2018 Le Castellet Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	France
Paul Ricard
Round No:	5
Season No:	12
Year:	2018
Location:	Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Course:	Permanent racing circuit
Course Mi:	3.630
Course Km:	5.842
Date R1:	23 June
Laps R1:	30
Pole Driver Country R1:	GBR
Pole Driver R1:	George Russell
Pole Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R1:	1:44.469
First Driver Country R1:	GBR
First Driver R1:	George Russell
First Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R1:	BRA
Second Driver R1:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Second Team R1:	Carlin
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Third Team R1:	Campos Vexatec Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	NED
Fast Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
Fast Team R1:	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:47.085
Fast Lap R1:	lap 26
Date R2:	24 June
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	NED
First Driver R2:	Nyck de Vries
First Team R2:	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Second Driver Country R2:	CHE
Second Driver R2:	Louis Delétraz
Second Team R2:	Charouz Racing System
Third Driver Country R2:	ITA
Third Driver R2:	Luca Ghiotto
Third Team R2:	Campos Vexatec Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:	CHE
Fast Driver R2:	Ralph Boschung
Fast Team R2:	MP Motorsport
Fast Time R2:	1:47.827
Fast Lap R2:	lap 15

The 2018 Paul Ricard FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 23 and 24 June 2018 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fifth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 French Grand Prix.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:44.469	–	1
2	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:44.635	+0.166	2
3	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:44.781	+0.312	3
4	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	1:45.092	+0.623	4
5	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:45.109	+0.640	5
6	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:45.143	+0.674	6
7	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:45.250	+0.781	7
8	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:45.269	+0.800	8
9	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:45.278	+0.809	9
10	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:45.482	+1.013	10
11	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:45.608	+1.139	11
12	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:45.721	+1.252	12
13	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:45.739	+1.270	13
14	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	1:45.753	+1.284	14
15	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:45.919	+1.450	15
16	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:45.945	+1.476	16
17	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	1:46.021	+1.552	17
18	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:46.060	+1.591	18
19	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:46.150	+1.681	19
20	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	1:46.500	+2.031	20
Source:^[2]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	30	58:28.750	1	25 (4)
2	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	30	+1.108	4	18
3	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	30	+37.879	5	15
4	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	30	+43.655	15	12
5	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	30	+45.680	8	10 (2)
6	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	30	+53.226	9	8
7	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	30	+1:16.951	10	6
8	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	30	+1:17.343	16	4
9	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	30	+1:20.384	18	2
10	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	30	+1:30.605	17	1
11	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	30	+1:32.469	6
12	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	30	+1:37.662	11
13	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	29	+1 lap	13
14	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	29	+1 lap	7
15	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	29	+1 lap	19
16	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	29	+1 lap	3
17	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	18	Engine	2
DNF	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	12	Transmission	20
DNF	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	7	Spun off	12
DSQ	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	30	Disqualified	14
Fastest Lap: Nyck de Vries (Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing) 1:47.085 (on lap 26)
Source:

Notes

• – Roberto Merhi was disqualified for tyre pressure infringement.

Sprint race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	21	38:28.325	4	15 (2)
2	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	21	+9.648	3	12
3	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+9.870	6	10
4	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	21	+16.678	5	8
5	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	21	+17.752	16	6
6	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	21	+20.405	7	4
7	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	21	+20.732	17	2
8	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+24.445	2	1
9	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	21	+35.726	13
10	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+49.489	15
11	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	21	+49.489	12
12	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	21	+53.765	9
13	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	21	+59.010	10
14	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	20	Brakes	14
15	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	20	+1 lap	20
16	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	20	+1 lap	18
17	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	19	+2 laps	8
18	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	19	Engine/Fire	19
DNF	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	6	Battery	1
DNS	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	0	Stalled	11
Source:

Notes

• – Driver did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
• – Ralph Boschung set the fastest lap in the race but because he finished outside the top 10, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Nyck de Vries as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Lando Norris	104
2	2	George Russell	91
3	3	Nyck de Vries	75
1	4	Alexander Albon	73
3	5	Artem Markelov	71

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Carlin	172
	2	ART Grand Prix	140
	3	DAMS	106
1	4	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	104
1	5	Charouz Racing System	103

See also

• 2018 French Grand Prix
• 2018 Le Castellet GP3 Series round

Notes and References

1. News: Di Zinno. Tony. F2, GP3 2018 schedules released. motorsports.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. 6 November 2017. 28 June 2018. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927181900/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/11/06/f2-gp3-2018-schedules-released/. dead.
2. News: 2018 FIA Formula 2 Paul Ricard results. 24 June 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 28 June 2018.