2018 Season - Round 2 - 2018-04-08
Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) home for Ferrari.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:33.740. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P17 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 8-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 1:34.453 | 25 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:33.740 | 18 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | Finished | 1:33.953 | 15 |
| 4 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 5 | Finished | 1:34.863 | 12 |
| 5 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 6 | Finished | 1:34.327 | 10 |
| 6 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:34.667 | 8 |
| 7 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:34.168 | 6 |
| 8 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:35.131 | 4 |
| 9 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:35.093 | 2 |
| 10 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:35.043 | 1 |
| 11 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:35.535 | 0 |
| 12 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:35.075 | 0 |
| 13 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:34.689 | 0 |
| 14 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:35.058 | 0 |
| 15 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:34.053 | 0 |
| 16 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:35.266 | 0 |
| 17 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:34.563 | 0 |
| 18 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | Wheel | 1:34.337 | 0 |
| 19 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 15 | Puncture | 0 |
| 20 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | Electrical | 0 |