2018 AutoReject World Series season
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| 2018 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series | |
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The 2018 Formula 1 Rejects World Race Series season will be the 9th season of F1RWRS competition. The new season marked a substantial shift in 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
| Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | # | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test Driver(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DScity Voeckler Renault
|
Voeckler | VGPTwo | Renault RSXXII | TBA | 1 |  Thomas De Bock
|
TBD |  Nathanael Spencer Pippa Mann
|
| 2 |  Dan Greenlaw
|
TBD | ||||||
| Jones Racing Group
|
Jones | 114 | Ford XR8D | TBA | 3 | Mark Dagnall
|
TBD |  TBA
|
| 4 |  Diego Álvarez Torrente
|
TBD | ||||||
| Peak-Aeroracing Engineering
|
PAE | PAE01-04 | Audi AF1-5 | TBA | 5 | Ashley Watkinson
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 6 |  Renaldo Jiménez
|
TBD | ||||||
 / Melrose Racing Team
|
MRT | M9 | BMW P92 | 
|
7 | Phillippe Nicolas
|
TBD |  Gianluigi Pazzini Mitchell Macklin
|
| 8 | Alberto Cara
|
TBD | ||||||
| Dacia F1RWRS Team
|
Simpson | DSM-040 | Dacia RSXXII | TBA | 9 |  Alexey Buyvolov
|
TBD | Dave Simpson
|
| 10 |  Jean-Luc Schiller
|
TBD | ||||||
| Equipe Gauthier
|
Gauthier | G3.18 | Pure-Hart PHRWRS-2 | TBA | 11 |  Danny van Rijkens
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 12 |  Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen
|
TBD | ||||||
| Rosenforth Engineering
|
Rosenforth | RF18 | Holden LSWS-18 | TBA | 13 | TBA
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 14 | TBA
|
TBD | ||||||
| Plus One Kingfisher Racing
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Kingfisher | KR-05 | TBA | TBA | 15 | David Neuberg
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 16 | TBA
|
TBD | ||||||
 Revolution Engineering
|
Revolution | HS18 | TBA | TBA | 17 |  Andrej Kremnicky
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 18 | Marco Bizzarri
|
TBD | ||||||
 / Nurminen Grand Prix
|
Nurminen | NRE Type 02 | Holden LSF1-18 | TBA | 19 | Martin McFry
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 20 |  Marko Jantscher
|
TBD | ||||||
| Kamaha Motorsports
|
Kamaha | KM-8 | Yamaha OX64 | TBA | 21 | TBA
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 22 | Daniel Melville
|
TBD | ||||||
| Rob Lomas Racing
|
Lomas | RLR-P02 | Audi AF1-5 | 
|
23 | Hansuke Shioya
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 24 | Miko Fäkkinen
|
TBD | ||||||
| Coca-Cola Fusion Motorsports
|
Fusion | CL1/18 | TBA |
|
25 | Fredo Mestolio
|
TBD | Nathanael Cameron
|
| 26 | Terry Hawkin
|
TBD | ||||||
| Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge
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Gillet ENB | ENB118 | Gillet GV12 | TBA | 27 | Aurelien Moll
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 28 | Shane Walsh
|
TBD | ||||||
 Team Mecha Racing
|
Mecha | FM-18 | TBA | TBA | 29 | TBA
|
TBD | Dave Anderson
|
| 30 | Kazuki Fushida
|
TBD | ||||||
 / Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois
|
Kjellerup | 017 018 |
TBA | TBA | 31 | Alessandro Lucarelli
|
TBD | James Davies
|
| 32 | Nick Nurmester
|
TBD | ||||||
| Tassie Racing
|
Tassie | TR01/18 | TBA | TBA | 33 | Akira Yamamura
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 34 | Tomo Kazama
|
TBD | ||||||
| Union Saver Developments
|
USD | KS-01 | TBA | TBA | 35 | Jari Kekkonen
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 36 | Naoki Shinjo
|
TBD | ||||||
| RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport
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Blokkmonsta | GPR-01 | TBA | TBA | 37 | Wouter Lamberigts
|
TBD |  Connor O'Heagan
|
| 38 | Nicolas Steele
|
TBD | ||||||
| Valerian Racing Engines
|
Valerian | TBA | TBA | TBA | 39 | TBA
|
TBD | TBA
|
| 40 | TBA
|
TBD |
Driver and team changes
Teams leaving the sport
| Team Name | CEO | Reason |
|---|---|---|
 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 |
|---|---|---|
| / Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois
|
Dijon-Prenois, France | Mattias Kjellerup Jean-Marc Hadamard
|
| Tassie Racing
|
Launcestion, Tasmania, Australia | Matthew Saoea
|
| Union Saver Developments
|
Vienna, Austria | Karl Lichter Shultz
|
| RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport
|
Unknown | Unknown
|
Team ownership changes
| Former team | Purchaser | New team name |
|---|---|---|
| Aeroracing Engineering
|
Peak Motorsport Group
|
Peak Aeroracing Engineering
|
Pre-Season Driver Changes
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