# 2018 Monza Formula 2 round

The 2018 Monza FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 1 and 2 September 2018 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Italian Grand Prix.

## Classifications
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:31.546 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:31.600 | +0.054 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:31.889 | +0.343 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:31.922 | +0.376 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:32.021 | +0.475 | 5 |
| 6 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:32.159 | +0.613 | 9 |
| 7 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:32.191 | +0.645 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:32.248 | +0.702 | 7 |
| 9 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:32.346 | +0.800 | 8 |
| 10 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:32.407 | +0.861 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:32.566 | +1.020 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.681 | +1.135 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:32.735 | +1.189 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:32.750 | +1.204 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:32.801 | +1.255 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 1:32.803 | +1.257 | 16 |
| 17 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:32.913 | +1.367 | 17 |
| 18 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:32.965 | +1.419 | 18 |
| 19 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:33.496 | +1.950 | 19 |
| 20 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 1:48.586 | +17.040 | 20 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Antonio Fuoco received a 3-place grid penalty.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 30 | 49:10.197 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 30 | +1.798 | 4 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 30 | +3.106 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +6.178 | 1 | 12 (4) |
| 5 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 30 | +8.274 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 30 | +9.017 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 30 | +18.218 | PL | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 30 | +27.131 | 18 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 30 | +27.203 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 30 | +30.393 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 30 | +43.580 | 17 | |
| 12 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 30 | +45.373 | 19 | |
| 13 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +45.492 | 10 | |
| 14 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 30 | +48.839 | 13 | |
| 15 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 30 | +52.556 | 16 | |
| 16 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 29 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 17 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 27 | Puncture | 12 | |
| DNF | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 24 | Mechanical | 20 | |
| DNF | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 22 | Mechanical | 7 | |
| DSQ | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 30 | Disqualified | 9 | |
| Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (Carlin) 1:35.296 (on lap 30) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Sérgio Sette Câmara suffered problems and started from the pit lane.
* ^2 – Antonio Fuoco was disqualified for having used a non-compliant throttle map at the race start.
* ^3 – Sérgio Sette Câmara set the fastest lap but began the race from the pit lane, 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 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 21 | 33:31.886 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 21 | +1.056 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 21 | +4.347 | 2 | 10 (2) |
| 4 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 21 | +5.651 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 21 | +6.174 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +17.452 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 21 | +20.751 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +24.216 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 21 | +25.188 | 19 | |
| 10 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +28.453 | 20 | |
| 11 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +31.875 | 13 | |
| 12 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 21 | +34.792 | 15 | |
| 13 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 21 | +38.323 | 14 | |
| 14 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 21 | +1:04.379 | 8 | |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +1:11.780 | 16 | |
| 16 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 21 | +1:12.848 | 12 | |
| 17 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 20 | +1 lap | 9 | |
| DNF | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 16 | Engine | 6 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 4 | Collision damage | 1 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 3 | Collision | 11 | |
| Fastest lap: Sérgio Sette Câmara (Carlin) 1:34.896 (on lap 4) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | George Russell | 219 |
| | 2 | Lando Norris | 197 |
| | 3 | Alexander Albon | 176 |
| 1 | 4 | Artem Markelov | 160 |
| 1 | 5 | Nyck de Vries | 155 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 339 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 281 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 249 |
| 2 | 4 | Russian Time | 205 |
| 1 | 5 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 184 |