FORMULA 1 2018 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
06 - 08 Apr 2018
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:27.958 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:28.101 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:28.124 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | 1:28.398 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:29.329 |
| 6 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:29.358 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Renault | 1:29.570 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:29.874 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:28.220 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 1:29.986 |
| 11 | 28 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:30.105 |
| 12 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:30.156 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Renault | 1:30.212 |
| 14 | 2 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren Renault | 1:30.525 |
| 15 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | |
| 16 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:30.530 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.063 |
| 18 | 35 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.414 |
| 19 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.420 |
| 20 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.503 |
Note - Hamilton penalised five places for an unscheduled gearbox change.