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Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Sebastian Vettel
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, and Lewis Hamilton
Race date
April 8, 2018
Pole
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

Sebastian Vettel finished first for Ferrari. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Marcus Ericsson from P17 to P9 (+8), Charles Leclerc from P19 to P12 (+7), and Lewis Hamilton from P9 to P3 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Sebastian Vettel started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 1 Electrical, 1 Transmission, and 1 Wheel. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.740 on lap 22. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Sebastian VettelFerrari1:32:01.94025
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:32:02.63918
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:32:08.45215
4Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:33:04.17412
5Kevin MagnussenHaas1:33:16.98610
6Nico HülkenbergRenault1:33:40.9648
7Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap6
8Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap4
9Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap2
10Esteban OconForce India+1 lap1
11Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault+1 lap0
12Charles LeclercSauber+1 lap0
13Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
14Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap0
15Sergey SirotkinWilliams+1 lap0
16Sergio PérezForce India+1 lap0
17Brendon HartleyToro Rosso+1 lap0
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariWheel0
DNFMax VerstappenRed BullTransmission0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullElectrical0