2018 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round
# 2018 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round

The 2018 Monte Carlo Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 25 and 26 May 2018 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fourth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 Monaco Grand Prix.

## Report

### Qualifying

For qualifying, the field was split into two groups due to the short nature of the circuit.

## Classifications

### Qualifying

**Group A**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:21.727 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:21.834 | +0.107 | 3 |
| 3 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:21.948 | +0.221 | 4 |
| DSQ | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:22.194 | +0.467 | PL |
| 4 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 1:22.408 | +0.681 | 6 |
| 5 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 1:22.569 | +0.842 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:22.597 | +0.870 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:22.654 | +0.927 | 12 |
| 8 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:22.663 | +0.936 | 17 |
| 9 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:23.796 | +2.069 | 15 |
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* ^1 – Lando Norris was given a three-place grid drop due to found guilty of impeding Alexander Albon.
* ^2 – Maximilian Günther was disqualified as his car did not stop to be weighed during the session but allowed to start the Feature Race from pit lane.

**Group B**

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:21.737 | — | 2 |
| 2 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:21.901 | +0.326 | WD |
| 3 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:22.241 | +0.504 | 5 |
| 4 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:22.263 | +0.526 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:22.307 | +0.570 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:22.420 | +0.683 | 11 |
| 7 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:22.707 | +0.970 | 13 |
| 8 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:22.717 | +0.980 | 14 |
| 9 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:22.977 | +1.240 | 16 |
| 10 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:23.157 | +1.420 | 18 |
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* ^3 – Sérgio Sette Câmara had not give permission to start after suffering a hand injury from qualifying crash.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Gap | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 42 | 1:02:03.286 | 3 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 42 | +10.713 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 42 | +15.489 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 42 | +19.236 | 14 | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 42 | +20.135 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 42 | +20.637 | 17 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 42 | +21.986 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 42 | +23.855 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 42 | +24.861 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 42 | +30.944 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 42 | +31.532 | PL | |
| 12 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 42 | +49.749 | 15 | |
| 13 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 42 | +1:27.440 | 6 | |
| 14 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 39 | +3 laps | 11 | |
| DNF | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 22 | Collision Damage | 1 | (4) |
| DNF | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 19 | Collision Damage | 2 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 11 | Collision | 9 | |
| DNF | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 5 | Accident | 16 | |
| DNF | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 0 | Collision | 5 | |
| DNS | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 0 | Did not start | – | |
| Fastest lap: Maximilian Günther (BWT Arden) – 1:22.472 (on lap 38) ||||||||
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* ^4 – Maximilian Günther set the fastest lap in the race but because he finished outside the top 10, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Artem Markelov as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Gap | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 30 | 48:44.373 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +2.069 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 30 | +2.272 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 30 | +4.091 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 30 | +7.449 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 30 | +7.955 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 30 | +11.099 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 30 | +12.242 | 9 | 1 (2) |
| 9 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 29 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 10 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 29 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 11 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 27 | Accident | 10 | |
| 12 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 27 | Accident | 13 | |
| DNF | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 25 | Accident | 12 | |
| DNF | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 25 | Accident | 19 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 20 | Engine | 16 | |
| DNF | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 18 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 3 | Accident | 7 | |
| DNF | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 2 | Suspension | 14 | |
| DNF | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Engine | 2 | |
| DNS | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 0 | Did not start | – | |
| Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) – 1:22.906 (on lap 23) ||||||||
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* ^5 – Antonio Fuoco was added 0.8 seconds and Lando Norris was added 1.1 seconds for VSC infractions.
* ^6 – Roberto Merhi was handed a five-second time penalty for overtaking Arjun Maini under the Safety Car.
* ^7 – Santino Ferrucci was handed a ten-second time penalty for having carried out clutch bite point checks in the pitlane, failing to comply with instructions from the race director.
* ^8 – Alexander Albon was handed a five-place penalty for colliding with Nyck de Vries at pit entry in the Feature Race.
* ^9 — Santino Ferrucci and Nirei Fukuzumi were classified despite retiring as they have completed more than 90% of the race.

## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Lando Norris | 98 |
| 5 | 2 | Artem Markelov | 71 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon | 71 |
| 1 | 4 | George Russell | 62 |
| 1 | 5 | Jack Aitken | 49 |
| | Pos. | Entrant | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 144 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 111 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 97 |
| 1 | 4 | Russian Time | 75 |
| 1 | 5 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 75 |
