| 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 8 April 2018 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.412 km (3.362 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.238 km (191.530 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Clear | ||||
| Attendance | 95,000[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:27.958 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:33.740 on lap 22 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race that took place on 8 April 2018 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain.[3] The race was the second round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 14th time that the Bahrain Grand Prix had been run as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Sebastian Vettel was the defending race winner. He entered the round with a seven-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the World Drivers' Championship.[4][5] In the World Constructors' Championship standings, Ferrari hold a ten-point lead over Mercedes.
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