Season 2018 · Round 2

Bahrain Grand Prix

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2018-04-08 · Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain · Bahrain Grand Prix · 57Lap · 308.238km
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari 1:32:01.940
77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes +0.699
Team win 33pt P2 · P3 2-3
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +6.512
Fastest Lap
77 Valtteri Bottas
1:33.740 · L22
DNF
3
Kimi Räikkönen L35 Max Verstappen L3 Daniel Ricciardo L1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 11/22 50%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
57Lap 308.238km 22 races held (2004–) Lap record 55.404 · George Russell (2020)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · GP #1
P2 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -1
P3 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Pole Position
P1 Lewis Hamilton 3 · GP #1
P1 Max Verstappen 3 · GP #1
P1 Sebastian Vettel 3 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P1 Lewis Hamilton 18 starts · GP #1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 16 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Vettel · pit stop L18 Vettel VET Vettel VET Bottas · pit stop L20 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Hamilton · pit stop L26 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Gasly · pit stop L15 Gasly · pit stop L34 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Magnussen · pit stop L13 Magnussen · pit stop L27 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Hülkenberg · pit stop L15 Hülkenberg · pit stop L39 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Alonso · pit stop L14 Alonso · pit stop L39 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Vandoorne · pit stop L10 Vandoorne · pit stop L28 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Ericsson · pit stop L23 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Ocon · pit stop L15 Ocon · pit stop L35 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Sainz · pit stop L16 Sainz · pit stop L26 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Leclerc · pit stop L3 Leclerc · pit stop L34 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Grosjean · pit stop L18 Grosjean · pit stop L30 Grosjean · pit stop L45 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Stroll · pit stop L10 Stroll · pit stop L30 Stroll STR Stroll STR Sirotkin · pit stop L22 Sirotkin · pit stop L40 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Pérez · pit stop L9 Pérez · pit stop L32 Pérez PER Pérez PER Hartley · pit stop L20 Hartley · pit stop L42 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR Räikkönen · pit stop L19 Räikkönen · retired L35 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Verstappen · pit stop L2 Verstappen · retired L3 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Ricciardo · retired L1 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1 57 1:32:01.940 25
2 77 Valtteri Bottas FL Mercedes 3 57 +0.699 18
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 9 57 +6.512 15
4 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 5 57 +1:02.234 12
5 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 6 57 +1:15.046 10
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 7 57 +1:39.024 8
7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 13 56 +1 Lap 6
8 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 14 56 +1 Lap 4
9 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 17 56 +1 Lap 2
10 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 8 56 +1 Lap 1
11 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 10 56 +1 Lap
12 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 19 56 +1 Lap
13 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 16 56 +1 Lap
14 18 Lance Stroll Williams 20 56 +1 Lap
15 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 18 56 +1 Lap
16 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 12 56 +1 Lap
17 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 11 56 +1 Lap
R 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 2 35 Wheel
R 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 15 3 Puncture
R 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 4 1 Electrical
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:29.060 1:28.341 1:27.958 POLE Q3
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:28.951 1:28.515 1:28.101 +0.143 Q3
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:29.275 1:28.794 1:28.124 +0.166 Q3
4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:29.396 1:28.458 1:28.220 +0.262 Q3
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:29.552 1:28.962 1:28.398 +0.440 Q3
6 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:30.121 1:29.836 1:29.329 +1.371 Q3
7 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:29.594 1:29.623 1:29.358 +1.400 Q3
8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:30.260 1:29.187 1:29.570 +1.229 Q2
9 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:30.338 1:30.009 1:29.874 +1.916 Q3
10 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:29.893 1:29.802 1:29.986 +1.844 Q2
11 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:30.412 1:30.105 — +2.147 Q2
12 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:30.218 1:30.156 — +2.198 Q2
13 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:30.530 1:30.212 — +2.254 Q2
14 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:30.479 1:30.525 — +2.521 Q1
15 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:29.374 — — +1.416 Q1
16 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:30.530 — — +2.572 Q1
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:31.063 — — +3.105 Q1
18 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:31.414 — — +3.456 Q1
19 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:31.420 — — +3.462 Q1
20 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:31.503 — — +3.545 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Sebastian Vettel
2
7 Kimi Räikkönen
3
77 Valtteri Bottas
4
3 Daniel Ricciardo ▲1
5
10 Pierre Gasly ▲1
6
20 Kevin Magnussen ▲1
7
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▲1
8
31 Esteban Ocon ▲1
9
44 Lewis Hamilton ▼5
10
55 Carlos Sainz
11
28 Brendon Hartley
12
11 Sergio Pérez
13
14 Fernando Alonso
14
2 Stoffel Vandoorne
15
33 Max Verstappen
16
8 Romain Grosjean
17
9 Marcus Ericsson
18
35 Sergey Sirotkin
19
16 Charles Leclerc
20
18 Lance Stroll
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:33.740 L22
2 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:33.953 L51
3 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:33.987 L52
4 8 Romain Grosjean 1:34.053 L47
5 35 Sergey Sirotkin 1:34.053 L47
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.122 L56
7 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.126 L28
8 14 Fernando Alonso 1:34.168 L47
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.191 L40
10 14 Fernando Alonso 1:34.224 L49
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
25s 30s 35s median 25.0s Lewis Hamilton · L26 · 24.302s Nico Hülkenberg · L39 · 24.382s Nico Hülkenberg · L15 · 24.454s Sebastian Vettel · L18 · 24.524s Fernando Alonso · L39 · 24.581s Esteban Ocon · L35 · 24.596s Kevin Magnussen · L27 · 24.629s Lance Stroll · L30 · 24.638s Sergey Sirotkin · L22 · 24.672s Sergio Pérez · L32 · 24.677s Esteban Ocon · L15 · 24.719s Pierre Gasly · L15 · 24.835s Brendon Hartley · L42 · 24.953s Pierre Gasly · L34 · 24.957s Sergio Pérez · L9 · 24.992s Fernando Alonso · L14 · 24.993s Romain Grosjean · L18 · 25.011s Kimi Räikkönen · L19 · 25.018s Stoffel Vandoorne · L10 · 25.081s Kevin Magnussen · L13 · 25.106s Stoffel Vandoorne · L28 · 25.131s Charles Leclerc · L34 · 25.139s Marcus Ericsson · L23 · 25.194s Carlos Sainz · L26 · 25.307s Romain Grosjean · L30 · 25.527s Charles Leclerc · L3 · 25.563s Sergey Sirotkin · L40 · 25.693s Carlos Sainz · L16 · 25.768s Valtteri Bottas · L20 · 26.105s Romain Grosjean · L45 · 26.263s Max Verstappen · L2 · 30.381s Lance Stroll · L10 · 33.612s Brendon Hartley · L20 · 36.646s
fastest 24.302s Lewis Hamilton slowest 36.646s Brendon Hartley pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
33 Max Verstappen 1 2 18:18:14 30.381s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 3 18:19:24 25.563s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 9 18:29:30 24.992s
18 Lance Stroll 1 10 18:31:12 33.612s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 10 18:31:05 25.081s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 13 18:35:49 25.106s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 14 18:37:30 24.993s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 15 18:39:05 24.454s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 15 18:39:12 24.719s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 15 18:38:59 24.835s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 16 18:40:52 25.768s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 18 18:44:11 25.011s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 18 18:43:25 24.524s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 19 18:45:09 25.018s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 20 18:46:40 26.105s
28 Brendon Hartley 1 20 18:47:23 36.646s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 22 18:51:05 24.672s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 23 18:52:22 25.194s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 26 18:56:29 24.302s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 26 18:57:29 25.307s
20 Kevin Magnussen 2 27 18:58:45 24.629s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 2 28 19:00:38 25.131s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 30 19:03:55 25.527s
18 Lance Stroll 2 30 19:04:24 24.638s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 32 19:07:17 24.677s
10 Pierre Gasly 2 34 19:09:50 24.957s
16 Charles Leclerc 2 34 19:10:46 25.139s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 35 19:12:01 24.596s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 39 19:18:09 24.581s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 39 19:18:06 24.382s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 2 40 19:20:39 25.693s
28 Brendon Hartley 2 42 19:23:28 24.953s
8 Romain Grosjean 3 45 19:28:25 26.263s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
8
Romain Grosjean
+24
P16→P13
2
Stoffel Vandoorne
+20
P14→P8
9
Marcus Ericsson
+18
P17→P9
55
Carlos Sainz
+18
P10→P11
11
Sergio Pérez
+18
P12→P16
28
Brendon Hartley
+17
P11→P17
20
Kevin Magnussen
+16
P6→P5
16
Charles Leclerc
+16
P19→P12
Most positions lost
Romain Grosjean −23 Brendon Hartley −18 Esteban Ocon −17
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
44 Lewis Hamilton Grid penalty ▼5 (P4 → P9)
▼5 (P4 → P9)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15