2018 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round explained

Country:Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps
Round No:9
Season No:12
Year:2018
Location:Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:4.352
Course Km:7.004
Type R1:Feature race
Date R1:25 August
Laps R1:25
Pole Driver Country R1:NED
Pole Driver R1:Nyck de Vries
Pole Team R1:Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Pole Time R1:1:56.054
First Driver Country R1:NED
First Driver R1:Nyck de Vries
First Team R1:Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Second Driver Country R1:BRA
Second Driver R1:Sérgio Sette Câmara
Second Team R1:Carlin
Third Driver Country R1:GBR
Third Driver R1:George Russell
Third Team R1:ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R1:NED
Fast Driver R1:Nyck de Vries
Fast Team R1:Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing
Fast Time R1:2:00.632
Fast Lap R1:lap 19
Type R2:Sprint race
Date R2:26 August
Laps R2:18
First Driver Country R2:CAN
First Driver R2:Nicholas Latifi
First Team R2:DAMS
Second Driver Country R2:GBR
Second Driver R2:Lando Norris
Second Team R2:Carlin
Third Driver Country R2:THA
Third Driver R2:Alexander Albon
Third Team R2:DAMS
Fast Driver Country R2:CAN
Fast Driver R2:Nicholas Latifi
Fast Team R2:DAMS
Fast Time R2:2:01.484
Fast Lap R2:lap 2

The 2018 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 25 and 26 August 2018 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the ninth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

DriverTeamTime
14 Nyck de Vries1:56.054–1
28 George RussellART Grand Prix1:56.457+0.4032
318Carlin1:56.594+0.5403
414 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing1:56.611+0.5574
519 Lando NorrisCarlin1:56.723+0.6695
65 Alexander AlbonDAMS1:56.878+0.8246
721 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System1:56.930+0.87610
812 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden1:57.169+1.1157
920 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System1:57.183+1.1298
101 Artem MarkelovRussian Time1:57.266+1.2129
112 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time1:57.394+1.34011
126 Nicholas LatifiDAMS1:57.515+1.46112
1310 Ralph BoschungMP Motorsport1:57.596+1.54213
1411 Maximilian GüntherBWT Arden1:57.635+1.58114
1516 Arjun MainiTrident1:57.718+1.66415
167 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix1:57.754+1.70016
1715 Roy NissanyCampos Vexatec Racing1:57.773+1.71917
183 Sean GelaelPertamina Prema Theodore Racing1:57.878+1.82418
1917 Alessio LorandiTrident1:58.174+2.12019
209 Dorian BoccolacciMP Motorsport1:58.338+2.28420
Source:[1]
Notes

Feature race

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Nyck de Vries2556:02.281125 (6)
218Carlin25+3.153318
38 George RussellART Grand Prix25+7.572215
419 Lando NorrisCarlin25+8.906512
55 Alexander AlbonDAMS25+9.408610
61 Artem MarkelovRussian Time25+13.18198
714 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing25+13.21146
86 Nicholas LatifiDAMS25+14.674124
911 Maximilian GüntherBWT Arden25+15.915142
1015 Roy NissanyCampos Vexatec Racing25+22.354171
117 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix25+23.91716
122 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time25+24.47711
1317 Alessio LorandiTrident25+26.41719
1416 Arjun MainiTrident25+28.92015
159 Dorian BoccolacciMP Motorsport25+29.61220
163 Sean GelaelPertamina Prema Theodore Racing25+32.48218
1721 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System25+32.70610
1820 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System25+34.1128
DNF10 Ralph BoschungMP Motorsport18Spin13
DNF12 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden13Fire7
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Sprint race

DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Nicholas LatifiDAMS1837:13.659115 (2)
219 Lando NorrisCarlin18+10.402512
35 Alexander AlbonDAMS18+10.766410
44 Nyck de Vries18+13.21088
51 Artem MarkelovRussian Time18+13.44836
614 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing18+22.17924
78 George RussellART Grand Prix18+23.35762
816 Arjun MainiTrident18+31.864| align="center" |14| align="center" |1|-!9| align="center" |18||Carlin| align="center" |18| +33.578| align="center" |7| align="center" ||-!10| align="center" |7| Jack Aitken|ART Grand Prix| align="center" |18| +34.567| align="center" |11| align="center" ||-!11| align="center" |2| Tadasuke Makino|Russian Time| align="center" |18| +40.032| align="center" |12| align="center" ||-!12| align="center" |10| Ralph Boschung|MP Motorsport| align="center" |18|+40.10020
1320 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System18+42.899| align="center" |18| align="center" ||-!14| align="center" |15| Roy Nissany|Campos Vexatec Racing| align="center" |18| +44.631| align="center" |10| align="center" ||-!15| align="center" |17| Alessio Lorandi|Trident| align="center" |18| +52.568| align="center" |13| align="center" ||-!16| align="center" |11| Maximilian Günther|BWT Arden| align="center" |18| +55.305| align="center" |9| align="center" ||-!17| align="center" |12| Nirei Fukuzumi|BWT Arden| align="center" |18| +59.007| align="center" |19| align="center" ||-!18| align="center" |9| Dorian Boccolacci|MP Motorsport| align="center" |18| +1:00.115| align="center" |15| align="center" ||-!19| align="center" |21| Antonio Fuoco|Charouz Racing System| align="center" |18| +1:06.936| align="center" |17| align="center" ||-!DNF| align="center" |3| Sean Gelael|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing| align="center" |2| Mechanical| align="center" |16| align="center" ||-| colspan="8" align="center" | |-|style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" colspan="8"|Source:|-|}

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1 George Russell188
2 Lando Norris183
3 Alexander Albon161
14 Nyck de Vries153
15 Artem Markelov128
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Carlin307
2 ART Grand Prix249
3 DAMS216
14 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing182
15 Charouz Racing System174

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2018 FIA Formula 2 Spa results. 26 August 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 5 October 2018.
  2. News: ANTONIO FUOCO PENALISED. 29 July 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 5 October 2018.

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