2020 Formula One Esports Series

The 2020 Formula One Esports Series was the fourth season of the Formula One Esports Series. It took place from October 14 to December 17, 2020. It was held on Formula One's official 2020 game. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic the championship had no fixed venue, and was instead held online and streamed on F1's official YouTube channel.

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 won the Drivers' Championship title for the first time, driving for Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports.

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 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.

Teams and drivers

TeamRace driversNo.Driver nameRounds Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports 1234N.A. Dániel Bereznay Jarno Opmeer Dominik HofmannAllAllNot Competed AlphaTauri Esports Team511419 Joni Törmälä Manuel Biancolilla Patrik HolzmannAllAllNot Competed BWT Racing Point Esports Team99242 Lucas Blakeley Daniele Haddad Shanaka Clay1–8, 10–121–3, 5–6, 8–124, 7, 9 FDA Hublot Esports Team957483 David Tonizza Enzo Bonito Filip PrešnajderAll1–7, 9–128 Haas F1 Esports 38230 Simon Weigang Cedric Thomé Floris WijersAll1–6, 8–127 McLaren Shadow2528N.A. Dani Moreno James Baldwin Matthias CologonAll1–5, 7–126 Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team729420 Brendon Leigh Bono Huis Bari BroumandAll1–2, 4–123 Red Bull Racing Esports1924N.A. Frederik Rasmussen Marcel Kiefer Tino NaukkarinenAllAllNot Competed Renault Vitality4027N.A. Nicolas Longuet Fabrizio Donoso Casper JansenAll1–10, 1211 Williams Esports218853 Álvaro Carretón Salih Saltunç Michael Romanidis1–4, 6–121, 3, 5–7, 122, 4–5, 8–11Sources:

Calendar RoundEventCircuitDistanceDateBroadcast1Event One Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir20 Laps14 October2 Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi19 Laps3 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai20 Laps15 October4Event Two Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort25 Laps4 November5 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal25 Laps6 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg25 Laps5 November7Event Three Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone18 Laps18 November8 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot15 Laps9 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza19 Laps19 November10Grand Finale Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka19 Laps16 December1125 Laps12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo25 Laps17 DecemberSources:

Results

Season summary RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir Nicolas Longuet David Tonizza Jarno Opmeer Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports2 Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi, Vietnam Jarno Opmeer Lucas Blakeley David Tonizza FDA Hublot Esports Team3 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Jarno Opmeer Nicolas Longuet Jarno Opmeer Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports4 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort Frederik Rasmussen Cedric Thomé Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports5 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal David Tonizza Brendon Leigh Jarno Opmeer Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports6 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg Álvaro Carretón Joni Törmälä Marcel Kiefer Red Bull Racing Esports7 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Frederik Rasmussen James Baldwin Nicolas Longuet Renault Vitality8 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Frederik Rasmussen James Baldwin Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports9 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza David Tonizza Simon Weigang David Tonizza FDA Hublot Esports Team10 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka Frederik Rasmussen Álvaro Carretón Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports11 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City Frederik Rasmussen Nicolas Longuet Jarno Opmeer Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports12 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 Points2518151210864211

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

DriverBHRVIECHNNEDCANAUTGBRBELITAJPNMEXBRAPoints1 Jarno Opmeer12139524171962 Frederik Rasmussen655224111743 Marcel Kiefer3623317385621574 Nicolas Longuet2545191021315 Dániel Bereznay2153128123216943996 Brendon Leigh741761310431524847 David Tonizza1191110587Ret6798 Dani Moreno819975142139655709 Álvaro Carretón91249171869133810 Joni Törmälä49741013151110173411 Simon Weigang18161417Ret646187123412 Bono Huis111381681277111092313 Enzo Bonito14720101111851411192114 Daniele Haddad1610161591413315161815 Lucas Blakeley1061413711201312151516 Manuel Biancolilla121418Ret620191618818171217 James Baldwin13201318919198810181115710121216719 Fabrizio Donoso1981013121718121716185201718818181714171410521 Bari Broumand11021 Filip Prešnajder11023 Salih Saltunç151214161514024 Floris Wijers14025 Shanaka Clay161615026 Matthias Cologon150NC Casper JansenRet0DriverBHRVIECHNNEDCANAUTGBRBELITAJPNMEXBRAPointsSources:

Teams' Championship standings

TeamBHRVIECHNNEDCANAUTGBRBELITAJPNMEXBRAPoints1 Red Bull Racing Esports352214233166533273856112 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports121332241329521531281295169473 Renault Vitality2105451910213619813121718121716Ret184 Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team74116168104311241071113178131277151095 FDA Hublot Esports Team141191011105871161007201111811514Ret19681997514213965580132013189151919887 AlphaTauri Esports Team497461315118171746121418Ret102019161810188 Williams Esports91149715106129134515121215141617181216149 Haas F1 Esports171681718646141771039181814Ret18141718141210 BWT Racing Point Esports Team10106141371114133121533161616159162015131516TeamBHRVIECHNNEDCANAUTGBRBELITAJPNMEXBRAPointsSources:

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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