2018 Yas Island Formula 2 round explained

Type R1:	Feature race
Type R2:	Sprint race
Country:	United Arab Emirates
Yas Marina
Round No:	12
Season No:	12
Year:	2018
Location:	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.451
Course Km:	5.554
Date R1:	24 November
Laps R1:	29
Pole Driver Country R1:	GBR
Pole Driver R1:	George Russell
Pole Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Pole Time R1:	1:49.251
First Driver Country R1:	GBR
First Driver R1:	George Russell
First Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R1:	RUS
Second Driver R1:	Artem Markelov
Second Team R1:	Russian Time
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Third Team R1:	Campos Vexatech Racing
Fast Driver Country R1:	ITA
Fast Driver R1:	Luca Ghiotto
Fast Team R1:	Campos Vexatech Racing
Fast Time R1:	1:53.194
Fast Lap R1:	lap 27
Date R2:	25 November
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	ITA
First Driver R2:	Antonio Fuoco
First Team R2:	Charouz Racing System
Second Driver Country R2:	GBR
Second Driver R2:	Lando Norris
Second Team R2:	Carlin
Third Driver Country R2:	ESP
Third Driver R2:	Roberto Merhi
Third Team R2:	Campos Vexatech Racing
Fast Driver Country R2:	GBR
Fast Driver R2:	George Russell
Fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:	1:57.590
Fast Lap R2:	lap 5

The 2018 Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 24 and 25 November 2018 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the final round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

With his seventh race win of the season, George Russell claimed the championship title after winning the Feature Race in Abu Dhabi and became the second rookie in the modern Formula 2 era to win the championship after Charles Leclerc, who had won the championship in the previous season with a joint-record 7 wins.

Classifications

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:49.251	–	1
2	4	Nyck de Vries		1:49.541	+0.290	2
3	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:49.647	+0.396	3
4	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:49.869	+0.618	4
5	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:49.946	+0.695	5
6	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:50.038	+0.787	6
7	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:50.059	+0.808	7
8	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:50.155	+0.904	8
9	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:50.180	+0.929	9
10	18		Carlin	1:50.187	+0.936	10
11	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:50.375	+1.124	14
12	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:50.513	+1.262	11
13	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:50.522	+1.271	12
14	11	Dan Ticktum	BWT Arden	1:50.580	+1.329	13
15	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:50.812	+1.561	15
16	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	1:50.855	+1.604	20
17	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:50.892	+1.641	16
18	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:51.037	+1.786	17
19	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:51.048	+1.797	18
20	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	1:51.597	+2.346	19
Source:^[1]

Notes

– Niko Kari was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Sochi.
– Alessio Lorandi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Sochi.

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	29	1:03:33.863	1	25 (4)
2	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	29	+3.301	4	18
3	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	29	+8.283	16	15 (2)
4	4	Nyck de Vries		29	+12.046	2	12
5	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	29	+19.050	7	10
6	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	29	+21.964	6	8
7	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	29	+23.633	12	6
8	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	29	+27.375	11	4
9	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	29	+27.840	9	2
10	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	29	+32.786	5	1
11	11	Dan Ticktum	BWT Arden	29	+42.485	13
12	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	29	+46.303	17
13	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	29	+47.809	20
14	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	29	+55.571	8
15	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	29	+1:10.190	14
16	18		Carlin	29	+1:10.766	10
17	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	29	+1:29.971	15
DNF	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	0	Accident	3
DNF	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	0	Accident	18
DNF	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	0	Accident	19

Source:

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	21	42:48.729	2	15
2	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	21	+1.713	4	12
3	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+3.672	1	10
4	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	21	+8.548	8	8 (2)
5	4	Nyck de Vries		21	+9.458	5	6
6	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	21	+11.050	3	4
7	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+12.960	7	2
8	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	21	+15.047	14	1
9	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+19.646	6
10	18		Carlin	21	+23.052	16
11	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	21	+24.429	12
12	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	21	+27.843	19
13	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	21	+30.535	10
14	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	21	+33.205	13
15	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+1:36.014	18
DNF	11	Dan Ticktum	BWT Arden	3	Engine	11
DNF	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1	Damage	15
DNF	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	0	Accident	9
DNF	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	0	Accident	17
DNS	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	0	Did not start	20

Source:

Final championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	George Russell	287
1	2	Lando Norris	219
1	3	Alexander Albon	212
	4	Nyck de Vries	202
	5	Artem Markelov	186

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Carlin	383
	2	ART Grand Prix	350
	3	DAMS	303
1	4	Russian Time	234
1	5	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	231

Notes and References

News: 2018 FIA Formula 2 Yas Marina results. 25 November 2018. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 16 May 2019. FIA Formula 2.