2018 Monza Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Italy
Monza
Round No:	10
Season No:	12
Year:	2018
Location:	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.600
Course Km:	5.793
Date R1:	1 September
Laps R1:	30
Pole Driver Country R1:	GBR
Pole Driver R1:	George Russell
Pole Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R1:	1:31.546
First Driver Country R1:	JPN
First Driver R1:	Tadasuke Makino
First Team R1:	Russian Time
Second Driver Country R1:	RUS
Second Driver R1:	Artem Markelov
Second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R1:	THA
Third Driver R1:	Alexander Albon
Third Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R1:	BRA
Fast Driver R1:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Fast Team R1:	Carlin
Fast Time R1:	1:35.296
Fast Lap R1:	lap 30
Date R2:	2 September
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	GBR
First Driver R2:	George Russell
First Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	RUS
Second Driver R2:	Artem Markelov
Second Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R2:	BRA
Third Driver R2:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Third Team R2:	Carlin
Fast Driver Country R2:	BRA
Fast Driver R2:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Fast Team R2:	Carlin
Fast Time R2:	1:34.896
Fast Lap R2:	lap 4

The 2018 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 1 and 2 September 2018 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Italian Grand Prix.

Classifications

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:31.546	–	1
2	18		Carlin	1:31.600	+0.054	2
3	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:31.889	+0.343	3
4	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:31.922	+0.376	4
5	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:32.021	+0.475	5
6	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:32.159	+0.613	9
7	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:32.191	+0.645	6
8	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	1:32.248	+0.702	7
9	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:32.346	+0.800	8
10	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:32.407	+0.861	10
11	4	Nyck de Vries		1:32.566	+1.020	11
12	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:32.681	+1.135	12
13	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:32.735	+1.189	13
14	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:32.750	+1.204	14
15	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:32.801	+1.255	15
16	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	1:32.803	+1.257	16
17	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:32.913	+1.367	17
18	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	1:32.965	+1.419	18
19	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:33.496	+1.950	19
20	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:48.586	+17.040	20
Source:^[1]

Notes

• – Antonio Fuoco received a 3-place grid penalty.

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	30	49:10.197	14	25
2	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	30	+1.798	4	18 (2)
3	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	30	+3.106	3	15
4	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	30	+6.178	1	12 (4)
5	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	30	+8.274	5	10
6	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	30	+9.017	6	8
7	18		Carlin	30	+18.218	PL	6
8	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	30	+27.131	18	4
9	4	Nyck de Vries		30	+27.203	11	2
10	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	30	+30.393	8	1
11	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	30	+43.580	17
12	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	30	+45.373	19
13	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	30	+45.492	10
14	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	30	+48.839	13
15	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	30	+52.556	16
16	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	29	+1 lap	15
17	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	27	Puncture	12
DNF	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	24	Mechanical	20
DNF	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	22	Mechanical	7
DSQ	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	30	Disqualified	9
Source:

Notes

• – Sérgio Sette Câmara suffered problems and started from the pit lane.
• – Antonio Fuoco was disqualified for having used a non-compliant throttle map at the race start.^[2]
• – Sérgio Sette Câmara set the fastest lap but began the race from the pit lane, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Artem Markelov as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	21	33:31.886	5	15
2	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+1.056	7	12
3	18		Carlin	21	+4.347	2	10 (2)
4	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+5.651	4	8
5	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	21	+6.174	3	6
6	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+17.452	10	4
7	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	21	+20.751	18	2
8	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	21	+24.216	17	1
9	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	21	+25.188	19
10	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	21	+28.453	20
11	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	21	+31.875	13
12	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	21	+34.792	15
13	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	21	+38.323	14
14	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	21	+1:04.379	8
15	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+1:11.780	16
16	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	21	+1:12.848	12
17	4	Nyck de Vries		20	+1 lap	9
DNF	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	16	Engine	6
DNF	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	4	Collision damage	1
DNF	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	3	Collision	11
Source:

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	George Russell	219
	2	Lando Norris	197
	3	Alexander Albon	176
1	4	Artem Markelov	160
1	5	Nyck de Vries	155

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Carlin	339
	2	ART Grand Prix	281
	3	DAMS	249
2	4	Russian Time	205
1	5	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	184

See also

• 2018 Italian Grand Prix
• 2018 Monza GP3 Series round

Notes and References

1. News: 2018 FIA Formula 2 Monza results. 2 September 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 20 October 2018. FIA Formula 2.
2. News: FUOCO DISQUALIFIED FROM MONZA FEATURE RACE. 1 September 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 20 October 2018. FIA Formula 2.