2018 Bahrain Grand Prix

2018 Bahrain Grand Prix
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 Finland 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.

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  2. ^ "Record Attendance at Sold Out 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix". f1destinations.com. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2017 Bahrain Grand Prix Race – Official Classification". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.