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)
DScity Voeckler Renault [?]	Voeckler	VGPTwo	Renault RSXXII		1	Thomas De Bock	1-	Nathanael Spencer Pippa Mann
					2	Dan Greenlaw	1-
National Jones Ford Team [?]	Jones	114	Ford XR8D		3	Mark Dagnall	1, 3-4, 6-	Terry Hawkin Quentin Reatherson
						Sammy Jones	2
						Quentin Reatherson	5
					4	Diego Álvarez Torrente	1-
Peak Aeroracing Engineering [?]	PAE	PAE Mk.1	Audi AF1-5		5	Ashley Watkinson	1-8	Daniel Martins Tommi Hämäläinen
						Hansuke Shioya	9-
					6	Renaldo Jiménez	1-2
						Daniel Martins	3-
/ Dunlop Melrose Racing Team [?]	MRT	M9	BMW P92		7	Phillippe Nicolas	1-8, 10-	Gianluigi Pazzini Mitchell Macklin
						Andrej Kremnicky	9
					8	Alberto Cara	1-
Simpson Motorsports [?]	Simpson	DSM-040	Yamaha OX64		9	Alexey Buyvolov	1-	Dave Simpson
					10	Jean-Luc Schiller	1-
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-
Rosenforth Engineering [?]	Rosenforth	RF18	Holden LSWS-18		13	Carter Simpson	1-	TBA
					14	Gregor Pascal	1-
Plus One Kingfisher Racing [?]	Kingfisher	KR-05	Great Wall GW18		15	David Neuberg	1-	TBA
					16	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	Martin McFry	1-9	Thomas Yorke
						Danny van Rijkens	10-
					20	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	Daniel Melville	1-
Rob Lomas Racing [?]	Lomas	RLR-P02 RLR-P03	Audi AF1-5		23	Hansuke Shioya	1-8	TBA
						Jari Kekkonen	9-
					24	Miko Fäkkinen	1-
Coca-Cola Fusion Infiniti [?]	Fusion	CL1/18	Infiniti RSXXII		25	Fredo Mestolio	1-	Nathanael Cameron Nino Barlini
					26	Terry Hawkin	1-
Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge [?]	Gillet ENB	ENB118	Gillet GV12		27	Aurelien Moll	1-	TBA
					28	Shane Walsh	1-
Team Mecha Racing [?]	Mecha	FM-18	Pure-Hart PHWS-2		29	John Bean	1-	Dave Anderson
					30	Kazuki Fushida	1-5
						Jesus Plaza	6-
/ Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois [?]	Kjellerup	017 018	Renault RSXXII		31	Alessandro Lucarelli	1-8	James Davies
						Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	9-
					32	Nick Nurmester	1-
Tassie Racing [?]	Tassie	TR-18	Audi AF1-5		33	Akira Yamamura	1-	Hans Einhrin
					34	Tomo Kazama	1-8
						Hans Einhrin	9-
Union Saver Developments [?]	USD	KS-01	Daihatsu Zeetec-R2		35	Jari Kekkonen	1-8	Ashley Watkinson John D. Sullivan
						Marco Bizzarri	9-
					36	Naoki Shinjo	1-
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team [?]	Blokkmonsta	GPR-01	Holden LSWS-18		37	Wouter Lamberigts	1-	Connor O'Heagan
					38	Nicolas Steele	1-
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)
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	Hobart, Australia	Matthew Saoea
Union Saver Developments	Vienna, Austria	Karl Lichter Shultz
RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team	Pfaffenhausen, Germany	Andrea Schnass
Venturi Formula	Paris, France	Samuel De Sauveterre

Team ownership changes

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

Pre-Season Driver Changes

Driver	Previous Team	Role	New Team	Role	Notes
Alberto Cara	Holden Racing Team	Driver	/ Melrose Racing Team	Driver
Miko Fäkkinen	Fusion Motorsports	Driver	Rob Lomas Racing	Driver
Terry Hawkin	Jones Racing	Reserve Driver	Fusion Motorsports	Driver
Marko Jantscher	Jones Racing	Reserve Driver	/ Nurminen Grand Prix	Driver
Kay Lon	Aeroracing Engineering	Driver	Best In The World (IPC)	Driver
Alessandro Lucarelli	Plus One Kingfisher Racing	Driver	/ Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	Driver
Fredo Mestolio	/ Melrose Racing Team	Driver	Fusion Motorsports	Driver
Aurelien Moll	Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge	Reserve Driver	Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge	Driver
Barii Mori	Kamaha Motorsports	Driver	Kamaha Motorsports	Reserve Driver	Mori had announced retirement but has decided to stay due to his SANDWICH championship
Naoki Shinjo	Mazzacane Motorsport (F3RWRS)	Driver	Union Saver Developments	Driver
Hansuke Shioya	ArrowTech-Acuri Autosport	Driver	Rob Lomas Racing	Driver
Hagane Shizuka	Kamaha Motorsports	Driver	Retired
Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen	RonDen Racing Engineering (AR3.5)	Driver	Equipe Gauthier	Driver	2017 AR 3.5 Drivers Champion
Shane Walsh	Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge	Reserve Driver	Gillet Ecurie Nationale Belge	Driver
Akira Yamamura	Aeroracing Engineering	Reserve Driver	Tassie Racing	Driver	Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Wouter Lamberigts	Dacia F1RWRS Team	Driver	RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team	Driver
Nick Nurmester	Jones Racing (F2RWRS)	Driver	/ Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	Driver
Kazuki Fushida	Luxray Engineering (SANDWICH)	Driver	Team Mecha Racing	Driver	2nd oldest debutant in series after Leonhard von Gottorp.
Dan Greenlaw	Voeckler GPE (F2RWRS)	Driver	Voeckler Renault	Driver
Pippa Mann	Foxdale Auto Racing Team	Driver	Voeckler Renault	Reserve Driver	Semi-retirement
Jean-Luc Schiller	/ Melrose Racing Team	Driver	Dacia F1RWRS Team	Driver
Tomo Kazama	Cassidy Racing (ARIWC)	Driver	Tassie Racing	Driver
Alexey Buyvolov	Aeroracing Engineering	Driver	Dacia F1RWRS Team	Driver	Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Nicolas Steele	Autodynamics Grand Prix	Driver	RUF Blokkmonsta Grand Prix Team	Driver	Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Jari Kekkonen	Voeckler Renault	Reserve Driver	Union Saver Developments	Driver	Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Renaldo Jiménez	Free Agent		Peak Aeroracing Engineering	Driver	Drafted through Race of Rejects.
Ashley Watkinson	RonDen Racing Engineering (ARIWC)	Driver	Peak Aeroracing Engineering	Driver
John Bean	Voeckler NISMO (F5000)	Driver	Team Mecha Racing	Driver
Daniel Martins	Sunshine Daihatsu	Driver	Peak Aeroracing Engineering	Reserve Driver
James Davies	Equipe Gauthier	Reserve Driver	/ Kjellerup by Écurie Prenois	Reserve Driver
Shinobu Katayama	/ Nurminen Racing Engineering	Driver	Venturi Formula	Driver
Jean-Vincent Albertini	Autodynamics Grand Prix	Driver	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	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	11 March	Alberto Cara	Dan Greenlaw	Phillippe Nicolas	/ MRT-BMW	Jones Racing	Jean-Luc Schiller
2	New South Wales Grand Prix	Mount Panorama Circuit	18 March	Alberto Cara	Terry Hawkin	Alberto Cara	/ MRT-BMW	Terry Hawkin	Dan Greenlaw
3	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	8 April	Alberto Cara	Terry Hawkin / Mark Dagnall	Terry Hawkin	Fusion-Infiniti	Revolution Engineering	Naoki Shinjo
4	Moroccan Grand Prix	Circuit Moulay El Hassan	22 April	Alberto Cara	Mark Dagnall	Mark Dagnall	Jones-Ford	Alessandro Lucarelli	Andrej Kremnicky
5	California Grand Prix	Long Beach	13 May	Alberto Cara	Thomas De Bock	Terry Hawkin	Fusion-Infiniti	Quentin Reatherson	Phillippe Nicolas
6	United States Grand Prix	Phoenix Street Circuit	20 May	Terry Hawkin	Mark Dagnall	Terry Hawkin	Fusion-Infiniti	Alessandro Lucarelli	Terry Hawkin
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Toronto Exhibition Place	3 June	Terry Hawkin	Terry Hawkin	Terry Hawkin	Fusion-Infiniti	Jari Kekkonen	Alessandro Lucarelli
8	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	24 June	Alberto Cara	Mark Dagnall	Alberto Cara	/ MRT-BMW	Jari Kekkonen Phillippe Nicolas	Alexey Buyvolov
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	8 July	Alberto Cara	Alberto Cara	Dan Greenlaw	Voeckler-Renault	Venturi Formula	Daniel Melville
10	German Grand Prix	Norisring	16 July
11	Scandinavian Grand Prix	Ås Fartway	29 July
12	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 NSW ITA MAR CAL USA CAN GBR AUT GER SCA BEL MON SAF BRA ARG JPN CHN Pts 1 Terry Hawkin 13† 6 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 6 49 2 Alberto Cara Ret 1 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 1 15† 39 3 Phillippe Nicolas 1 2 4 2 4 Ret 5 3 EX 37 4 Mark Dagnall Ret EX 5 1 EX 2 Ret Ret 3 24 5 Dan Greenlaw Ret 3 Ret 12† 3 7 Ret Ret 1 20 6 Fredo Mestolio Ret 4 3 4 5 4 7 6 4 20 7 Thomas De Bock Ret Ret Ret 3 6 6 6 Ret 2 15 8 Jean-Luc Schiller 2 5 Ret Ret 15 8 14 Ret 7 9 9 Diego Álvarez Torrente 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret 9 9 10 Bastiaan van Nieuwenhuijzen 3 7 6 Ret Ret 19† Ret 8 5 8 11 Alessandro Lucarelli 7 10 7 Ret 14 Ret 3 5 Ret 7 12 Nick Nurmester 4 9 Ret Ret 7 10 4 Ret 12 6 13 Alexey Buyvolov Ret 8 Ret 5 8 Ret 9 4 11 5 14 Marko Jantscher 5 12 Ret 9 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret 2 15 Andrej Kremnicky DNQ 13 Ret 6 12† 15 DNPQ 7 Ret 1 16 Gregor Pascal 6 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNPQ 11 DNPQ 10 1 17 Danny van Rijkens Ret 15 Ret 7 9 9 17 9 WD 0 18 Jean-Vincent Albertini Ret DNPQ 10 14† Ret Ret 8 14 0 19 Martin McFry 11 17† Ret 8 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 0 20 Naoki Shinjo DNPQ 18 8 DNQ Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 0 21 Wouter Lamberigts Ret Ret DNPQ Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 8 0 22 Carter Simpson 12 Ret 9 11 19† DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 0 23 Ashley Watkinson 9 11 DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 24 Daniel Melville DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 10 16 13 12 11 Ret 0 25 Shinobu Katayama 14† DNPQ Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 0 26 Jesus Plaza 14 10 DNPQ Ret 0 27 Nicolas Steele 10 Ret DNPQ Ret 18 16 DNQ DNQ Ret 0 28 Marco Bizzarri Ret 14 Ret Ret 11 DNQ DNPQ Ret 14 0 29 Daniel Martins 11 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 30 Rosco Vantini DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret 13 Ret 16 12 0 31 Jari Kekkonen DNPQ 16 Ret 13† DNQ DNQ 18 Ret DNPQ 0 32 John Bean DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18 DNQ DNPQ Ret 0 33 Quentin Reatherson Ret 19 DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 34 Sammy Jones 20† 0 35 David Neuberg Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DSQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 36 Akira Yamamura DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 37 Miko Fäkkinen DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 0 38 Barii Mori Ret 0 39 Renaldo Jiménez DNQ DNQ 0 40 Hansuke Shioya DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 0 41 Tomo Kazama DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 42 Shane Walsh DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 43 Aurelien Moll DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 44 Kazuki Fushida DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 45 Hans Einhrin 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 NSW ITA MAR CAL USA CAN GBR AUT GER SCA BEL MON SAF BRA ARG JPN CHN Pts 1 / MRT-BMW 7 1 2 4 2 4 Ret 5 3 Ret 76 8 Ret 1 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 1 15† 2 Fusion-Infiniti 25 Ret 4 3 4 5 4 7 6 4 69 26 13† 6 1 Ret 1 1 1 2 6 3 Voeckler-Renault 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 6 6 6 Ret 2 35 2 Ret 3 Ret 12† 3 7 Ret Ret 1 4 Jones-Ford 3 Ret 20† 5 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 33 4 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 2 Ret 9 5 / Kjellerup-Renault 31 7 10 7 Ret 14 Ret 3 5 5 15 32 4 9 Ret Ret 7 10 4 Ret 12 6 Simpson-Yamaha 9 Ret 8 Ret 5 8 Ret 9 4 11 14 10 2 5 Ret Ret 15 8 14 Ret 7 7 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 Rosenforth-Holden 13 12 Ret 9 11 19† DNPQ Ret DNPQ 13 1 14 6 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNPQ 11 DNPQ 10 11 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 USD-Daihatsu 35 DNPQ 16 Ret 13† DNQ DNQ 18 Ret 14 0 36 DNPQ 18 8 DNQ Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 14 PAE-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 Kingfisher-Great Wall 15 Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DSQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 16 Ret 19 DNPQ DNPQ DSQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 18 Tassie-Audi 33 DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 0 34 DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 19 Lomas-Audi 23 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNPQ 0 24 DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 20 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