2018 Spanish Grand Prix

2018 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Race details[1]
Date	13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)
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	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:16.173
Fastest lap
Driver	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time	1:18.441 on lap 61
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
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.