Round 1 of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship was held at Sakhir in Bahrain on 7-8 April 2018. Artem Markelov was the winner of the sprint race for RUSSIAN TIME.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Artem Markelov | MAR | Russia | RUSSIAN TIME | Pirelli | 23 | 42:42.161 | - | - | 1:49.503 | 3 | 174.551 |
| 2 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | GUN | Germany | BWT Arden | Pirelli | 23 | 42:44.266 | 2.105 | 2.105 | 1:49.537 | 3 | 174.407 |
| 3 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | SET | Brazil | Carlin | Pirelli | 23 | 42:45.964 | 3.803 | 1.698 | 1:49.777 | 2 | 174.292 |
| 4 | 19 | Lando Norris | NOR | Great Britain | Carlin | Pirelli | 23 | 42:47.204 | 5.043 | 1.240 | 1:49.459 | 4 | 174.208 |
| 5 | 4 | Nyck De Vries | DEV | Netherlands | PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 42:52.426 | 10.265 | 5.222 | 1:47.711 | 11 | 173.854 |
| 6 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | GHI | Italy | Campos Vexatec Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 42:57.857 | 15.696 | 5.431 | 1:50.334 | 3 | 173.488 |
| 7 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | BOS | Switzerland | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 23 | 43:05.672 | 23.511 | 7.815 | 1:50.556 | 4 | 172.963 |
| 8 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | FUK | Japan | BWT Arden | Pirelli | 23 | 43:06.743 | 24.582 | 1.071 | 1:50.477 | 4 | 172.892 |
| 9 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | DEL | Switzerland | Charouz Racing System | Pirelli | 23 | 43:07.355 | 25.194 | 0.612 | 1:49.260 | 13 | 172.851 |
| 10 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | DAMS | Pirelli | 23 | 43:07.848 | 25.687 | 0.493 | 1:50.618 | 2 | 172.818 |
| 11 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MER | Spain | MP Motorsport | Pirelli | 23 | 43:07.965 | 25.804 | 0.117 | 1:48.877 | 10 | 172.810 |
| 12 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | FUO | Italy | Charouz Racing System | Pirelli | 23 | 43:08.799 | 26.638 | 0.834 | 1:49.644 | 16 | 172.755 |
| 13 | 5 | Alexander Albon | ALB | Thailand | DAMS | Pirelli | 23 | 43:13.920 | 31.759 | 5.121 | 1:50.656 | 5 | 172.413 |
| 14 | 16 | Arjun Maini | MAI | India | Trident | Pirelli | 23 | 43:18.954 | 36.793 | 5.034 | 1:50.464 | 4 | 172.079 |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | NIS | Israel | Campos Vexatec Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 43:26.150 | 43.989 | 7.196 | 1:49.910 | 11 | 171.604 |
| 16 | 3 | Sean Gelael | GEL | Indonesia | PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing | Pirelli | 23 | 43:40.006 | 57.845 | 13.856 | 1:47.998 | 18 | 170.697 |
| 17 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | MAK | Japan | RUSSIAN TIME | Pirelli | 23 | 43:45.980 | 63.819 | 5.974 | 1:49.834 | 7 | 170.308 |
| 18 | 7 | Jack Aitken | AIT | Great Britain | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 23 | 44:21.918 | 99.757 | 35.938 | 1:49.369 | 2 | 168.009 |
| 19 | 8 | George Russell | RUS | Great Britain | ART Grand Prix | Pirelli | 22 | 42:47.369 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:48.700 | 4 | 166.608 |
| 20 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | FER | United States | Trident | Pirelli | 22 | 43:06.059 | 1 lap | 18.690 | 1:49.826 | 3 | 165.404 |