2018 Formula 2 Championship

"F2 2018" redirects here. For the car introduced to the championship in 2018, see Dallara F2 2018.

George Russell (pictured in 2019) won the championship in 2018. He was promoted to Formula One alongside Lando Norris and Alex Albon.
Carlin won the teams' championship.

The 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship was the fifty-second season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also second season under the moniker of FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It is an open-wheel racing category that serves as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category run in support of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, with each of the twelve rounds running in conjunction with a Grand Prix.[1] It was the first FIA Formula 2 season to feature a new chassis and engine package.

Charles Leclerc was the reigning drivers' champion, having won the title at the penultimate round of the 2017 championship in Jerez de la Frontera.[2] Leclerc subsequently secured a Formula 1 drive with the Alfa Romeo Sauber team in 2018[3][a] Russian Time were the reigning teams' champions, having secured their first Formula 2 title at the final round of the 2017 championship in Abu Dhabi.[4] George Russell won the drivers' championship, finishing 68 points ahead of Lando Norris. In the teams' championship, Carlin prevailed over ART Grand Prix by 31 points. Champion Russell won 7 races during his season, Alexander Albon took 4 race victories, whilst 3 races were won by Nyck de Vries, Artem Markelov, 2 wins went to Antonio Fuoco, driver of new Charouz Racing System team. Other winners, who were victorious once - its runner-up Norris, Jack Aitken, Maximilian Günther, Nicholas Latifi, and Tadasuke Makino.

  1. ^ Howard, Tom (10 March 2017). "GP2 Series renamed FIA Formula 2". speedcafe.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (7 October 2017). "Leclerc seals F2 title with Jerez win". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ Noble, Jonathan (2 December 2017). "Sauber confirms Ericsson alongside Leclerc for 2018". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (26 November 2017). "Ferrari junior Leclerc wins F2 finale with a stellar last lap move". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 November 2017.


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