2018 Silverstone Formula 2 round

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg   2018 Silverstone Formula 2 round
Round details
Round 7 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship.
Silverstone Circuit vector map.png
Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.891 km (3.660 mi)
Feature race
Date 7 July 2018
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix
Time 1:39.989
Podium
First Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon DAMS
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix
Time 1:44.448 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date 8 July 2018
Laps 21
Podium
First Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Günther BWT Arden
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara Carlin
Time 1:43.318 (on lap 14)

The 2018 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 7 and 8 July 2018 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the seventh round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 British Grand Prix.

Contents

ART Grand Prix driver George Russell entered the round with a ten-point lead over Lando Norris in the drivers' championship. In the teams' championship, Carlin held a twenty-seven point lead over ART Grand Prix.

This round was also notable for a collision at the end of the sprint race involving Trident teammates Arjun Maini and Santino Ferrucci. Ferrucci was deemed to have deliberately hit the back of Maini's car on the cooldown lap, and he was then banned for the next two rounds by the FIA. He was then sacked from Trident ten days later due to sponsorship issues, and his replacement would be their GP3 Series driver Alessio Lorandi.

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Background

The round saw the continued use of rolling starts following a series of drivers stalling on the grid in previous rounds. [1] [2] The procedure was introduced at the previous round in response to a start-line accident in a Formula 3 race that saw a driver crash into a car that had stalled on the grid. [3]

The circuit featured three Drag Reduction System (DRS) zones. The two used in previous yearspositioned on the Wellington and Hangar Straightsreturned, with a third zone placed on the main straight. As DRS is deactivated when the driver brakes, drivers were able to use the system through the Abbey and Farm corners as these corners could be taken flat-out when the car is low on fuel. This brought increased risk as DRS reduces drag by reducing downforce, with aerodynamic grip improving the car's ability to take corners at speed. Drivers were able to manually deactivate DRS before the corners if they were unable or unwilling to take the corner without the use of DRS. The race marked the first time that drivers were able to use DRS through corners. [4]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix 1:39.9891
25 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon DAMS 1:40.065+0.0762
321 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System 1:40.094+0.1053
420 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 1:40.190+0.2014
518 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara Carlin 1:40.234+0.2455
619 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Carlin 1:40.396+0.4076
716 Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini Trident 1:40.512+0.5237
81 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:40.590+0.6018
914 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Campos Vexatec Racing 1:40.707+0.7189
1011 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Günther BWT Arden 1:40.786+0.79710
114 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 1:40.847+0.85811
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix 1:40.863+0.87412
139 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi MP Motorsport 1:40.994+1.00513
1410 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 1:41.031+1.04214
153 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 1:41.052+1.06315
166 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 1:41.061+1.07216
1717 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Trident 1:41.414+1.42517
182 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Russian Time 1:41.493+1.50418
1912 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi BWT Arden 1:42.081+2.09219
2015 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany Campos Vexatec Racing 2:13.133+33.14420
Source: [5]

Feature race

Podium after the feature race. 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Silverstone Circuit (43693586962).jpg
Podium after the feature race.
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon DAMS 2952:04.519225
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix 29+9.783 1 118 (6)
321 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System 29+18.507315
420 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 29+26.689412
514 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Campos Vexatec Racing 29+27.016910
61 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 29+27.10788
74 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 29+28.034116
811 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Günther BWT Arden 29+34.020104
910 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 29+37.227142
1019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Carlin 29+39.62061
119 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi MP Motorsport 29+39.97113
122 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Russian Time 29+40.13118
137 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix 29+42.930 2 12
1416 Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini Trident 29+54.8557
1515 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany Campos Vexatec Racing 29+58.06420
1617 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Trident 29+59.394 3 17
176 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 29+59.76416
DNF18 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara Carlin 23Engine5
DNF3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 20Collision15
DNF12 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi BWT Arden 13Electrics19
Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) 1:44.448 (on lap 28)
Source: [5]
Notes

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Günther BWT Arden 2137:09.802115
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell ART Grand Prix 21+0.520712 (2)
319 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris Carlin 21+2.5041010
41 Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time 21+9.92438
520 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System 21+12.00556
64 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 21+13.92924
75 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon DAMS 21+14.00682
810 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport 21+14.68491
99 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Merhi MP Motorsport 21+16.48711
1014 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Ghiotto Campos Vexatec Racing 21+18.051 1 4
112 Flag of Japan.svg Tadasuke Makino Russian Time 21+19.63212
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix 21+23.65313
1316 Flag of India.svg Arjun Maini Trident 21+24.04014
1415 Flag of Israel.svg Roy Nissany Campos Vexatec Racing 21+32.16515
153 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing 21+33.31819
166 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicholas Latifi DAMS 21+34.04217
1718 Flag of Brazil.svg Sérgio Sette Câmara Carlin 21+47.91218
DNF21 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System 14Collision6
DNS12 Flag of Japan.svg Nirei Fukuzumi BWT Arden 0Transmission20
DSQ17 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Trident 21Disqualified 2 16
Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (Carlin) 1:43.318 (on lap 14) 3
Source: [5]
Notes

Championship standings after the round

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