2018 Formula 5000 season

2018 Formula 5000
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The 2018 Formula 5000 season was the second season of F5000.

Teams and drivers

Team	Engine	#	Driver	Rounds
Kazatomprom Pchelintsev Power Team	Nissan	2	Alexey Pchelintsev	1-
Template:AUS Erebus Precision Formula	Mercedes	4	Template:AUS Jack Le Broq	1-
		9	Template:GBR Thomas Wren	1-
Template:AUS Tekno Autosports	Holden	5	Template:AUS Chaz Mostert	10
Template:AUS Ford Performance Racing	Ford	6	Template:AUS Matt Grove	1-
		88	Template:AUS Dean O'Lauchlan	1-
Template:AUS Edgell Performance Racing	Ford	8	RRB-GP/VP	TBA
Volvo Polestar Racing	Volvo	10	Marcus Ericsson	1-
		55	Template:FRA Adelaide Voeckler	1-
Volvo Japanese Dealerships	Volvo	13	Thed Björk	1-
		26	Barii Mori	1-
Template:AUS Nissan Motorsport Australia	Nissan	15	Template:AUS Rick Kelly	TBA
Nissan Motorsport	Nissan	22	Template:GBR Tim Horan	1-
		23	Hayato Kazami	1-
Peak Motorsport	Holden	24	Template:USA Aaron Watson	1-
		25	Template:AUS Benjamin Foster-Thompson	1-
Kiwi Racing	Holden	37	Simon Bourne	TBA
Turismo Algarve	Ford	41	Template:AUS Lee Rogers	1-
		68	Alessandro Marchesi	1-
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Nissan	42	Yuka Katayama	1-
		43	Template:AUS Allistair McHale	1-
HURT Racing	Holden	47	Sam Pritchard	TBA
Template:AUS Bryan Taylor Racing	Holden	50	Osuma Takahashi	1-
		51	Template:AUS Joey Mawson	1-
Template:USA/Template:AUS Team Tasmania by Gotham Racing International	Ford	60	Template:AUS Mark Boutsanis	1-
		61	Luis Razia	1-
Caltex United Nippon Team powered by Super Dragon	Nissan	73	Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin	1-
		98	Takuma Taki	1-
Template:AUS Motorsport Projects	Holden	90	Aldo Pellizotti	1-
		91	Template:AUS John Muirhead	1-
Carrera Granada	Ford	93	Template:USA Jimmy Hopkins	1-6
			Template:USA Oscar Duck III	7-
		94	Template:USA Roberto Zayas	1-
Nissan Motorsport New Zealand	Nissan	97	Shane van Gisbergen	TBA
Template:AUS Chance of a Lifetime Racing	Ford	111	Template:AUS Dean Bagley	1
			Template:AUS Scott Blackwood	2
Template:AUS Leketus Motorsport	Holden	113	Template:AUS Ant Leketus	1-

Season Calendar

	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Template:AUS Adelaide Street Circuit	March 2-4	Barii Mori	Template:AUS Joey Mawson	Template:GBR Thomas Wren	Template:AUS Erebus Precision Formula
				Template:AUS Mark Boutsanis	Template:GBR Thomas Wren	Template:AUS Erebus Precision Formula
2	Template:AUS Mount Panorama Circuit	March 9-11	Barii Mori	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Barii Mori	Volvo Japanese Dealerships
3	Template:AUS Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	March 24-25	Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	Template:AUS Tim Horan	Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	Template:AUS Erebus Precision Formula
				Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin	Caltex United Nippon Team Powered by Super Dragon
4	Template:AUS Symmons Plains Raceway	April 7-8
5	Template:AUS Barbagallo Raceway	April 21-22
6	Teretonga Park	May 19-20
7	Highlands Motorsport Park	June 2-3
8	Pukekohe Park Raceway	June 16-17
9	Hamilton Street Circuit	June 30-July 1
10	Template:AUS Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	August 2-4
11	Template:AUS Sydney Motorsport Park	August 25-26

Championship Standings

Points Scheme

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	PP	FL
60 minute race	75	60	48	39	33	30	27	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	3	1
40 minute race	50	40	32	26	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1						3	1
20 minute race	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1											3	1

Driver's Championship

Pos	Driver	ADL Template:AUS		BAT Template:AUS	MEL Template:AUS		SYM Template:AUS			BAR Template:AUS			TER			HIG			PUK			HAM		SUR Template:AUS		SMP Template:AUS		Points
1	Template:GBR Thomas Wren	1	1	4	5	17	4	3	17																			158
2	Template:AUS Matt Grove	2	24	2	6	20	2	1	22																			137
3	Alexey Pchelintsev	3	2	23	14	5	20	17	13																			86
3	Template:AUS Joey Mawson	4	6	13	7	16	22	13	16																			65
3	Template:AUS Tim Horan	5	26	8	4	15	7	7	10																			80
6	Luis Razia	6	3	11	8	24	9	6	23																			85
3	Alessandro Marchesi	7	5	16	15	Ret	13	10	Ret																			50
3	Template:AUS Benjamin Foster-Thompson	8	4	9	16	14	Ret	24	2																			83
3	Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin	9	19	5	9	1	3	4	18																			128
3	Template:AUS Dean Bagley	10	25																									6
3	Template:AUS Mark Boutsanis	11	7	24	18	4	11	11	15																			63
3	Template:USA Aaron Watson	12	10	15	20	22	14	16	11																			34
3	Template:AUS John Muirhead	13	8	27	2	18	6	5	19																			63
3	Thed Björk	14	9	21	13	2	24	15	14																			67
3	Osuma Takahashi	15	23	17	21	11	12	14	8																			35
3	Marcus Ericsson	16	11	6	11	3	26	28	Ret																			77
3	Takuma Taki	17	21	12	24	8	27	20	4																			45
3	Template:AUS Allistair McHale	18	12	22	28	10	15	23	9																			33
3	Template:USA Roberto Zayas	19	16	14	25	Ret	16	21	6																			27
3	Aldo Pellizotti	20	13	26	26	9	21	26	3																			30
3	Template:FRA Adelaide Voeckler	21	28	29	29	13	17	22	25																			8
3	Template:USA Jimmy Hopkins	22	14	18	22	27	18	18	12																			19
3	Template:AUS Dean O'Lauchlan	23	29	7	10	25	5	9	5																			63
3	Hayato Kazami	24	15	19	19	6	23	19	1																			58
3	Template:AUS Ant Leketus	25	20	28	27	12	19	27	7																			19
3	Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	26	22	25	1	7	8	8	20																			64
3	Barii Mori	27	18	1	3	23	1	2	21																			148
3	Yuka Katayama	28	17	10	23	26	10	12	24																			34
3	Template:AUS Lee Rogers	29	27	3	12	21	25	25	Ret																			52
3	Template:AUS Scott Blackwood			20																								6
3	Template:AUS Rick Kelly				17	19																						2