2018 Baku Formula 2 round

The 2018 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 28 and 29 April 2018 at the Baku Street Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and runs in support of the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.^[1]

  2018 Baku Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 2 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Baku Street Circuit
Location	Baku Street Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan
Course	Temporary street circuit 6.003 km (3.730 mi)
Feature race
Date 28 April 2018 Laps 29 Pole position Driver Alexander Albon DAMS Time 1:54.480 Podium First Alexander Albon DAMS Second Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix Third Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System Fastest lap Driver Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System Time 1:57.409 (on lap 23)
Sprint race
Date 29 April 2018 Laps 21 Podium First George Russell ART Grand Prix Second Nyck de Vries Prema Powerteam Third Nicholas Latifi DAMS Fastest lap Driver George Russell ART Grand Prix Time 1:56.981 (on lap 18)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:54.480	–	1
2	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:54.694	+0.214	2
3	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:54.842	+0.362	3
4	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:54.980	+0.500	4
DSQ1	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:55.200	+0.720	19
5	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	1:55.212	+0.732	5
6	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:55.236	+0.756	6
7	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	1:55.474	+0.994	7
8	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:55.728	+1.248	8
9	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	1:55.761	+1.281	9
DSQ2	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:55.970	+1.490	17
10	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:56.139	+1.659	10
11	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	1:56.532	+2.052	11
12	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:57.090	+2.610	12
13	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:57.105	+2.625	13
DSQ2	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:57.351	+2.871	18
14	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:57.508	+3.028	14
15	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:57.604	+3.124	15
16	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	2:01.902	+7.422	16
NC3	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	2:02.970	+8.490	20
Source:[2]

Notes

• ^1  – Santino Ferrucci was disqualified for failing to comply with the minimum tyre pressure and was permitted to start the following day's feature race.
• ^2  – Both BWT Arden cars were disqualified for going over the maximum allowable team personnel associated and were permitted to start the following day's feature race.
• ^3  – Nicholas Latifi failed to set a time within the 107% required and raced at the stewards' discretion.

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	29	1:03:41.627	1	25 (4)
2	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	29	+1.992	6	18
3	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	29	+2.958	12	15 (2)
4	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	29	+5.846	5	12
5	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	29	+7.099	20	10
6	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	29	+7.612	PL1	8
7	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	29	+12.698	9	6
8	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	29	+14.324	11	4
9	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	29	+15.619	PL1	2
10	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	29	+20.826	14	1
11	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	29	+45.720	19
12	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	29	+59.009	3
13	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	29	+1:55.517	18
DNF	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	24	Brakes	8
DNF	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	20	Engine	15
DNF	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	17	Accident	16
DNF	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	7	Gearbox	7
DNF	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	6	Suspension	17
DNF	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	0	Accident	4
DNF	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	0	Accident	13
Fastest Lap: Antonio Fuoco (Charouz Racing System) — 1:57.409 (on lap 23)
Source:[3]

Notes

• ^1  – Lando Norris and Tadasuke Makino and Jack Aitken started from pit lane after stalling on the grid.

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	21	41:32.101	12	15 (2)
2	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	21	+4.774	14	12
3	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	21	+5.016	4	10
4	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	21	+5.842	3	8
5	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	21	+13.606	17	6
6	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	21	+19.108	11	4
7	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	21	+22.391	1	2
8	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	21	+24.379	2	1
9	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	21	+25.130	9
10	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	21	+46.561	20
11	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	21	+1:20.531	7
12	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	21	+1:27.942	13
13	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	21	+1:33.104	8
14	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	20	+1 lap	19
15	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	18	Transmission	18
DNF	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	11	Accident	10
DNF	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	2	Gearbox	16
DNF	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1	Engine	15
DNS	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	0	Electrical	6
DSQ1	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	21	Disqualified	5
Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) — 1:56.891 (on lap 18)
Source:[4]

Notes

• ^1  – Sérgio Sette Câmara was disqualified as a result of having insufficient fuel to return to the pits.

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Lando Norris 55 4 2 Alexander Albon 41 3 Sérgio Sette Câmara 40 2 4 Artem Markelov 30 5 Nyck de Vries 28

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Entrant Points 1 Carlin 95 3 2 DAMS 61 3 3 ART Grand Prix 47 1 4 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 35 3 5 Russian Time 32

Notes