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.
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 DriverTeamTime18 George RussellART Grand Prix1:49.251 –124 Nyck de Vries1:49.541 +0.290236 Nicholas LatifiDAMS1:49.647 +0.396341 Artem MarkelovRussian Time1:49.869 +0.618457 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix1:49.946 +0.6955620 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System1:50.038 +0.7876719 Lando NorrisCarlin1:50.059 +0.808785 Alexander AlbonDAMS1:50.155 +0.904892 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time1:50.180 +0.92991018Carlin1:50.187 +0.936101110 Niko KariMP Motorsport1:50.375 +1.124141215 Roberto MerhiCampos Vexatec Racing1:50.513 +1.262111321 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System1:50.522 +1.271121411 Dan TicktumBWT Arden1:50.580 +1.32913153 Sean GelaelPertamina Prema Theodore Racing1:50.812 +1.561151617 Alessio LorandiTrident1:50.855 +1.604201714 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing1:50.892 +1.64116189 Dorian BoccolacciMP Motorsport1:51.037 +1.786171912 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden1:51.048 +1.797182016 Arjun MainiTrident1:51.597 +2.34619 Source: Notes – Niko Kari was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Sochi. – Alessio Lorandi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Sochi.
Feature Race DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints18 George RussellART Grand Prix29 1:03:33.863125 (4)21 Artem MarkelovRussian Time29 +3.301418314 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing29 +8.2831615 (2)44 Nyck de Vries29 +12.046212519 Lando NorrisCarlin29 +19.050710620 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System29 +21.96468721 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System29 +23.633126815 Roberto MerhiCampos Vexatec Racing29 +27.37511492 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time29 +27.84092107 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix29 +32.786511111 Dan TicktumBWT Arden29 +42.48513129 Dorian BoccolacciMP Motorsport29 +46.303171317 Alessio LorandiTrident29 +47.80920145 Alexander AlbonDAMS29 +55.57181510 Niko KariMP Motorsport29 +1:10.190141618Carlin29 +1:10.76610173 Sean GelaelPertamina Prema Theodore Racing29 +1:29.97115DNF6 Nicholas LatifiDAMS0 Accident3DNF12 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden0 Accident18DNF16 Arjun MainiTrident0 Accident19Source:
Sprint Race DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints121 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System21 42:48.729215219 Lando NorrisCarlin21 +1.713412315 Roberto MerhiCampos Vexatec Racing21 +3.67211048 George RussellART Grand Prix21 +8.54888 (2)54 Nyck de Vries21 +9.45856620 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System21 +11.0503471 Artem MarkelovRussian Time21 +12.9607285 Alexander AlbonDAMS21 +15.047141914 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing21 +19.64661018Carlin21 +23.05216119 Dorian BoccolacciMP Motorsport21 +24.429121212 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden21 +27.84319137 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix21 +30.535101417 Alessio LorandiTrident21 +33.20513156 Nicholas LatifiDAMS21 +1:36.01418DNF11 Dan TicktumBWT Arden3 Engine11DNF10 Niko KariMP Motorsport1 Damage15DNF2 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time0 Accident9DNF3 Sean GelaelPertamina Prema Theodore Racing0 Accident17DNS16 Arjun MainiTrident0 Did not start20Source:
Final championship standings
Drivers' Championship standings DriverPoints1 George Russell 287 12 Lando Norris 219 13 Alexander Albon 2124 Nyck de Vries 2025 Artem Markelov 186
Teams' Championship standings TeamPoints1 Carlin 3832 ART Grand Prix 3503 DAMS 303 14 Russian Time 234 15 Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 231
See also 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2018 Yas Marina GP3 Series round
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