2018 Sochi Formula 2 round

The 2018 Sochi FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 29 and 30 September 2018 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the penultimate round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.

  2018 Sochi Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 11 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Sochi Autodrom
Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.848 km (3.633 mi)
Feature race
Date 29 September 2018 Laps 28 Pole position Driver Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing Time 1:46.476 Podium First Alexander Albon DAMS Second Nicholas Latifi DAMS Third Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing Fastest lap Driver Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing Time 1:51.929 (on lap 8)
Sprint race
Date 30 September 2018 Laps 21 Podium First George Russell ART Grand Prix Second Sérgio Sette Câmara Carlin Third Alexander Albon DAMS Fastest lap Driver George Russell ART Grand Prix Time 1:50.501 (on lap 5)

Classifications

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:46.476	–	1
2	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	1:46.696	+0.220	2
3	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:46.839	+0.363	3
4	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	1:46.890	+0.414	4
5	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	1:47.039	+0.563	5
6	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:47.151	+0.675	6
7	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	1:47.372	+0.896	7
8	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	1:47.384	+0.908	8
9	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:47.634	+1.158	9
10	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	1:47.743	+1.267	10
11	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	1:47.774	+1.298	11
12	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	1:47.854	+1.378	12
13	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	1:48.006	+1.530	13
14	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	1:48.105	+1.629	14
15	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	1:48.154	+1.678	15
16	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:48.206	+1.730	16
17	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	1:48.327	+1.851	17
18	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:48.491	+2.015	18
19	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	1:48.568	+2.092	19
107% time: 1:53.929
—	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	2:14.971	+28.495	20
Source:[1]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	28	54:12.383	5	25
2	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	28	+11.307	4	18
3	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	28	+14.259	1	15 (6)
4	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	28	+17.468	3	12
5	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	28	+22.953	8	10
6	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	28	+34.899	11	8
7	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	28	+39.133	13	6
8	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	28	+43.463	17	4
9	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	28	+46.3341	12	2
10	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	28	+46.461	7	1
11	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	28	+53.455	19
12	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	28	+56.6062	14
13	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	28	+1:00.950	18
14	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	28	+1:06.522	9
15	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	27	+1 lap	20
16	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	26	Spun off	10
DNF	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	23	Mechanical	16
DNF	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	6	Wheel	2
DNF	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	1	Accident damage	6
DNS	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	0	Clutch	15
Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing) 1:51.929 (on lap 8)
Source:[1]

Notes

• ^1 – Roberto Merhi originally finished 8th but received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
• ^2 – Louis Delétraz originally finished 9th but received a ten-second time penalty for crossing the pit entry line and a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	21	44:46.259	5	15 (2)
2	18	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	21	+7.438	4	12
3	5	Alexander Albon	DAMS	21	+8.216	8	10
4	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	21	+19.132	6	8
5	1	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+22.258	11	6
6	15	Roberto Merhi	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+27.778	9	4
7	12	Nirei Fukuzumi	BWT Arden	21	+30.852	1	2
8	9	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	21	+35.190	13	1
9	21	Antonio Fuoco	Charouz Racing System	21	+39.981	3
10	11	Maximilian Günther	BWT Arden	21	+47.076	16
11	2	Tadasuke Makino	Russian Time	21	+50.708	10
12	3	Sean Gelael	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	21	+53.110	20
13	20	Louis Delétraz	Charouz Racing System	21	+53.404	12
14	14	Luca Ghiotto	Campos Vexatec Racing	21	+53.553	19
15	16	Arjun Maini	Trident	21	+1:42.002	15
DNF	19	Lando Norris	Carlin	16	Puncture/Collision damage	18
DNF	7	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	11	Spun off	14
DNF	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	10	Accident	17
DNF	17	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	0	Accident	2
DNF	6	Nicholas Latifi	DAMS	0	Accident	7
Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) 1:50.501 (on lap 5)
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 George Russell 248 1 2 Alexander Albon 211 1 3 Lando Norris 197 1 4 Nyck de Vries 184 1 5 Artem Markelov 166

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Carlin 361 2 ART Grand Prix 310 3 DAMS 302 1 4 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 213 1 5 Russian Time 212

See also

• 2018 Russian Grand Prix
• 2018 Sochi GP3 Series round