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen15
6(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg14
7(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo12
=(FRA) Pierre Gasly12
9(DNK) Kevin Magnussen10
10(NLD) Max Verstappen8
11(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne6
12(SWE) Marcus Ericsson2
13(ESP) Carlos Sainz1
14(FRA) Esteban Ocon1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari65
2Mercedes55
3McLaren-Renault22
4Red Bull-TAG Heuer20
5Renault15
6Toro Rosso-Honda12
7Haas-Ferrari10
8Sauber-Ferrari2
9Force 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
1-2 start
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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