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			TBA	TBA
Scuderia Ferrari[1]	Ferrari		TBA	TBA
Force India-Mercedes			31	Esteban Ocon[2]
Force India F1 Team[2]	Mercedes[3]		TBA	TBA
Haas-TBA			20	Kevin Magnussen[4]
Haas F1 Team[4]	TBA		TBA	TBA
McLaren-Honda			TBA	TBA
McLaren Honda Formula 1 Team[5]	Honda[5]		TBA	TBA
Mercedes			44	Lewis Hamilton[6]
Mercedes AMG Motorsport[6][7]	Mercedes		TBA	TBA
Red Bull-TAG Heuer			3	Daniel Ricciardo[8][9]
Red Bull Racing[9]	TAG Heuer[10]		33	Max Verstappen[11]
Renault			27	Nico Hülkenberg[12]
Renault Sport Formula One Team[12]	Renault		TBA	TBA
Sauber-Honda			TBA	TBA
Sauber F1 Team	Honda[13]		TBA	TBA
Toro Rosso			TBA	TBA
Scuderia Toro Rosso[14]	Renault[14]		TBA	TBA
Williams-TBA			TBA	TBA
Williams Martini Racing[15]	TBA		TBA	TBA

Changes from last seasonEdit

Team changesEdit

• After much speculation, Sauber will go to using engines powered by Honda, after previously using Ferrari engines.^[13]

Driver changesEdit

Mid-season ChangesEdit

Team changesEdit

Driver changesEdit

Season calendarEdit

• Australian Grand Prix;^[16] Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
• Austrian Grand Prix;^[17] Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
• Azerbaijan Grand Prix;^[18] Baku City Circuit, Baku
• Belgian Grand Prix;^[19] Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
• Brazilian Grand Prix;^[20] Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
• British Grand Prix;^[21] Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
• Canadian Grand Prix;^[22] Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
• French Grand Prix;^[23] Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
• German Grand Prix;^[24][25] Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
• Hungarian Grand Prix;^[26] Hungaroring, Budapest
• Italian Grand Prix;^[27] Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
• Japanese Grand Prix;^[28] Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
• Mexican Grand Prix;^[29] Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City
• Monaco Grand Prix;^[30] Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
• Russian Grand Prix;^[31] Sochi Autodrom, Sochi
• Spanish Grand Prix;^[32] Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona
• United States Grand Prix;^[33] Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas

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.^[23]
• The German Grand Prix is scheduled to return after being excluded on the 2017 calendar.^[25]

Races removed from calendarEdit

• The Malaysian Grand Prix will be removed, due to declining attendance.^[34]

Schedule ChangesEdit

Regulation changesEdit

Technical RegulationsEdit

• "Shark fins" and "T-wings" will be disallowed.^[35]

Season ResultsEdit

TestingEdit

Race resultEdit

Championship StandingsEdit

NotesEdit

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "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.
3. ↑ "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...""
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Kevin Magnussen joins Haas for 2017 alongside Romain Grosjean". Sky Sports. 14 November 2016. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10651097/kevin-magnussen-joins-haas-for-2017-alongside-romain-grosjean. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Gill, Pete (8 March 2017). "McLaren's gloom deepens after new Honda engine failure". http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10793336/mclarens-gloom-deepens-after-new-honda-engine-failure. Retrieved 19 April 2017. "Not only do Honda reputedly contribute a sizeable chunk of McLaren's annual budget but their reunion was founded on a 10-year contract..."
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 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.
7. ↑ 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.
8. ↑ "Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat 'will be in car' for 2016". BBC. BBC. 1 November 2015. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/34695474. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "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.
10. ↑ "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.
11. ↑ "Max, Red Bull's Monaco mistake, and more - Exclusive Christian Horner Q&A". Formula 1. Formula 1. 12 June 2016. https://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/interviews/2016/6/max--red-bull_s-monaco-mistake--and-more---exclusive-christian-h.html. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "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.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} 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.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} 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.
15. ↑ 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.
16. ↑ "Melbourne to host the Australian F1 Grand Prix until at least 2023". Autosport (Motorsport Network). 12 September 2015. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120783. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
17. ↑ "Formel 1 kommt zuruck nach Osterreich" (in German). Kurier. 23 July 2013. http://kurier.at/sport/motorsport/redbull-verkuendet-die-formel-1-kommt-zurueck-nach-oesterreich/20.233.001. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
18. ↑ "Azerbaijan signs 10-year-contract for holding Formula-1". Trend.az (Trend News Agency). 8 February 2016. http://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2491434.html. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
19. ↑ "Belgian Grand Prix, Spa commit to Formula One through 2018". autoweek.com. 7 January 2015. http://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/belgian-grand-prix-spa-commit-formula-one-through-2018. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
20. ↑ "Brazil signs contract extension through 2022". F1 Times. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227032403/http://www.f1times.co.uk/news/display/08112. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
21. ↑ Parkes, Ian (8 October 2015). "Silverstone says Formula 1's British Grand Prix is safe to 2026". Autosport (Motorsport Network). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121207. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
22. ↑ "Canadian Grand Prix to stay in Montreal until 2024". 7 June 2014. http://kylearcher.co.uk/2014/06/07/canadian-gp-contract-extended/. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} 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.
24. ↑ "Formel 1 bis 2018 auf dem Hockenheimring" (in German). Hockenheom-Ring GmbH. 1 October 2009. http://www.hockenheimring.de/news/formel-1-bis-2018-auf-dem-hockenheimring. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1} 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.
26. ↑ Parkes, Ian (21 April 2016). "Hungarian GP to stay on F1 calendar for at least another decade". Autosport (Motorsport Network). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/123889. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
27. ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (29 November 2016). "New Italian Grand Prix F1 deal finally signed to keep race at Monza". Autosport (Haymarket publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127316. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
28. ↑ "Suzuka to remain on F1 calendar until at least 2018". Autosport. 23 August 2013. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109391. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
29. ↑ Benson, Andrew (23 July 2014). "Formula 1: Mexico Grand Prix returns to calendar for 2015". BBC Sport (BBC). http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/28445977. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
30. ↑ "Monaco signs ten-year F1 deal". F1Fanatic. 28 July 2010. http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/07/28/monaco-signs-ten-year-f1-deal/. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
31. ↑ Kabanovsky, Aleksander (22 April 2013). "Vettel impressed by Russian circuit after first visit". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/106997. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
32. ↑ "Circuit de Catalunya signs Spanish GP contract extension with F1". 8 May 2015. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118857. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
33. ↑ "Formula One returns to the United States". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). May 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150202145611/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/5/10824.html. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
34. ↑ "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.
35. ↑ Freeman, Glenn (25 April 2017). "F1 T-wings and shark fins to be clamped down on for 2018". Autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129160/f1-to-clamp-down-on-twings-and-shark-fins. Retrieved 1 May 2017.