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Revision as of 04:23, 12 September 2015
| 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
Driver and team changes
Teams leaving the sport
| Team Name | CEO | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport
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The Fox Andrea Acuri
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Missed registration deadline (AWOL) |
| Template:AUS Autodynamics Grand Prix |  Unknown
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Financial difficulties |
 Sunshine Daihatsu
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 Daniel Martins
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Wound down (voluntary) |
 Foxdale Auto Racing Team
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Douglas Mann Template:GBR Pippa Mann |
Financial difficulties |
 Boxtel Engineering
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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
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Pfaffenhausen, Germany | Andrea Schnass
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| Template:FRA Venturi Formula | Paris, France |  Samuel De Sauveterre
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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
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Template:GBR 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
| 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
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Template:USA Dan Greenlaw | Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas | /Template:AUS MRT-BMW
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Template:GBR Jones Racing | Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller |
| 2 |  New South Wales Grand Prix
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Mount Panorama Circuit | 18 March | ||||||
| 3 |  Italian Grand Prix
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 8 April | ||||||
| 4 |  Moroccan Grand Prix
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Circuit Moulay El Hassan | 22 April | ||||||
| 5 | Template:USA California Grand Prix | Long Beach | 13 May | ||||||
| 6 | Template:USA United States Grand Prix | Phoenix Street Circuit | 20 May | ||||||
| 7 | Canadian Grand Prix
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Toronto Exhibition Place | 3 June | ||||||
| 8 | Template:GBR British Grand Prix | Brands Hatch | 24 June | ||||||
| 9 | Template:AUT Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 8 July | ||||||
| 10 | German Grand Prix
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Norisring | 16 July | ||||||
| 11 |  Scandinavian Grand Prix
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Ås Fartway | 29 July | ||||||
| 12 | Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 September | ||||||
| 13 |  Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit de Monaco | 9 September | ||||||
| 14 |  South African Grand Prix
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Rand Phakisa Raceway | 30 September | ||||||
| 15 |  Brazilian Grand Prix
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Sao Paulo Anhembi | 14 October | ||||||
| 16 |  Argentine Grand Prix
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Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez | 21 October | ||||||
| 17 | Japanese Grand Prix
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Fuji Speedway | 4 November | ||||||
| 18 |  Chinese Grand Prix
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Guia Circuit | 11 November |
Note : Pink background denotes a Temporary Circuit, which may not be tested on at any time.
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