Round 2 · 8 April 2018
2018 Bahrain Grand Prix: results
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 8 April 2018 at Bahrain International Circuit (Bahrain), starting from position 1. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Valtteri Bottas (1:33.740).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 1:32:01.940 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | +0.699 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | +6.512 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 5 | +62.234 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 6 | +75.046 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | +99.024 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 6 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Wheel |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 15 | — | — | Puncture |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | — | — | Electrical |