Round 1 of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on 7-8 April 2018. Lando Norris was the winner of the feature race for Carlin.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Lando Norris | NOR | Great Britain | Carlin | Pirelli | 31 | 57:46.206 | - | - | 1:48.072 | 19 | 173.992 |
| 2 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | SET | Brazil | Carlin | Pirelli | 31 | 57:54.527 | 8.321 | 8.321 | 1:49.128 | 27 | 173.575 |
| 3 | 1 | Artem Markelov | MAR | Russia | RUSSIAN TIME | Pirelli | 31 | 57:54.738 | 8.532 | 0.211 | 1:48.177 | 19 | 173.565 |
| 4 | 5 | Alexander Albon | ALB | Thailand | DAMS | Pirelli | 31 | 57:55.555 | 9.349 | 0.817 | 1:49.130 | 29 | 173.524 |
| 5 | 8 | George Russell | RUS | Great Britain | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 31 | 58:00.153 | 13.947 | 4.598 | 1:49.538 | 29 | 173.295 |
| 6 | 4 | Nyck De Vries | DEV | Netherlands | PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing | Pirelli | 31 | 58:00.867 | 14.661 | 0.714 | 1:48.573 | 29 | 173.259 |
| 7 | 3 | Sean Gelael | GEL | Indonesia | PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing | Pirelli | 31 | 58:05.532 | 19.326 | 4.665 | 1:48.646 | 16 | 173.027 |
| 8 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | GUN | Germany | BWT Arden | Pirelli | 31 | 58:08.779 | 22.573 | 3.247 | 1:49.062 | 18 | 172.866 |
| 9 | 7 | Jack Aitken | AIT | Great Britain | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 31 | 58:14.765 | 28.559 | 5.986 | 1:49.743 | 23 | 172.570 |
| 10 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | BOS | Switzerland | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 31 | 58:17.791 | 31.585 | 3.026 | 1:49.413 | 20 | 172.421 |
| 11 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | DAMS | Pirelli | 31 | 58:21.720 | 35.514 | 3.929 | 1:49.257 | 16 | 172.227 |
| 12 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | GHI | Italy | Campos Vexatec Racing | Pirelli | 31 | 58:30.479 | 44.273 | 8.759 | 1:48.627 | 25 | 171.798 |
| 13 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | DEL | Switzerland | Charouz Racing System | Pirelli | 31 | 58:35.635 | 49.429 | 5.156 | 1:50.215 | 16 | 171.546 |
| 14 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | FER | United States | Trident | Pirelli | 31 | 58:41.630 | 55.424 | 5.995 | 1:50.655 | 25 | 171.254 |
| 15 | 16 | Arjun Maini | MAI | India | Trident | Pirelli | 31 | 58:43.659 | 57.453 | 2.029 | 1:49.444 | 26 | 171.155 |
| 16 | 15 | Roy Nissany | NIS | Israel | Campos Vexatec Racing | Pirelli | 31 | 59:13.642 | 87.436 | 29.983 | 1:49.338 | 31 | 169.711 |
| 17 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | FUO | Italy | Charouz Racing System | Pirelli | 31 | 59:33.375 | 107.169 | 19.733 | 1:49.499 | 27 | 168.774 |
| 18 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | FUK | Japan | BWT Arden | Pirelli | 31 | 59:36.668 | 110.462 | 3.293 | 1:50.124 | 29 | 168.618 |
| 19 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | MAK | Japan | RUSSIAN TIME | Pirelli | 30 | 57:53.038 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.137 | 17 | 168.040 |
| DNS | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MER | Spain | MP Motorsport | Pirelli |