2018 Formula 5000 season

2018 Formula 5000 season
Season
Races	18
Start date	2-4 March 2018
Start Event	Template:AUS Adelaide Street Circuit
End date	25-26 August 2018
End Event	Template:AUS Sydney Motorsport Park
Awards
Driver's Champion	Template:AUS Matt Grove
Team's Champion	Template:AUS Ford Performance Racing
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2017	2019-20

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 Brocq	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	6-9
Volvo Polestar Racing	Volvo	10	Marcus Ericsson	1-
		55	Template:FRA Adelaide Voeckler	1-
Volvo Japanese Dealerships	Volvo	13	Thed Björk	1-5, 10-11
			Prince Carl Philip	6-9
		26	Barii Mori	1-
Template:AUS Nissan Motorsport Australia	Nissan	15	Template:AUS Rick Kelly	2
Nissan Motorsport	Nissan	22	Template:AUS Tim Horan	1-9
			Template:AUS Michael Robertson	10-11
		23	Hayato Kazami	1-8
			Hagane Shizuka	9, 11
			Kyoko Katayama	10
Peak Motorsport	Holden	24	Template:USA Aaron Watson	1-
		25	Template:AUS Benjamin Foster-Thompson	1-
Kiwi Racing	Holden	37	Simon Bourne	6-9
Turismo Algarve	Ford	41	Template:AUS Lee Rogers	1-
		68	Alessandro Marchesi	1-6
			Template:GBR Phil McCracken	7-
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Nissan	42	Yuka Katayama	1-
		43	Template:AUS Allistair McHale	1-
HURT Racing	Holden	47	Sam Pritchard	6-9
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	1-5, 10
			Template:USA Oscar Duck III	6-9, 11
		94	Template:USA Roberto Zayas	1-
Nissan Motorsport New Zealand	Nissan	97	Shane van Gisbergen	6, 8-9
Template:AUS Holden Young Lions	Holden	99	Template:AUS Chelsea Angelo	10-11
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	Barii Mori	Osuma Takahashi	Barii Mori	Volvo Japanese Dealerships
				Template:AUS Tim Horan	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Ford Performance Racing
				Template:AUS Dean O'Lauchlan	Hayato Kazami	Nissan Motorsport
5	Template:AUS Barbagallo Raceway	April 21-22	Barii Mori	Alexey Pchelintsev	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Ford Performance Racing
				Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Lee Rogers	Turismo Algarve
				Luis Razia	Alessandro Marchesi	Turismo Algarve
6	Teretonga Park	May 19-20	Simon Bourne	Simon Bourne	Simon Bourne	Kiwi Racing
				Simon Bourne	Simon Bourne	Kiwi Racing
				Alexey Pchelintsev	Alexey Pchelintsev	Kazatomprom Pchelintsev Power Team
7	Highlands Motorsport Park	June 2-3	Simon Bourne	Simon Bourne	Simon Bourne	Kiwi Racing
				Simon Bourne	Simon Bourne	Kiwi Racing
				Template:GBR Thomas Wren	Marcus Ericsson	Volvo Polestar Racing
8	Pukekohe Park Raceway	June 16-17	Simon Bourne	Template:GBR Thomas Wren	Shane van Gisbergen	Nissan Motorsport New Zealand
				Shane van Gisbergen	Shane van Gisbergen	Nissan Motorsport New Zealand
				Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	Template:AUS Erebus Precision Formula
9	Hamilton Street Circuit	June 30-July 1	Hagane Shizuka	Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	Hagane Shizuka	Nissan Motorsport
10	Template:AUS Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	August 2-4	Template:AUS Joey Mawson	Template:GBR Phil McCracken	Template:AUS Joey Mawson	Template:AUS Bryan Taylor Racing
				Marcus Ericsson	Osuma Takahashi	Template:AUS Bryan Taylor Racing
11	Template:AUS Sydney Motorsport Park	August 25-26	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Ford Performance Racing
				Template:GBR Thomas Wren	Template:AUS Matt Grove	Template:AUS Ford Performance Racing

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:AUS Matt Grove	2	24	2	6	20	2	1	22	1	3	13	8	7	27	4	4	8	2	2	27	Ret	10	14	1	1	365
2	Template:GBR Thomas Wren	1	1	4	5	17	4	3	17	7	7	6	5	5	8	2	2	10	8	8	18	14	25	20	6	4	330
3	Template:AUS Lee Rogers	29	27	3	12	21	25	25	Ret	2	1	10	9	10	4	8	7	5	5	5	24	9	3	2	4	7	279
4	Template:AUS Joey Mawson	4	6	13	7	16	22	13	16	8	10	9	4	8	5	Ret	26	25	4	4	28	6	1	6	3	3	270
5	Template:AUS Dean O'Lauchlan	23	29	7	10	25	5	9	5	4	2	14	7	4	24	6	5	7	3	3	23	10	7	4	10	9	257
6	Barii Mori	27	18	1	3	23	1	2	21	3	4	12	6	6	7	26	24	23	6	6	16	Ret	6	10	18	28	255
7	Alexey Pchelintsev	3	2	23	14	5	20	17	13	9	8	8	14	12	1	9	9	3	25	29	3	13	15	Ret	9	6	230
8	Marcus Ericsson	16	11	6	11	3	26	28	Ret	14	12	3	11	11	2	12	12	1	9	11	14	12	21	7	5	14	229
9	Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin	9	19	5	9	1	3	4	18	13	15	15	10	9	3	27	22	17	26	19	31	8	9	12	12	8	222
10	Template:AUS Jack Le Brocq	26	22	25	1	7	8	8	20	12	9	5	15	31	19	7	8	Ret	20	Ret	1	7	8	5	14	10	202
11	Simon Bourne												1	1	23	1	1	11	19	30	2	2					198
12	Luis Razia	6	3	11	8	24	9	6	23	5	6	11	18	16	9	24	31	27	10	10	19	11	29	11	22	15	165
13	Template:GBR Phil McCracken															3	3	9	32	21	7	3	4	3	8	11	160
14	Template:AUS Benjamin Foster-Thompson	8	4	9	16	14	Ret	24	2	18	14	2	16	18	14	10	30	30	12	12	25	16	16	21	11	12	145
15	Osuma Takahashi	15	23	17	21	11	12	14	8	15	16	16	25	24	18	13	11	2	18	17	21	29	2	1	15	13	143
16	Hagane Shizuka																					1			2	2	138
17	Shane van Gisbergen												2	2	20	EX	EX	EX	1	1	20	4					130
18	Template:AUS John Muirhead	13	8	27	2	18	6	5	19	6	5	7	12	14	12	30	27	24	11	9	22	18	18	23	26	19	125
19	Sam Pritchard												3	3	6	5	6	6	7	7	15	5					125
20	Template:AUS Tim Horan	5	26	8	4	15	7	7	10	10	11	4	13	28	15	28	23	20	15	14	12	26					115
21	Template:AUS Mark Boutsanis	11	7	24	18	4	11	11	15	16	20	27	22	17	11	14	13	12	16	16	9	15	22	26	16	24	95
22	Yuka Katayama	28	17	10	23	26	10	12	24	17	17	17	19	15	32	11	10	4	31	22	11	17	5	27	19	17	88
23	Alessandro Marchesi	7	5	16	15	Ret	13	10	Ret	11	13	1	17	13	26												86
24	Thed Björk	14	9	21	13	2	24	15	14	21	22	21											27	15	13	16	81
25	Hayato Kazami	24	15	19	19	6	23	19	1	22	18	19	23	20	13	15	16	15	23	28	8						71
26	Takuma Taki	17	21	12	24	8	27	20	4	20	19	20	24	22	17	16	15	13	14	13	10	19	28	25	17	29	67
27	Template:USA Aaron Watson	12	10	15	20	22	14	16	11	19	21	22	26	23	25	29	28	29	13	15	26	27	12	8	29	18	61
28	Template:USA Roberto Zayas	19	16	14	25	Ret	16	21	6	23	25	23	27	26	16	19	18	18	29	27	5	22	13	16	24	22	50
29	Template:AUS Allistair McHale	18	12	22	28	10	15	23	9	26	23	26	30	25	28	23	20	19	24	Ret	4	25	20	22	27	23	47
30	Aldo Pellizotti	20	13	26	26	9	21	26	3	24	26	28	29	27	22	20	21	22	30	25	6	23	17	Ret	20	25	43
31	Template:AUS Michael Robertson																						11	17	7	5	40
32	Template:USA Jimmy Hopkins	22	14	18	22	27	18	18	12	25	24	18											14	13	21	20	30
33	Template:AUS Ant Leketus	25	20	28	27	12	19	27	7	28	28	25	32	29	31	22	29	28	21	24	13	24	30	19	23	26	26
34	Template:FRA Adelaide Voeckler	21	28	29	29	13	17	22	25	27	27	24	31	30	30	25	25	26	22	18	30	30	26	9	25	27	22
35	Template:USA Oscar Duck III												21	19	10	18	17	14	28	23	29	28					8
36	RRB-GP-VP												20	21	21	17	14	16	17	20	17	20					8
37	Template:AUS Dean Bagley	10	25																								6
38	Template:AUS Scott Blackwood			20																							6
39	Prince Carl Philip												28	32	29	21	19	21	27	26	Ret	21					5
40	Kyoko Katayama																						23	18			3
41	Template:AUS Rick Kelly				17	19																					2
42	Template:AUS Chaz Mostert																						19	24			0
43	Template:AUS Chelsea Angelo																						24	DNS	28	21	0

Teams Championship

Pos	Team	#	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:AUS Ford Performance Racing	6	2	24	2	6	20	2	1	22	1	3	13	8	7	27	4	4	8	2	2	27	Ret	10	14	1	1	622
		88	23	29	7	10	25	5	9	5	4	2	14	7	4	24	6	5	7	3	3	23	10	7	4	10	9
2	Template:AUS Erebus Precision Formula	4	26	22	25	1	7	8	8	20	12	9	5	15	31	19	7	8	Ret	20	Ret	1	7	8	5	14	10	532
		9	1	1	4	5	17	4	3	17	7	7	6	5	5	8	2	2	10	8	8	18	14	25	20	6	4
3	Turismo Algarve	41	29	27	3	12	21	25	25	Ret	2	1	10	9	10	4	8	7	5	5	5	24	9	3	2	4	7	525
		68	7	5	16	15	Ret	13	10	Ret	11	13	1	17	13	26	3	3	9	32	21	7	3	4	3	8	11
4	Template:AUS Bryan Taylor Racing	50	15	23	17	21	11	12	14	8	15	16	16	25	24	18	13	11	2	18	17	21	29	2	1	15	13	413
		51	4	6	13	7	16	22	13	16	8	10	9	4	8	5	Ret	26	25	4	4	28	6	1	6	3	3
5	Nissan Motorsport	22	5	26	8	4	15	7	7	10	10	11	4	13	28	15	28	23	20	15	14	12	26	11	17	7	5	367
		23	24	15	19	19	6	23	19	1	22	18	19	23	20	13	15	16	15	23	28	8	1	23	18	2	2
6	Volvo Japanese Dealerships	13	14	9	21	13	2	24	15	14	21	22	21	28	32	29	21	19	21	27	26	Ret	21	27	15	13	16	341
		26	27	18	1	3	23	1	2	21	3	4	12	6	6	7	26	24	23	6	6	27	Ret	6	10	18	28
7	Caltex United Nippon Team Powered by Super Dragon	73	9	19	5	9	1	3	4	18	13	15	15	10	9	3	27	22	17	26	19	31	8	9	12	12	8	289
		98	17	21	12	24	8	27	20	4	20	19	20	24	22	17	16	15	13	14	13	10	19	28	25	17	29
8	Template:USA/Template:AUS Team Tasmania by Gotham Racing International	60	11	7	24	18	4	11	11	15	16	20	27	22	17	11	14	13	12	16	16	9	15	22	26	16	24	260
		61	6	3	11	8	24	9	6	23	5	6	11	18	16	9	24	31	27	10	10	19	11	29	11	22	15
9	Volvo Polestar Racing	10	16	11	6	11	3	26	28	Ret	14	12	3	11	11	2	12	12	1	9	11	14	12	21	7	5	14	251
		55	21	28	29	29	13	17	22	25	27	27	24	31	30	30	25	25	26	22	18	30	30	26	9	25	27
10	Kazatomprom Pchelintsev Power Team	2	3	2	23	14	5	20	17	13	9	8	8	14	12	1	9	9	3	25	29	3	13	15	Ret	9	6	230
11	Peak Motorsport	24	12	10	15	20	22	14	16	11	19	21	22	26	23	25	29	28	29	13	15	26	27	12	8	29	18	206
		25	8	4	9	16	14	Ret	24	2	18	14	2	16	18	14	10	30	30	12	12	25	16	16	21	11	12
12	Kiwi Racing	37												1	1	23	1	1	11	19	30	2	2					198
13	Template:AUS Motorsport Projects	90	20	13	26	26	9	21	26	3	24	26	28	29	27	22	20	21	22	30	25	6	23	17	Ret	20	25	168
		91	13	8	27	2	18	6	5	19	6	5	7	12	14	12	30	27	24	11	9	22	18	18	23	26	19
14	Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	42	28	17	10	23	26	10	12	24	17	17	17	19	15	32	11	10	4	31	22	11	17	5	27	19	17	135
		43	18	12	22	28	10	15	23	9	26	23	26	30	25	28	23	20	19	24	Ret	4	25	20	22	27	23
15	Nissan Motorsport New Zealand	97												2	2	20				1	1	20	4					130
16	HURT Racing	47												3	3	6	5	6	6	7	7	15	5					125
17	Carrera Granada	93	22	14	18	22	27	18	18	12	25	24	18	21	19	10	18	17	14	28	23	29	28	14	13	21	20	88
		94	19	16	14	25	Ret	16	21	6	23	25	23	27	26	16	19	18	18	29	27	5	22	13	16	24	22
18	Template:AUS Leketus Motorsport	113	25	20	28	27	12	19	27	7	28	28	25	32	29	31	22	29	28	21	24	13	24	30	19	23	26	26
19	Template:AUS Chance of a Lifetime Racing	111	10	25	20																							12
20	Edgell Performance Racing	8												20	21	21	17	14	16	17	20	17	20					8
21	Template:AUS Nissan Motorsport Australia	15				17	19																					2
22	Template:AUS Tekno Autosport	5																						19	24			0
23	Template:AUS Holden Young Lions	99																						24	DNS	28	21	0