2018 AutoReject World Series season

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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 Goodyear Icon.png 1 Template:BEL Thomas De Bock TBD Template:GBR Nathanael Spencer
Template:GBR Pippa Mann
2 Template:USA Dan Greenlaw TBD
Template:GBR National Jones Ford Team [?] Jones 114 Ford XR8D Goodyear Icon.png 3 Template:GBR Mark Dagnall TBD Template:GBR Terry Hawkin
4 Flag of Spain svg.png Diego Álvarez Torrente TBD
Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?] PAE PAE Mk.1 Audi AF1-5 Bridgestone Icon.png 5 Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson TBD Flag of Portugal svg.png Daniel Martins
Flag of Finland svg.png Tommi Hämäläinen
6 Flag of Tropico svg.png Renaldo Jiménez TBD
Template:AUS/Flag of Germany svg.png Dunlop Melrose Racing Team [?] MRT M9 BMW P92 Dunlop Icon.png 7 Template:FRA Phillippe Nicolas TBD Flag of Italy svg.png Gianluigi Pazzini
Template:AUS Mitchell Macklin
8 Flag of Tropico svg.png Alberto Cara TBD
Template:AUS Dacia F1RWRS Team [?] Simpson DSM-040 Yamaha OX64 TBA 9 Flag of Russia svg.png Alexey Buyvolov TBD Template:AUS Dave Simpson
10 Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller TBD
Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier [?] Gauthier G3.18 Pure-Hart PHWS-2 Dunlop Icon.png 11 Flag of South Africa svg.png Danny van Rijkens TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
12 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen TBD
Template:GBR Rosenforth Engineering [?] Rosenforth RF18 Holden LSWS-18 Dunlop Icon.png 13 Template:AUS Carter Simpson TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
14 Template:SUI Gregor Pascal TBD
Template:GBR Plus One Kingfisher Racing [?] Kingfisher KR-05 TBA TBA 15 Flag of Germany svg.png David Neuberg TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
16 Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA TBD
Flag of Japan svg.png Revolution Engineering [?] Revolution HS18 TBA TBA 17 Flag of Slovakia svg.png Andrej Kremnicky TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
18 Flag of Italy svg.png Marco Bizzarri TBD
Flag of Finland svg.png/Flag of Germany svg.png Nurminen Grand Prix [?] Nurminen NRE Type 02 Holden LSF1-18 Michelin Icon.png 19 Template:GBR Martin McFry TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
20 Template:AUT Marko Jantscher TBD
Flag of Japan svg.png Kamaha Motorsports [?] Kamaha KM-8 Yamaha OX64 TBA 21 Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA TBD Flag of Japan svg.png Barii Mori
22 Template:AUS Daniel Melville TBD
Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing [?] Lomas RLR-P02 Audi AF1-5 Bridgestone Icon.png 23 Flag of Japan svg.png Hansuke Shioya TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
24 Flag of Finland svg.png Miko Fäkkinen TBD
Template:GBR Coca-Cola Fusion Infiniti [?] Fusion CL1/18 Infiniti RSXXII Dunlop Icon.png 25 Flag of Italy svg.png Fredo Mestolio TBD Template:GBR Nathanael Cameron
Flag of Italy svg.png Nino Barlini
26 Template:GBR Terry Hawkin TBD
Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge [?] Gillet ENB ENB118 Gillet GV12 Dunlop Icon.png 27 Template:BEL Aurelien Moll TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
28 Template:USA Shane Walsh TBD
Flag of Indonesia svg.png Team Mecha Racing [?] Mecha FM-18 Pure-Hart PHWS-2 Pirelli Icon.png 29 Template:GBR John Bean TBD Template:USA Dave Anderson
30 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuki Fushida TBD
Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois [?] Kjellerup 017
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Renault RSXXII TBA 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Alessandro Lucarelli TBD Template:GBR James Davies
32 Flag of Finland svg.png Nick Nurmester TBD
Template:AUS Tassie Racing [?] Tassie TR-18 Audi AF1-5 Bridgestone Icon.png 33 Flag of Japan svg.png Akira Yamamura TBD Flag of Unknown svg.png TBA
34 Flag of Japan svg.png Tomo Kazama TBD
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments [?] USD KS-01 TBA Dunlop Icon.png 35 Flag of Finland svg.png Jari Kekkonen TBD Template:USA John D. Sullivan
36 Flag of Japan svg.png Naoki Shinjo TBD
Flag of Germany svg.png RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport [?] Blokkmonsta GPR-01 Holden LSF1-18 Pirelli Icon.png 37 Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts TBD Flag of Ireland svg.png Connor O'Heagan
38 Template:USA Nicolas Steele TBD
Template:FRA Venturi Formula [?] Venturi V2-001 Yamaha OX64 Dunlop Icon.png 39 Flag of Japan svg.png Shinobu Katayama TBD Flag of Mexico svg.png Jesus Plaza
Flag of Slovakia svg.png Andrej Kremnicky
40 Flag of Monaco svg.png Jean-Vincent Albertini TBD

Driver and team changes

Teams leaving the sport

Team Name CEO Reason
Flag of Canada svg.png ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport Flag of Canada svg.png The Fox
Flag of San Marino svg.png Andrea Acuri
Missed registration deadline (AWOL)
Template:AUS Autodynamics Grand Prix Flag of Unknown svg.png Unknown Financial difficulties
Flag of Japan svg.png Sunshine Daihatsu Flag of Portugal svg.png Daniel Martins Wound down (voluntary)
Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png Foxdale Auto Racing Team Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png Douglas Mann
Template:GBR Pippa Mann
Financial difficulties
Flag of the Netherlands svg.png 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 Launcestion, Tasmania, Australia Template:AUS Matthew Saoea
Template:AUT Union Saver Developments Vienna, Austria Template:AUT Karl Lichter Shultz
Flag of Germany svg.png RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport Pfaffenhausen, Germany Flag of Germany svg.png Andrea Schnass
Template:FRA Venturi Formula Paris, France Flag of Unknown svg.png Unknown

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 [?] Flag of New Zealand svg.png Peak Motorsport Group Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?]

Pre-Season Driver Changes

Driver Previous Team Role New Team Role Notes
Flag of Tropico svg.png Alberto Cara Template:AUS Holden Racing Team Driver Template:AUS/Flag of Germany svg.png Melrose Racing Team Driver
Flag of Finland svg.png Miko Fäkkinen Template:GBR Fusion Motorsports Driver Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing Driver
Template:GBR Terry Hawkin Template:GBR Jones Racing Reserve Driver Template:GBR Fusion Motorsports Driver
Template:AUT Marko Jantscher Template:GBR Jones Racing Reserve Driver Flag of Finland svg.png/Flag of Germany svg.png Nurminen Grand Prix Driver
Flag of Germany svg.png Kay Lon Template:GBR Aeroracing Engineering Driver Flag of Germany svg.png Best In The World (IPC) Driver
Flag of Italy svg.png Alessandro Lucarelli Template:GBR Plus One Kingfisher Racing Driver Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois Driver
Flag of Italy svg.png Fredo Mestolio Template:AUS/Flag of Germany svg.png Melrose Racing Team Driver Template:GBR Fusion Motorsports Driver
Template:BEL Aurelien Moll Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge Reserve Driver Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Barii Mori Flag of Japan svg.png Kamaha Motorsports Driver Flag of Japan svg.png Kamaha Motorsports Reserve Driver Mori had announced retirement but has decided to stay due to his SANDWICH championship
Flag of Japan svg.png Naoki Shinjo Flag of Argentina svg.png Mazzacane Motorsport (F3RWRS) Driver Template:AUT Union Saver Developments Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Hansuke Shioya Flag of Canada svg.png ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport Driver Template:GBR Rob Lomas Racing Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Hagane Shizuka Flag of Japan svg.png Kamaha Motorsports Driver Retired
Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering (AR3.5) Driver Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier Driver 2017 AR 3.5 Drivers Champion
Template:USA Shane Walsh Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge Reserve Driver Template:BEL Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Akira Yamamura Template:GBR Aeroracing Engineering Reserve Driver Template:AUS Tassie Racing Driver Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Template:BEL Wouter Lamberigts Template:AUS Dacia F1RWRS Team Driver Flag of Germany svg.png RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport Driver
Flag of Finland svg.png Nick Nurmester Template:GBR Jones Racing (F2RWRS) Driver Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuki Fushida Flag of Japan svg.png Luxray Engineering (SANDWICH) Driver Flag of Indonesia svg.png Team Mecha Racing Driver 2nd oldest debutant in series after Leonhard von Gottorp.
Template:USA Dan Greenlaw Template:FRA Voeckler GPE (F2RWRS) Driver Template:FRA Voeckler Renault Driver
Template:GBR Pippa Mann Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png Foxdale Auto Racing Team Driver Template:FRA Voeckler Renault Reserve Driver Semi-retirement
Template:SUI Jean-Luc Schiller Template:AUS/Flag of Germany svg.png Melrose Racing Team Driver Template:AUS Dacia F1RWRS Team Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Tomo Kazama Template:USA Cassidy Racing (ARIWC) Driver Template:AUS Tassie Racing Driver
Flag of Russia svg.png Alexey Buyvolov Template:GBR Aeroracing Engineering Driver Template:AUS Dacia F1RWRS Team Driver Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Template:USA Nicolas Steele Template:AUS Autodynamics Grand Prix Driver Flag of Germany svg.png RUF Blokkmonsta Motorsport Driver Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Flag of Finland svg.png Jari Kekkonen Template:FRA Voeckler Renault Reserve Driver Template:AUT Union Saver Developments Driver Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Flag of Tropico svg.png Renaldo Jiménez Free Agent Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering Driver Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Template:GBR Ashley Watkinson Template:BEL RonDen Racing Engineering (ARIWC) Driver Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering Driver
Template:GBR John Bean Flag of Japan svg.png Voeckler NISMO (F5000) Driver Flag of Indonesia svg.png Team Mecha Racing Driver
Flag of Portugal svg.png Daniel Martins Flag of Japan svg.png Sunshine Daihatsu Driver Template:GBR Peak Aeroracing Engineering Reserve Driver
Template:GBR James Davies Template:FRA Equipe Gauthier Reserve Driver Template:DEN/Template:FRA Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois Reserve Driver
Flag of Japan svg.png Shinobu Katayama Flag of Finland svg.png/Flag of Germany svg.png Nurminen Racing Engineering Driver Template:FRA Venturi Formula Driver
Flag of Monaco svg.png Jean-Vincent Albertini Template:AUS Autodynamics Grand Prix Driver Template:FRA Venturi Formula Driver
Yellow background denotes a Rookie driver.

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
2 Flag of New South Wales svg.png New South Wales Grand Prix Mount Panorama Circuit 18 March
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza 8 April
4 Flag of Morocco svg.png Moroccan Grand Prix 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 Flag of Canada svg.png Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 3 Junes
8 Template:GBR British Grand Prix Brands Hatch 24 June
9 Template:AUT Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring 8 July
10 Flag of Germany svg.png German Grand Prix Norisring 16 July
11 Flag of Norway svg.png Scandinavian Grand Prix Ås Fartway 29 July
12 Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 September
13 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco 9 September
14 Flag of South Africa svg.png South African Grand Prix Rand Phakisa Raceway 30 September
15 Flag of Brazil svg.png Brazilian Grand Prix Sao Paulo 14 October
16 Flag of Argentina svg.png Argentine Grand Prix Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez 21 October
17 Flag of Japan svg.png Japanese Grand Prix Fuji Speedway 4 November
18 Flag of China svg.png Chinese Grand Prix Guia Circuit 11 November

Note : Pink background denotes a Temporary Circuit, which may not be tested on at any time.


AutoReject World Series seasons