# 2018 Le Castellet Formula 2 round

The 2018 Paul Ricard FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 23 and 24 June 2018 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the fifth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 French Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:44.469 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:44.635 | +0.166 | 2 |
| 3 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:44.781 | +0.312 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:45.092 | +0.623 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:45.109 | +0.640 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:45.143 | +0.674 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:45.250 | +0.781 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:45.269 | +0.800 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:45.278 | +0.809 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:45.482 | +1.013 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:45.608 | +1.139 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:45.721 | +1.252 | 12 |
| 13 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 1:45.739 | +1.270 | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 1:45.753 | +1.284 | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:45.919 | +1.450 | 15 |
| 16 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:45.945 | +1.476 | 16 |
| 17 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:46.021 | +1.552 | 17 |
| 18 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:46.060 | +1.591 | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:46.150 | +1.681 | 19 |
| 20 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:46.500 | +2.031 | 20 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 30 | 58:28.750 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 30 | +1.108 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 30 | +37.879 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +43.655 | 15 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 30 | +45.680 | 8 | 10 (2) |
| 6 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 30 | +53.226 | 9 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 30 | +1:16.951 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 30 | +1:17.343 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 30 | +1:20.384 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 30 | +1:30.605 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 30 | +1:32.469 | 6 | |
| 12 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 30 | +1:37.662 | 11 | |
| 13 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 29 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 14 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 29 | +1 lap | 7 | |
| 15 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 29 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 16 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 29 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 17 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 18 | Engine | 2 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 12 | Transmission | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 7 | Spun off | 12 | |
| DSQ | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 30 | Disqualified | 14 | |
| Fastest Lap: Nyck de Vries (Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing) 1:47.085 (on lap 26) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Roberto Merhi was disqualified for tyre pressure infringement.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 21 | 38:28.325 | 4 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +9.648 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +9.870 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 21 | +16.678 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 21 | +17.752 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 21 | +20.405 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 21 | +20.732 | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 21 | +24.445 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 21 | +35.726 | 13 | |
| 10 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 21 | +49.489 | 15 | |
| 11 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 21 | +49.489 | 12 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 21 | +53.765 | 9 | |
| 13 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 21 | +59.010 | 10 | |
| 14 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 20 | Brakes | 14 | |
| 15 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 20 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 16 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 20 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 17 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 19 | +2 laps | 8 | |
| 18 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 19 | Engine/Fire | 19 | |
| DNF | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 6 | Battery | 1 | |
| DNS | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 0 | Stalled | 11 | |
| Fastest lap: Ralph Boschung (MP Motorsport) 1:47.827 (on lap 15) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Driver did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* ^2 – 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.

## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Lando Norris | 104 |
| 2 | 2 | George Russell | 91 |
| 3 | 3 | Nyck de Vries | 75 |
| 1 | 4 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 3 | 5 | Artem Markelov | 71 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 172 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 140 |
| | 3 | DAMS | 106 |
| 1 | 4 | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 104 |
| 1 | 5 | Charouz Racing System | 103 |