2018 Formula One Esports Series

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2018 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
Sport Formula One Esports Series
LocationQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena
Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Dates10 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
VenueQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena
Pro Series: Gfinity Arena
Final positions
Champions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh
Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
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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]

Contents

Format

Teams and drivers

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

Calendar

RoundEventCircuitDistanceDate
1Event One Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne 18 Laps10 October
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai 14 Laps
3 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku City Circuit, Baku 13 Laps
4Event Two Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 13 Laps31 October
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 13 Laps
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 11 Laps
7Grand Finale Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Hockenheim 17 Laps17 November
8 Flag of Singapore.svg Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 15 Laps
9 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 14 Laps
10 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 28 Laps

Results

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Holzmann Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Bereznay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
3 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Baku City Circuit, Baku Flag of Hungary.svg [Daniel Berezna Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Rasmussen Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Rasmussen Flag of Italy.svg Toro Rosso Esports Team
4 Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Bonito Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Bereznay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Stefanko Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Bereznay Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
7 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring, Hockenheim Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Salih SaltunçN.A. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Salih Saltunç Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team
8 Flag of Singapore.svg Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Flag of Italy.svg Enzo BonitoN.A. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
9 Flag of the United States.svg Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh N.A. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
10 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik RasmussenN.A. Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Bereznay Flag of Germany.svg 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:

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

Pos.Driver AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
AZE
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Singapore.svg
USA
Flag of the United States.svg
ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brendon Leigh1P1F21P1PF5211P5216
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Daniel Bereznay 62P3P4121P6421166
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Rasmussen941F32353P127
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Salih Saltunç86136741P134883
5 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Kiefer1331453159371065
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bono Huis1074810149262
7 Flag of Finland.svg Joni Törmälä31210992314101454
8 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Holzmann17F95271231851
9 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Carretón713167131252181740
10 Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Bonito16610F18181218P8437
11 Flag of Chile.svg Fabrizio Donoso Delgado1159147414934
12 Flag of Turkey.svg Cem Bölükbaşı 468632
13 Flag of Finland.svg Tino Naukkarinen2151113691015111629
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Carroll481211810177131127
15 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Stefanko121018161111F15516723
16 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Allert van der Wal18715622
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Doherty514815171314
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sonuc Saltunç151758181714
19 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Zurner18111516116158
20 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Smidl14171713817124
21 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Pahkala161192
22 Flag of Sweden.svg Kimmy Larsson141516141012131
23 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Sørensen12160
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Parker1816170
Pos.Driver AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
AZE
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Singapore.svg
USA
Flag of the United States.svg
ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
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
P Pole position
F Fastest lap


Note:

Teams' Championship standings

Pos.Team AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
AZE
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Singapore.svg
USA
Flag of the United States.svg
ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 1P1F21P1PF1P211P1382
62P3P41256425
2 Flag of Italy.svg Toro Rosso Esports Team 941F2237633P210
17F95346812518
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team 8676541P1346119
15181317781817158
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg McLaren Shadow 10748101411982101
1313610F18181218P94
5 Flag of India.svg Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team 1139537437999
135141214159161410
6 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Racing Esports 381098237101181
412111191017141314
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Williams Esports 2131176952111669
7151613131210151817
8 Flag of the United States.svg Haas F1 Esports Team 121017161111F13516727
1417181816171581712
9 Flag of France.svg Renault Sport Team Vitality 5118141513141061323
18141515171616111215
Pos.Team AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
CHN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
AZE
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
BEL
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
SIN
Flag of Singapore.svg
USA
Flag of the United States.svg
ABU
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
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
P Pole position
F Fastest lap


Notes:

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