# 2018 Sochi Formula 2 round

The 2018 Sochi FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 29 and 30 September 2018 at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the penultimate round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.

## Classifications
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:46.476 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:46.696 | +0.220 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:46.839 | +0.363 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:46.890 | +0.414 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:47.039 | +0.563 | 5 |
| 6 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:47.151 | +0.675 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:47.372 | +0.896 | 7 |
| 8 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:47.384 | +0.908 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:47.634 | +1.158 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:47.743 | +1.267 | 10 |
| 11 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:47.774 | +1.298 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:47.854 | +1.378 | 12 |
| 13 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 1:48.006 | +1.530 | 13 |
| 14 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:48.105 | +1.629 | 14 |
| 15 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:48.154 | +1.678 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 1:48.206 | +1.730 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:48.327 | +1.851 | 17 |
| 18 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 1:48.491 | +2.015 | 18 |
| 19 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:48.568 | +2.092 | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:53.929 |||||||
| — | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 2:14.971 | +28.495 | 20 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 28 | 54:12.383 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 28 | +11.307 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 28 | +14.259 | 1 | 15 (6) |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +17.468 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 28 | +22.953 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +34.899 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 28 | +39.133 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 28 | +43.463 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Vexatec Racing | 28 | +46.334 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 28 | +46.461 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 28 | +53.455 | 19 | |
| 12 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +56.606 | 14 | |
| 13 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 28 | +1:00.950 | 18 | |
| 14 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +1:06.522 | 9 | |
| 15 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 27 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 16 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 26 | Spun off | 10 | |
| DNF | 10 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 23 | Mechanical | 16 | |
| DNF | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 6 | Wheel | 2 | |
| DNF | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1 | Accident damage | 6 | |
| DNS | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 0 | Clutch | 15 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing) 1:51.929 (on lap 8) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Roberto Merhi originally finished 8th but received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.
* ^2 – Louis Delétraz originally finished 9th but received a ten-second time penalty for crossing the pit entry line and a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 21 | 44:46.259 | 5 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 21 | +7.438 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 21 | +8.216 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 21 | +19.132 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 21 | +22.258 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +27.778 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 21 | +30.852 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 21 | +35.190 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +39.981 | 3 | |
| 10 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 21 | +47.076 | 16 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 21 | +50.708 | 10 | |
| 12 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 21 | +53.110 | 20 | |
| 13 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +53.404 | 12 | |
| 14 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +53.553 | 19 | |
| 15 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 21 | +1:42.002 | 15 | |
| DNF | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 16 | Puncture/Collision damage | 18 | |
| DNF | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 11 | Spun off | 14 | |
| DNF | 10 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 10 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNF | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 0 | Accident | 2 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) 1:50.501 (on lap 5) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | George Russell | 248 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexander Albon | 211 |
| 1 | 3 | Lando Norris | 197 |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 184 |
| 1 | 5 | Artem Markelov | 166 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 361 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 310 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 302 |
| 1 | 4 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 213 |
| 1 | 5 | Russian Time | 212 |