2018 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

The 2018 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 25 and 26 May 2018 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fourth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix.^[1]

  2018 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 4 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Circuit de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Course	Temporary racing facility 3.337 km (2.074 mi)
Feature race
Date 25 May 2018 Laps 42 Pole position Driver Alexander Albon DAMS Time 1:21.727 Podium First Artem Markelov Russian Time Second Sean Gelael Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing Third Roberto Merhi MP Motorsport Fastest lap Driver Maximilian Günther BWT Arden Time 1:22.472 (on lap 38)
Sprint race
Date 26 May 2018 Laps 30 Podium First Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System Second Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System Third Lando Norris Carlin Fastest lap Driver Nicholas Latifi DAMS Time 1:22.906 (on lap 23)

Report

Qualifying

For qualifying, the field was split into two groups due to the short nature of the circuit.

Classifications

Qualifying

Group A

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:21.727	—	1
2	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:21.834	+0.107	3
3	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:21.948	+0.221	4
DSQ	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:22.194	+0.467	PL2
4	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	1:22.408	+0.681	6
5	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	1:22.569	+0.842	8
6	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:22.597	+0.870	10
7	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:22.654	+0.927	12
8	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:22.663	+0.936	171
9	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:23.796	+2.069	15
Source:[2]

• ^1 – Lando Norris was given a three-place grid drop due to found guilty of impeding Alexander Albon.^[3]
• ^2 – Maximilian Günther was disqualified as his car did not stop to be weighed during the session but allowed to start the Feature Race from pit lane.^[3]

Group B

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:21.737	—	2
2	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	1:21.901	+0.326	WD3
3	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:22.241	+0.504	5
4	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	1:22.263	+0.526	7
5	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	1:22.307	+0.570	9
6	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:22.420	+0.683	11
7	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:22.707	+0.970	13
8	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:22.717	+0.980	14
9	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:22.977	+1.240	16
10	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:23.157	+1.420	18
Source:[2]

• ^3 – Sérgio Sette Câmara had not give permission to start after suffering a hand injury from qualifying crash.^[4]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Gap	Grid	Points
1	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	42	1:02:03.286	3	25 (2)
2	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	42	+10.713	12	18
3	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	42	+15.489	8	15
4	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	42	+19.236	14	12
5	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	42	+20.135	7	10
6	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	42	+20.637	17	8
7	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	42	+21.986	10	6
8	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	42	+23.855	4	4
9	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	42	+24.861	18	2
10	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	42	+30.944	13	1
11	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	42	+31.532	PL
12	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	42	+49.749	15
13	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	42	+1:27.440	6
14	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	39	+3 laps	11
DNF	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	22	Collision Damage	1	(4)
DNF	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	19	Collision Damage	2
DNF	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	11	Collision	9
DNF	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	5	Accident	16
DNF	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	0	Collision	5
DNS	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	0	Did not start	–
Fastest lap: Maximilian Günther (BWT Arden) – 1:22.472 (on lap 38)4
Source:[2]

• ^4 – Maximilian Günther 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 / Gap	Grid	Points
1	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	30	48:44.3735	1	15
2	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	30	+2.069	5	12
3	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	30	+2.2725	3	10
4	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	30	+4.091	8	8
5	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	30	+7.449	4	6
6	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	30	+7.955	11	4
7	9	Roberto Merhi	MP Motorsport	30	+11.0996	6	2
8	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	30	+12.242	9	1 (2)
9	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	29	+1 lap	15
10	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	29	+1 lap	18
11	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	27	Accident9	10
12	17	Santino Ferrucci	Trident	27	Accident9	13
DNF	15	Roy Nissany	Campos Vexatec Racing	25	Accident	12
DNF	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	25	Accident	198
DNF	10	Ralph Boschung	MP Motorsport	20	Engine	16
DNF	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	18	Accident	17
DNF	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	3	Accident	7
DNF	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	2	Suspension	14
DNF	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1	Engine	2
DNS	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	0	Did not start	–
Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) – 1:22.906 (on lap 23)
Source:[2]

• ^5 – Antonio Fuoco was added 0.8 seconds and Lando Norris was added 1.1 seconds for VSC infractions.^[5]
• ^6 – Roberto Merhi was handed a five-second time penalty for overtaking Arjun Maini under the Safety Car.^[5]
• ^7 – Santino Ferrucci was handed a ten-second time penalty for having carried out clutch bite point checks in the pitlane, failing to comply with instructions from the race director.^[5]
• ^8 – Alexander Albon was handed a five-place penalty for colliding with Nyck de Vries at pit entry in the Feature Race.^[6]
• ^9 — Santino Ferrucci and Nirei Fukuzumi were classified despite retiring as they have completed more than 90% of the race.

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Lando Norris 98 5 2 Artem Markelov 71 1 3 Alexander Albon 71 1 4 George Russell 62 1 5 Jack Aitken 49

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Entrant Points 1 Carlin 144 2 ART Grand Prix 111 3 DAMS 97 1 4 Russian Time 75 1 5 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 75