Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport took their second overall win and second consecutive win in the 2018 Formula 1 season in the Emirates Spanish Grand Prix.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton claimed his second overall victory and second consecutive victory of the 2018 Formula 1 season, giving the team two victories through five races in 2018 and tying them for the lead in the sport.
Hamilton did so at the 16-turn, 2.892-mile (4.655-kilometer) Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Barcelona, Spain, and he did so by 20.593 seconds over his teammate Valtteri Bottas in second place, giving Mercedes their first 1-2 finish of the season.
Mercedes have joined Scuderia Ferrari as the two teams with two victories through five races so far this season, as Sebastian Vettel won the first two races of the season for Ferrari.
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Aston Martin Red Bull Racing are the other team with a race win so far this season, as they won the Chinese Grand Prix with Daniel Ricciardo last month.
No team not named Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull Racing have not won a race since Kimi Raikkonen won for Lotus in the season opener in the 2013 season, the Australian Grand Prix. Lotus are no longer in Formula 1. These three teams have combined to win each of the last 102 races now.
How did the action from the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix affect the Formula 1 Team Power Rankings? Here are the formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings following the fifth race of the season.
To see how the formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings are calculated, click here.
Formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | Mercedes | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Renault | 4 | +1 |
| 4 | McLaren | Renault | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Renault Sport | Renault | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Haas | Ferrari | 7 | +1 |
| 7 | Sahara Force India | Mercedes | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo Sauber | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Honda | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Williams Martini Racing | Mercedes | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, Haas (+1)
Down: McLaren, Sahara Force India (-1)
Non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings
| Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
| 1 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | Mercedes | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Renault | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | McLaren | Renault | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Renault Sport | Renault | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Haas | Ferrari | 10 | +4 |
| 7 | Sahara Force India | Mercedes | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo Sauber | Ferrari | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Williams Martini Racing | Mercedes | 8 | -1 |
| 10 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Honda | 9 | -1 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Haas (+4)
Down: Sahara Force India, Alfa Romeo Sauber, Williams Martini Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso (-1)
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The next Formula 1 race is two weeks away, and it is the Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It is set to be broadcast live starting at 9:10 a.m. ET on ABC on Sunday, May 27.