- 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.