# 2018 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

The 2018 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 25 and 26 August 2018 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the ninth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:56.054 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:56.457 | +0.403 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:56.594 | +0.540 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:56.611 | +0.557 | 4 |
| 5 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:56.723 | +0.669 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:56.878 | +0.824 | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:56.930 | +0.876 | 10 |
| 8 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:57.169 | +1.115 | 7 |
| 9 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:57.183 | +1.129 | 8 |
| 10 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:57.266 | +1.212 | 9 |
| 11 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:57.394 | +1.340 | 11 |
| 12 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:57.515 | +1.461 | 12 |
| 13 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:57.596 | +1.542 | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:57.635 | +1.581 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:57.718 | +1.664 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:57.754 | +1.700 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:57.773 | +1.719 | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:57.878 | +1.824 | 18 |
| 19 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 1:58.174 | +2.120 | 19 |
| 20 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 1:58.338 | +2.284 | 20 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Antonio Fuoco was handed a 3-place grid penalty for failing to serve a time penalty during his pit stop in the Hungary Sprint Race.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 25 | 56:02.281 | 1 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 25 | +3.153 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +7.572 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 25 | +8.906 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 25 | +9.408 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 25 | +13.181 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 25 | +13.211 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 25 | +14.674 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 25 | +15.915 | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 25 | +22.354 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 25 | +23.917 | 16 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 25 | +24.477 | 11 | |
| 13 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 25 | +26.417 | 19 | |
| 14 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 25 | +28.920 | 15 | |
| 15 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 25 | +29.612 | 20 | |
| 16 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 25 | +32.482 | 18 | |
| 17 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 25 | +32.706 | 10 | |
| 18 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 25 | +34.112 | 8 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 18 | Spin | 13 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 13 | Fire | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Nyck de Vries (Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing) 2:00.632 (on lap 19) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 18 | 37:13.659 | 1 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 18 | +10.402 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 18 | +10.766 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 18 | +13.210 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 18 | +13.448 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 18 | +22.179 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +23.357 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 18 | +31.864 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 18 | +33.578 | 7 | |
| 10 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 18 | +34.567 | 11 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 18 | +40.032 | 12 | |
| 12 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 18 | +40.100 | 20 | |
| 13 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 18 | +42.899 | 18 | |
| 14 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 18 | +44.631 | 10 | |
| 15 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 18 | +52.568 | 13 | |
| 16 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 18 | +55.305 | 9 | |
| 17 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 18 | +59.007 | 19 | |
| 18 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 18 | +1:00.115 | 15 | |
| 19 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 18 | +1:06.936 | 17 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 2 | Mechanical | 16 | |
| Fastest lap: Nicholas Latifi (DAMS) 2:01.884 (on lap 2) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | George Russell | 188 |
| | 2 | Lando Norris | 183 |
| | 3 | Alexander Albon | 161 |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 153 |
| 1 | 5 | Artem Markelov | 128 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 307 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 249 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 216 |
| 1 | 4 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 182 |
| 1 | 5 | Charouz Racing System | 174 |