2021 Formula One Esports Series
The 2021 Formula One Esports Series was the fifth season of the Formula One Esports Series.[1] It started on 13 October 2021, and ended on 16 December 2021. It was held in Formula One's official 2021 game. Same as the previous year, the championship was held online due to COVID-19 pandemic and streamed on the official F1 YouTube Channel.
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Formula One Esports Series |
Location | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Championship: Online |
Dates | 13 October–16 December 2021 |
Administrator | Codemasters Formula One Management FIA |
Tournament format(s) | Qualification: Online Pro Draft: Driver's selection Pro Championship: Twelve race championship |
Venue | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Championship: Online |
Final positions | |
Champions | Jarno Opmeer Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team |
Jarno Opmeer and Red Bull Racing Esports entered the season as the reigning champion, having won the Drivers' and Team's Championship title respectively in 2020. Jarno Opmeer successfully defended the Drivers' Championship title for the second consecutive year, while his team, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team secured the Teams' Championship title for the first time since 2018.[2][3]
Teams and drivers
Team | Race drivers | ||
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No. | Driver name | Rounds | |
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team | 30 83 N.A. |
Simon Weigang Filip Prešnajder Thijmen Schütte |
All 2–7, 9–11 1, 8, 12 |
Alpine Esports Team | 40 8 80 |
Nicolas Longuet Fabrizio Donoso Delgado Patrik Sipos |
1–7, 9, 11–12 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–12 3, 6, 8–10 |
Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team | 88 92 79 |
Lucas Blakeley Daniele Haddad Shanaka Clay |
All 1–9, 11–12 10 |
Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team | 95 72 29 |
David Tonizza Brendon Leigh Domenico Lovece |
1-11 All 12 |
McLaren Shadow | 20 12 32 |
Bardia Boroumand Daniel Bereznay Josh Idowu |
All 1, 3, 5–7, 9 2, 4, 8, 10–12 |
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team | 34 95 N.A. |
Jarno Opmeer Dani Moreno Bono Huis |
All All Not Competed |
Red Bull Racing Esports | 19 24 N.A. |
Frederik Rasmussen Marcel Kiefer Liam Parnell |
All All Not Competed |
Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Esports Team | 51 13 N.A. |
Joni Törmälä Sebastian Job Dario Iemmulo |
All 1–9,11–12 10 |
Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports | 2 48 N.A. |
Cedric Thomé Matthijs van Erven Samuel Libeert |
All All Not Competed |
Williams Esports | 21 53 23 |
Álvaro Carretón Michael Romanidis Alessio Di Capua |
All 1–2, 5–7, 9–11 3–4, 8, 12 |
Sources:[1][4] |
Calendar
Results
Season summary
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 |
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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
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Teams' Championship standings
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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
- "F1 Esports Series Preview Show kicks off 2021 Season". formula1.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "Mercedes win Esports Drivers' and Teams' title double in dramatic Grand Final of 2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship presented by Aramco". corp.formula1.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "Mercedes' Opmeer Wins F1 ESPORTS Title Despite Red Bull Tactics". the-race.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "REVEALED! All 30 Drivers In The 2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship". f1esports.com. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "F1 Esports Series Pro Championship drivers and schedule announced". autosport.com. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "2021 F1 Esports Pro Series Gets Underway Today". gtplanet.net. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- "F1 Esports Pro Series 2021 standings". f1esport.com. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.