2018 AutoReject World Series season

2018 AutoReject World Series
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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.

Drivers and Teams

See Also: AutoReject World Series Chassis and Engine List

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	#	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test Driver(s)
Template:FRA DScity Voeckler Renault [?]	Voeckler	VGPTwo	Renault RSXXII		1	Template:BEL Thomas De Bock	1-	Template:GBR Nathanael Spencer Template:GBR Pippa Mann
					2	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	1-
Template:GBR National Jones Ford Team [?]	Jones	114	Ford XR8D		3	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	1, 3-4, 6-	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin Template:GBR Quentin Reatherson
						Template:GBR Sammy Jones	2
						Template:GBR Quentin Reatherson	5
					4	Diego Álvarez Torrente	1-
Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?]	Aeroracing	PAE Mk.1	Audi AF1-5		5	Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson	1-8	Daniel Martins Tommi Hämäläinen
						Hansuke Shioya	9-
					6	Renaldo Jiménez	1-2
						Daniel Martins	3-
Template:AUS/ Dunlop Melrose Racing Team [?]	MRT	M9	BMW P92		7	Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas	1-8, 10-	Gianluigi Pazzini Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin
						Andrej Kremnicky	9
					8	Alberto Cara	1-
Template:AUS Simpson Motorsports [?]	Simpson	DSM-040	Yamaha OX64		9	Alexey Buyvolov	1-	Template:AUS Dave Simpson
					10	Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller	1-
Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier [?]	Gauthier	G3.18	Pure-Hart PHWS-2		11	Danny van Rijkens	1-9	TBA
						TBA	10-
					12	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	1-8
						TBA	9-
Template:GBR Rosenforth Engineering [?]	Rosenforth	RF18	Holden LSWS-18		13	Template:AUS Carter Simpson	1-	TBA
					14	Template:SUI Gregor Pascal	1-
Template:GBR Plus One Kingfisher Racing [?]	Kingfisher	KR-05	Great Wall GW18		15	David Neuberg	1-	TBA
					16	Template:GBR Quentin Reatherson	1-4, 6-
Revolution Engineering [?]	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	Template:GBR Martin McFry	1-9	Template:GBR Martin McFry Template:GBR Thomas Yorke
						Danny van Rijkens	10-
					20	Template:AUT Marko Jantscher	1-
Kamaha Revolution Motorsports [?]	Kamaha	KM-7Y KM-7AY KMS-8Y	Yamaha OX64		21	Rosco Vantini	1-8	Barii Mori
						Barii Mori	9-
					22	Template:AUS Daniel Melville	1-
Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing [?]	Lomas	RLR-P02 RLR-P03	Audi AF1-5		23	Hansuke Shioya	1-8	TBA
						Jari Kekkonen	9-
					24	Miko Fäkkinen	1-
Template:GBR Coca-Cola Fusion Infiniti [?]	Fusion	CL1/18	Infiniti RSXXII		25	Fredo Mestolio	1-	Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron Nino Barlini
					26	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	1-
Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge [?]	Gillet ENB	ENB118	Gillet GV12		27	Template:BEL Aurelien Moll	1-	TBA
					28	Template:USA Shane Walsh	1-
Team Mecha Racing [?]	Mecha	FM-18	Pure-Hart PHWS-2		29	Template:GBR John Bean	1-	Template:USA Dave Anderson
					30	Kazuki Fushida	1-5
						Jesus Plaza	6-
Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois [?]	Kjellerup	017 018	Renault RSXXII		31	Alessandro Lucarelli	1-8	Template:GBR James Davies
						Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	9-
					32	Nick Nurmester	1-
Template:AUS Tassie Racing [?]	Tassie	TR-18	Audi AF1-5		33	Akira Yamamura	1-	Hans Einhrin
					34	Tomo Kazama	1-8
						Hans Einhrin	9
						Hiroto Tojo	10
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments [?]	USD	KS-01	Daihatsu Zeetec-R2		35	Jari Kekkonen	1-8	Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson Template:USA John D. Sullivan
						Marco Bizzarri	9-
					36	Naoki Shinjo	1-
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team [?]	Blokkmonsta	GPR-01	Holden LSWS-18		37	Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts	1-	Connor O'Heagan
					38	Template:USA Nicolas Steele	1-
Template:FRA Venturi Formula [?]	Venturi	V2-001	Yamaha OX64		39	Shinobu Katayama	1-	Jesus Plaza Andrej Kremnicky
					40	Jean-Vincent Albertini	1-8
						Alessandro Lucarelli	9-

Driver and team changes

Teams leaving the sport

Team Name	CEO	Reason
ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport	The Fox Andrea Acuri	Missed registration deadline (AWOL)
Template:AUS Autodynamics Grand Prix	Unknown	Financial difficulties
Sunshine Daihatsu	Daniel Martins	Wound down (voluntary)
Foxdale Auto Racing Team	Douglas Mann Template:GBR Pippa Mann	Financial difficulties
Boxtel Engineering	Template:DEN Mattias Kjellerup Template:FRA Jean-Marc Hadamard	Liquidated

Teams joining the sport

Team Name	Base	CEO
Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	Dijon-Prenois, France	Template:DEN Mattias Kjellerup Template:FRA Jean-Marc Hadamard
Template:AUS Tassie Racing	Hobart, Australia	Template:AUS Matthew Saoea
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments	Vienna, Austria	Template:AUT Karl Lichter Shultz
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team	Pfaffenhausen, Germany	Andrea Schnass
Template:FRA Venturi Formula	Paris, France	Template:FRA Samuel De Sauveterre

Team ownership changes

Former team	Purchaser	New team name
Template:AUS Holden F1RWRS Racing Team [?]	Template:GBR Jimmy Rosenforth	Template:GBR Rosenforth Engineering [?]
Template:GBR Aeroracing Engineering [?]	Peak Motorsport Group	Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?]

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

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Reject of the Race	Driver of the Race
1	Template:AUS Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	11 March	Alberto Cara	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas	/Template:AUS MRT-BMW	Template:GBR Jones Racing	Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller
2	New South Wales Grand Prix	Mount Panorama Circuit	18 March	Alberto Cara	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Alberto Cara	/Template:AUS MRT-BMW	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw
3	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	8 April	Alberto Cara	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin / Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Fusion-Infiniti	Revolution Engineering	Naoki Shinjo
4	Moroccan Grand Prix	Circuit Moulay El Hassan	22 April	Alberto Cara	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:GBR Jones-Ford	Alessandro Lucarelli	Andrej Kremnicky
5	Template:USA California Grand Prix	Long Beach	13 May	Alberto Cara	Template:BEL Thomas De Bock	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Fusion-Infiniti	Template:GBR Quentin Reatherson	Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas
6	Template:USA United States Grand Prix	Phoenix Street Circuit	20 May	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Fusion-Infiniti	Alessandro Lucarelli	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Toronto Exhibition Place	3 June	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Fusion-Infiniti	Jari Kekkonen	Alessandro Lucarelli
8	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	24 June	Alberto Cara	Template:GBR Mark Dagnall	Alberto Cara	/Template:AUS MRT-BMW	Jari Kekkonen Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas	Alexey Buyvolov
9	Template:AUT Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	8 July	Alberto Cara	Alberto Cara	Template:USA Dan Greenlaw	Template:FRA Voeckler-Renault	Template:FRA Venturi Formula	Template:AUS Daniel Melville
10	German Grand Prix	Norisring	15 July	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Template:GBR Terry Hawkin	Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault	Template:FRA Voeckler GPE	Alessandro Lucarelli
11	Scandinavian Grand Prix	Ås Fartway	29 July
12	Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 September
13	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	9 September
14	South African Grand Prix	Rand Phakisa Raceway	30 September
15	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sao Paulo Anhembi	14 October
16	Argentine Grand Prix	Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez	21 October
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Fuji Speedway	4 November
18	Chinese Grand Prix	Guia Circuit	11 November

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
Points	10	7	5	3	2	1

Pos Driver AUS Template:AUS NSW ITA MAR CAL Template:USA USA Template:USA CAN GBR Template:GBR AUT Template:AUT GER SCA BEL Template:BEL MON SAF BRA ARG JPN CHN Pts 1 Template:GBR Terry Hawkin 13† 6 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 6 Ret 49 2 Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas 1 2 4 2 4 Ret 5 3 EX 2 44 3 Alberto Cara Ret 1 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 1 15† Ret 39 4 Template:GBR Mark Dagnall Ret EX 5 1 EX 2 Ret Ret 3 Ret 24 5 Fredo Mestolio Ret 4 3 4 5 4 7 6 4 4 23 6 Template:USA Dan Greenlaw Ret 3 Ret 12† 3 7 Ret Ret 1 Ret 20 7 Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen 3 7 6 Ret Ret 19† Ret 8 5 1 18 8 Template:BEL Thomas De Bock Ret Ret Ret 3 6 6 6 Ret 2 Ret 15 9 Alessandro Lucarelli 7 10 7 Ret 14 Ret 3 5 Ret 3 12 10 Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller 2 5 Ret Ret 15 8 14 Ret 7 5 11 11 Diego Álvarez Torrente 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret 9 Ret 9 12 Nick Nurmester 4 9 Ret Ret 7 10 4 Ret 12 Ret 6 13 Alexey Buyvolov Ret 8 Ret 5 8 Ret 9 4 11 6 6 14 Template:AUT Marko Jantscher 5 12 Ret 9 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 2 15 Andrej Kremnicky DNQ 13 Ret 6 12† 15 DNPQ 7 Ret 1 16 Template:SUI Gregor Pascal 6 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNPQ 11 DNPQ 10 8 1 17 Danny van Rijkens Ret 15 Ret 7 9 9 17 9 WD Ret 0 18 Shinobu Katayama 14† DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 7 0 19 Jean-Vincent Albertini Ret DNPQ 10 14† Ret Ret 8 14 0 20 Template:GBR Martin McFry 11 17† Ret 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 0 21 Naoki Shinjo DNPQ 18 8 DNQ Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret Ret 0 22 Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts Ret Ret DNPQ Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 8 DNPQ 0 23 Template:AUS Carter Simpson 12 Ret 9 11 19† DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 Ret 0 24 Marco Bizzarri Ret 14 Ret Ret 11 DNQ DNPQ Ret 14 9 0 25 Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson 9 11 DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 26 Template:AUS Daniel Melville DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 10 16 13 12 11 Ret Ret 0 27 Jesus Plaza 14 10 DNPQ Ret Ret 0 28 Template:USA Nicolas Steele 10 Ret DNPQ Ret 18 16 DNQ DNQ Ret DNPQ 0 29 Barii Mori Ret 10 0 30 Template:BEL Aurelien Moll DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 11 0 31 Daniel Martins 11 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 32 Rosco Vantini DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 13 Ret 16 12 0 33 Jari Kekkonen DNPQ 16 Ret 13† DNQ DNQ 18 Ret DNPQ Ret 0 34 Template:GBR John Bean DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18 DNQ DNPQ Ret DNQ 0 35 Template:GBR Quentin Reatherson Ret 19 DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 36 Template:GBR Sammy Jones 20† 0 37 Miko Fäkkinen DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNQ 0 38 David Neuberg Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DSQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 39 Akira Yamamura DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 40 Template:USA Shane Walsh DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 0 41 Renaldo Jiménez DNQ DNQ 0 42 Hansuke Shioya DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 43 Tomo Kazama DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 44 Kazuki Fushida DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 45 Hans Einhrin DNPQ 0 46 Hiroto Tojo DNPQ 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

Constructors' Championship

Pos Constructor # AUS Template:AUS NSW ITA MAR CAL Template:USA USA Template:USA CAN GBR Template:GBR AUT Template:AUT GER SCA BEL Template:BEL MON SAF BRA ARG JPN CHN Pts 1 Template:AUS/ MRT-BMW 7 1 2 4 2 4 Ret 5 3 Ret 76 8 Ret 1 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 1 15† 2 Template:GBR Fusion-Infiniti 25 Ret 4 3 4 5 4 7 6 4 69 26 13† 6 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 6 3 Template:FRA Voeckler-Renault 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 6 6 6 Ret 2 35 2 Ret 3 Ret 12† 3 7 Ret Ret 1 4 Template:GBR Jones-Ford 3 Ret 20† 5 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 33 4 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret 9 5 Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup-Renault 31 7 10 7 Ret 14 Ret 3 5 5 15 32 4 9 Ret Ret 7 10 4 Ret 12 6 Template:AUS Simpson-Yamaha 9 Ret 8 Ret 5 8 Ret 9 4 11 14 10 2 5 Ret Ret 15 8 14 Ret 7 7 Template:FRA Gauthier-Pure Hart 11 Ret 15 Ret 7 9 9 17 9 WD 6 12 3 7 6 Ret Ret 19† Ret 8 WD 8 / Nurminen-Holden 19 11 17† Ret 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 2 20 5 12 Ret 9 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret 9 Revolution-Pure Hart 17 DNQ 13 Ret 6 12† 15 DNPQ 7 1 18 Ret 14 Ret Ret 11 DNQ DNPQ Ret 10 Template:GBR Rosenforth-Holden 13 12 Ret 9 11 19† DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 1 14 6 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNPQ 11 DNPQ 10 11 Template:FRA Venturi-Yamaha 39 14† DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 0 40 Ret DNPQ 10 14† Ret Ret 8 14 Ret 12 Blokkmonsta-Holden 37 Ret Ret DNPQ Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 8 0 38 10 Ret DNPQ Ret 18 16 DNQ DNQ Ret 13 Template:AUT USD-Daihatsu 35 DNPQ 16 Ret 13† DNQ DNQ 18 Ret 14 0 36 DNPQ 18 8 DNQ Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 14 Template:GBR Aeroracing-Audi 5 9 11 DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 6 DNQ DNQ 11 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 15 Kamaha-Yamaha 21 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 13 Ret 16 12 Ret 0 22 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 10 16 13 12 11 Ret 16 Mecha-Pure Hart 29 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18 DNQ DNPQ Ret 0 30 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 14 10 DNPQ Ret 17 Template:GBR Kingfisher-Great Wall 15 Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DSQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 16 Ret 19 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18 Template:AUS Tassie-Audi 33 DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 34 DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 19 Template:GBR Lomas-Audi 23 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 0 24 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 20 Template:BEL Gillet 27 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 28 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance