2020 Formula One Esports Series

The 2020 Formula One Esports Series was the fourth season of the Formula One Esports Series.[1][2] It started on October 14, 2020, and ended on December 17, 2020. It was held on Formula One's official 2020 game.[3] As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic the championship had no fixed venue, and was instead held online and streamed on the official F1 Youtube channel.

2020 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
SportFormula One Esports Series
LocationQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Online
Pro Series: Online
Dates14 October–17 December 2020
AdministratorCodemasters
Formula One Management
FIA
Tournament
format(s)
Qualification: Online
Pro Draft: Driver's selection
Pro Series: Twelve race championship
VenueQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Online
Pro Series: Online
Final positions
ChampionsNetherlands Jarno Opmeer
Austria Red Bull Racing Esports

David Tonizza and Red Bull Racing Esports entered the season as the reigning Drivers' and Teams' champions respectively. Red Bull Racing Esports successfully defended the Teams' Championship title for the second consecutive year, while Jarno Opmeer won the Drivers' Championship title for the first time, driving for Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports.[4]

Format

  • Qualification - The season opens with online qualification, a global call for participation. Qualification is open to anyone with a copy of the official Formula 1 video game developed by Codemasters. The fastest gamers get through.[5]
  • Pro Draft - Qualifying gamers enter the Pro Draft where the official Formula 1 teams select their drivers to represent them in the F1 Esports Pro Series championships.[6]
  • Pro Series - The drivers race in 35% races over a series of events that are broadcast live. They earn points for themselves and their F1 teams. These races will determine the F1 New Balance Esports Series Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions, with a portion of the prize fund distributed to the teams based on their standings.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team Race drivers
No. Driver name Rounds
Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports 12
34
N.A.
Hungary Daniel Bereznay
Netherlands Jarno Opmeer
Austria Dominik Hofmann
All
All
Not Competed
Italy AlphaTauri Esports Team 51
14
19
Finland Joni Törmälä
Italy Manuel Biancolilla
Germany Patrik Holzmann
All
All
Not Competed
United Kingdom BWT Racing Point Esports Team 9
92
42
United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley
Italy Daniele Haddad
United Kingdom Shanaka Clay
1–8, 10–12
1–3, 5–6, 8–12
4, 7, 9
Italy FDA Hublot Esports Team 95
74
83
Italy David Tonizza
Italy Enzo Bonito
Slovakia Filip Prešnajder
All
1–7, 9–12
8
United States Haas F1 Esports 38
2
30
Germany Simon Weigang
Germany Cedric Thomé
Netherlands Floris Wijers
All
1–6, 8–12
7
United Kingdom McLaren Shadow 25
28
N.A.
Spain Dani Moreno
United Kingdom James Baldwin
France Matthias Cologon
All
1–5, 7–12
6
Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team 72
94
20
United Kingdom Brendon Leigh
Netherlands Bono Huis
Iran Bardia Boroumand
All
1–2, 4–12
3
Austria Red Bull Racing Esports 19
24
N.A.
Denmark Frederik Rasmussen
Germany Marcel Kiefer
Finland Tino Naukkarinen
All
All
Not Competed
France Renault Vitality 40
27
N.A.
France Nicolas Longuet
Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado
Netherlands Casper Jansen
All
1–10, 12
11
United Kingdom Williams Esports 21
88
53
Spain Álvaro Carretón
Turkey Salih Saltunç
Greece Michael Romanidis
1–4, 6–12
1, 3, 5–7, 12
2, 4–5, 8–11
Sources:[7]

Calendar

Round Event Circuit Distance Date Broadcast
1 Event One Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 20 Laps 14 October F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: Rounds 1 & 2 LIVE! on YouTube
2 Vietnam Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi 19 Laps
3 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 20 Laps 15 October F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: Rounds 3 on YouTube
4 Event Two Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 25 Laps 4 November F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: Rounds 4 & 5 LIVE! on YouTube
5 Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 25 Laps
6 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 25 Laps 5 November F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: Rounds 6 on YouTube
7 Event Three United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 18 Laps 18 November F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: Rounds 7 & 8 LIVE! on YouTube
8 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 15 Laps
9 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 19 Laps 19 November F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: Rounds 9 on YouTube
10 Grand Finale Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 19 Laps 16 December F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: GRAND FINAL, Rounds 10 & 11 LIVE! on YouTube
11 Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 25 Laps
12 Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 25 Laps 17 December F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: FINAL RACE, Rounds 12 on YouTube
Sources:[3][8]

Results

Season summary

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir France Nicolas Longuet Italy David Tonizza Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
2 Vietnam Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi, Vietnam Netherlands Jarno Opmeer United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley Italy David Tonizza Italy FDA Hublot Esports Team
3 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Netherlands Jarno Opmeer France Nicolas Longuet Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
4 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Germany Cedric Thomé Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Austria Red Bull Racing Esports
5 Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal Italy David Tonizza United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
6 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg Spain Álvaro Carretón Finland Joni Törmälä Germany Marcel Kiefer Austria Red Bull Racing Esports
7 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Denmark Frederik Rasmussen United Kingdom James Baldwin France Nicolas Longuet France Renault Vitality
8 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Denmark Frederik Rasmussen United Kingdom James Baldwin Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Austria Red Bull Racing Esports
9 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza Italy David Tonizza Germany Simon Weigang Italy David Tonizza Italy FDA Hublot Esports Team
10 Japan Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Spain Álvaro Carretón Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Austria Red Bull Racing Esports
11 Mexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City Denmark Frederik Rasmussen France Nicolas Longuet Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
12 Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo France Nicolas Longuet Finland Joni Törmälä France Nicolas Longuet France Renault Vitality

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race and one point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

In the event of a tie at the conclusion of the championship, a count-back system is used as a tie-breaker, with a driver's/constructor's best result used to decide the standings.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos. Driver BHR
Bahrain
VIE
Vietnam
CHN
China
NED
Netherlands
CAN
Canada
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
1 Netherlands Jarno Opmeer 1 3P 1P 2 1 3 9 5 2 4 1 7 196
2 Denmark Frederik Rasmussen 6 5 5 1P 2 2 6P 1P 4 1P 3P 11 174
3 Germany Marcel Kiefer 3 6 2 3 3 1 7 3 8 5 6 2 157
4 France Nicolas Longuet 5P 2 15F 5 4 5 1 9 10 2 13F 1P 131
5 Hungary Daniel Bereznay 2 15 3 12 8 12 3 2 16 9 4 3 99
6 United Kingdom Brendon Leigh 7 4 17 6 17F 13 10 4 3 15 2 4 84
7 Italy David Tonizza 20F 1 19 11 RetP 10 5 8 1P 7 Ret 6 79
8 Spain Dani Moreno 8 19 9 7 5 14 2 13 9 6 5 5 70
9 Spain Álvaro Carretón 9 12 4 9 4P 17 18 6 20F 9 13 38
10 Finland Joni Törmälä 4 9 7 4 10 19F 13 15 11 10 17 20F 34
11 Germany Simon Weigang 18 16 14 17 Ret 6 4 6 20F 18 7 12 34
12 Netherlands Bono Huis 11 13 8 16 8 12 7 7 11 10 9 23
13 Italy Enzo Bonito 14 7 20 10 11 11 8 5 14 11 19 21
14 Italy Daniele Haddad 16 10 16 15 9 14 13 3 15 16 18
15 United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley 10 17F 6 14 13 7 11 20 13 12 15 15
16 Italy Manuel Biancolilla 12 14 18 Ret 6 20 19 16 18 8 18 17 12
17 United Kingdom James Baldwin 13 20 13 18 9 20F 19F 19 19 8 8 10
18 Greece Michael Romanidis 11 15 7 10 12 12 16 7
19 Chile Fabrizio Donoso 19 8 10 13 12 17 18 12 17 16 18 5
20 Germany Cedric Thomé 17 18 8 19F 18 18 17 14 17 14 10 5
21 Iran Bardia Boroumand 11 0
21 Slovakia Filip Prešnajder 11 0
23 Turkey Salih Saltunç 15 12 14 16 15 14 0
24 Netherlands Floris Wijers 14 0
25 United Kingdom Shanaka Clay 16 16 15 0
26 France Matthias Cologon 15 0
NC Netherlands Casper Jansen Ret 0
Pos. Driver BHR
Bahrain
VIE
Vietnam
CHN
China
NED
Netherlands
CAN
Canada
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
Sources:[9]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not enter
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Teams' Championship standings

Pos. Team BHR
Bahrain
VIE
Vietnam
CHN
China
NED
Netherlands
CAN
Canada
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
1 Austria Red Bull Racing Esports 3 5 2 1P 2 1 6P 1P 4 1P 3P 2 331
6 6 5 3 3 2 7 3 8 5 6 11
2 Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports 1 3P 1P 2 1 3 3 2 2 4 1 3 295
2 15 3 12 8 12 9 5 16 9 4 7
3 France Renault Vitality 5P 2 10 5 4 5 1 9 10 2 13F 1P 136
19 8 15F 13 12 17 18 12 17 16 Ret 18
4 Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team 7 4 11 6 16 8 10 4 3 11 2 4 107
11 13 17 8 17F 13 12 7 7 15 10 9
5 Italy FDA Hublot Esports Team 14 1 19 10 11 10 5 8 1P 7 11 6 100
20F 7 20 11 RetP 11 8 11 5 14 Ret 19
6 United Kingdom McLaren Shadow 8 19 9 7 5 14 2 13 9 6 5 5 80
13 20 13 18 9 15 20F 19F 19 19 8 8
7 Italy AlphaTauri Esports Team 4 9 7 4 6 19F 13 15 11 8 17 17 46
12 14 18 Ret 10 20 19 16 18 10 18 20F
8 United Kingdom Williams Esports 9 11 4 9 7 4P 15 10 6 12 9 13 45
15 12 12 15 14 16 17 18 12 20F 16 14
9 United States Haas F1 Esports 17 16 8 17 18 6 4 6 14 17 7 10 39
18 18 14 19F Ret 18 14 17 20F 18 14 12
10 United Kingdom BWT Racing Point Esports Team 10 10 6 14 13 7 11 14 13 3 12 15 33
16 17F 16 16 15 9 16 20 15 13 15 16
Pos. Team BHR
Bahrain
VIE
Vietnam
CHN
China
NED
Netherlands
CAN
Canada
AUT
Austria
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
ITA
Italy
JPN
Japan
MEX
Mexico
BRA
Brazil
Points
Sources:[9]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not enter
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Notes:

  • The standings are sorted by best result, rows are not related to the drivers. In case of tie on points, the best positions achieved determined the outcome.

References

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