# 2018 Budapest Formula 2 round

The 2018 Hungaroring FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races held on 28 and 29 July 2018 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the eighth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was run in support of the 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:27.400 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:27.430 | +0.030 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:27.631 | +0.231 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:27.762 | +0.362 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:27.828 | +0.428 | 5 |
| 6 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:27.864 | +0.464 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:27.957 | +0.557 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:27.958 | +0.558 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:27.973 | +0.573 | 9 |
| 10 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:28.032 | +0.632 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:28.038 | +0.638 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:28.073 | +0.673 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:28.107 | +0.707 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:28.124 | +0.724 | 14 |
| 15 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:28.169 | +0.769 | 15 |
| 16 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:28.348 | +0.948 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 1:28.533 | +1.133 | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:28.648 | +1.248 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 1:28.724 | +1.324 | 19 |
| 20 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:28.750 | +1.350 | 20 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 34 | 1:00:16.996 | 3 | 25 (2) |
| 2 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 34 | +16.508 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 34 | +20.752 | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 34 | +21.805 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 34 | +23.077 | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 34 | +28.696 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 34 | +29.099 | 1 | 6 (4) |
| 8 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 34 | +35.594 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 34 | +36.304 | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 34 | +37.114 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 34 | +37.983 | 19 | |
| 12 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 34 | +38.336 | 8 | |
| 13 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 34 | +39.120 | 18 | |
| 14 | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 34 | +39.858 | 17 | |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 34 | +48.072 | 16 | |
| 16 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 34 | +53.241 | 15 | |
| 17 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 34 | +1:13.696 | 10 | |
| 18 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 33 | +1 lap | 9 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 29 | Power loss | 14 | |
| DNF | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 11 | Clutch | PL | |
| Fastest lap: Ralph Boschung (MP Motorsport) 1:32.473 (on lap 33) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Sérgio Sette Câmara had ten seconds added to his race time for causing contact with Antonio Fuoco.
* ^2 – George Russell started from pit lane due to clutch problem.
* ^3 – Ralph Boschung set the fastest lap in the race but because he finished outside the top 10, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Nyck de Vries as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 28 | 44:47.130 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 28 | +9.465 | 3 | 12 (2) |
| 3 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 28 | +11.371 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 28 | +13.638 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 28 | +28.210 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 28 | +34.144 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 28 | +34.145 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +36.586 | 20 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +37.140 | 17 | |
| 10 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +38.976 | 5 | |
| 11 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 28 | +40.963 | 13 | |
| 12 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 28 | +41.535 | 9 | |
| 13 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 28 | +52.230 | 1 | |
| 14 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 28 | +52.379 | 12 | |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 28 | +1:00.932 | 15 | |
| 16 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 28 | +1:17.184 | 19 | |
| 17 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 27 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| DNF | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 17 | Gearbox | 16 | |
| DNF | 17 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 0 | Collision | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: Antonio Fuoco (Charouz Racing System) 1:31.889 (on lap 24) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Antonio Fuoco set the fastest lap in the race but because he finished outside the top 10, the two bonus points for fastest lap went to Luca Ghiotto as he set the fastest lap inside the top 10 finishers.

## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | George Russell | 171 |
| | 2 | Lando Norris | 159 |
| | 3 | Alexander Albon | 141 |
| | 4 | Artem Markelov | 114 |
| 2 | 5 | Nyck de Vries | 114 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Carlin | 265 |
| 1 | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 232 |
| 1 | 3 | DAMS | 175 |
| 1 | 4 | Charouz Racing System | 174 |
| 1 | 5 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 143 |