2018 Monza Formula 2 round

{{one source|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox FIA Formula 2 race report

| Type_r1 = Feature race

| Type_r2 = Sprint race

| Country = Italy

| Name = Monza

| Round_No = 10

| Season_No = 12

| Image = Monza track map.svg

| Caption = Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza

| Year = 2018

| Location = Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.600

| Course_km = 5.793

| Date_r1 = 1 September

| Laps_r1 = 30

| Pole_driver_country_r1 = GBR

| Pole_driver_r1 = George Russell

| Pole_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| Pole_Time_r1 = 1:31.546

| First_driver_country_r1 = JPN

| First_driver_r1 = Tadasuke Makino

| First_team_r1 = Russian Time

| Second_driver_country_r1 = RUS

| Second_driver_r1 = Artem Markelov

| Second_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| Third_driver_country_r1 = THA

| Third_driver_r1 = Alexander Albon

| Third_team_r1 = DAMS

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = BRA

| Fast_driver_r1 = Sérgio Sette Câmara

| Fast_team_r1 = Carlin

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:35.296

| Fast_lap_r1 = lap 30

| Date_r2 = 2 September

| Laps_r2 = 21

| First_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| First_driver_r2 = George Russell

| First_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| Second_driver_country_r2 = RUS

| Second_driver_r2 = Artem Markelov

| Second_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| Third_driver_country_r2 = BRA

| Third_driver_r2 = Sérgio Sette Câmara

| Third_team_r2 = Carlin

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = BRA

| Fast_driver_r2 = Sérgio Sette Câmara

| Fast_team_r2 = Carlin

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:34.896

| Fast_lap_r2 = lap 4

}}

The 2018 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 1 and 2 September 2018 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Italian Grand Prix.

Classifications

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! scope="col" |Driver

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Time

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Gap|Gap in seconds}}

! scope="col" |{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

scope="row" |1

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

|ART Grand Prix

|1:31.546

| align="center" | –

| align="center" |1

scope="row" |2

| align="center" |18

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara}}

|Carlin

|1:31.600

| align="center" | +0.054

| align="center" |2

scope="row" |3

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|THA}} Alexander Albon

|DAMS

|1:31.889

| align="center" | +0.343

| align="center" |3

scope="row" |4

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

|Russian Time

|1:31.922

| align="center" | +0.376

| align="center" |4

scope="row" |5

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

|DAMS

|1:32.021

| align="center" | +0.475

| align="center" |5

scope="row" |6

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Fuoco

|Charouz Racing System

|1:32.159

| align="center" | +0.613

| align="center" |9{{ref|1|1}}

scope="row" |7

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris

|Carlin

|1:32.191

| align="center" | +0.645

| align="center" |6

scope="row" |8

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

|Trident

|1:32.248

| align="center" | +0.702

| align="center" |7

scope="row" |9

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

|Campos Vexatec Racing

|1:32.346

| align="center" | +0.800

| align="center" |8

scope="row" |10

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Louis Delétraz

|Charouz Racing System

|1:32.407

| align="center" | +0.861

| align="center" |10

scope="row" |11

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

|{{nowrap|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing}}

|1:32.566

| align="center" | +1.020

| align="center" |11

scope="row" |12

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

|ART Grand Prix

|1:32.681

| align="center" | +1.135

| align="center" |12

scope="row" |13

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nirei Fukuzumi

|BWT Arden

|1:32.735

| align="center" | +1.189

| align="center" |13

scope="row" |14

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tadasuke Makino

|Russian Time

|1:32.750

| align="center" | +1.204

| align="center" |14

scope="row" |15

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|Campos Vexatec Racing

|1:32.801

| align="center" | +1.255

| align="center" |15

scope="row" |16

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Lorandi

|Trident

|1:32.803

| align="center" | +1.257

| align="center" |16

scope="row" |17

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|INA}} Sean Gelael

|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing

|1:32.913

| align="center" | +1.367

| align="center" |17

scope="row" |18

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Ralph Boschung

|MP Motorsport

|1:32.965

| align="center" | +1.419

| align="center" |18

scope="row" |19

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Maximilian Günther

|BWT Arden

|1:33.496

| align="center" | +1.950

| align="center" |19

scope="row" |20

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

|MP Motorsport

|1:48.586

| align="center" | +17.040

| align="center" |20

colspan="7" style="background-color:#EAECF0; text-align:center" |Source:{{cite news|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/Results/?raceid=992&seasonid=175|title=2018 FIA Formula 2 Monza results|date=2 September 2018|work=FIA Formula 2 Championship|accessdate=20 October 2018|publisher=FIA Formula 2}}

;Notes

= Feature Race =

File:2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Autodromo Nazionale Monza (31075389108).jpg

File:2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Autodromo Nazionale Monza (44035861405).jpg

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tadasuke Makino

|Russian Time

| align="center" |30

| 49:10.197

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |25

2

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

|Russian Time

| align="center" |30

| +1.798

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |18 (2)

3

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|THA}} Alexander Albon

|DAMS

| align="center" |30

| +3.106

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |15

4

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |30

| +6.178

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |12 (4)

5

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

|DAMS

| align="center" |30

| +8.274

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |10

6

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris

|Carlin

| align="center" |30

| +9.017

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |8

7

| align="center" |18

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara}}

|Carlin

| align="center" |30

| +18.218

| align="center" |PL{{ref|2|1}}

| align="center" |6

8

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Ralph Boschung

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |30

| +27.131

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |4

9

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

|{{nowrap|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing}}

| align="center" |30

| +27.203

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |2

10

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

|Campos Vexatec Racing

| align="center" |30

| +30.393

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |1

11

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|INA}} Sean Gelael

|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing

| align="center" |30

| +43.580

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Maximilian Günther

|BWT Arden

| align="center" |30

| +45.373

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Louis Delétraz

|Charouz Racing System

| align="center" |30

| +45.492

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nirei Fukuzumi

|BWT Arden

| align="center" |30

| +48.839

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Lorandi

|Trident

| align="center" |30

| +52.556

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|Campos Vexatec Racing

| align="center" |29

| +1 lap

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |27

| Puncture

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |24

| Mechanical

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

|Trident

| align="center" |22

| Mechanical

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |

DSQ{{ref|3|2}}

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Fuoco

|Charouz Racing System

| align="center" |30

| Disqualified

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |

colspan="8" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (Carlin) 1:35.296 (on lap 30){{ref|4|3}}}}
colspan="8" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |Source:

;Notes

  • {{note|2|1}}– Sérgio Sette Câmara suffered problems and started from the pit lane.
  • {{note|3|2}}– Antonio Fuoco was disqualified for having used a non-compliant throttle map at the race start.{{cite news|url=http://www.fiaformula2.com/News-Room/News/2018/09_September/Fuoco-disqualified-from-Monza-Feature-Race/|title=FUOCO DISQUALIFIED FROM MONZA FEATURE RACE|date=1 September 2018|work=FIA Formula 2 Championship|accessdate=20 October 2018|publisher=FIA Formula 2}}
  • {{note|4|3}}– Sérgio Sette Câmara set the fastest lap but began the race from the pit lane, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Artem Markelov as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

= Sprint Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

| align="center" |8

|{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |21

| 33:31.886

| align="center" |5

| align="center" |15

2

| align="center" |1

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

|Russian Time

| align="center" |21

| +1.056

| align="center" |7

| align="center" |12

3

| align="center" |18

|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sérgio Sette Câmara}}

|Carlin

| align="center" |21

| +4.347

| align="center" |2

| align="center" |10 (2)

4

| align="center" |6

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Nicholas Latifi

|DAMS

| align="center" |21

| +5.651

| align="center" |4

| align="center" |8

5

| align="center" |19

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris

|Carlin

| align="center" |21

| +6.174

| align="center" |3

| align="center" |6

6

| align="center" |14

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Ghiotto

|Campos Vexatec Racing

| align="center" |21

| +17.452

| align="center" |10

| align="center" |4

7

| align="center" |9

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |21

| +20.751

| align="center" |18

| align="center" |2

8

| align="center" |7

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Aitken

|ART Grand Prix

| align="center" |21

| +24.216

| align="center" |17

| align="center" |1

9

| align="center" |16

|{{flagicon|IND}} Arjun Maini

|Trident

| align="center" |21

| +25.188

| align="center" |19

| align="center" |

10

| align="center" |21

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Fuoco

|Charouz Racing System

| align="center" |21

| +28.453

| align="center" |20

| align="center" |

11

| align="center" |20

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Louis Delétraz

|Charouz Racing System

| align="center" |21

| +31.875

| align="center" |13

| align="center" |

12

| align="center" |17

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Lorandi

|Trident

| align="center" |21

| +34.792

| align="center" |15

| align="center" |

13

| align="center" |12

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nirei Fukuzumi

|BWT Arden

| align="center" |21

| +38.323

| align="center" |14

| align="center" |

14

| align="center" |2

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tadasuke Makino

|Russian Time

| align="center" |21

| +1:04.379

| align="center" |8

| align="center" |

15

| align="center" |15

|{{flagicon|ISR}} Roy Nissany

|Campos Vexatec Racing

| align="center" |21

| +1:11.780

| align="center" |16

| align="center" |

16

| align="center" |11

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Maximilian Günther

|BWT Arden

| align="center" |21

| +1:12.848

| align="center" |12

| align="center" |

17

| align="center" |4

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

|{{nowrap|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing}}

| align="center" |20

| +1 lap

| align="center" |9

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |5

|{{flagicon|THA}} Alexander Albon

|DAMS

| align="center" |16

| Engine

| align="center" |6

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |10

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Ralph Boschung

|MP Motorsport

| align="center" |4

|Collision damage

| align="center" |1

| align="center" |

DNF

| align="center" |3

|{{flagicon|INA}} Sean Gelael

|Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing

| align="center" |3

| Collision

| align="center" |11

| align="center" |

colspan="8" align="center" |{{nowrap|Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (Carlin) 1:34.896 (on lap 4)}}
colspan="8" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |Source:

Championship standings after the round

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!Driver

!Points

10px

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|GBR}} George Russell

| 219

10px

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lando Norris

| 197

10px

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|THA}} Alexander Albon

| 176

10px 1

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Artem Markelov

| 160

10px 1

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nyck de Vries

| 155

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!Team

!Points

10px

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin

| 339

10px

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

| 281

10px

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|FRA}} DAMS

| 249

10px 2

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russian Time

| 205

10px 1

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing

| 184

{{col-end}}

See also

References

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