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]
| 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 |
Format edit
- 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 edit
| Team | Race drivers | ||
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| No. | Driver name | Rounds | |
 Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team
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22 46 23 |
Salih Saltunç Sonuc Saltunç Allert van der Wal
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All 1, 4–8 2–3, 9–10 |
 Haas F1 Esports Team
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98 69 63 |
 Martin Stefanko Michal Smidl Tom Parker
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All 1–3, 7–10 4–6 |
 Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team
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24 88 95 |
Marcel Kiefer Fabrizio Donoso Delgado Mads Sørensen
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All 1–3, 5–7, 9–10 4, 8 |
| McLaren Shadow
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20 12 32 |
Bono Huis Enzo Bonito Olli Pahkala
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1–6, 9–10 2–10 1, 7–8 |
| Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
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72 12 29 |
Brendon Leigh Daniel Bereznay Harry Jacks
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All All Not Competed |
 Red Bull Racing Esports
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51 34 N.A. |
Joni Törmälä Graham Carroll N.A. |
All All N.A. |
 Renault Sport Team Vitality
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4 99 21 |
James Doherty Sven Zurner Kimmy Larsson
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1–6 1–3, 7–10 4–10 |
| Toro Rosso Esports Team
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19 13 74 |
Frederik Rasmussen Patrick Holzmann Cem Bölükbaşı
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1–6, 9–10 1–4, 7–10 5–8 |
| Williams Esports
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93 42 96 |
 Álvaro Carretón Tino Naukkarinen Alex Hanses
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All All Not Competed |
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Calendar edit
| Round | Event | Circuit | Distance | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event One |  Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
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18 Laps | 10 October |
| 2 |  Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai
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14 Laps | ||
| 3 |  Baku City Circuit, Baku
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13 Laps | ||
| 4 | Event Two | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet
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13 Laps | 31 October |
| 5 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
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13 Laps | ||
| 6 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot
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11 Laps | ||
| 7 | Grand Finale | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
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17 Laps | 17 November |
| 8 |  Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
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15 Laps | ||
| 9 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
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14 Laps | ||
| 10 |  Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi
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28 Laps |
Results edit
Season summary edit
Championship standings edit
Scoring system edit
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 edit
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Note:
- ‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.
Teams' Championship standings edit
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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 edit
- ^ a b "F1 Esports Series about to start its second season". formula1.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Full throttle for the start of the F1 Esports Pro Series 2018". formula1.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "F1 Esports Pro Series 2018 standings". f1esport.com. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2021.