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Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 8 Apr 2018
- Name
- Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/978
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 2018 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix · Bahrain International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 2
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32:01.940 · 57 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32:02.639 · 57 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32:08.452 · 57 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:33:04.174 · 57 laps · honda | 12 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:33:16.986 · 57 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:33:40.964 · 57 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Wheel · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Transmission · Time not recorded · 3 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Electrical · Time not recorded · 1 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:29.060 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:28.951 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:29.275 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:29.396 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:29.552 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:30.121 · 18 laps · honda | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:29.594 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:30.260 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:30.338 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:29.893 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:30.412 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:30.218 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:30.530 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:30.479 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:29.374 · 4 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:30.530 · 7 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:31.063 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:31.414 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:31.420 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:31.503 · 8 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27.958 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:28.101 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:28.124 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:28.398 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:29.329 · honda | |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:29.358 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:29.570 · renault | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:29.874 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.220 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:29.986 · renault | |
| 11 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:30.105 · honda | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:30.156 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:30.212 · renault | |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:30.525 · renault | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Time not recorded · tag-heuer | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:30.530 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:31.063 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:31.414 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:31.420 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:31.503 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 10 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1:31.060 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:31.364 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:31.458 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:31.470 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:32.272 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 6 | 1:32.516 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 7 | 1:32.779 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:32.885 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 9 | 1:32.971 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:33.104 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 11 | 1:33.223 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 12 | 1:33.278 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 13 | 1:33.364 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 14 | 1:33.379 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 15 | 1:33.467 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:33.497 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:33.508 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 18 | 1:33.662 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 19 | 1:33.794 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:29.817 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1:29.828 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:30.380 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:30.472 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:30.745 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:30.751 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:31.220 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:31.232 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 9 | 1:31.282 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 10 | 1:31.422 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:31.591 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:31.601 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 13 | 1:31.809 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:31.868 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 1:31.969 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 16 | 1:32.372 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 17 | 1:32.382 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:32.474 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:32.733 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 20 | 1:32.908 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:29.868 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:30.393 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:30.452 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:30.691 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:30.719 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:30.781 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:31.144 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:31.200 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 9 | 1:31.438 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:31.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 11 | 1:31.460 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 1:31.513 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 13 | 1:31.554 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:31.564 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 1:31.737 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 16 | 1:31.859 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 17 | 1:31.860 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 18 | 1:32.047 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 19 | 1:32.463 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:32.865 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 2 | 30.381 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 3 | 25.563 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 9 | 24.992 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 10 | 25.081 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 10 | 33.612 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 13 | 25.106 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 14 | 24.993 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 15 | 24.835 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 15 | 24.454 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 15 | 24.719 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 16 | 25.768 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 18 | 24.524 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 18 | 25.011 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 19 | 25.018 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 20 | 26.105 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 20 | 36.646 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 22 | 24.672 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 23 | 25.194 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 26 | 24.302 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 26 | 25.307 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 27 | 24.629 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 28 | 25.131 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 30 | 25.527 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 30 | 24.638 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 32 | 24.677 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 34 | 24.957 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 34 | 25.139 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 35 | 24.596 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 39 | 24.382 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 39 | 24.581 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 40 | 25.693 |
| Brendon Hartley | 2 | 42 | 24.953 |
| Romain Grosjean | 3 | 45 | 26.263 |