2018 Formula One Esports Series

2018 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
Sport	Formula One Esports Series
Location	Qualification: Worldwide; Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena ; Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Dates	10 October–17 November 2018
Administrator	Codemasters ; Formula One Management ; FIA
Tournament; format(s)	Qualification: Online ; Pro Draft: Driver's selection; Pro Series: Ten race championship
Venue	Qualification: Worldwide; Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena ; Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Final positions
Champions	Brendon Leigh ; Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
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Last updated May 11, 2024

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]

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.
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

Team	Race drivers
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team	22 46 23	Salih Saltunç Sonuc Saltunç Allert van der Wal	All 1, 4–8 2–3, 9–10
Haas F1 Esports Team	98 69 63	Martin Stefanko Michal Smidl Tom Parker	All 1–3, 7–10 4–6
Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team	24 88 95	Marcel Kiefer Fabrizio Donoso Delgado Mads Sørensen	All 1–3, 5–7, 9–10 4, 8
McLaren Shadow	20 12 32	Bono Huis Enzo Bonito Olli Pahkala	1–6, 9–10 2–10 1, 7–8
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	72 12 29	Brendon Leigh Daniel Bereznay Harry Jacks	All All Not Competed
Red Bull Racing Esports	51 34 N.A.	Joni Törmälä Graham Carroll N.A.	All All N.A.
Renault Sport Team Vitality	4 99 21	James Doherty Sven Zurner Kimmy Larsson	1–6 1–3, 7–10 4–10
Toro Rosso Esports Team	19 13 74	Frederik Rasmussen Patrick Holzmann Cem Bölükbaşı	1–6, 9–10 1–4, 7–10 5–8
Williams Esports	93 42 96	Álvaro Carretón Tino Naukkarinen Alex Hanses	All All Not Competed
Source:^[2]

Calendar

Round	Event	Circuit	Distance	Date
1	Event One	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	18 Laps	10 October
2		Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 Laps
3		Baku City Circuit, Baku	13 Laps
4	Event Two	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	13 Laps	31 October
5		Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	13 Laps
6		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	11 Laps
7	Grand Finale	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	17 Laps	17 November
8		Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	15 Laps
9		Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	14 Laps
10		Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	28 Laps

Results

Season summary

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning 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 Saltunç	N.A.	Salih Saltunç	Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team
8	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	Enzo Bonito	N.A.	Brendon Leigh	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
9	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	Brendon Leigh	N.A.	Brendon Leigh	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
10	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	Frederik Rasmussen	N.A.	Daniel Bereznay	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team

Championship standings

Scoring system

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

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	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	AUS	CHN	AZE	FRA	GBR	BEL	GER	SIN	USA	ABU‡	Points
1	Brendon Leigh	1^P	1^F	2	1^P	1^P^F	5	2	1	1^P	5	216
2	Daniel Bereznay	6	2^P	3^P	4	12	1^P	6	4	2	1	166
3	Frederik Rasmussen	9	4	1^F	3	2	3			5	3^P	127
4	Salih Saltunç	8	6	13	6	7	4	1^P	13	4	8	83
5	Marcel Kiefer	13	3	14	5	3	15	9	3	7	10	65
6	Bono Huis	10	7	4	8	10	14			9	2	62
7	Joni Törmälä	3	12	10	9	9	2	3	14	10	14	54
8	Patrick Holzmann	17^F	9	5	2			7	12	3	18	51
9	Álvaro Carretón	7	13	16	7	13	12	5	2	18	17	40
10	Enzo Bonito		16	6	10^F	18	18	12	18^P	8	4	37
11	Fabrizio Donoso Delgado	11	5	9		14	7	4		14	9	34
12	Cem Bölükbaşı					4	6	8	6			32
13	Tino Naukkarinen	2	15	11	13	6	9	10	15	11	16	29
14	Graham Carroll	4	8	12	11	8	10	17	7	13	11	27
15	Martin Stefanko	12	10	18	16	11	11^F	15	5	16	7	23
16	Allert van der Wal		18	7						15	6	22
17	James Doherty	5	14	8	15	17	13					14
18	Sonuc Saltunç	15			17	5	8	18	17			14
19	Sven Zurner	18	11	15				16	11	6	15	8
20	Michal Smidl	14	17	17				13	8	17	12	4
21	Olli Pahkala	16						11	9			2
22	Kimmy Larsson				14	15	16	14	10	12	13	1
23	Mads Sørensen				12				16			0
24	Tom Parker				18	16	17					0
Pos.	Driver	AUS	CHN	AZE	FRA	GBR	BEL	GER	SIN	USA	ABU‡	Points
Sources:^[4]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not enter
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap

Note:

‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.

Teams' Championship standings

Pos.	Team	AUS	CHN	AZE	FRA	GBR	BEL	GER	SIN	USA	ABU‡	Points
1	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	1^P	1^F	2	1^P	1^P^F	1^P	2	1	1^P	1	382
1	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	6	2^P	3^P	4	12	5	6	4	2	5	382
2	Toro Rosso Esports Team	9	4	1^F	2	2	3	7	6	3	3^P	210
2	Toro Rosso Esports Team	17^F	9	5	3	4	6	8	12	5	18	210
3	Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team	8	6	7	6	5	4	1^P	13	4	6	119
3	Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team	15	18	13	17	7	8	18	17	15	8	119
4	McLaren Shadow	10	7	4	8	10	14	11	9	8	2	101
4	McLaren Shadow	13	13	6	10^F	18	18	12	18^P	9	4	101
5	Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team	11	3	9	5	3	7	4	3	7	9	99
5	Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team	13	5	14	12	14	15	9	16	14	10	99
6	Red Bull Racing Esports	3	8	10	9	8	2	3	7	10	11	81
6	Red Bull Racing Esports	4	12	11	11	9	10	17	14	13	14	81
7	Williams Esports	2	13	11	7	6	9	5	2	11	16	69
7	Williams Esports	7	15	16	13	13	12	10	15	18	17	69
8	Haas F1 Esports Team	12	10	17	16	11	11^F	13	5	16	7	27
8	Haas F1 Esports Team	14	17	18	18	16	17	15	8	17	12	27
9	Renault Sport Team Vitality	5	11	8	14	15	13	14	10	6	13	23
9	Renault Sport Team Vitality	18	14	15	15	17	16	16	11	12	15	23
Pos.	Team	AUS	CHN	AZE	FRA	GBR	BEL	GER	SIN	USA	ABU‡	Points
Sources:^[4]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not enter
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest 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.

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Tournament information
Sport	Formula One Esports Series
Location	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Dates	10 October–17 November 2018
Administrator	Codemasters Formula One Management FIA
Tournament format(s)	Qualification: Online Pro Draft: Driver's selection Pro Series: Ten race championship
Venue	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Final positions
Champions	Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
← 2017 2019 →