2021 Formula One Esports Series

2021 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
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
	← 2020 2022 →

Last updated December 02, 2024

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.

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 new 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
Team	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	Bari Broumand 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

Round	Event	Circuit	Distance	Date	Broadcast
1	Event One	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	20 Laps	13 October	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 1-2 on YouTube
2		Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	20 Laps	13 October	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 1-2 on YouTube
3		Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	25 Laps	14 October	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 3 on YouTube
4	Event Two	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	18 Laps	27 October	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 4-5 on YouTube
5		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	19 Laps	27 October	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 4-5 on YouTube
6		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	15 Laps	28 October	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 6 on YouTube
7	Event Three	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	23 Laps	24 November	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 7-8 on YouTube
8		Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	25 Laps	24 November	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 7-8 on YouTube
9		Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	20 Laps	25 November	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 9 on YouTube
10	Grand Final	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	22 Laps	15 December	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 10-11 on YouTube
11		Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	25 Laps	15 December	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: Rounds 10-11 on YouTube
12		Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	25 Laps	16 December	2021 F1 Esports Pro Championship: The FINAL Round! on YouTube
Source:^[5]^[6]

Results

Season summary

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Nicolas Longuet	Joni Törmälä	Lucas Blakeley	Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team
2	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Bari Broumand	Nicolas Longuet	Jarno Opmeer	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
3	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Jarno Opmeer	Jarno Opmeer	Jarno Opmeer	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
4	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	Frederik Rasmussen	Sebastian Job	Frederik Rasmussen	Red Bull Racing Esports
5	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	Jarno Opmeer	Joni Törmälä	Marcel Kiefer	Red Bull Racing Esports
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	David Tonizza	Dani Moreno	Frederik Rasmussen	Red Bull Racing Esports
7	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	Lucas Blakeley	Filip Prešnajder	Lucas Blakeley	Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team
8	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	Bari Broumand	Álvaro Carretón	Dani Moreno	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
9	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	Nicolas Longuet	Daniele Haddad	Jarno Opmeer	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
10	Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	Josh Idowu	Marcel Kiefer	David Tonizza	Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team
11	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	Frederik Rasmussen	Matthijs van Erven	Jarno Opmeer	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
12	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	Nicolas Longuet	Brendon Leigh	Frederik Rasmussen	Red Bull Racing Esports

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	CHN	AUT	GBR	ITA	BEL	POR	NLD	USA	EMI	MEX	BRA	Points
1	Jarno Opmeer	4	1	1^P^F	9	2^P	2	7	6	1	2	1	4	195
2	Frederik Rasmussen	7	17	2	1^P	8	1	2	2	2	3	3^P	1	187
3	Lucas Blakeley	1	4	4	3	3	6	1^P	3	6	10	6	2	162
4	Dani Moreno	5	8	10	2	7	16^F	4	1	7	7	4	Ret	100
5	Bari Broumand	6	5^P	3	5	6	8	10	4^P	4	18	2	17	98
6	David Tonizza	9	14	5	10	15	3^P	6	5	5	1	9		83
7	Marcel Kiefer	8	3	16	7	1	4	9	10	9	20^F	8	14	71
8	Nicolas Longuet	2^P	18^F	9	4	12	5	12		3^P		7	7^P	69
9	Fabrizio Donoso	10	2		17	4		3	16		14	17	19	46
10	Brendon Leigh	12	6	8	6	19	18	17	9	14	5	5	18^F	42
11	Joni Törmälä	19^F	16	19	8	20^F	11	5	7	11	4	10	13	33
12	Sebastian Job	17	11	15	18^F	5	7	16	11	10		11	3	32
13	Álvaro Carretón	3	Ret	6	20	10	12	19	19^F	8	19	16	8	32
14	Michael Romanidis	20	9			16	14	8		18	6	12		14
15	Josh Idowu		12		11				18		11^P	14	5	10
16	Simon Weigang	13	Ret	7	13	14	9	19	14	20	9	13	15	10
17	Daniele Haddad	11	7	Ret	19	9	10	11	20	19^F		15	12	9
18	Matthijs van Erven	15	13	11	12	13	15	15	15	17	16	20^F	6	8
19	Patrik Sipos			17			17		8	16	8			8
20	Cedric Thomé	16	15	18	14	18	13	18	17	13	15	19	9	2
21	Thijmen Schütte	18							12				10	1
22	Filip Prešnajder		10	14	16	17	Ret	20^F		12	12	18		1
23	Domenico Lovece												11	0
24	Daniel Bereznay	14		12		11	Ret	14		15				0
25	Dario Iemmulo										13			0
26	Alessio di Capua			13	15				13				16	0
27	Shanaka Clay										17			0
Pos.	Driver	BHR	CHN	AUT	GBR	ITA	BEL	POR	NLD	USA	EMI	MEX	BRA	Points
Sources:^[7]

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	CHN	AUT	GBR	ITA	BEL	POR	NLD	USA	EMI	MEX	BRA	Points
1	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	4	1	1^P^F	2	2^P	2	4	1	1	2	1	4	295
1	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	5	8	10	9	7	16^F	7	6	7	7	4	Ret	295
2	Red Bull Racing Esports	7	3	2	1^P	1	1	2	2	2	3	3^P	1	258
2	Red Bull Racing Esports	8	17	16	7	8	4	9	10	9	20^F	8	14	258
3	Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team	1	4	4	3	3	6	1^P	3	6	10	6	2	171
3	Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team	11	7	Ret	19	9	10	11	20	19^F	17	15	12	171
4	Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team	9	6	5	6	15	3^P	6	5	5	1	5	11	125
4	Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team	12	14	8	10	19	18	17	9	14	5	9	18^F	125
5	Alpine Esports Team	2^P	2	9	4	4	5	3	8	3^P	8	7	7^P	123
5	Alpine Esports Team	10	18^F	17	17	12	17	12	16	16	14	17	19	123
6	McLaren Shadow	6	5^P	3	5	6	8	10	4^P	4	11^P	2	5	108
6	McLaren Shadow	14	12	12	11	11	Ret	14	18	15	18	14	17	108
7	Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Esports Team	17	11	15	8	5	7	5	7	10	4	10	3	65
7	Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Esports Team	19^F	16	19	18^F	20^F	11	16	11	11	13	11	13	65
8	Williams Esports	3	9	6	15	10	12	8	13	8	6	12	8	46
8	Williams Esports	20	Ret	13	20	16	14	13	19^F	18	19	16	16	46
9	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team	13	10	7	13	14	9	19	12	12	9	13	10	12
9	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team	18	Ret	14	16	17	Ret	20^F	14	20	12	18	15	12
10	Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports	15	13	11	12	13	13	15	15	13	15	19	6	10
10	Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports	16	15	18	14	18	15	18	17	17	16	20^F	9	10
Pos.	Team	BHR	CHN	AUT	GBR	ITA	BEL	POR	NLD	USA	EMI	MEX	BRA	Points
Sources:^[7]

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 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
← 2020 2022 →