The 2018 Baku FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 28 and 29 April 2018 at the Baku Street Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the second round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and runs in support of the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Driver Team Time 1 5 Alexander Albon DAMS1:54.480 –12 19 Lando Norris Carlin1:54.694 +0.21423 8 George Russell ART Grand Prix1:54.842 +0.36234 14 Luca Ghiotto Campos Vexatec Racing1:54.980 +0.5004DSQ 17 Santino Ferrucci Trident1:55.200 +0.720195 18 Carlin1:55.212 +0.73256 7 Jack Aitken ART Grand Prix1:55.236 +0.75667 16 Arjun Maini Trident1:55.474 +0.99478 4 Nyck de Vries Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing1:55.728 +1.24889 10 Ralph Boschung MP Motorsport1:55.761 +1.2819DSQ 11 Maximilian Günther BWT Arden1:55.970 +1.4901710 2 Tadasuke Makino Russian Time1:56.139 +1.6591011 9 Roberto Merhi MP Motorsport1:56.532 +2.0521112 21 Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System1:57.090 +2.6101213 20 Louis Delétraz Charouz Racing System1:57.105 +2.62513DSQ 12 Nirei Fukuzumi BWT Arden1:57.351 +2.8711814 3 Sean Gelael 1:57.508 +3.0281415 1 Artem Markelov Russian Time1:57.604 +3.1241516 15 Roy Nissany Campos Vexatec Racing2:01.902 +7.42216NC 6 Nicholas Latifi DAMS2:02.970 +8.49020 Source: Notes – Santino Ferrucci was disqualified for failing to comply with the minimum tyre pressure and was permitted to start the following day's feature race. – Both BWT Arden cars were disqualified for going over the maximum allowable team personnel associated and were permitted to start the following day's feature race. – Nicholas Latifi failed to set a time within the 107% required and raced at the stewards' discretion.
Feature race DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints15 Alexander AlbonDAMS291:03:41.627125 (4)27 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix29 +1.992618321 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System29 +2.9581215 (2)418Carlin29 +5.84651256 Nicholas LatifiDAMS29 +7.0992010619 Lando NorrisCarlin29 +7.612PL8710 Ralph BoschungMP Motorsport29 +12.6989689 Roberto MerhiMP Motorsport29 +14.32411492 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time29 +15.619PL2103 Sean Gelael29 +20.8261411117 Santino FerrucciTrident29 +45.72019128 George RussellART Grand Prix29 +59.00931312 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden29 +1:55.51718DNF4 Nyck de VriesPertamina Prema Theodore Racing24Brakes8DNF1 Artem MarkelovRussian Time20Engine15DNF15 Roy NissanyCampos Vexatec Racing17Accident16DNF16 Arjun MainiTrident7 Gearbox7DNF11 Maximilian GüntherBWT Arden6 Suspension17DNF14 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing0 Accident4DNF20 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System0 Accident13Fastest Lap: Antonio Fuoco (Charouz Racing System) — 1:57.409 (on lap 23)Source: Notes – Lando Norris and Tadasuke Makino and Jack Aitken started from pit lane after stalling on the grid.
Sprint race DriverEntrantLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints18 George RussellART Grand Prix2141:32.1011215 (2)24 Nyck de VriesPertamina Prema Theodore Racing21 +4.774141236 Nicholas LatifiDAMS21 +5.016410419 Lando NorrisCarlin21 +5.84238516 Arjun MainiTrident21 +13.606176617 Santino FerrucciTrident21 +19.10811479 Roberto MerhiMP Motorsport21 +22.39112810 Ralph BoschungMP Motorsport21 +24.3792192 Tadasuke MakinoRussian Time21 +25.13091020 Louis DelétrazCharouz Racing System21 +46.56120117 Jack AitkenART Grand Prix21 +1:20.53171212 Nirei FukuzumiBWT Arden21 +1:27.94213135 Alexander AlbonDAMS21 +1:33.10481414 Luca GhiottoCampos Vexatec Racing20 +1 lap191511 Maximilian GüntherBWT Arden18Transmission18DNF3 Sean Gelael11Accident10DNF15 Roy NissanyCampos Vexatec Racing2Gearbox16DNF1 Artem MarkelovRussian Time1Engine15DNS21 Antonio FuocoCharouz Racing System0Electrical6DSQ18Carlin21 Disqualified5 Source: Notes – Sérgio Sette Câmara was disqualified as a result of having insufficient fuel to return to the pits.
Championship standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings DriverPoints1 Lando Norris 55 42 Alexander Albon 413 Sérgio Sette Câmara 40 24 Artem Markelov 305 Nyck de Vries 28
Teams' Championship standings EntrantPoints1 Carlin 95 32 DAMS 61 33 ART Grand Prix 47 14 35 35 Russian Time 32
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