2018 Barcelona Formula 2 round

The 2018 Barcelona FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 12 and 13 May 2018 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Catalonia, Spain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the third round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix.^[1]

  2018 Barcelona Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 3 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Location	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date 12 May 2018 Laps 36 Pole position Driver Alexander Albon DAMS Time 1:28.142 Podium First George Russell ART Grand Prix Second Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing Third Lando Norris Carlin Fastest lap Driver Nicholas Latifi DAMS Time 1:30.039 (on lap 34)
Sprint race
Date 13 May 2018 Laps 26 Podium First Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix Second Alexander Albon DAMS Third Lando Norris Carlin Fastest lap Driver George Russell ART Grand Prix Time 1:30.987 (on lap 26)

The race weekend also saw history making from ART Grand Prix, as the French outfit managed to secure race victories in both races of the weekend to become the first team in modern Formula 2 to do so; with George Russell winning the Feature Race and Jack Aitken winning the Sprint Race respectively.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:28.142	–	1
2	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:28.369	+0.227	2
3	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:28.400	+0.258	3
4	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:28.524	+0.382	4
5	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:28.579	+0.437	5
6	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:28.605	+0.463	6
7	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:28.620	+0.478	7
8	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:28.923	+0.781	8
9	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	1:28.970	+0.828	9
10	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	1:29.081	+0.939	10
11	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:29.130	+0.988	11
12	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:29.136	+0.994	12
13	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:29.143	+1.001	13
14	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	1:29.256	+1.114	14
15	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:29.284	+1.142	15
16	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:29.307	+1.165	16
17	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:29.376	+1.234	17
18	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	1:29.407	+1.265	18
19	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:29.585	+1.433	19
20	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:30.440	+2.298	20
Source:[2]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	36	1:02:58.902	4	25
2	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	36	+1.036	2	18
3	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	36	+1.760	8	15
4	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	36	+5.714	3	12
5	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	36	+6.098	1	10 (4)
6	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	36	+8.214	5	8
7	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	36	+9.830	14	6
8	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	36	+20.857	19	4 (2)
9	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	36	+23.950	7	2
10	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	36	+25.289	11	1
11	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	36	+29.150	17
12	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	36	+36.719	15
13	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	36	+58.771	10
14	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	35	+1 lap	6
DNF	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	27	Collision	16
DNF	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	27	Puncture	12
DNF	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	10	Accident	18
DNF	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	5	Accident	9
DNF	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	0	Spun off	13
DNS	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	0	Fuel system	–
Fastest Lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) — 1:30.039 (on lap 34)1
Source:[2]

Notes

• ^1  – Nicholas Latifi set the fastest lap in the race but because he finished outside the top 10, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Artem Markelov as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	26	45:21.511	3	15
2	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	26	+1.550	4	12
3	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	26	+2.864	6	10
4	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	26	+8.106	8	8 (2)
5	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	26	+11.109	5	6
6	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	26	+13.702	10	4
7	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Thedore Racing	26	+14.837	15	2
8	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	26	+28.678	14	1
9	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	26	+29.065	1
10	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	26	+29.437	16
11	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	26	+30.996	20
12	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	26	+32.428	19
13	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	26	+33.236	17
14	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	26	+35.672	15
DNF	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	22	Transmission	13
DNF	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	20	Puncture	18
DNF	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	12	Electrical	2
DNF	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	4	Collision	9
DNF	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	4	Collision	11
DNF	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1	Spun off	7
Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) — 1:30.987 (on lap 26)
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Lando Norris 80 2 Alexander Albon 67 3 3 George Russell 62 1 4 Nyck de Vries 46 2 5 Sérgio Sette Câmara 46

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Carlin 126 1 2 ART Grand Prix 105 1 3 DAMS 88 4 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 57 5 Russian Time 40

See also

• 2018 Spanish Grand Prix
• 2018 Barcelona GP3 Series round