2018 Yas Island Formula 2 round
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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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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 weekend of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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.
Contents
Classifications
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
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| 1 | 8 |  George Russell |
ART Grand Prix | 1:49.251 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 4 |  Nyck de Vries |
Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:49.541 | +0.290 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 |  Nicholas Latifi |
DAMS | 1:49.647 | +0.396 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |  Artem Markelov |
Russian Time | 1:49.869 | +0.618 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Jack Aitken |
ART Grand Prix | 1:49.946 | +0.695 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 |  Louis Delétraz |
Charouz Racing System | 1:50.038 | +0.787 | 6 |
| 7 | 19 | Lando Norris |
Carlin | 1:50.059 | +0.808 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 |  Alexander Albon |
DAMS | 1:50.155 | +0.904 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 |  Tadasuke Makino |
Russian Time | 1:50.180 | +0.929 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 |  Sérgio Sette Câmara |
Carlin | 1:50.187 | +0.936 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 |  Niko Kari |
MP Motorsport | 1:50.375 | +1.124 | 141 |
| 12 | 15 |  Roberto Merhi |
Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:50.513 | +1.262 | 11 |
| 13 | 21 |  Antonio Fuoco |
Charouz Racing System | 1:50.522 | +1.271 | 12 |
| 14 | 11 | Dan Ticktum |
BWT Arden | 1:50.580 | +1.329 | 13 |
| 15 | 3 |  Sean Gelael |
Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:50.812 | +1.561 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi |
Trident | 1:50.855 | +1.604 | 202 |
| 17 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto |
Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:50.892 | +1.641 | 16 |
| 18 | 9 |  Dorian Boccolacci |
MP Motorsport | 1:51.037 | +1.786 | 17 |
| 19 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi |
BWT Arden | 1:51.048 | +1.797 | 18 |
| 20 | 16 |  Arjun Maini |
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
Sprint Race
Final championship standings
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References
External links
| Previous round: 2018 Sochi FIA Formula 2 round |
FIA Formula 2 Championship 2018 season |
Next round: 2019 Bahrain FIA Formula 2 round |
| Previous round: 2017 Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round |
Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round | Next round: 2019 Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round |
