# 2018 Yas Island Formula 2 round

The 2018 Yas Marina FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 24 and 25 November 2018 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the final round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
With his seventh race win of the season, George Russell claimed the championship title after winning the Feature Race in Abu Dhabi and became the second rookie in the modern Formula 2 era to win the championship after Charles Leclerc, who had won the championship in the previous season with a joint-record 7 wins.

## Classifications
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:49.251 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:49.541 | +0.290 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:49.647 | +0.396 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:49.869 | +0.618 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:49.946 | +0.695 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:50.038 | +0.787 | 6 |
| 7 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:50.059 | +0.808 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:50.155 | +0.904 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:50.180 | +0.929 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:50.187 | +0.936 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 1:50.375 | +1.124 | 14 |
| 12 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:50.513 | +1.262 | 11 |
| 13 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:50.522 | +1.271 | 12 |
| 14 | 11 | Dan Ticktum | BWT Arden | 1:50.580 | +1.329 | 13 |
| 15 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:50.812 | +1.561 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 1:50.855 | +1.604 | 20 |
| 17 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:50.892 | +1.641 | 16 |
| 18 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 1:51.037 | +1.786 | 17 |
| 19 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:51.048 | +1.797 | 18 |
| 20 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:51.597 | +2.346 | 19 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Niko Kari was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the previous round in Sochi.
* ^2 – Alessio Lorandi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round in Sochi.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 29 | 1:03:33.863 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 29 | +3.301 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 29 | +8.283 | 16 | 15 (2) |
| 4 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 29 | +12.046 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 29 | +19.050 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 29 | +21.964 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 29 | +23.633 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Vexatec Racing | 29 | +27.375 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 29 | +27.840 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +32.786 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | Dan Ticktum | BWT Arden | 29 | +42.485 | 13 | |
| 12 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 29 | +46.303 | 17 | |
| 13 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 29 | +47.809 | 20 | |
| 14 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 29 | +55.571 | 8 | |
| 15 | 10 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 29 | +1:10.190 | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 29 | +1:10.766 | 10 | |
| 17 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 29 | +1:29.971 | 15 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
| DNF | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 0 | Accident | 19 | |
| Fastest lap: Luca Ghiotto (Campos Vexatech Racing) 1:53.194 (on lap 27) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 21 | 42:48.729 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 21 | +1.713 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 15 | Roberto Merhi | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +3.672 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +8.548 | 8 | 8 (2) |
| 5 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 21 | +9.458 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +11.050 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 21 | +12.960 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 21 | +15.047 | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +19.646 | 6 | |
| 10 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 21 | +23.052 | 16 | |
| 11 | 9 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 21 | +24.429 | 12 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 21 | +27.843 | 19 | |
| 13 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 21 | +30.535 | 10 | |
| 14 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 21 | +33.205 | 13 | |
| 15 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 21 | +1:36.014 | 18 | |
| DNF | 11 | Dan Ticktum | BWT Arden | 3 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNF | 10 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 1 | Damage | 15 | |
| DNF | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| DNS | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 0 | Did not start | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: George Russell (ART Grand Prix) 1:57.590 (on lap 5) ||||||||
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## Final championship standings

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | George Russell | 287 |
| 1 | 2 | Lando Norris | 219 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Albon | 212 |
| | 4 | Nyck de Vries | 202 |
| | 5 | Artem Markelov | 186 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 383 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 350 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 303 |
| 1 | 4 | Russian Time | 234 |
| 1 | 5 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 231 |