# 2018 Formula Academy Sudamericana season

The 2018 Fórmula Academy Sudamericana Championship season is the third season of this series, and the first under the Fórmula Academy Sudamericana name. It began on the 22 July at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina in Brazil and finished on 9 December at the Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini in Uruguay after 6 rounds.

## Drivers

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 2 | Pedro Burger | 1, 4 |
| 7 | Facundo Ferra | 6 |
| 8 | Geraldo Rodrigues | 5 |
| 8 | Nathan Brito | 3 |
| 77 | Nathan Brito | 5 |
| 9 | Bruno Bertoncello | 1 |
| 10 | Cassio Cortes | 2 |
| 12 | Leandro Guedes | All |
| 18 | Pedro Lopes | 2 |
| 23 | Francisco Porto | 2 |
| 26 | Pedro Saderi | 1 |
| 28 | Bruno Testa | 2–6 |
| 33 | Mateo Mollo | 1 |
| 33 | Facundo Garese | 6 |
| 34 | Juan Vieira | All |
| 84 | Andres De Araújo | 6 |
| 85 | Enzo Bortoleto | 4 |
| 97 | Bruna Tomaselli | 3–5 |
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## Race calendar and results

The grid for race 2 is determined by the finishing order of race 1, but with the top 6 reversed.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| 1 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | 22 July | Pedro Saderi | Leandro Guedes | Pedro Saderi |
| 1 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | 22 July | | Leandro Guedes | Pedro Saderi |
| 2 | R1 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 2 September | Pedro Lopes | Juan Vieira | Pedro Lopes |
| 2 | R2 | Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo | 2 September | | Leandro Guedes | Leandro Guedes |
| 3 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | 30 September | Nathan Brito | Nathan Brito | Nathan Brito |
| 3 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | 30 September | | Nathan Brito | Nathan Brito |
| 4 | R1 | Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu | 14 October | Enzo Bortoleto | Enzo Bortoleto | Enzo Bortoleto |
| 4 | R2 | Autódromo Velo Città, Mogi Guaçu | 14 October | | Enzo Bortoleto | Enzo Bortoleto |
| 5 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | 23–24 November | Juan Vieira | Nathan Brito | Nathan Brito |
| 5 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina | 23–24 November | | Nathan Brito | Nathan Brito |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar | 9 December | Facundo Ferra | Facundo Garese | Facundo Garese |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini, El Pinar | 9 December | | Facundo Ferra | Juan Vieira |

## Championship standings
### Points system

Points were awarded as follows:
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R1 PP | FL |
| Rounds 1–5 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Round 6 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

### Fórmula Academy Sudamericana Championship

Juan Vieira was crowned the 2018 champion at the final round.
| Pos | Driver | LON1 | LON1 | INT | INT | LON2 | LON2 | MOG | MOG | LON3 | LON3 | ELP | ELP | Pts |
| 1 | Juan Vieira | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 187 |
| 2 | Leandro Guedes | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 172 |
| 3 | Bruno Testa | | | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 133 |
| 4 | Nathan Brito | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 104 |
| 5 | Bruna Tomaselli | | | | | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | 86 |
| 6 | Andres De Araújo | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 66 |
| 7 | Enzo Bortoleto | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 53 |
| 8 | Facundo Garese | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | DNS | 51 |
| 9 | Pedro Saderi | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 10 | Pedro Burger | 5 | 4 | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | 40 |
| 11 | Pedro Lopes | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 12 | Bruno Bertoncello | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 13 | Cassio Cortes | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 14 | Facundo Ferra | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | Francisco Porto | | | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| - | Mateo Mollo | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Geraldo Rodrigues | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | LON1 | LON1 | INT | INT | LON2 | LON2 | MOG | MOG | LON3 | LON3 | ELP | ELP | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |