The 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix started April 8th, 2018 at 17:10 on Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Kimi Räikkönen next to him. Valtteri Bottas started from third place.
After 1 hour, 32 minutes and 01 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:33.740.
After the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 50 points. Vettel is 17 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 32 minutes and 01 seconds Sebastian Vettel finished the race first. The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Lewis Hamilton in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:33.740.
After the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 50 points. Vettel is 17 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Sakhir, Bahrain
Date
April 8th, 2018 at 17:10
Round
2/21
Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Winning time
1:32:01.940
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas 1:33.740
Fastest pitstop
Lewis Hamilton 24.302 (lap 26)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32:01.940 | 1 | 57 | 25 |
| 2 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +0.699 | 3 | 57 | 18 |
| 3 6 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +6.512 | 9 | 57 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +1:02.234 | 5 | 57 | 12 |
| 5 1 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1:15.046 | 6 | 57 | 10 |
| 6 1 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | +1:39.024 | 7 | 57 | 8 |
| 7 6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 13 | 56 | 6 |
| 8 6 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 Lap | 14 | 56 | 4 |
| 9 8 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1 Lap | 17 | 56 | 2 |
| 10 2 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | +1 Lap | 8 | 56 | 1 |
| 11 1 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | +1 Lap | 10 | 56 | 0 |
| 12 7 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | +1 Lap | 19 | 56 | 0 |
| 13 3 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 16 | 56 | 0 |
| 14 6 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +1 Lap | 20 | 56 | 0 |
| 15 3 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | +1 Lap | 18 | 56 | 0 |
| 16 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1 Lap | 12 | 56 | 0 |
| 17 6 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 11 | 56 | 0 |
| - | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | DNF (Wheel) | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| - | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | DNF (Puncture) | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | DNF (Electrical) | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.060 | 1:28.341 | 1:27.958 | |
| 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28.951 | 1:28.515 | 1:28.101 | +0.143 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:29.275 | 1:28.794 | 1:28.124 | +0.166 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.396 | 1:28.458 | 1:28.220 | +0.262 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:29.552 | 1:28.962 | 1:28.398 | +0.440 |
| 6 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:30.121 | 1:29.836 | 1:29.329 | +1.371 |
| 7 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.594 | 1:29.623 | 1:29.358 | +1.400 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.260 | 1:29.187 | 1:29.570 | +1.612 |
| 9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:30.338 | 1:30.009 | 1:29.874 | +1.916 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:29.893 | 1:29.802 | 1:29.986 | +2.028 |
| 11 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.412 | 1:30.105 | ||
| 12 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.218 | 1:30.156 | ||
| 13 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.530 | 1:30.212 | ||
| 14 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:30.479 | 1:30.525 | ||
| 15 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.374 | |||
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.530 | |||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.063 | |||
| 18 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:31.414 | |||
| 19 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:31.420 | |||
| 20 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.503 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.868 | 15 | |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.393 | +0.525 | 8 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:30.452 | +0.584 | 8 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.691 | +0.823 | 14 |
| 5 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:30.719 | +0.851 | 8 |
| 6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.781 | +0.913 | 16 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:31.144 | +1.276 | 11 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:31.200 | +1.332 | 12 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:31.438 | +1.570 | 18 |
| 10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:31.445 | +1.577 | 13 |
| 11 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:31.460 | +1.592 | 18 |
| 12 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.513 | +1.645 | 14 |
| 13 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:31.554 | +1.686 | 17 |
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.564 | +1.696 | 14 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.737 | +1.869 | 14 |
| 16 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.859 | +1.991 | 17 |
| 17 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.860 | +1.992 | 14 |
| 18 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:32.047 | +2.179 | 19 |
| 19 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:32.463 | +2.595 | 11 |
| 20 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:32.865 | +2.997 | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.817 | 32 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.828 | +0.011 | 37 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.380 | +0.563 | 31 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.472 | +0.655 | 32 |
| 5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.745 | +0.928 | 32 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:30.751 | +0.934 | 31 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:31.220 | +1.403 | 34 |
| 8 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:31.232 | +1.415 | 38 |
| 9 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:31.282 | +1.465 | 29 |
| 10 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:31.422 | +1.605 | 35 |
| 11 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.591 | +1.774 | 33 |
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:31.601 | +1.784 | 34 |
| 13 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:31.809 | +1.992 | 31 |
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:31.868 | +2.051 | 34 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.969 | +2.152 | 35 |
| 16 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:32.372 | +2.555 | 37 |
| 17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:32.382 | +2.565 | 30 |
| 18 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:32.474 | +2.657 | 37 |
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:32.733 | +2.916 | 32 |
| 20 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:32.908 | +3.091 | 38 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:31.060 | 14 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.364 | +0.304 | 24 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.458 | +0.398 | 18 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.470 | +0.410 | 17 |
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.272 | +1.212 | 21 |
| 6 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.516 | +1.456 | 23 |
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:32.779 | +1.719 | 26 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:32.885 | +1.825 | 21 |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.971 | +1.911 | 19 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:33.104 | +2.044 | 18 |
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:33.223 | +2.163 | 24 |
| 12 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:33.278 | +2.218 | 20 |
| 13 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:33.364 | +2.304 | 25 |
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:33.379 | +2.319 | 22 |
| 15 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:33.467 | +2.407 | 29 |
| 16 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:33.497 | +2.437 | 27 |
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:33.508 | +2.448 | 22 |
| 18 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.662 | +2.602 | 26 |
| 19 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:33.794 | +2.734 | 23 |
| 20 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 50 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 33 | -17 | |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 22 | -28 | |
| 4 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 16 | -34 | ||
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 15 | -35 | |
| 6 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 14 | -36 | ||
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 12 | -38 | ||
| 8 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 12 | -38 | ||
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 10 | -40 | ||
| 10 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 8 | -42 | ||
| 11 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 6 | -44 | ||
| 12 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 2 | -48 | ||
| 13 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1 | -49 | ||
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1 | -49 | ||
| 15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | -50 | ||
| 16 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 0 | -50 | ||
| 17 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -50 | ||
| 18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 0 | -50 | ||
| 19 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 0 | -50 | ||
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 0 | -50 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 3 | 65 | |
| 2 | Mercedes | 3 | 55 | -10 | |
| 3 | McLaren | 22 | -43 | ||
| 4 | Red Bull | 20 | -45 | ||
| 5 | Renault | 15 | -50 | ||
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 12 | -53 | ||
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 10 | -55 | ||
| 8 | Sauber | 2 | -63 | ||
| 9 | Force India | 1 | -64 | ||
| 10 | Williams | 0 | -65 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | Max Verstappen | |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Fernando Alonso | Max Verstappen | |
| 2022 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.570 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.090 - Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Alexander Albon | 1:32.014 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Charles Leclerc | 1:33.411 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2017 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:32.798 - Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:34.482 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | Nico Rosberg | 1:36.311 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sergio Pérez | 1:37.020 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.961 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Kimi Räikkönen | Romain Grosjean | 1:36.379 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | 1:58.287 - Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | 1:34.556 - Jarno Trulli | Jarno Trulli |
| 2008 | #2 Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | 1:33.193 - Heikki Kovalainen | Robert Kubica |
| 2007 | #5 Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:34.067 - Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa |
| 2006 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.408 - Nico Rosberg | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:31.447 - Pedro de la Rosa | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | 1:30.252 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |