2020 Formula One Esports Series

2020 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
Sport	Formula One Esports Series
Location	Qualification: Worldwide; Pro Draft: Online; Pro Series: Online
Dates	14 October–17 December 2020
Administrator	Codemasters ; Formula One Management ; FIA
Tournament; format(s)	Qualification: Online ; Pro Draft: Driver's selection; Pro Series: Twelve race championship
Venue	Qualification: Worldwide; Pro Draft: Online; Pro Series: Online
Final positions
Champions	Jarno Opmeer ; Red Bull Racing Esports
	← 2019 2021 →

Last updated January 30, 2025

The 2020 Formula One Esports Series was the fourth season of the Formula One Esports Series.^[1]^[2] It took place from October 14 to 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.

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]^[5]

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

Calendar

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

Results

Season summary

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Nicolas Longuet	David Tonizza	Jarno Opmeer	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
2	Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi, Vietnam	Jarno Opmeer	Lucas Blakeley	David Tonizza	FDA Hublot Esports Team
3	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Jarno Opmeer	Nicolas Longuet	Jarno Opmeer	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
4	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	Frederik Rasmussen	Cedric Thomé	Frederik Rasmussen	Red Bull Racing Esports
5	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal	David Tonizza	Brendon Leigh	Jarno Opmeer	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
6	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Álvaro Carretón	Joni Törmälä	Marcel Kiefer	Red Bull Racing Esports
7	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	Frederik Rasmussen	James Baldwin	Nicolas Longuet	Renault Vitality
8	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Frederik Rasmussen	James Baldwin	Frederik Rasmussen	Red Bull Racing Esports
9	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	David Tonizza	Simon Weigang	David Tonizza	FDA Hublot Esports Team
10	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	Frederik Rasmussen	Álvaro Carretón	Frederik Rasmussen	Red Bull Racing Esports
11	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	Frederik Rasmussen	Nicolas Longuet	Jarno Opmeer	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports
12	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	Nicolas Longuet	Joni Törmälä	Nicolas Longuet	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	VIE	CHN	NED	CAN	AUT	GBR	BEL	ITA	JPN	MEX	BRA	Points
1	Jarno Opmeer	1	3^P	1^P	2	1	3	9	5	2	4	1	7	196
2	Frederik Rasmussen	6	5	5	1^P	2	2	6^P	1^P	4	1^P	3^P	11	174
3	Marcel Kiefer	3	6	2	3	3	1	7	3	8	5	6	2	157
4	Nicolas Longuet	5^P	2	15^F	5	4	5	1	9	10	2	13^F	1^P	131
5	Daniel Bereznay	2	15	3	12	8	12	3	2	16	9	4	3	99
6	Brendon Leigh	7	4	17	6	17^F	13	10	4	3	15	2	4	84
7	David Tonizza	20^F	1	19	11	Ret^P	10	5	8	1^P	7	Ret	6	79
8	Dani Moreno	8	19	9	7	5	14	2	13	9	6	5	5	70
9	Álvaro Carretón	9	12	4	9		4^P	17	18	6	20^F	9	13	38
10	Joni Törmälä	4	9	7	4	10	19^F	13	15	11	10	17	20^F	34
11	Simon Weigang	18	16	14	17	Ret	6	4	6	20^F	18	7	12	34
12	Bono Huis	11	13		8	16	8	12	7	7	11	10	9	23
13	Enzo Bonito	14	7	20	10	11	11	8		5	14	11	19	21
14	Daniele Haddad	16	10	16		15	9		14	13	3	15	16	18
15	Lucas Blakeley	10	17^F	6	14	13	7	11	20		13	12	15	15
16	Manuel Biancolilla	12	14	18	Ret	6	20	19	16	18	8	18	17	12
17	James Baldwin	13	20	13	18	9		20^F	19^F	19	19	8	8	10
18	Michael Romanidis		11		15	7			10	12	12	16		7
19	Fabrizio Donoso	19	8	10	13	12	17	18	12	17	16		18	5
20	Cedric Thomé	17	18	8	19^F	18	18		17	14	17	14	10	5
21	Bari Broumand			11										0
21	Filip Prešnajder								11					0
23	Salih Saltunç	15		12		14	16	15					14	0
24	Floris Wijers							14						0
25	Shanaka Clay				16			16		15				0
26	Matthias Cologon						15							0
NC	Casper Jansen											Ret		0
Pos.	Driver	BHR	VIE	CHN	NED	CAN	AUT	GBR	BEL	ITA	JPN	MEX	BRA	Points
Sources:^[10]

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

Teams' Championship standings

Pos.	Team	BHR	VIE	CHN	NED	CAN	AUT	GBR	BEL	ITA	JPN	MEX	BRA	Points
1	Red Bull Racing Esports	3	5	2	1^P	2	1	6^P	1^P	4	1^P	3^P	2	331
1	Red Bull Racing Esports	6	6	5	3	3	2	7	3	8	5	6	11	331
2	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports	1	3^P	1^P	2	1	3	3	2	2	4	1	3	295
2	Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports	2	15	3	12	8	12	9	5	16	9	4	7	295
3	Renault Vitality	5^P	2	10	5	4	5	1	9	10	2	13^F	1^P	136
3	Renault Vitality	19	8	15^F	13	12	17	18	12	17	16	Ret	18	136
4	Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team	7	4	11	6	16	8	10	4	3	11	2	4	107
4	Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team	11	13	17	8	17^F	13	12	7	7	15	10	9	107
5	FDA Hublot Esports Team	14	1	19	10	11	10	5	8	1^P	7	11	6	100
5	FDA Hublot Esports Team	20^F	7	20	11	Ret^P	11	8	11	5	14	Ret	19	100
6	McLaren Shadow	8	19	9	7	5	14	2	13	9	6	5	5	80
6	McLaren Shadow	13	20	13	18	9	15	20^F	19^F	19	19	8	8	80
7	AlphaTauri Esports Team	4	9	7	4	6	19^F	13	15	11	8	17	17	46
7	AlphaTauri Esports Team	12	14	18	Ret	10	20	19	16	18	10	18	20^F	46
8	Williams Esports	9	11	4	9	7	4^P	15	10	6	12	9	13	45
8	Williams Esports	15	12	12	15	14	16	17	18	12	20^F	16	14	45
9	Haas F1 Esports	17	16	8	17	18	6	4	6	14	17	7	10	39
9	Haas F1 Esports	18	18	14	19^F	Ret	18	14	17	20^F	18	14	12	39
10	BWT Racing Point Esports Team	10	10	6	14	13	7	11	14	13	3	12	15	33
10	BWT Racing Point Esports Team	16	17^F	16	16	15	9	16	20	15	13	15	16	33
Pos.	Team	BHR	VIE	CHN	NED	CAN	AUT	GBR	BEL	ITA	JPN	MEX	BRA	Points
Sources:^[10]

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:

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: Online Pro Series: Online
Dates	14 October–17 December 2020
Administrator	Codemasters Formula One Management FIA
Tournament format(s)	Qualification: Online Pro Draft: Driver's selection Pro Series: Twelve race championship
Venue	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Series: Online
Final positions
Champions	Jarno Opmeer Red Bull Racing Esports
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