2018 Formula One Season

The 2018 Formula One Season will be the 69th season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 61st season of the Constructors' Championship.

Teams and DriversEdit

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Ferrari			5	Sebastian Vettel[1]
Scuderia Ferrari[2]	Ferrari		7	Kimi Räikkönen[3]
Force India-Mercedes			11	Sergio Pérez[4]
Force India F1 Team[5]	Mercedes[6]		31	Esteban Ocon[5]
Haas-TBA			8	Romain Grosjean[7]
Haas F1 Team[7]	TBA		20	Kevin Magnussen[7]
McLaren-Renault			2	Stoffel Vandoorne[8]
McLaren Formula 1 Team[9]	Renault[9]		TBA	TBA
Mercedes			44	Lewis Hamilton[10]
Mercedes AMG Motorsport[10][11]	Mercedes		77	Valtteri Bottas[12]
Red Bull-TAG Heuer			3	Daniel Ricciardo[13]
Red Bull Racing[14]	TAG Heuer[15]		33	Max Verstappen[13]
Renault			27	Nico Hülkenberg[16]
Renault Sport Formula One Team[16]	Renault		55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.[17]
Sauber-Ferrari			TBA	TBA
Sauber F1 Team	Ferrari[18]		TBA	TBA
Toro Rosso-Honda			TBA	TBA
Scuderia Toro Rosso[19]	Honda[20]		TBA	TBA
Williams-TBA			TBA	TBA
Williams Martini Racing[21]	TBA		TBA	TBA

Changes from last seasonEdit

Team changesEdit

• After much speculation, Sauber originally planned to used engines powered by Honda, after previously using Ferrari engines.^[22][23] However, on 27 July 2017, the team decided to withdraw from the plans,^[24] and a day later announced a multi-year deal with Ferrari to use latest engines, following their use of 2016 engines in 2017.^[18]
• After three unsuccessful seasons, McLaren put an early end to their deal with Honda to supply engines for the constructor, and signed a three-year deal with Renault.^[9] Toro Rosso also chose to use Honda engines.^[20]

Driver changesEdit

• Carlos Sainz, Jr. will depart from Toro Rosso and join Renault, although it is a loan from Red Bull.^[17] As a result, Jolyon Palmer will depart from the team, as Nico Hülkenberg had taken the other seat.^[17][16]

Mid-season ChangesEdit

Team changesEdit

Driver changesEdit

Season calendarEdit

• FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions, June 2017

Race	Date	Event	Circuit
1	March 25	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit
2	April 8	Chinese Grand Prix*	Shanghai International Circuit
3	April 15	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit
4	April 29	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit
5	May 13	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
6	May 27	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco
7	June 10	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
8	June 24	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard
9	July 1	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring
10	July 8	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit
11	July 22	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring
12	July 29	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring
13	August 26	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
14	September 2	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
15	September 16	Singapore Grand Prix[25]	Marina Bay Street Circuit
16	September 30	Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom
17	October 7	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit
18	October 21	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas
19	October 28	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
20	November 11	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
21	November 25	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit

• * Subject to commercial rights holder confirmation.

Changes from last seasonEdit

Races not on 2017 calendarEdit

• The French Grand Prix will return after a ten-year hiatus, but will be held at the Circuit Paul Ricard, the same circuit that hosted the Grand Prix on alternate years in the 1970s and 1980s before again hosting it in all years from 1985 to 1990.^[26]
• The German Grand Prix is scheduled to return after being excluded on the 2017 calendar.^[27]

Races removed from calendarEdit

• The Malaysian Grand Prix will be removed, due to declining attendance.^[28]

Schedule ChangesEdit

• The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will be moved from June to April, while the Russian Grand Prix will be moved from April to September.^[29]

Regulation changesEdit

Technical RegulationsEdit

Sporting RegulationsEdit

• The pre-season tests will consist of seven days overall, and the mid-season test will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, after being held at the Bahrain International Circuit the previous year.^[30][31]

Season ResultsEdit

TestingEdit

Race resultEdit

Championship StandingsEdit

NotesEdit

1. ↑ "Extension of the agreement between Scuderia Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel". Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari). 26 August 2017. http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/extension-of-the-agreement-between-scuderia-ferrari-and-sebastian-vettel/. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
2. ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (5 July 2016). "Ferrari already working on 2018 Formula 1 programme". Autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/125140. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
3. ↑ "Renewal of the agreement between Scuderia Ferrari and Kimi Raikkonen". Scuderia Ferrari. 22 August 2017. http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/2017-f1-renewal-of-the-agreement-between-scuderia-ferrari-and-kimi-raikkonen/. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
4. ↑ Baretto, Lawrence (17 September 2017). "Sergio Perez keeps Force India seat for 2018 Formula 1 season". Autosport (Motorsport Network). https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/131867/force-india-announces-new-perez-deal. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Force India signs Ocon on multi-year deal". motorsport.com. 10 November 2016. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/force-india-signs-ocon-on-multi-year-deal-847808/. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
6. ↑ "FIA Friday press conference - Mexico". formula1.com (Formula One Group). 30 October 2015. http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/10/fia-friday-press-conference---mexico.html. Retrieved 28 November 2016. "Vijay Mallya: "...We are contractually obliged to Mercedes 'til 2020 and we respect our contract...""
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "The honeymoon period is over - exclusive Gene Haas Q&A". formula1.com. 21 July 2017. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/interviews/2017/7/the-honeymoon-period-is-over---exclusive-gene-haas-q-a.html. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
8. ↑ "McLaren Honda confirms Stoffel Vandoorne will race for the team in 2018 as planned". 23 August 2017. http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/stoffel-vandoorne/sv-team-2018-announcement-3165489/. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "McLaren Racing and Renault Sport Racing confirm partnership". McLaren Racing. 15 September 2017. http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/inside-the-mtc/mclaren-racing-and-renault-sport-racing-confirm-partnership/. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Parkes, Ian (20 May 2015). "Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes announce three-year new F1 deal". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/119064. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
11. ↑ Morrison, Mac (23 May 2014). "Mercedes F1 extends Petronas partnership for 10 years". Autoweek (Crain Communications, Inc). http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/mercedes-f1-extends-petronas-partnership-10-years. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
12. ↑ "Silver Arrows and Valtteri Bottas together in 2018". 13 September 2017. https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/mercedes-amg-f1/silver-arrows-and-valtteri-bottas-together-in-2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} "Red Bull rules out signing Alonso for '18". JHED Media BV. 23 June 2017. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/354859/red-bull-rules-out-signing-alonso-for-18/. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
14. ↑ "Daniel Ricciardo rules out move to Mercedes after successful 2016 with Red Bull". abc.net.au (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 21 December 2016. http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-21/ricciardo-rules-out-move-to-mercedes-to-stay-with-red-bull/8139514. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
15. ↑ "Red Bull and TAG Heuer extend engine naming partnership". Formula1.com. 25 November 2016. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/11/red-bull-and-tag-heuer-extend-engine-naming-partnership.html. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2} "Nico Hülkenberg joins Renault Sport Formula One Team". Renault Sport F1. 14 October 2016. https://www.renaultsport.com/Nico-Hulkenberg-joins-Renault-Sport-Formula-One-Team.html. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} "Carlos Sainz joins Renault Sport Formula One for 2018". Renault Sport F1. 15 September 2017. https://www.renaultsport.com/carlos-sainz-joins-renault-sport-formula-one-team-for-2018.html?lang=fr. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Noble, Jonathan (28 July 2017). "Sauber seals new Ferrari F1 engine deal instead of Honda for 2018". http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/130961/sauber-seals-new-ferrari-deal-instead-of-honda. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
19. ↑ Wood, Will (29 May 2016). "Renault to supply Red Bull and Toro Rosso engines until 2018". f1fanatic.com. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2016/05/29/red-bull-commit-renault-2018/. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
20. ↑ ^{20.0 20.1} "Scuderia Toro Rosso to join forces with Honda". Scuderia Toro Rosso. 15 September 2017. http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/en_INT/article/scuderia-toro-rosso-join-forces-honda. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
21. ↑ Cushnan, David (6 March 2014). "Williams unveils multi-million dollar Martini deal". sportspromedia.com. http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/williams_unveils_multi_million_dollar_martini_title_deal. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
22. ↑ Galloway, James (30 April 2017). "Honda to power Sauber with engines in 2018 F1 season". Sky Sports F1. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10855471/honda-to-power-sauber-with-engines-in-2018-f1-season. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
23. ↑ "Honda and Sauber F1 Team to join forces from 2018 onwards". 30 April 2017. https://www.sauberf1team.com/news/honda-and-sauber-f1-team-to-join-forces-from-2018-onwards. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
24. ↑ "The planned technological partnership between the Sauber F1 Team and Honda is cancelled". Sauber F1 Team. https://www.sauberf1team.com/news/the-planned-technological-partnership-between-the-sauber-f1-team-and-honda-is-cancelled. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
25. ↑ Meng Meng, Wang (15 September 2017). "Formula One: Singapore Grand Prix signs 4-year extension to host night race". http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/formula-one/formula-one-singapore-grand-prix-signs-four-year-extension-to-host-night-race. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
26. ↑ Benson, Andrew (5 December 2016). "French Grand Prix returns for 2018 after 10-year absence". http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/38210811. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
27. ↑ Takle, Abhishek (2 August 2016). "German GP future remains uncertain". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-motor-f1-germany-idUSKCN10D1SI. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
28. ↑ "2017 race to be Malaysia's F1 farewell". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 7 April 2017. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2017/4/2017-race-to-be-malaysias-f1-farewell.html. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
29. ↑ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 June 2017. http://www.fia.com/news/fia-announces-world-motor-sport-council-decisions-6. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
30. ↑ "F1's 2018 testing schedule revealed". Eurosport UK. 18 July 2017. http://www.eurosport.co.uk/formula-1/f1-s-2018-testing-schedule-revealed_sto6257260/story.shtml. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
31. ↑ "Everything you need to know about the 2017 F1 season". ESPN.com. 20 February 2017. http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/18406166/key-dates-2017-formula-one-season. Retrieved 22 August 2017.