The 2018 FF1M Season will be the 38th season of the FF1M series.
Rule Changes[]
Aerodynamics[]
The budget cap for pre-season aerodynamic work was increased to 100.
Engines[]
Following the previous season's introduction of a sliding scale regarding the amount of teams a manufacturer could supply depending on the championship position of the manufacturer team, this rule was amended/clarified. For the 2018 entry period, the highest placed team running an engine will be considered rather than the manufacturer team, for example Mitchell's 2nd placed finish in 2016 would count for Mugen instead of Gojira's 8th placed finish in the same season.
Furthermore, a budget cap of 100 for engine development was introduced.
Teams and Drivers[]
Entry List[]
Entrant | Constructor | Title Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | No. | Race Drivers | No. | Test Drivers |
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Ajay Motorsports | Ajay | Virgin Atlantic | Hart (M) | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | ||||
93 | Mattia Alfonsi | ||||||||
Andrew Racing | Andrew | Chrome | Climax (C) | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | ||||
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | ||||||||
CBA Racing | CBA | SMEG | Judd (C) | 51 | Tomas Gonzalez | ||||
TBC | Mason Taylor | ||||||||
FJR | FJR | Fender | Judd (M) | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | ||||
71 | Catharina Caracciola | ||||||||
Galaxy Grand Prix | Galaxy | BWT | Megatron (C) | 88 | Robert Kubica | ||||
55 | Carlos Sainz | ||||||||
Gojira AutoSport | Gojira | Idemitsu | Mugen (M) | 46 | Alessandro Farina | ||||
69 | James Clark | ||||||||
GR Motorsports | GRM | Martini | Megatron (C) | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ||||
11 | Sergio Pérez | ||||||||
Mitchell | Mitchell | Sahara | Mugen (C) | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | ||||
TBC | Chuck Bucknum | ||||||||
Monolith Racing System | Monolith | Bowser Oil | Hart (C) | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | ||||
31 | Esteban Ocon | ||||||||
Shake 'n' Bake Motorsport | Shake 'n' Bake | Pennzoil | Megatron (M) | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ||||
90 | Nolan Bryant | ||||||||
Tildesley GP | Tildesley | Alfa Romeo | Hart (C) | 63 | George Russell | ||||
99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ||||||||
Tornado Motorsport | Tornado | Total | Climax (M) | 72 | Vaino Kimminen | ||||
16 | Charles Leclerc | ||||||||
Willows Racing | Willows | Petronas | Judd (C) | 33 | Max Verstappen | ||||
8 | Romain Grosjean |
- It was announced during the Monaco Grand Prix that Pedersen would be taking a sabbatical from FF1M.
- 13 teams were provisionally confirmed leading to the probable return of pre-qualifying for the first time since 2009.
Season Calendar[]
A draft 18 round calendar was announced following the 2017 German Grand Prix.
Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne | 25 March |
2 | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand | 8 April |
3 | San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero | 29 April |
4 | Spanish Grand Prix | MotorLand Aragon, Alcaniz | 13 May |
5 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 27 May |
6 | United States Grand Prix | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 10 June |
7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | 17 June |
8 | Austrian Grand Prix | Österreichring, Spielberg | 1 July |
9 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 8 July |
10 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 22 July |
10 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring, Mogyorod | 29 July |
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 26 August |
13 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 9 September |
14 | Portuguese Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimao | 16 September |
15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 7 October |
16 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 21 October |
17 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo | 11 November |
18 | Macau Grand Prix | Guia Circuit, Macau | 25 November |