2018 Formula 2 Championship

The 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also second season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It is an open-wheel racing category that serves as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category run in support of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, with each of the twelve rounds running in conjunction with a Grand Prix.[1] It was the first FIA Formula 2 season to feature a new chassis and engine package.

"F2 2018" redirects here. For the car introduced to the championship in 2018, see Dallara F2 2018.

2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship
Drivers' Champion: George Russell Teams' Champion: Carlin
Previous:	2017	Next:	2019
Parent series: Formula 1 World Championship Feeder series: GP3 Series

George Russell (pictured in 2019) won the championship. He was promoted to Formula One alongside Lando Norris and Alex Albon

Carlin won the teams' championship.

Charles Leclerc was the reigning drivers' champion, having won the title at the penultimate round of the 2017 championship in Jerez de la Frontera.[2] Leclerc did not return to defend his title as he graduated to Formula One.[3][lower-alpha 1] Russian Time were the reigning teams' champions, having secured their first Formula 2 title at the final round of the 2017 championship in Abu Dhabi.[4] George Russell won the drivers' championship, finishing 68 points ahead of Lando Norris. In the teams' championship, Carlin prevailed over ART Grand Prix by 31 points.

Changes

Technical changes

The new Dallara F2 2018 made its début in 2018.

The season saw the introduction of a brand new chassis and engine package, the biggest change in the sport's history.[5] The GP2/11 chassis, which had been used by Formula 2 and its predecessor GP2 since 2011, was replaced by the Dallara F2 2018.[6] It is powered by a fuel-efficient 3.4 litres (207 cubic inches) V6 single turbocharged direct-injected engine developed by Mecachrome called V634T.[7] The aging naturally-aspirated V8 engine and Dallara GP2/11 chassis which were used since 2005 and 2011 respectively were permanently retired. Despite the generational change of chassis and engines, Elf would continue as a preferred official fuel choice of FIA Formula 2 Championship and also Pirelli FIA Formula 2 tyre sizes would remained same as pre-2017 Formula One tyres. In addition, the Pirelli FIA Formula 2 hard tyre colour would repainted from orange to ice blue in a reference of 2018 Formula One dry slick tyre compounds.

Sporting regulations

Teams were required to use the "halo" cockpit protection device, a wishbone-shaped frame mounted above and around the driver's head and anchored to the monocoque forward of the cockpit.[8] The halo was designed to improve safety standards by deflecting debris away from a driver's head and was originally developed for use in Formula One before its application was expanded to other open-wheel championships and it was incorporated into the final design of the Dallara F2 2018 chassis.[9][10]

Following widespread criticism of the Dallara F2 2018 for its difficult start procedure and reliability issues,[11][12][13][14][15] the championship temporarily introduced rolling starts until a solution to the car's problems could be found.[16]

Other changes

The championship discontinued the use of promotional models or "grid girls". The decision was made by Formula One management in the face of changing social attitudes and the decision by other sports to phase out the use of models,[17][18] and the decision applied to all categories appearing on the Grand Prix support bill, including Formula 2.[19]

Calendar

The following twelve rounds took place as part of the 2018 championship. Each round consisted of two races: a Feature race, which was run over 170 km (105.6 mi) and included a mandatory pit stop; and a Sprint race, which was run over 120 km (75 mi) and did not require drivers to make a pit stop.[lower-alpha 2]

Round	Circuit	Feature race	Sprint race
1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	7 April	8 April
2	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April	29 April
3	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May	13 May
4	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	25 May	26 May
5	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June	24 June
6	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June	1 July
7	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	7 July	8 July
8	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	28 July	29 July
9	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	25 August	26 August
10	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	1 September	2 September
11	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September	30 September
12	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	24 November	25 November
Source:[20]

Calendar changes

The calendar was expanded to twelve rounds in 2018.[20] The championship started at the Circuit Paul Ricard, where it was featured as part of the French Grand Prix support programme. The championship visited the Sochi Autodrom for the first time, where it ran in support of the Russian Grand Prix.[20] The stand-alone event that was held at the Circuito de Jerez in 2017 was discontinued.[20]

Entries

The following teams and drivers were under contract to compete in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship. As the championship was a spec series, all competitors raced with identical Dallara F2 2018 chassis with a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Entrant	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Russian Time	1	Artem Markelov	All
	2	Tadasuke Makino	All
Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	3	Sean Gelael	All
	4	Nyck de Vries	All
DAMS	5	Alexander Albon	All
	6	Nicholas Latifi	All
ART Grand Prix	7	Jack Aitken	All
	8	George Russell	All
MP Motorsport	9	Roberto Merhi	1–8
		Dorian Boccolacci	9–12
	10	Ralph Boschung	1–10
		Niko Kari	11–12
BWT Arden	11	Maximilian Günther	1–11
		Dan Ticktum	12
	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	All
Campos Vexatec Racing	14	Luca Ghiotto	All
	15	Roy Nissany	1–10
		Roberto Merhi	11–12
Trident	16	Arjun Maini	All
	17	Santino Ferrucci	1–7
		Alessio Lorandi	8–12
Carlin	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	All
	19	Lando Norris	All
Charouz Racing System	20	Louis Delétraz	All
	21	Antonio Fuoco	All
Source:[9][6][7][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Team changes

Twenty entries spread across ten teams were entered into the championship.[30] Carlin returned to Formula 2 in 2018 after a one-year absence, while former World Series Formula V8 3.5 team Charouz Racing System joined the championship. Charouz left the Formula 3.5 V8 championship when the championship was discontinued and the team subsequently submitted an entry to join the Formula 2 grid which marked the return of a Czech single-seater junior team to the second tier of Formula One's feeder championships since the 2003 International Formula 3000 season.[31] Racing Engineering were included on the initial entry list but later withdrew from the championship to focus on their European Le Mans Series entry.[30] Fortec Motorsports were due to make their Formula 2 début, replacing the departing Rapax team, but later withdrew their entry due to a lack of sponsorship.[30] Fortec were later granted permission to defer their entry by a year and were scheduled to make their début in 2019, but aborted the plans.[32]

Driver changes

Defending teams' champions Russian Time signed FIA Formula 3 European Championship driver Tadasuke Makino to partner Artem Markelov.[33] With reigning drivers' champion Charles Leclerc leaving the series to join Formula 1 team Sauber.[3] Prema Racing enlisted Sean Gelael, who left Arden International to join the team.[34] Gelael was partnered by Nyck de Vries, who drove for Rapax and Racing Engineering throughout the 2017 championship.[35] Gustav Malja, who raced for Racing Engineering in 2017, moved to the Porsche Supercup.[36]

Alexander Albon left ART Grand Prix to join DAMS where he replaced Oliver Rowland; Rowland left the series and moved to the FIA World Endurance Championship.[37] Albon was paired with Nicholas Latifi, who remained with the team for a third year.[38] ART Grand Prix promoted reigning GP3 Series champion George Russell to the category,[39] partnering him with Jack Aitken, who also drove for the team in GP3.[40] Nobuharu Matsushita, who drove for the team in 2017, left the series and returned to Japan to race in the Super Formula Championship.[41]

Ralph Boschung left Campos Racing to join MP Motorsport.[42] He was accompanied by Roberto Merhi, who previously competed in selected rounds of the championship with Campos and Rapax in 2017.[43] Jordan King, who raced for MP, moved to the United States to compete in the IndyCar Series.[44] With Gelael's switch to Prema and Norman Nato's departure to the European Le Mans Series, Arden International promoted two rookie drivers.[45] Former GP3 Series driver Nirei Fukuzumi filled one seat,[46] while Maximilian Günther—who finished second in the 2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship and third in 2017—took the other.[47]

Luca Ghiotto left Russian Time after a single season to join Campos Racing.[48] He was partnered by series debutant Roy Nissany, who left the World Series Formula V8 3.5 to join the championship.[49] Álex Palou left the team to compete in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.[50] Trident recruited two of Formula One team Haas' development drivers. Santino Ferrucci, who had contested five rounds of the 2017 championship with the team, was signed for the season. He is partnered by Arjun Maini, who was promoted from the GP3 Series.[51] Nabil Jeffri, who raced for Trident in 2017, left the team to join the FIA World Endurance Championship.[52]

Sérgio Sette Câmara left MP Motorsport to join newcomers Carlin.[53] He was partnered by Lando Norris, who won the 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship title with Carlin before making a guest appearance in the Formula 2 Championship with Campos Racing.[53] Louis Delétraz and Antonio Fuoco joined Charouz Racing System.[54][55] Delétraz left Rapax after the team withdrew from the championship, while Fuoco moved from Prema Racing as part of an agreement with Ferrari's driver development programme.[54][55]

Mid-season changes

Santino Ferrucci was banned for two rounds as punishment for multiple violations of the sporting and technical regulations—including deliberately crashing into Arjun Maini—during the Silverstone round.[56] He was later dismissed by Trident, with the team citing sponsorship issues rather than his suspension as the reason for Ferrucci's firing.[57] Ferrucci was replaced by Trident's GP3 Series driver Alessio Lorandi for the Hungaroring round.[25]

Roberto Merhi left MP Motorsport before the Spa-Francorchamps round. He was replaced by Dorian Boccolacci, who raced for the team in the GP3 Series.[26] For the remainder of the season he joined Campos Vexatec Racing, replacing Roy Nissany.[27] MP Motorsport promoted Niko Kari from their GP3 Series team, where he replaced Ralph Boschung for the remainder of the season.[28] Dan Ticktum replaced Maximilian Günther at BWT Arden for the season finale at Abu Dhabi.[29]

Results

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap[58]	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	F	Bahrain International Circuit	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	Lando Norris	Carlin	Report
	S			Nyck de Vries	Artem Markelov	Russian Time
2	F	Baku City Circuit	Alexander Albon	George Russell[lower-alpha 3]	Alexander Albon	DAMS	Report
	S			Jack Aitken[lower-alpha 4]	George Russell	ART Grand Prix
3	F	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Alexander Albon	Nicholas Latifi[lower-alpha 5]	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	Report
	S			George Russell	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix
4	F	Circuit de Monaco	Alexander Albon	Maximilian Günther[lower-alpha 6]	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	Report
	S			Nicholas Latifi	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System
5	F	Circuit Paul Ricard	George Russell	Nyck de Vries	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	Report
	S			Ralph Boschung[lower-alpha 7]	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
6	F	Red Bull Ring	George Russell	Artem Markelov	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	Report
	S			Artem Markelov	Artem Markelov	Russian Time
7	F	Silverstone Circuit	George Russell	George Russell	Alexander Albon	DAMS	Report
	S			Sérgio Sette Câmara[lower-alpha 8]	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden
8	F	Hungaroring	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Ralph Boschung[lower-alpha 9]	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	Report
	S			Antonio Fuoco[lower-alpha 10]	Alexander Albon	DAMS
9	F	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Nyck de Vries	Nyck de Vries	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	Report
	S			Nicholas Latifi	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS
10	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	George Russell	Sérgio Sette Câmara[lower-alpha 11]	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	Report
	S			Sérgio Sette Câmara	George Russell	ART Grand Prix
11	F	Sochi Autodrom	Nyck de Vries	Nyck de Vries	Alexander Albon	DAMS	Report
	S			George Russell	George Russell	ART Grand Prix
12	F	Yas Marina Circuit	George Russell	Luca Ghiotto	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	Report
	S			George Russell	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race as the grid for the sprint race is based on the results of the feature race with the top eight drivers having their positions reversed.

Feature race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	4	2

Sprint race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver BHR BAK CAT MCO LEC RBR SIL HUN SPA MNZ SOC YMC Points 1 George Russell 5 19 12 1 1 4 Ret Ret 1 17 1 2 2 2 Ret 8 3 7 4 1 4 1 1 4 287 2 Lando Norris 1 4 6 4 3 3 6 3 16 5 2 11 10 3 2 4 4 2 6 5 Ret Ret 5 2 219 3 Alexander Albon 4 13 1 13 5 2 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 5 1 7 5 1 5 3 3 Ret 1 3 14 8 212 4 Nyck de Vries 6 5 Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 9 5 1 Ret 14 7 6 1 7 1 4 9 17 3 4 4 5 202 5 Artem Markelov 3 1 Ret Ret 8 9 1 4 14 14† 8 1 6 4 8 13 6 5 2 2 11 5 2 7 186 6 Sérgio Sette Câmara 2 3 4 DSQ 7 Ret DNS DNS 2 6 6 3 Ret 17 7 3 2 9 7 3 5 2 16 10 164 7 Antonio Fuoco 17 12 3 DNS 10 7 8 1 4 4 3 4 3 Ret 3 17 17 19 DSQ 10 6 9 7 1 141 8 Luca Ghiotto 12 6 Ret 14 4 5 Ret 10 3 3 12 13 5 10 6 2 7 6 10 6 Ret 14 3 9 111 9 Nicholas Latifi 11 10 5 3 14 8 9 8 7 8 11 8 17 16 Ret 16 8 1 5 4 2 Ret Ret 15 91 10 Louis Delétraz 13 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 4 2 6 2 Ret Ret 4 5 17 9 18 13 13 11 12 13 6 6 74 11 Jack Aitken 9 18 2 11 6 1 7 Ret 11 DNS Ret 18 13 12 4 10 11 10 17† 8 14 Ret 10 13 63 12 Roberto Merhi DNS 11 8 7 13 Ret 3 7 DSQ 15 4 16 11 9 11 5 9 6 8 3 61 13 Tadasuke Makino 19 17 9 9 9 Ret 14† Ret 8 Ret 7 6 12 11 9 12 12 11 1 14 10 11 9 Ret 48 14 Maximilian Günther 8 2 Ret 15† Ret 12 11 6 12 11 15 12 8 1 16 Ret 9 16 12 16 16† 10 41 15 Sean Gelael 7 16 10 Ret Ret 6 2 Ret Ret 18 13 Ret Ret 15 13 11 16 Ret 11 Ret DNS 12 17 Ret 29 16 Arjun Maini 15 14 Ret 5 Ret 13 5 5 10 13 14 10 14 13 12 14 14 8 Ret 9 15 15 Ret DNS 24 17 Nirei Fukuzumi 18 8 13 12 11 Ret 10 11† 9 12 9 9 Ret DNS 10 6 Ret 17 14 13 8 7 Ret 12 17 18 Ralph Boschung 10 7 7 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 15 9 8 18 Ret Ret 12 8 Ret 17 19 Santino Ferrucci 14 20 11 6 DNS 11 13 12† 13 9 10 7 16 DSQ 7 20 Alessio Lorandi 14 Ret 13 15 15 12 7 Ret 13 14 6 21 Dorian Boccolacci 15 18 Ret 7 13 8 12 11 3 22 Roy Nissany 16 15 Ret Ret 12 14 12 Ret 15 10 Ret 17 15 14 15 15 10 14 16 15 1 23 Dan Ticktum 11 Ret 0 24 Niko Kari Ret Ret 15 Ret 0 Pos. Driver BHR BAK CAT MCO LEC RBR SIL HUN SPA MNZ SOC YMC Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

•  – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	No.	BHR		BAK		CAT		MCO		LEC		RBR		SIL		HUN		SPA		MNZ		SOC		YMC		Points
1	Carlin	18	2	3	4	DSQ	7	Ret	DNS	DNS	2	6	6	3	Ret	17	7	3	2	9	7	3	5	2	16	10	381
		19	1	4	6	4	3	3	6	3	16	5	2	11	10	3	2	4	4	2	6	5	Ret	Ret	5	2
2	ART Grand Prix	7	9	18	2	11	6	1	7	Ret	11	DNS	Ret	18	13	12	4	10	11	10	17†	8	14	Ret	10	13	350
		8	5	19	12	1	1	4	Ret	Ret	1	17	1	2	2	2	Ret	8	3	7	4	1	4	1	1	4
3	DAMS	5	4	13	1	13	5	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	5	5	1	7	5	1	5	3	3	Ret	1	3	14	8	303
		6	11	10	5	3	14	8	9	8	7	8	11	8	17	16	Ret	16	8	1	5	4	2	Ret	Ret	15
4	Russian Time	1	3	1	Ret	Ret	8	9	1	4	14	14†	8	1	6	4	8	13	6	5	2	2	11	5	2	7	234
		2	19	17	9	9	9	Ret	14†	Ret	8	Ret	7	6	12	11	9	12	12	11	1	14	10	11	9	Ret
5	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	3	7	16	10	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	Ret	18	13	Ret	Ret	15	13	11	16	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	12	17	Ret	231
		4	6	5	Ret	2	2	Ret	Ret	9	5	1	Ret	14	7	6	1	7	1	4	9	17	3	4	4	5
6	Charouz Racing System	20	13	9	Ret	10	Ret	10	4	2	6	2	Ret	15	4	5	17	9	18	13	13	11	12	13	6	6	215
		21	17	12	3	DNS	10	7	8	1	4	4	3	4	3	Ret	3	17	17	19	DSQ	10	6	9	7	1
7	Campos Vexatec Racing	14	12	6	Ret	14	4	5	Ret	10	3	3	12	13	5	10	6	2	7	6	10	6	Ret	14	3	9	132
		15	16	15	Ret	Ret	12	14	12	Ret	15	10	Ret	17	15	14	15	15	10	14	16	15	9	6	8	3
8	MP Motorsport	9	DNS	11	8	7	13	Ret	3	7	DSQ	15	4	16	11	9	11	5	15	18	Ret	7	13	8	12	11	61
		10	10	7	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	15	9	8	18	Ret	Ret	12	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret
9	BWT Arden	11	8	2	Ret	15†	Ret	12	11	6	12	11	15	12	8	1	16	Ret	9	16	12	16	16†	10	11	Ret	58
		12	18	8	13	12	11	Ret	10	11†	9	12	9	9	Ret	DNS	10	6	Ret	17	14	13	8	7	Ret	12
10	Trident	16	15	14	Ret	5	Ret	13	5	5	10	13	14	10	14	13	12	14	14	8	Ret	9	15	15	Ret	Ret	37
		17	14	20	11	6	DNS	11	13	12†	13	9	10	7	16	DSQ	14	Ret	13	15	15	12	7	Ret	13	14
Pos.	Team	No.	BHR		BAK		CAT		MCO		LEC		RBR		SIL		HUN		SPA		MNZ		SOC		YMC		Points

Notes:

•  – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Notes

1. Under the series' sporting regulations, the defending drivers' champion is not permitted to continue racing in the championship, so Leclerc would not be able to defend his title.
2. The Feature and Sprint races are time-certain. In the event that the full race distance cannot be completed, the Feature race will end after one hour and the Sprint race after forty-five minutes.
3. George Russell set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Antonio Fuoco was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
4. Jack Aitken set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. George Russell was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
5. Nicholas Latifi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
6. Maximilian Günther set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
7. Ralph Boschung set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nyck de Vries was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
8. Sérgio Sette Câmara set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. George Russell was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
9. Ralph Boschung set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Nyck de Vries was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
10. Antonio Fuoco set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Luca Ghiotto was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
11. Sérgio Sette Câmara set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Artem Markelov was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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External links

• FIA Formula 2 Championship official website