2020 Formula One Esports Series

The 2020 Formula One Esports Series was the fourth season of the Formula One Esports Series.[1][2] It started on October 14, 2020, and ended on 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.

2020 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
SportFormula One Esports Series
LocationQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Online
Pro Series: Online
Dates14 October–17 December 2020
Administrator(s)Codemasters
Formula One Management
FIA
Tournament
format(s)
Qualification: Online
Pro Draft: Driver's selection
Pro Series: Twelve race championship
VenueQualification: Worldwide
Pro Draft: Online
Pro Series: Online
Final positions
Champions Jarno Opmeer

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, who drives for Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports won the Drivers' Championship title for the first time.[4]

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.[5]
  • 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.[6]
  • 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
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
Bardia Boroumand		 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:[7]

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
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
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
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
12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo 25 Laps 17 December F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: FINAL RACE, Rounds 12 on YouTube
Sources:[3][8]

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 3P 1P 2 1 3 9 5 2 4 1 7 196
2 Frederik Rasmussen 6 5 5 1P 2 2 6P 1P 4 1P 3P 11 174
3 Marcel Kiefer 3 6 2 3 3 1 7 3 8 5 6 2 157
4 Nicolas Longuet 5P 2 15F 5 4 5 1 9 10 2 13F 1P 131
5 Daniel Bereznay 2 15 3 12 8 12 3 2 16 9 4 3 99
6 Brendon Leigh 7 4 17 6 17F 13 10 4 3 15 2 4 84
7 David Tonizza 20F 1 19 11 RetP 10 5 8 1P 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 4P 17 18 6 20F 9 13 38
10 Joni Törmälä 4 9 7 4 10 19F 13 15 11 10 17 20F 34
11 Simon Weigang 18 16 14 17 Ret 6 4 6 20F 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 17F 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 20F 19F 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 19F 18 18 17 14 17 14 10 5
21 Bardia Boroumand 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
27 Casper Jansen Ret 0
Pos. Driver BHR
 VIE
 CHN
 NED
 CAN
 AUT
 GBR
 BEL
 ITA
 JPN
 MEX
 BRA
 Points
Sources:[9]
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

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

  • 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
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