<P> Tyre supplier Pirelli provides teams with two new tyre compounds in 2018 . Each of the 2017 compounds was made softer, with a new "hypersoft" tyre becoming the softest of the nine and a new "superhard" tyre to be the hardest . The hypersoft compound will be marked by a pink sidewall, while the superhard will be orange . The hard compound, which previously used orange markings, will now be changed to ice blue . The hypersoft compound is due to make its début at the Monaco Grand Prix . The rules dictating which tyres are available were relaxed to allow Pirelli to supply a wider range of compounds . Previously, Pirelli had to provide sequential compounds; for example, ultrasoft, supersoft and soft . In 2018, Pirelli is able to supply compounds with up to two steps of difference between them; for example, the ultrasoft, supersoft and medium tyres . Pirelli is required to manufacture an additional tyre compound that is not intended for competition . This tyre is to be supplied to teams for use in demonstration events to prevent teams from using demonstration events as informal--and illegal--testing . </P> <P> The championship started in Melbourne with the Australian Grand Prix . The race ended with a victory for Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel, who used a timely virtual safety car period--triggered by the stricken Haas of Romain Grosjean--to pass Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and he successfully defended the position until the finish . Kimi Räikkönen finished third in the other Ferrari ahead of Red Bull Racing's Daniel Ricciardo . McLaren ended the first race of their partnership with Renault with a fifth and ninth place for Alonso and Vandoorne respectively . Max Verstappen finished sixth after an early spin ahead of Nico Hülkenberg . Valtteri Bottas was eighth, having started fifteenth when he took a penalty for a gearbox change after a heavy crash in qualifying . Carlos Sainz Jr. completed the points - scoring positions in tenth . Charles Leclerc and Sergey Sirotkin both made their competitive débuts for Sauber and Williams respectively . Leclerc finished thirteenth while Sirotkin retired with a brake failure . Vettel then won the next round in Bahrain, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton . However, in China, Vettel's winning run was broken, with Daniel Ricciardo's 2 stop strategy helping the Australian to his 6th career victory, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Grand Prix </Th> <Th> Pole position </Th> <Th> Fastest lap </Th> <Th> Winning driver </Th> <Th> Winning constructor </Th> <Th> Report </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Australian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> Lewis Hamilton </Td> <Td> Daniel Ricciardo </Td> <Td> Sebastian Vettel </Td> <Td> Ferrari </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Bahrain Grand Prix </Td> <Td> Sebastian Vettel </Td> <Td> Valtteri Bottas </Td> <Td> Sebastian Vettel </Td> <Td> Ferrari </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Chinese Grand Prix </Td> <Td> Sebastian Vettel </Td> <Td> Daniel Ricciardo </Td> <Td> Daniel Ricciardo </Td> <Td> Red Bull Racing - TAG Heuer </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Azerbaijan Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> Spanish Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> Monaco Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> Canadian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> French Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> Austrian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> British Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> German Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> Hungarian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> Belgian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> Italian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> Singapore Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> Russian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> Japanese Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> United States Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> Mexican Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> Brazilian Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> Abu Dhabi Grand Prix </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Report </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Grand Prix </Th> <Th> Pole position </Th> <Th> Fastest lap </Th> <Th> Winning driver </Th> <Th> Winning constructor </Th> <Th> Report </Th> </Tr>

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