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The 2018 Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 2 round was a pair of motor races for

Formula 2 Formula Two (F2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009 to 2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name returned aga ...

cars that took place on 30 June and 1 July 2018 at the

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as part of the

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. It was the sixth round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship and ran in support of the

2018 Austrian Grand Prix The 2018 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Eyetime Grosser Preis von Österreich 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 July 2018 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race was the 9th round of the 2018 FIA ...

Background

The round saw the introduction of

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s 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

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race that saw a driver crash into a car that had stalled on the grid.

Classification

Qualifying

Feature race

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Artem Markelov Artem Valeryevich Markelov ( rus, Артём Вале́рьевич Марке́лов, p=ɐrˈtʲɵm vɐˈlʲerʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mɐrˈkʲeləf; born 10 September 1994) is a retired Russians, Russian racing driver who last competed in the FIA Fo ...

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had 20 seconds (equivalent to a stop and go penalty) added to his race time for an unsafe release.

Sprint race

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Championship standings after the round

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, 112 {{col-end * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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External links

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