2018 AutoReject World Series season
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The 2018 AutoReject World Series season will be the 9th season of ARWS competition, but the first since the rebrand from the former F1RWRS moniker. The new season marked a substantial shift in the sport, with five teams vanishing from the series at the end of 2017, and another being involved in a takeover deal (Aeroracing Engineering). It also saw a changing of the guard in drivers, with no less than three former champions disappearing from the sport. Rhys Davies, the 2016 winner, packed his bags for Formula 1, Pippa Mann retired from both driving and team ownership, and Nathanael Spencer was left on the sidelines without a race drive. Other notable retirees included Kay Lon and Hagane Shizuka, leaving a large influx of both rookies and former fringe drivers returning to the sport.
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Drivers and Teams
See Also: AutoReject World Series Chassis and Engine List
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Driver(s) |
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DScity Voeckler Renault [?] | Voeckler | VGPTwo | Renault RSXXII | 1 | Thomas De Bock | 1-11, 13- | Nathanael Spencer Pippa Mann | |
Pippa Mann | 12 | |||||||
2 | Dan Greenlaw | 1-12, 15- | ||||||
Pippa Mann | 13-14 | |||||||
National Jones Ford Team [?] | Jones | 114 | Ford XR8D | 3 | Mark Dagnall | 1, 3-4, 6- | Terry Hawkin Quentin Reatherson | |
Sammy Jones | 2 | |||||||
Quentin Reatherson | 5 | |||||||
4 | Diego Álvarez Torrente | 1- | ||||||
Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?] | Aeroracing | PAE Mk.1 | Audi AF1-5 | 5 | Ashley Watkinson | 1-8 | Daniel Martins Tommi Hämäläinen | |
Hansuke Shioya | 9- | |||||||
6 | Renaldo Jiménez | 1-2 | ||||||
Daniel Martins | 3- | |||||||
/ Dunlop Melrose Racing Team [?] | MRT | M9 | BMW P92 | 7 | Phillippe Nicolas | 1-8, 10- | Gianluigi Pazzini Mitchell Macklin | |
Andrej Kremnicky | 9 | |||||||
8 | Alberto Cara | 1-16, 18 | ||||||
Dave Cassidy | 17 | |||||||
Simpson Motorsports [?] | Simpson | DSM-040 | Yamaha OX64 | 9 | Alexey Buyvolov | 1- | Dave Simpson | |
10 | Jean-Luc Schiller | 1- | ||||||
Equipe Gauthier [?] | Gauthier | G3.18 | Pure-Hart PHWS-2 | 11 | Danny van Rijkens | 1-9 | ||
12 | Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen | 1-8 | ||||||
Rosenforth Engineering [?] | Rosenforth | RF18 | Holden LSWS-18 | 13 | Carter Simpson | 1-10 | None | |
14 | Gregor Pascal | 1-10 | ||||||
Plus One Kingfisher Racing [?] | Kingfisher | KR-05 | Great Wall GW18 | 15 | David Neuberg | 1- | None | |
16 | Quentin Reatherson | 1-4, 6- | ||||||
Revolution Engineering 1 [?] | Revolution | HS18 | Pure-Hart PHWS-18 | 17 | Andrej Kremnicky | 1-8 | ||
18 | Marco Bizzarri | 1-8 | ||||||
/ Nurminen Grand Prix [?] | Nurminen | NRE Type 02 | Holden LSWS-18 | 19 | Martin McFry | 1-9 | Martin McFry Thomas Yorke | |
Danny van Rijkens | 10- | |||||||
20 | Marko Jantscher | 1-15, 17- | ||||||
Martin McFry | 16 | |||||||
Kamaha Revolution Motorsports 1 [?] | Kamaha | KM-7Y KM-7AY KMS-8Y |
Yamaha OX64 | 21 | Rosco Vantini | 1-8 | Barii Mori | |
Barii Mori | 9-10 | |||||||
Akira Yamamura | 11- | |||||||
22 | Daniel Melville | 1- | ||||||
Rob Lomas Racing [?] | Lomas | RLR-P02 RLR-P03 |
Audi AF1-5 | 23 | Hansuke Shioya | 1-8 | None | |
Jari Kekkonen | 9- | |||||||
24 | Miko Fäkkinen | 1- | ||||||
Coca-Cola Fusion Infiniti [?] | Fusion | CL1/18 | Infiniti RSXXII | 25 | Fredo Mestolio | 1-12 | Nathanael Cameron Nino Barlini | |
Tomo Kazama | 13, 15- | |||||||
Nathanael Spencer | 14 | |||||||
26 | Terry Hawkin | 1- | ||||||
Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge [?] | Gillet ENB | ENB118 | Gillet GV12 | 27 | Aurelien Moll | 1- | None | |
28 | Shane Walsh | 1- | ||||||
Team Mecha Racing [?] | Mecha | FM-18 | Pure-Hart PHWS-2 | 29 | John Bean | 1- | Dave Anderson | |
30 | Kazuki Fushida | 1-5 | ||||||
Jesus Plaza | 6- | |||||||
/ Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois [?] | Kjellerup | 017 018 |
Renault RSXXII | 31 | Alessandro Lucarelli | 1-8 | James Davies | |
Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen | 9- | |||||||
32 | Nick Nurmester | 1- | ||||||
Tassie Racing 2 [?] | Tassie | TR-18 | Audi AF1-5 | 33 | Akira Yamamura | 1-10 | Hans Einhrin | |
34 | Tomo Kazama | 1-8 | ||||||
Hans Einhrin | 9 | |||||||
Hiroto Tojo | 10 | |||||||
Union Saver Developments [?] | USD | KS-01 | Daihatsu Zeetec-R2 | 35 | Jari Kekkonen | 1-8 | Ashley Watkinson John D. Sullivan | |
Marco Bizzarri | 9- | |||||||
36 | Naoki Shinjo | 1- | ||||||
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team [?] | Blokkmonsta | GPR-01 | Holden LSWS-18 | 37 | Wouter Lamberigts | 1- | Connor O'Heagan Nicolas Steele | |
38 | Nicolas Steele | 1-10 | ||||||
Gregor Pascal | 11- | |||||||
Venturi Formula [?] | Venturi | V2-001 | Yamaha OX64 | 39 | Shinobu Katayama | 1- | Jesus Plaza Andrej Kremnicky | |
40 | Jean-Vincent Albertini | 1-8 | ||||||
Alessandro Lucarelli | 9- |
1 After Brands Hatch, Revolution merged with Kamaha. Kamaha then started using the Revolution chassis, and Kamaha sent their former chassis to Rob Lomas Racing.
2 Tassie Racing entered administration after Germany, withdrawing from all series they were participating.
Driver and team changes
Teams leaving the sport
Team Name | CEO | Reason |
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ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport | The Fox Andrea Acuri |
Missed registration deadline (AWOL) |
Autodynamics Grand Prix | Unknown | Financial difficulties |
Sunshine Daihatsu | Daniel Martins | Wound down (voluntary) |
Foxdale Auto Racing Team | Douglas Mann Pippa Mann |
Financial difficulties |
Boxtel Engineering | Mattias Kjellerup Jean-Marc Hadamard |
Liquidated |
Teams joining the sport
Team Name | Base | CEO |
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/ Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois | Dijon-Prenois, France | Mattias Kjellerup Jean-Marc Hadamard |
Tassie Racing | Hobart, Australia | Matthew Saoea |
Union Saver Developments | Vienna, Austria | Karl Lichter Shultz |
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team | Pfaffenhausen, Germany | Andrea Schnass |
Venturi Formula | Paris, France | Samuel De Sauveterre |
Team ownership changes
Former team | Purchaser | New team name |
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Holden F1RWRS Racing Team [?] | Jimmy Rosenforth | Rosenforth Engineering [?] |
Aeroracing Engineering [?] | Peak Motorsport Group | Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?] |
Pre-Season Driver Changes
Testing
Full Article: 2018 AutoReject World Series Tests
The 2018 season is comprised of two official pre-season tests, one apiece at Jerez and Estoril, along with a mid-season Young Drivers Test at Paul Ricard. Teams are also allowed to arrange their own private testing sessions during the year at any permanent racing facility.
Races
Note : Pink background denotes a Temporary Circuit, which may not be tested on at any time.
Standings
Drivers' Championship
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Constructors' Championship
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