Bahrain Grand Prix 2018 — Race Aftermath

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) wins the Bahrain Grand Prix by 0.699 seconds from Valtteri Bottas.

Championship after this race:
P1: Sebastian Vettel — 50 pts
P2: Lewis Hamilton — 33 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 22 pts
P4: Fernando Alonso — 16 pts
P5: Kimi Räikkönen — 15 pts

Championship gap: 17 points between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

Winners:
- Sebastian Vettel — P1
- Valtteri Bottas — P2, gained 1 places from the grid
- Lewis Hamilton — P3, gained 6 places from the grid

Losers:
- Brendon Hartley — dropped 6 places from P11 to P17
- Kimi Räikkönen — dropped 16 places from P2 to P18
- Daniel Ricciardo — dropped 16 places from P4 to P20

Key race moments:
- Close finish: Vettel, Sebastian held off Bottas, Valtteri
- Hamilton, Lewis gained 6 positions (P9 → P3)
- Alonso, Fernando gained 6 positions (P13 → P7)
- Vandoorne, Stoffel gained 6 positions (P14 → P8)
- Ericsson, Marcus gained 8 positions (P17 → P9)
- Leclerc, Charles gained 7 positions (P19 → P12)
- Stroll, Lance gained 6 positions (P20 → P14)

The championship moves to the Chinese Grand Prix next.