# 2018 Spielberg Formula 2 round

The 2018 Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for Formula 2 cars that took place on 30 June and 1 July 2018 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship. It was the sixth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix.

## Background

The round saw the introduction of rolling starts following a series of drivers stalling on the grid in previous rounds. The procedure was introduced in response to a start-line accident in a Formula 3 race that saw a driver crash into a car that had stalled on the grid.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:13.541 | – | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 1:13.779 | +0.238 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 1:13.823 | +0.282 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:13.961 | +0.420 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 1:13.999 | +0.458 | 5 |
| 6 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 1:14.014 | +0.563 | 6 |
| 7 | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 1:14.104 | +0.653 | 7 |
| 8 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 1:14.115 | +0.574 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:14.171 | +0.630 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 1:14.201 | +0.660 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:14.309 | +0.768 | 11 |
| 12 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 1:14.323 | +0.782 | 12 |
| 13 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 1:14.330 | +0.789 | 13 |
| 14 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 1:14.334 | +0.793 | 14 |
| 15 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 1:14.363 | +0.822 | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 1:14.389 | +0.848 | 16 |
| 17 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 1:14.400 | +0.859 | 17 |
| 18 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 1:14.589 | +1.048 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 1:14.700 | +1.159 | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 1:15.436 | +1.895 | 20 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 40 | 56:16.865 | 1 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 40 | +5.131 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 40 | +9.633 | 13 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 40 | +11.796 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 40 | +14.643 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 40 | +16.900 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 40 | +18.834 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 40 | +24.690 | 18 | 4 (2) |
| 9 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 40 | +25.528 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 40 | +26.585 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 40 | +27.406 | 19 | |
| 12 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 40 | +29.485 | 11 | |
| 13 | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 40 | +37.135 | 15 | |
| 14 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 40 | +39.355 | 5 | |
| 15 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 40 | +49.153 | 6 | |
| DNF | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 32 | Engine | 7 | |
| DNF | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 19 | Engine | 4 | |
| DNF | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 7 | Puncture | 9 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 4 | Mechanical | 16 | |
| DNF | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 3 | Accident | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) 1:17.062 (on lap 38) ||||||||
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Maximilian Günther had 20 seconds (equivalent to a stop and go penalty) added to his race time for an unsafe release.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | 28 | 36:41.950 | 1 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 8 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +5.601 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | 18 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | Carlin | 28 | +8.543 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 21 | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | 28 | +17.189 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | Alexander Albon | DAMS | 28 | +17.925 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Tadasuke Makino | Russian Time | 28 | +22.580 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 17 | Santino Ferrucci | Trident | 28 | +24.588 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | DAMS | 28 | +27.286 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Nirei Fukuzumi | BWT Arden | 28 | +28.046 | 9 | |
| 10 | 16 | Arjun Maini | Trident | 28 | +28.665 | 14 | |
| 11 | 19 | Lando Norris | Carlin | 28 | +30.190 | 7 | |
| 12 | 11 | Maximilian Günther | BWT Arden | 28 | +30.800 | 15 | |
| 13 | 14 | Luca Ghiotto | Campos Vexatec Racing | 28 | +32.189 | 12 | |
| 14 | 4 | Nyck de Vries | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 28 | +32.953 | 18 | |
| 15 | 10 | Ralph Boschung | MP Motorsport | 28 | +36.952 | 19 | |
| 16 | 9 | Roberto Merhi | MP Motorsport | 28 | +38.895 | 5 | |
| 17 | 15 | Roy Nissany | Campos Vexatec Racing | 28 | +44.100 | 20 | |
| 18 | 7 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +44.249 | 17 | |
| DNF | 20 | Louis Delétraz | Charouz Racing System | 23 | Collision Damage | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | Sean Gelael | Pertamina Prema Theodore Racing | 22 | Puncture | 13 | |
| Fastest lap: Artem Markelov (Russian Time) 1:17.365 (on lap 6) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | George Russell | 132 |
| 1 | 2 | Lando Norris | 122 |
| 2 | 3 | Artem Markelov | 94 |
| | 4 | Alexander Albon | 89 |
| 1 | 5 | Sérgio Sette Câmara | 86 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Carlin | 208 |
| | 2 | ART Grand Prix | 181 |
| 2 | 3 | Charouz Racing System | 126 |
| 1 | 4 | DAMS | 123 |
| 1 | 5 | Russian Time | 112 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.