2018 Sochi Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	Russia
Sochi
Round No:	11
Season No:	12
Year:	2018
Location:	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.633
Course Km:	5.848
Date R1:	29 September
Laps R1:	28
Pole Driver Country R1:	NED
Pole Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
Pole Team R1:	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Pole Time R1:	1:46.476
First Driver Country R1:	THA
First Driver R1:	Alexander Albon
First Team R1:	DAMS
Second Driver Country R1:	CAN
Second Driver R1:	Nicholas Latifi
Second Team R1:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R1:	NED
Third Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
Third Team R1:	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	NED
Fast Driver R1:	Nyck de Vries
Fast Team R1:	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:51.929
Fast Lap R1:	lap 8
Date R2:	30 September
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	GBR
First Driver R2:	George Russell
First Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Sérgio Sette Câmara
Second Team R2:	Carlin
Third Driver Country R2:	THA
Third Driver R2:	Alexander Albon
Third Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R2:	GBR
Fast Driver R2:	George Russell
Fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:	1:50.501
Fast Lap R2:	lap 5

The 2018 Sochi FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 29 and 30 September 2018 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the penultimate round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.

Classifications

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	4	Nyck de Vries		1:46.476	–	1
2	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:46.696	+0.220	2
3	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:46.839	+0.363	3
4	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:46.890	+0.414	4
5	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:47.039	+0.563	5
6	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:47.151	+0.675	6
7	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:47.372	+0.896	7
8	18		Carlin	1:47.384	+0.908	8
9	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:47.634	+1.158	9
10	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:47.743	+1.267	10
11	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:47.774	+1.298	11
12	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:47.854	+1.378	12
13	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	1:48.006	+1.530	13
14	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:48.105	+1.629	14
15	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:48.154	+1.678	15
16	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:48.206	+1.730	16
17	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:48.327	+1.851	17
18	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:48.491	+2.015	18
19	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:48.568	+2.092	19
107% time: 1:53.929
—	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	2:14.971	+28.495	20
Source:^[1]

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	28	54:12.383	5	25
2	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	28	+11.307	4	18
3	4	Nyck de Vries		28	+14.259	1	15 (6)
4	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	28	+17.468	3	12
5	18		Carlin	28	+22.953	8	10
6	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	28	+34.899	11	8
7	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	28	+39.133	13	6
8	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	28	+43.463	17	4
9	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	28	+46.334	12	2
10	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	28	+46.461	7	1
11	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	28	+53.455	19
12	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	28	+56.606	14
13	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	28	+1:00.950	18
14	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	28	+1:06.522	9
15	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	27	+1 lap	20
16	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	26	Spun off	10
DNF	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	23	Mechanical	16
DNF	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	6	Wheel	2
DNF	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1	Accident damage	6
DNS	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	0	Clutch	15

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Notes

– Roberto Merhi originally finished 8th but received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
– Louis Delétraz originally finished 9th but received a ten-second time penalty for crossing the pit entry line and a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	21	44:46.259	5	15 (2)
2	18		Carlin	21	+7.438	4	12
3	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	21	+8.216	8	10
4	4	Nyck de Vries		21	+19.132	6	8
5	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+22.258	11	6
6	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+27.778	9	4
7	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	21	+30.852	1	2
8	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	21	+35.190	13	1
9	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	21	+39.981	3
10	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	21	+47.076	16
11	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	21	+50.708	10
12	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	21	+53.110	20
13	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	21	+53.404	12
14	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+53.553	19
15	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	21	+1:42.002	15
DNF	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	16	Puncture/Collision damage	18
DNF	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	11	Spun off	14
DNF	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	10	Accident	17
DNF	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	0	Accident	2
DNF	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	0	Accident	7

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Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	George Russell	248
1	2	Alexander Albon	211
1	3	Lando Norris	197
1	4	Nyck de Vries	184
1	5	Artem Markelov	166

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Carlin	361
	2	ART Grand Prix	310
	3	DAMS	302
1	4	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	213
1	5	Russian Time	212

Notes and References

News: 2018 FIA Formula 2 Sochi results. 30 September 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 15 May 2019. FIA Formula 2.