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

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

Calendar

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

Results

Season summary

Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Australia Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Patrick Holzmann United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
2 China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Hungary Daniel Bereznay United Kingdom Brendon Leigh United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
3 Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku Hungary Daniel Bereznay Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Italy Toro Rosso Esports Team
4 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Italy Enzo Bonito United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
5 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone United Kingdom Brendon Leigh United Kingdom Brendon Leigh United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
6 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Hungary Daniel Bereznay Czech Republic Martin Stefanko Hungary Daniel Bereznay Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
7 Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim United Kingdom Salih Saltunç N.A. United Kingdom Salih Saltunç Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team
8 Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Italy Enzo Bonito N.A. United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
9 United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas United Kingdom Brendon Leigh N.A. United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
10 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Denmark Frederik Rasmussen N.A. Hungary Daniel Bereznay Germany 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
Australia
CHN
China
AZE
Azerbaijan
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
GER
Germany
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 United Kingdom Brendon Leigh 1P 1F 2 1P 1PF 5 2 1 1P 5 216
2 Hungary Daniel Bereznay 6 2P 3P 4 12 1P 6 4 2 1 166
3 Denmark Frederik Rasmussen 9 4 1F 3 2 3 5 3P 127
4 United Kingdom Salih Saltunç 8 6 13 6 7 4 1P 13 4 8 83
5 Germany Marcel Kiefer 13 3 14 5 3 15 9 3 7 10 65
6 Netherlands Bono Huis 10 7 4 8 10 14 9 2 62
7 Finland Joni Törmälä 3 12 10 9 9 2 3 14 10 14 54
8 Germany Patrick Holzmann 17F 9 5 2 7 12 3 18 51
9 Spain Álvaro Carretón 7 13 16 7 13 12 5 2 18 17 40
10 Italy Enzo Bonito 16 6 10F 18 18 12 18P 8 4 37
11 Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado 11 5 9 14 7 4 14 9 34
12 Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı 4 6 8 6 32
13 Finland Tino Naukkarinen 2 15 11 13 6 9 10 15 11 16 29
14 United Kingdom Graham Carroll 4 8 12 11 8 10 17 7 13 11 27
15 Czech Republic Martin Stefanko 12 10 18 16 11 11F 15 5 16 7 23
16 Netherlands Allert van der Wal 18 7 15 6 22
17 United Kingdom James Doherty 5 14 8 15 17 13 14
18 United Kingdom Sonuc Saltunç 15 17 5 8 18 17 14
19 Germany Sven Zurner 18 11 15 16 11 6 15 8
20 Czech Republic Michal Smidl 14 17 17 13 8 17 12 4
21 Finland Olli Pahkala 16 11 9 2
22 Sweden Kimmy Larsson 14 15 16 14 10 12 13 1
23 Denmark Mads Sørensen 12 16 0
24 United Kingdom Tom Parker 18 16 17 0
NC United Kingdom Harry Jacks 0
Germany Alex Hanses
Pos. Driver AUS
Australia
CHN
China
AZE
Azerbaijan
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
GER
Germany
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
Sources:[4]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not enter
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap


Note:

Teams' Championship standings

Pos. Team AUS
Australia
CHN
China
AZE
Azerbaijan
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
GER
Germany
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
1 Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 1P 1F 2 1P 1PF 1P 2 1 1P 1 382
6 2P 3P 4 12 5 6 4 2 5
2 Italy Toro Rosso Esports Team 9 4 1F 2 2 3 7 6 3 3P 210
17F 9 5 3 4 6 8 12 5 18
3 Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team 8 6 7 6 5 4 1P 13 4 6 119
15 18 13 17 7 8 18 17 15 8
4 United Kingdom McLaren Shadow 10 7 4 8 10 14 11 9 8 2 101
13 13 6 10F 18 18 12 18P 9 4
5 India Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team 11 3 9 5 3 7 4 3 7 9 99
13 5 14 12 14 15 9 16 14 10
6 Austria Red Bull Racing Esports 3 8 10 9 8 2 3 7 10 11 81
4 12 11 11 9 10 17 14 13 14
7 United Kingdom Williams Esports 2 13 11 7 6 9 5 2 11 16 69
7 15 16 13 13 12 10 15 18 17
8 United States Haas F1 Esports Team 12 10 17 16 11 11F 13 5 16 7 27
14 17 18 18 16 17 15 8 17 12
9 France Renault Sport Team Vitality 5 11 8 14 15 13 14 10 6 13 23
18 14 15 15 17 16 16 11 12 15
Pos. Team AUS
Australia
CHN
China
AZE
Azerbaijan
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
BEL
Belgium
GER
Germany
SIN
Singapore
USA
United States
ABU
United Arab Emirates
Points
Sources:[4]
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
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.

References

  1. "F1 Esports Series about to start its second season". formula1.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. "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. "F1 Esports Pro Series 2018 standings". f1esport.com. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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