2018 Spanish Grand Prix
| 2018 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 5 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 13 May 2018 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Emirates 2018 | ||||
| Location |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.655 km (2.892 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 66 laps, 307.104 km (190.825 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Partially cloudy and dry, 16°C and cold. | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:16.173 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | |||
| Time | 1:18.441 on lap 61 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2018 Spanish Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Emirates 2018) is a Formula One motor race that was held on 13 May 2018 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. The race was the 5th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 48th running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, and the 28th time that a World Championship round had been held at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 4-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led Mercedes by 4 points.