2018 Yas Island Formula 2 round

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.

  2018 Yas Marina Formula 2 round

Round details
Round 12 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Layout of the Yas Marina Circuit
Location	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.554 km (3.451 mi)
Feature race
Date 24 November 2018 Laps 29 Pole position Driver George Russell ART Grand Prix Time 1:49.251 Podium First George Russell ART Grand Prix Second Artem Markelov Russian Time Third Luca Ghiotto Campos Vexatech Racing Fastest lap Driver Luca Ghiotto Campos Vexatech Racing Time 1:53.194 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 25 November 2018 Laps 21 Podium First Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System Second Lando Norris Carlin Third Roberto Merhi Campos Vexatech Racing Fastest lap Driver George Russell ART Grand Prix Time 1:57.590 (on lap 5)

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	8	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:49.251	–	1
2	4	Nyck de Vries	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	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	Sérgio Sette Câmara	Carlin	1:50.187	+0.936	10
11	10	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:50.375	+1.124	141
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	202
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

• ^1 – Niko Kari was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Sochi.
• ^2 – Alessio Lorandi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Sochi.

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	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	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	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	Sérgio Sette Câmara	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
Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (Campos Vexatech Racing) 1:53.194 (on lap 27)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	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	Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing	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	Sérgio Sette Câmara	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
Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) 1:57.590 (on lap 5)
Source:[1]

Final championship standings

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. 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 Pos. 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

See also

• 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• 2018 Yas Marina GP3 Series round