Preview ROUND 12/12 YAS MARINA ABU DHABI

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Start/Finish Offset LAP RECORD 2017 A. Markelov 5.554 KM 0.115 km () 172.059172.059 km km 122.073 km 1:47.181 (186.547 KPH) 3131laps laps 60 60min. min. 22 laps 4545 mmin.in. COMPOUND Prime Soft CHOICE Option Supersoft WARM UP

AVERAGE 2017 Maximum speed: 318.3 KPH temperature (RUSSIAN TIME) MAX. DRS detection MIN. 30°c/19°C zone 1 SPeed trap DRS ACtivation zone 1 AVERAGE 7 Alexander Albon DAMS rainfall DRS 8 6 detection 9 5 2 mm zone 2 21 Sector 3 4 Sector 1 “Abu Dhabi is one of the coolest before you can stop, and I think 10 20 3 tracks we go to, obviously it’s managing that was what gave at night so that’s an interesting Tadasuke (Makino) the win in 17 2 one for the driver. Generally Monza. We’re going to have it’s quite a low-speed track in something like that in Abu Dhabi, tion zone 2 19 a 16 18 places, it’s quite similar in style quite possibly the worst place to 1 15 to Sochi. The tyres will be very have that! It’ll be an interesting DRS ACtiv 2017 FEATURE RACE difficult, especially as we’ll be race, there’ll be possibilities to Sector 2 WINNING STRATEGY on super-softs – if you look at overtake – hopefully it’ll be a nice 12 6 LAPS SUPERSOFT >> 25 LAPS MEDIUM this year, everyone’s been just weekend!” 14 Artem Markelov (RUSSIAN TIME) 11 trying to survive in the six laps 13

THE STAKES NOTEWORTHY

> The race weekend at Yas Marina is > In the Teams’ Championship, Carlin the final round of the 2018 FIA leads the way, 51 points ahead of Formula 2 season. ART Grand Prix. DAMS are third, 8 points behind ART. > Both Teams and Drivers’ titles are up for grabs. > There is a maximum of 78 points to score for the teams. > Second and third places in both Championship Standings are also to > Alessio Lorandi has received a 5 place be decided in the season’s last round. grid drop for Round 12 Feature Race for causing a collision with Nicholas > In the previous round at Sochi, title Latifi in Sochi Sprint Race. contenders George Russell and Alexander Albon took victory. > Niko Kari will also lose 3 places on Yas Marina Feature Race starting grid > Russell extended his championship after he exceeded the track limits on advantage to 37 points over Albon. the opening lap of Sochi Sprint Race and failed to give back three positions.

The final round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 the pack in the Sprint Race. Meanwhile, Championship will be held this weekend Lando Norris fell out of contention with at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. two DNFs – his worst race weekend The circuit is well known to the teams result to date. and drivers given the amount of testing carried out at the circuit (with more to be As Russell enjoys a 37 point lead carried out following the race weekend). ahead of Albon, it will be up to the Thai driver to have a perfect weekend > There is a maximum of 48 points up > The FIA Formula 2 Championship Both titles are on the line with George for grabs for the drivers in Abu Dhabi. post-race press conferences will be Russell and Alexander Albon battling to try and ruin his challenger’s hopes for success. Meanwhile, in the Teams’ live-streamed on the official Facebook for glory which promises to provide an > Following two DNFs in Russia, Lando page, where fans will be invited to ask Championship, Carlin’s advantage is still entertaining spectacle for the fans. Norris is no longer in the running for the top three drivers their questions. strong: the British squad sits on top 51 the 2018 F2 crown. In the previous round at Sochi in Russia, points ahead of ART Grand Prix whilst > The 2018 FIA Formula 2™ both title rivals took victory, Albon taking DAMS stand 8 points behind ART. The > The Briton from Carlin’s third place Championship Media Kit is available the top honours in the Feature Race stage is set. You don’t want to miss a in the standings could be in jeopardy for download in our Media Zone while Russell fought back to the front of scrap of the action! as lies 13 points behind (version for Yas Marina with all the Norris in fourth place. statistics updated): www.fiaformula2.com Mario Isola (HEAD OF CAR RACING) SAYS: > Daniel Ticktum joins BWT Arden to Media ZoNe run alongside at Username fiaf2media “Abu Dhabi always serves up a Formula 2 drivers are also running in the Yas Marina. Password fiaf2mediapass spectacular ending to the F2 season, heat of the day, which clearly increases often with fantastic racing as the the demands on the tyres.” championships are decided. Tyre strategy and management is usually central to this. The drivers have to tackle a circuit that combines many different demands, and with the softest compounds nominated, they will have to consider how to best use their tyres over a race distance. Unlike Formula 1, the

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ON-BOARD 2018 ENTRY LIST CAMERAS SEASOn STATS

RUSSIAN TIME 1 Artem Markelov MAR RUS 24 y/o George Russell’s margin over Alexander Albon in the Championship Standings ahead of the final round. 2 Tadasuke Makino MAK JPN 21 y/o Rookie 37

GEL PERTAMINA PREMA 3 Sean Gelael Russell and Albon each won 3 Feature Races in 2018. Theodore Racing IDN 22 y/o DEV 3 4 Nyck de Vries NLD 23 y/o Carlin has scored only one win in 2018 so far. DAMS 5 Alexander Albon ALB ART Grand Prix took 7 victories whilst DAMS took 5. THA 22 y/o 1 6 Nicholas Latifi LAT CAN 22 y/o The number of podiums scored by Carlin which is 4 more than ART Grand Prix and 5 more than DAMS. ART Grand Prix 7 AIT GBR 23 y/o Rookie 16 After 22 RACES 8 George Russell RUS 2018 CLASSIFICATIONS GBR 20 y/o Rookie drivers’ standings teams’ standings MP Motorsport 9 Dorian Boccolacci BOC POS. DRIVER FEATUREM SPRINTM PTS Shuffle POS. TEAM FEATUREM SPRINTM PTS Shuffle FRA 20 y/o Rookie

R M M M 10 Niko Kari KAR 1. George Russell ...... 3 ...... 3 ..... 248 = 1. Carlin...... 1 ...... 361 = FIN 18 y/o Rookie 2. Alexander Albon...... 3M...... 1M..... 211 +1 2. ART Grand Prix...... 3M....4M.... 310 =

3...... M.... M.... TIC DAMS 3 2 302 = BWT Arden 11 Daniel Ticktum 3. Lando Norris...... 1M...... 197 -1 GBR 19 y/o Rookie 4. Nyck de Vries...... 2M...... 1M..... 184 +1 4. PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing... 2M....1M.... 213 +1 12 Nirei Fukuzumi FUK 5. Artem Markelov...... 1M...... 2M..... 166 -1 5. RUSSIAN TIME...... 2M....2M.... 212 -1 JPN 21 y/o Rookie 6. Sérgio Sette Câmara...... 164 = 6. Charouz Racing System...... 1M.... 182 = Campos Vexatec 14 Luca Ghiotto GHI 7. Antonio Fuoco...... 1M..... 120 = 7. Campos Vexatec Racing...... 101 = ITA 23 y/o Racing 8. Luca Ghiotto...... 94 = 8. MP Motorsport...... 61 = M 15 Roberto Merhi MER 9. Nicholas Latifi...... 1M...... 91 = 9. BWT Arden...... 1 ...... 58 = ESP 27 y/o 10. Jack Aitken R...... 1M...... 62 = 10. Trident...... 37 = Trident 16 MAI 11. Louis Delétraz...... 62 = IND 20 y/o Rookie 12. Roberto Merhi...... 47 +2 MOST IMPROVED 13. Tadasuke Makino R...... 1M...... 46 -1 17 Alessio Lorandi LOR R ITA 20 y/o Rookie 14. Maximilian Günther ...... 1M...... 41 -1 ROBERTO MERHI ALESSIO LORANDI 15. Sean Gelael...... 29 = Campos Vexatec Racing Trident SET Carlin 18 Sérgio Sette Câmara R New BRA 20 y/o 16. Arjun Maini ...... 24 = Team 17. Nirei Fukuzumi R...... 17 +1 +2 placeS 19 NOR Lando Norris 18. ...... 17 -1 gained in the GBR 19 y/o drivers’ standings 19. Santino Ferrucci...... 7 = between DEL Charouz Racing 20 Louis Delétraz 20. Alessio Lorandi R...... 6 +2 Round 10 New System CHE 21 y/o Team 21. Dorian Boccolacci R...... 3 -1 (Monza) FUO and Round 11 21 Antonio Fuoco 22. R...... 1 -1 ITA 22 y/o (Sochi). Niko Kari R...... Following the results of the 2017 FIA F2 Teams Championship classification, the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship grid will carry the following numbers. FEATURE RACE Bonus points SPRINT RACE Bonus points 2018 SEASOn RECAP Pole Position Winner M Fastest Lap for Fastest Lap Winner M Fastest Lap for Fastest Lap

BAHRAIN Lando Norris Lando Norris Lando Norris Lando Norris Artem Markelov Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries 1 06-07-08 April Sakhir PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA Bahrain International Circuit Carlin Carlin Carlin Carlin RUSSIAN TIME Theodore Racing Theodore Racing

AZERBAIJAN Alexander Albon Alexander Albon George Russell Antonio Fuoco George Russell Jack Aitken George Russell 2 27-28-29 April Baku Charouz Racing Baku City Circuit DAMS DAMS ART Grand Prix System ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix SPAIN 3 11-12-13 May Barcelona Alexander Albon George Russell Nicholas Latifi Artem Markelov Jack Aitken George Russell George Russell Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya DAMS ART Grand Prix DAMS RUSSIAN TIME ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix

MONACO Alexander Albon Artem Markelov Maximilian Artem Markelov Antonio Fuoco Nicholas Latifi Nicholas Latifi 4 24-25-26 May Monte Carlo Günther Charouz Racing DAMS RUSSIAN TIME BWT Arden RUSSIAN TIME System DAMS DAMS

New Venue FRANCE George Russell George Russell Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Ralph Boschung Nyck de Vries 5 22-23-24 June Le Castellet PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix Theodore Racing Theodore Racing Theodore Racing MP Motorsport Theodore Racing

AUSTRIA 6 29-30 June - 01 July Spielberg George Russell George Russell Artem Markelov Artem Markelov Artem Markelov Artem Markelov Artem Markelov ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix RUSSIAN TIME RUSSIAN TIME RUSSIAN TIME RUSSIAN TIME RUSSIAN TIME Maximilian Sérgio Sette GREAT BRITAIN George Russell Alexander Albon George Russell George Russell George Russell Silverstone Günther Câmara 7 06-07-08 July ART Grand Prix DAMS ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix BWT Arden Carlin ART Grand Prix Sérgio Sette HUNGARY Nyck de Vries Ralph Boschung Nyck de Vries Alexander Albon Antonio Fuoco Luca Ghiotto Budapest Câmara Charouz Racing Campos Vexatec 8 27-28-29 July PERTAMINA PREMA MP Motorsport PERTAMINA PREMA DAMS Carlin Theodore Racing Theodore Racing System Racing

BELGIUM Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries Nicholas Latifi Nicholas Latifi Nicholas Latifi 9 24-25-26 August Spa-Francorchamps PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Theodore Racing Theodore Racing Theodore Racing Theodore Racing DAMS DAMS DAMS Sérgio Sette ITALY George Russell Tadasuke Makino Sérgio Sette Artem Markelov George Russell Sérgio Sette Monza Câmara Câmara Câmara 10 31 August - 01-02 Sept. ART Grand Prix RUSSIAN TIME ART Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza Carlin RUSSIAN TIME Carlin Carlin

RUSSIA New Venue Nyck de Vries Alexander Albon Nyck de Vries Nyck de Vries George Russell George Russell George Russell 11 28-29-30 September Sochi PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing DAMS Theodore Racing Theodore Racing ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix ART Grand Prix

ABU DHABI / UAE ...... 12 23-24-25 November Yas Marina Yas Marina Circuit ......

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