2018 Formula One Season

The 2018 Formula One Season was the 69th season of the Formula One World Championship.

Race tracks
The Bahrain and Spanish Grand Prixs returned to the calendar after a year out, The German and Chinese Grand Prixs returned after 3 years out whilst the Singapore Grand Prix was removed from the calendar.

Engine suppliers
Version 2 of the V6 Turbocharged Hybrids were introduced for 2018.

Audi entered as an engine manufacturer supplier to their new Formula One team after purchasing Manor Racing.

Ferrari provided engines to the new Haas F1 team.

Drivers
Defening champion, Aarava left Mercedes to join Red Bull in 2018 replacing Max Verstappen and to partner alongside Pierre Gasly.

Max Verstappen left Red Bull to join Mercedes in 2018 replacing Aarava.

Pascal Wehrlein rejoined Mercedes in 2018 after spending the second half of 2017 demotted to Manor Racing. He joined to partner alongside Max Verstappen and replace Nico Rosberg.

Nico Rosberg left Mercedes to join the rebranded Audi Racing GP team in 2018 replacing Pascal Wehrlein.

Nico Hülkenberg left Alfa Romeo to join Renault in 2018 replacing Romain Grosjean and partnering alongside Kevin Magnussen.

Romain Grosjean left Renault to join the newly formed Haas team in 2018.

2017 GP2 champion, Charles Leclerc made his Formula One debut in 2018 with Alfa Romeo replacing Nico Hülkenberg and to partner alongside Mick Schumacher.

Sergey Sirotkin made his Formula 1 debut in 2018 with the rebranded Audi Sport GP team to partner alongside Nico Rosberg and replacing Jordan King who left Formula 1 at the end of 2017.

Lance Stroll made his Formula 1 debut in 2018 with Williams partnering alongside Valtteri Bottas and replacing Alex Lynn who moved to Formula E.

Former IndyCar driver, Josef Newgarden made his Formula 1 debut in 2018 with the newly formed Haas team to partner alongside Romain Grosjean.

At the Italian Grand Prix, Aarava was demotted to Toro Rosso as a result of a collision with Pierre Gasly at Germany which Red Bull put the blame on the Brit. Antonio Giovinazzi was promoted to Red Bull Racing for his home race, however from the Belgian Grand Prix till the end of the season, Aarava and Giovinazzi returned to their normal seats.

Teams
As a result of being in financial trouble, Manor Racing were bought out by German car manufacturer Audi to be rebranded as Audi Sport GP.

American racing team, Haas, entered Formula 1 in 2018 making them the first American team to enter F1. As a result of them entering, the grid increased from 20 to 22 cars.