2018 Formula One Esports Series

The 2018 Formula One Esports Series was the second season of the Formula One Esports Series.[1] It started on October 10, 2018 and ended on November 17, 2018. It was held on Formula One's official 2018 game. The championship was held at Gfinity Arena in London, United Kingdom.[2] Brendon Leigh defended his Drivers' Championship title, while his team Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports clinched its first championship title.[3]

2018 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
SportFormula One Esports Series
LocationQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena
Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Dates10 October–17 November 2018
AdministratorCodemasters
Formula One Management
FIA
Tournament
format(s)
Qualification: Online
Pro Draft: Driver's selection
Pro Series: Ten race championship
VenueQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena
Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Final positions
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Brendon Leigh
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
← 2017
2019 →

Format

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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Pro Series - The drivers race in 25-50% 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

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TeamRace drivers
No.Driver nameRounds
Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team22
46
23
Salih Saltunç
Sonuc Saltunç
Allert van der Wal
All
1, 4–8
2–3, 9–10
Haas F1 Esports Team98
69
63
Martin Stefanko
Michal Smidl
Tom Parker
All
1–3, 7–10
4–6
Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team24
88
95
Marcel Kiefer
Fabrizio Donoso Delgado
Mads Sørensen
All
1–3, 5–7, 9–10
4, 8
McLaren Shadow20
12
32
Bono Huis
Enzo Bonito
Olli Pahkala
1–6, 9–10
2–10
1, 7–8
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team72
12
29
Brendon Leigh
Daniel Bereznay
Harry Jacks
All
All
Not Competed
Red Bull Racing Esports51
34
N.A.
Joni Törmälä
Graham Carroll
N.A.
All
All
N.A.
Renault Sport Team Vitality4
99
21
James Doherty
Sven Zurner
Kimmy Larsson
1–6
1–3, 7–10
4–10
Toro Rosso Esports Team19
13
74
Frederik Rasmussen
Patrick Holzmann
Cem Bölükbaşı
1–6, 9–10
1–4, 7–10
5–8
Williams Esports93
42
96
Álvaro Carretón
Tino Naukkarinen
Alex Hanses
All
All
Not Competed
Source:[2]

Calendar

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RoundEventCircuitDistanceDate
1Event One Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne18 Laps10 October
2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai14 Laps
3 Baku City Circuit, Baku13 Laps
4Event Two Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet13 Laps31 October
5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 Laps
6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot11 Laps
7Grand Finale Hockenheimring, Hockenheim17 Laps17 November
8 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore15 Laps
9 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas14 Laps
10 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi28 Laps

Results

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Season summary

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RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne Brendon Leigh Patrick Holzmann Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Daniel Bereznay Brendon Leigh Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
3 Baku City Circuit, Baku [Daniel Berezna Frederik Rasmussen Frederik Rasmussen Toro Rosso Esports Team
4 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet Brendon Leigh Enzo Bonito Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Brendon Leigh Brendon Leigh Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Daniel Bereznay Martin Stefanko Daniel Bereznay Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
7 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim Salih SaltunçN.A. Salih Saltunç Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team
8 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Enzo BonitoN.A. Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
9 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas Brendon LeighN.A. Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
10 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Frederik RasmussenN.A. Daniel Bereznay Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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Same as 2018 Formula One World Championship, points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers in every race, using the following system:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
Points251815121086421

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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Pos.DriverAUS
CHN
AZE
FRA
GBR
BEL
GER
SIN
USA
ABU
Points
1 Brendon Leigh1P1F21P1PF5211P5216
2 Daniel Bereznay62P3P4121P6421166
3 Frederik Rasmussen941F32353P127
4 Salih Saltunç86136741P134883
5 Marcel Kiefer1331453159371065
6 Bono Huis1074810149262
7 Joni Törmälä31210992314101454
8 Patrick Holzmann17F95271231851
9 Álvaro Carretón713167131252181740
10 Enzo Bonito16610F18181218P8437
11 Fabrizio Donoso Delgado1159147414934
12 Cem Bölükbaşı468632
13 Tino Naukkarinen2151113691015111629
14 Graham Carroll481211810177131127
15 Martin Stefanko121018161111F15516723
16 Allert van der Wal18715622
17 James Doherty514815171314
18 Sonuc Saltunç151758181714
19 Sven Zurner18111516116158
20 Michal Smidl14171713817124
21 Olli Pahkala161192
22 Kimmy Larsson141516141012131
23 Mads Sørensen12160
24 Tom Parker1816170
Pos.DriverAUS
CHN
AZE
FRA
GBR
BEL
GER
SIN
USA
ABU
Points
Sources:[4]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not enter
AnnotationMeaning
PPole position
FFastest lap


Note:

Teams' Championship standings

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Pos.TeamAUS
CHN
AZE
FRA
GBR
BEL
GER
SIN
USA
ABU
Points
1 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team1P1F21P1PF1P211P1382
62P3P41256425
2 Toro Rosso Esports Team941F2237633P210
17F95346812518
3 Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team8676541P1346119
15181317781817158
4 McLaren Shadow10748101411982101
1313610F18181218P94
5 Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team1139537437999
135141214159161410
6 Red Bull Racing Esports381098237101181
412111191017141314
7 Williams Esports2131176952111669
7151613131210151817
8 Haas F1 Esports Team121017161111F13516727
1417181816171581712
9 Renault Sport Team Vitality5118141513141061323
18141515171616111215
Pos.TeamAUS
CHN
AZE
FRA
GBR
BEL
GER
SIN
USA
ABU
Points
Sources:[4]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
BlueOther classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not enter
AnnotationMeaning
PPole position
FFastest lap


Notes:

  • ‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.
  • 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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  1. ^ a b "F1 Esports Series about to start its second season". formula1.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Full throttle for the start of the F1 Esports Pro Series 2018". formula1.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Brendon Leigh And Mercedes Clinch 2018 Pro Series Titles". f1esports.com. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "F1 Esports Pro Series 2018 standings". f1esport.com. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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