# 2018 Barcelona Formula 2 round

The 2018 Barcelona FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 12 and 13 May 2018 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Catalonia, Spain as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the third round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix.
The race weekend also saw history making from ART Grand Prix, as the French outfit managed to secure race victories in both races of the weekend to become the first team in modern Formula 2 to do so; with George Russell winning the Feature Race and Jack Aitken winning the Sprint Race respectively.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:28.142 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:28.369 | +0.227 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:28.400 | +0.258 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.524 | +0.382 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:28.579 | +0.437 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:28.605 | +0.463 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:28.620 | +0.478 | 7 |
| 8 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:28.923 | +0.781 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:28.970 | +0.828 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 1:29.081 | +0.939 | 10 |
| 11 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:29.130 | +0.988 | 11 |
| 12 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:29.136 | +0.994 | 12 |
| 13 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:29.143 | +1.001 | 13 |
| 14 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:29.256 | +1.114 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:29.284 | +1.142 | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:29.307 | +1.165 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:29.376 | +1.234 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:29.407 | +1.265 | 18 |
| 19 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:29.585 | +1.433 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 1:30.440 | +2.298 | 20 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 36 | 1:02:58.902 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 36 | +1.036 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 36 | +1.760 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 36 | +5.714 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 36 | +6.098 | 1 | 10 (4) |
| 6 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 36 | +8.214 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 36 | +9.830 | 14 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 36 | +20.857 | 19 | 4 (2) |
| 9 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 36 | +23.950 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 36 | +25.289 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 36 | +29.150 | 17 | |
| 12 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 36 | +36.719 | 15 | |
| 13 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 36 | +58.771 | 10 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 35 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 27 | Collision | 16 | |
| DNF | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 27 | Puncture | 12 | |
| DNF | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 10 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 5 | Accident | 9 | |
| DNF | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 0 | Spun off | 13 | |
| DNS | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 0 | Fuel system | – | |
| Fastest Lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) — 1:30.039 (on lap 34) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Nicholas Latifi 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/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 26 | 45:21.511 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 26 | +1.550 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 26 | +2.864 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +8.106 | 8 | 8 (2) |
| 5 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 26 | +11.109 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 26 | +13.702 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Thedore Racing | 26 | +14.837 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 26 | +28.678 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 26 | +29.065 | 1 | |
| 10 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 26 | +29.437 | 16 | |
| 11 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 26 | +30.996 | 20 | |
| 12 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 26 | +32.428 | 19 | |
| 13 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 26 | +33.236 | 17 | |
| 14 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 26 | +35.672 | 15 | |
| DNF | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 22 | Transmission | 13 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 20 | Puncture | 18 | |
| DNF | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 12 | Electrical | 2 | |
| DNF | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 4 | Collision | 9 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 4 | Collision | 11 | |
| DNF | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1 | Spun off | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) — 1:30.987 (on lap 26) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Lando Norris | 80 |
| | 2 | Alexander Albon | 67 |
| 3 | 3 | George Russell | 62 |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 46 |
| 2 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 46 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 126 |
| 1 | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 105 |
| 1 | 3 | DAMS | 88 |
| | 4 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 57 |
| | 5 | Russian Time | 40 |