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! colspan="3" | Source:<ref name="Entry">{{cite news|last1=Kalinauckas|first1=Alex|title=Carlin among three new teams on 2018 F2 entry list|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/carlin-among-three-new-teams-on-2018-f2-entry-list-979263/|accessdate=16 November 2017|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=16 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="new chassis"/><ref name="mecachrome"/>
! colspan="3" | Source:<ref name="Entry">{{cite news|last1=Kalinauckas|first1=Alex|title=Carlin among three new teams on 2018 F2 entry list|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/carlin-among-three-new-teams-on-2018-f2-entry-list-979263/|accessdate=16 November 2017|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=16 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="new chassis"/><ref name="mecachrome"/>
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===Team changes===
===Team changes===
The grid is due to expand to twenty-two entries spread across eleven teams.<ref name="Entry"/> [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] will make their Formula 2 début in 2018; as will [[World Series Formula V8 3.5]] teams [[Charouz Racing System]] and [[Fortec Motorsport]]s, whose entry coincides with the decision by organisers of the Formula V8 3.5 championship to wind the series down at the end of the 2017 championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/fv8+3.5/news/133074/formula-v8-35-to-end-after-2017-season|title=World Series Formula V8 3.5 to end after 2017 season|first=Joe|last=Hudson|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=17 November 2017|accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref> Former GP2 Series teams champions [[Rapax]] and reigning Formula 2 Teams Champions [[Russian Time]] will leave the series at the end of the [[2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2017 championship]].<ref name="Entry"/>
The grid is due to expand to twenty-two entries spread across eleven teams.<ref name="Entry"/> [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] will make their Formula 2 début in 2018; as will [[World Series Formula V8 3.5]] teams [[Charouz Racing System]] and [[Fortec Motorsport]]s, whose entry coincides with the decision by organisers of the Formula V8 3.5 championship to wind the series down at the end of the 2017 championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/fv8+3.5/news/133074/formula-v8-35-to-end-after-2017-season|title=World Series Formula V8 3.5 to end after 2017 season|first=Joe|last=Hudson|work=[[Autosport|autosport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=17 November 2017|accessdate=17 November 2017}}</ref> Former GP2 Series teams champions [[Rapax]] and reigning Formula 2 Teams Champions [[Russian Time]] will leave the series at the end of the [[2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship|2017 championship]].<ref name="Entry"/>

===Driver changes===
===Driver changes===
* [[Charles Leclerc (racing driver)|Charles Leclerc]] left [[Prema Powerteam|Prema Racing]] to join Formula One team [[Sauber]].<ref name="it is i, leclerc!"/> His place at Prema Racing will be taken by [[Sean Gelael]], who left [[Arden International]] to join the team.<ref name="Gelael">{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Sean Gelael seals Prema F2 seat for 2018|url=http://www.formulascout.com/sean-gelael-seals-prema-f2-seat-for-2018/38933|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=formulascout.com|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Gelael will be partnered by [[Nyck de Vries]], who drove for [[Rapax]] and [[Racing Engineering]] throughout the 2017 championship.<ref name="Vries">{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/mclaren-de-vries-joins-2018-prema-line-up-983364/|title=McLaren's de Vries joins 2018 Prema F2 line-up|last=Kalinauckas|first=Alex|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=27 November 2017|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref>
* [[Charles Leclerc (racing driver)|Charles Leclerc]] left [[Prema Powerteam|Prema Racing]] to join Formula One team [[Sauber]].<ref name="it is i, leclerc!"/> His place at Prema Racing will be taken by [[Sean Gelael]], who left [[Arden International]] to join the team.<ref name="Gelael">{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Sean Gelael seals Prema F2 seat for 2018|url=http://www.formulascout.com/sean-gelael-seals-prema-f2-seat-for-2018/38933|accessdate=20 November 2017|work=formulascout.com|date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Gelael will be partnered by [[Nyck de Vries]], who drove for [[Rapax]] and [[Racing Engineering]] throughout the 2017 championship.<ref name="Vries">{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/mclaren-de-vries-joins-2018-prema-line-up-983364/|title=McLaren's de Vries joins 2018 Prema F2 line-up|last=Kalinauckas|first=Alex|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=27 November 2017|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref>
* [[Louis Delétraz]] and [[Antonio Fuoco]] joined [[Charouz Racing System]].<ref name="Charouz">{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Fuoco and Deletraz to drive for new F2 team Charouz in 2018|url=http://www.formulascout.com/fuoco-and-deletraz-to-drive-for-new-f2-team-charouz-in-2018/39364|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=formulascout.com|date=14 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="msport.com charouz"/> Delétraz left [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] after the team withdrew from the championship, while Fuoco moved from Prema Racing to Charouz Racing System as part of an agreement with [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari's]] [[Ferrari Driver Academy|driver development programme]].<ref name="Charouz"/><ref name="msport.com charouz">{{cite news|last1=Khorounzhiy|first1=Valentin|title=F2 newcomer Charouz signs Fuoco, Deletraz|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/charouz-fuoco-deletraz-ferrari-988592/|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Louis Delétraz]] and [[Antonio Fuoco]] joined [[Charouz Racing System]].<ref name="Charouz">{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Peter|title=Fuoco and Deletraz to drive for new F2 team Charouz in 2018|url=http://www.formulascout.com/fuoco-and-deletraz-to-drive-for-new-f2-team-charouz-in-2018/39364|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=formulascout.com|date=14 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="msport.com charouz"/> Delétraz left [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] after the team withdrew from the championship, while Fuoco moved from Prema Racing to Charouz Racing System as part of an agreement with [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari's]] [[Ferrari Driver Academy|driver development programme]].<ref name="Charouz"/><ref name="msport.com charouz">{{cite news|last1=Khorounzhiy|first1=Valentin|title=F2 newcomer Charouz signs Fuoco, Deletraz|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/charouz-fuoco-deletraz-ferrari-988592/|accessdate=15 December 2017|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=14 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Sérgio Sette Câmara]] will leave [[MP Motorsport]] to join newcomers [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]].<ref name="Carlin">{{cite news|last1=Thukral|first1=Rachit|title=Norris, Sette Camara join Carlin F2 team for 2018|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/norris-sette-camara-join-carlin-f2-team-for-2018-982902/|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=26 November 2017}}</ref> He will be partnered by [[Lando Norris]], who won the [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship]] title with Carlin before making a guest appearance in the Formula 2 Championship with [[Campos Racing]].<ref name="Carlin"/>
* [[Sérgio Sette Câmara]] will leave [[MP Motorsport]] to join newcomers [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]].<ref name="Carlin">{{cite news|last1=Thukral|first1=Rachit|title=Norris, Sette Camara join Carlin F2 team for 2018|url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/norris-sette-camara-join-carlin-f2-team-for-2018-982902/|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=[[motorsport.com]]|publisher=[[Motorsport Network]]|date=26 November 2017}}</ref> He will be partnered by [[Lando Norris]], who won the [[2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship]] title with Carlin before making a guest appearance in the Formula 2 Championship with [[Campos Racing]].<ref name="Carlin"/>
*[[Nirei Fukuzumi]] promoted to [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] to join [[Arden International]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thukral|first1=Rachit|title=Honda protege Fukuzumi to combine Formula 2, Super Formula in 2018|url=https://www.autosport.com/f2/news/133857/fukuzumi-to-combine-f2-and-super-formula|accessdate=12 January 2018|work=Autosport|publisher=Autosport|date=12 January 2018}}</ref>

==Calendar==
==Calendar==
The following twelve rounds are scheduled to take place as part of the 2018 championship. Each round consists of two races: a Feature race, which is the longer race and includes a mandatory pit stop; and a Sprint race, which is run over a shorter race distance and does not require drivers to make a pit stop.
The following twelve rounds are scheduled to take place as part of the 2018 championship. Each round consists of two races: a Feature race, which is the longer race and includes a mandatory pit stop; and a Sprint race, which is run over a shorter race distance and does not require drivers to make a pit stop.

Revision as of 09:07, 12 January 2018

"F2 2018" redirects here. For the car introduced to the championship in 2018, see Dallara F2 2018.
Reigning teams' champions Russian Time left the series after the 2017 championship.

The 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship is planned to be the second season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula 2 cars that is sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It is an open-wheel racing category that serves as the second tier of formula racing in the FIA Global Pathway. The category is scheduled to be run in support of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, with each round running in conjunction with a Grand Prix. The championship is open to teams and drivers competing in cars complying with Formula 2 regulations.[1]

Charles Leclerc will be the reigning drivers' champion, having won the title at the penultimate round of the 2017 championship in Jerez de la Frontera.[2] Leclerc will not return to defend his title as he will graduate to Formula One.[3] Russian Time are the reigning teams' champions, having secured their first title at the final round of the 2017 championship in Abu Dhabi.[4] However, the team will not return to defend their title and will instead withdraw from the championship.[5]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are under contract to compete in the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship. As the championship is a spec series, all competitors will race with an identical Dallara F2 2018 chassis with a V6 turbo engine developed by Mecachrome. Teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.

Entrant Driver name
United Kingdom Arden International Japan Nirei Fukuzumi[6]
TBA
France ART Grand Prix TBA
TBA
Spain Campos Racing TBA
TBA
United Kingdom Carlin United Kingdom Lando Norris[7]
Brazil Sérgio Sette Câmara[7]
Czech Republic Charouz Racing System Switzerland Louis Delétraz[8]
Italy Antonio Fuoco[8]
France DAMS TBA
TBA
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports TBA
TBA
Netherlands MP Motorsport TBA
TBA
Italy Prema Racing Indonesia Sean Gelael[9]
Netherlands Nyck de Vries[10]
Spain Racing Engineering TBA
TBA
Italy Trident TBA
TBA
Source:[5][11][12]

Team changes

The grid is due to expand to twenty-two entries spread across eleven teams.[5] Carlin will make their Formula 2 début in 2018; as will World Series Formula V8 3.5 teams Charouz Racing System and Fortec Motorsports, whose entry coincides with the decision by organisers of the Formula V8 3.5 championship to wind the series down at the end of the 2017 championship.[13] Former GP2 Series teams champions Rapax and reigning Formula 2 Teams Champions Russian Time will leave the series at the end of the 2017 championship.[5]

Driver changes

Calendar

The following twelve rounds are scheduled to take place as part of the 2018 championship. Each round consists of two races: a Feature race, which is the longer race and includes a mandatory pit stop; and a Sprint race, which is run over a shorter race distance and does not require drivers to make a pit stop.

Round Circuit Feature race Sprint race Supporting
1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 7 April 8 April Bahrain Grand Prix
2 Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku 28 April 29 April Azerbaijan Grand Prix
3 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona 12 May 13 May Spanish Grand Prix
4 Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 25 May 26 May Monaco Grand Prix
5 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 23 June 24 June French Grand Prix
6 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 30 June 1 July Austrian Grand Prix
7 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 7 July 8 July British Grand Prix
8 Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest 28 July 29 July Hungarian Grand Prix
9 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps 25 August 26 August Belgian Grand Prix
10 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza 1 September 2 September Italian Grand Prix
11 Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 29 September 30 September Russian Grand Prix
12 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 24 November 25 November Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Source:[16]

Calendar changes

The calendar will expand to twelve rounds in 2018.[16] The championship will make its début at the Circuit Paul Ricard and the Sochi Autodrom, running in support of the French and Russian Grands Prix respectively.[16] The stand-alone event that was held at the Circuito de Jerez in 2017 was discontinued.[16]

Changes

Technical changes

The 2018 is scheduled to see the introduction of a brand-new chassis and engine package.[17] The GP2/11 chassis will be replaced by the Dallara F2 2018.[11] It will be powered by a 3.4 L (207 cu in) V6 turbocharged direct-injected engine developed by Mecachrome.[12]

Sporting regulations

Teams will be required to use the "halo" cockpit protection device, a wishbone-shaped frame mounted above and around the driver's head and anchored to the monocoque forward of the cockpit.[18] The halo was designed to improve safety standards by deflecting debris away from a driver's head and was originally developed for use in Formula 1 before its application was expanded to other open-wheel championships and it was incorporated into the final design of the Dallara F2 2018 chassis.[19]

References

  1. ^ Howard, Tom (10 March 2017). "GP2 Series renamed FIA Formula 2". Speedcafe. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (7 October 2017). "Leclerc seals F2 title with Jerez win". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Noble, Jonathan (2 December 2017). "Sauber confirms Ericsson alongside Leclerc for 2018". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (26 November 2017). "Ferrari junior Leclerc wins F2 finale with a stellar last lap move". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Kalinauckas, Alex (16 November 2017). "Carlin among three new teams on 2018 F2 entry list". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  6. ^ Honda drivers for 2018
  7. ^ a b c d Thukral, Rachit (26 November 2017). "Norris, Sette Camara join Carlin F2 team for 2018". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d Allen, Peter (14 December 2017). "Fuoco and Deletraz to drive for new F2 team Charouz in 2018". formulascout.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b Allen, Peter (19 November 2017). "Sean Gelael seals Prema F2 seat for 2018". formulascout.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b Kalinauckas, Alex (27 November 2017). "McLaren's de Vries joins 2018 Prema F2 line-up". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ^ a b Kalinauckas, Alex (20 July 2017). "Further details of next-generation F2 car revealed". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b Noble, Jonathan (24 November 2015). "Exclusive: Mecachrome applies for Formula 1 engine tender". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  13. ^ Hudson, Joe (17 November 2017). "World Series Formula V8 3.5 to end after 2017 season". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  14. ^ a b Khorounzhiy, Valentin (14 December 2017). "F2 newcomer Charouz signs Fuoco, Deletraz". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  15. ^ Thukral, Rachit (12 January 2018). "Honda protege Fukuzumi to combine Formula 2, Super Formula in 2018". Autosport. Autosport. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d Di Zinno, Tony (6 November 2017). "F2, GP3 2018 schedules released". motorsports.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  17. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (16 December 2016). "GP2 aiming for V6 switch, but not wider tyres for 2018 car". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  18. ^ "FIA to take cockpit protection to other categories". Speedcafe. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "New F2 car revealed, to feature halo device". autosport.com. Motorsport Network. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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