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 | ||||
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.