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.
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| Round 12 of 12 in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.554 km (3.451 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 8 |  George Russell
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ART Grand Prix | 1:49.251 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 4 |  Nyck de Vries
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Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:49.541 | +0.290 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi
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DAMS | 1:49.647 | +0.396 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |  Artem Markelov
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Russian Time | 1:49.869 | +0.618 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Jack Aitken
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ART Grand Prix | 1:49.946 | +0.695 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 |  Louis Delétraz
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Charouz Racing System | 1:50.038 | +0.787 | 6 |
| 7 | 19 | Lando Norris
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Carlin | 1:50.059 | +0.808 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 |  Alexander Albon
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DAMS | 1:50.155 | +0.904 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 |  Tadasuke Makino
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Russian Time | 1:50.180 | +0.929 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 |  Sérgio Sette Câmara
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Carlin | 1:50.187 | +0.936 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 |  Niko Kari
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MP Motorsport | 1:50.375 | +1.124 | 141 |
| 12 | 15 |  Roberto Merhi
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Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:50.513 | +1.262 | 11 |
| 13 | 21 |  Antonio Fuoco
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Charouz Racing System | 1:50.522 | +1.271 | 12 |
| 14 | 11 | Dan Ticktum
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BWT Arden | 1:50.580 | +1.329 | 13 |
| 15 | 3 |  Sean Gelael
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Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:50.812 | +1.561 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi
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Trident | 1:50.855 | +1.604 | 202 |
| 17 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto
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Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:50.892 | +1.641 | 16 |
| 18 | 9 |  Dorian Boccolacci
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MP Motorsport | 1:51.037 | +1.786 | 17 |
| 19 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi
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BWT Arden | 1:51.048 | +1.797 | 18 |
| 20 | 16 |  Arjun Maini
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Trident | 1:51.597 | +2.346 | 19 |
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- Notes
- ^1 – Niko Kari was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Sochi.
- ^2 – Alessio Lorandi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Sochi.
Feature Race edit
Sprint Race edit
Final championship standings edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "2018 FIA Formula 2 Yas Marina results". FIA Formula 2 Championship. FIA Formula 2. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
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