2021 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Formula One Esports Series |
Location | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Championship: Online |
Dates | 13 October–16 December 2021 |
Administrator | Codemasters Formula One Management FIA |
Tournament format(s) | Qualification: Online Pro Draft: Driver's selection Pro Championship: Twelve race championship |
Venue | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Championship: Online |
Final positions | |
Champions | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team |
The 2021 Formula One Esports Series was the fifth season of the Formula One Esports Series.[1] It started on 13 October 2021, and ended on 16 December 2021. It was held in Formula One's official 2021 game. Same as the previous year, the championship was held online due to COVID-19 pandemic and streamed on the official F1 YouTube Channel. Jarno Opmeer and Red Bull Racing Esports entered the season as the reigning champion, having won the Drivers' and Team's Championship title respectively in 2020. Jarno Opmeer successfully defended the Drivers' Championship title for the second consecutive year, while his new team, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team secured the Teams' Championship title for the first time since 2018.[2][3]
Teams and drivers
Team | Race drivers | ||
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No. | Driver name | Rounds | |
Switzerland Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team | 30 83 N.A. |
Germany Simon Weigang Slovakia Filip Prešnajder Netherlands Thijmen Schütte |
All 2–7, 9–11 1, 8, 12 |
France Alpine Esports Team | 40 8 80 |
France Nicolas Longuet Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado Hungary Patrik Sipos |
1–7, 9, 11–12 1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–12 3, 6, 8–10 |
United Kingdom Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team | 88 92 79 |
United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley Italy Daniele Haddad United Kingdom Shanaka Clay |
All 1–9, 11–12 10 |
Italy Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team | 95 72 29 |
Italy David Tonizza United Kingdom Brendon Leigh Italy Domenico Lovece |
1-11 All 12 |
United Kingdom McLaren Shadow | 20 12 32 |
Iran Bari Broumand Hungary Daniel Bereznay United Kingdom Josh Idowu |
All 1, 3, 5–7, 9 2, 4, 8, 10–12 |
Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team | 34 95 N.A. |
Netherlands Jarno Opmeer Spain Dani Moreno Netherlands Bono Huis |
All All Not Competed |
Austria Red Bull Racing Esports | 19 24 N.A. |
Denmark Frederik Rasmussen Germany Marcel Kiefer Germany Liam Parnell |
All All Not Competed |
Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Esports Team | 51 13 N.A. |
Finland Joni Törmälä United Kingdom Sebastian Job Italy Dario Iemmulo |
All 1–9,11–12 10 |
United States Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports | 2 48 N.A. |
Germany Cedric Thomé Netherlands Matthijs van Erven France Samuel Libeert |
All All Not Competed |
United Kingdom Williams Esports | 21 53 23 |
Spain Álvaro Carretón Greece Michael Romanidis Italy Alessio Di Capua |
All 1–2, 5–7, 9–11 3–4, 8, 12 |
Sources:[1][4] |
Calendar
Results
Season summary
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 |
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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
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Teams' Championship standings
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "F1 Esports Series Preview Show kicks off 2021 Season". formula1.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "Mercedes win Esports Drivers' and Teams' title double in dramatic Grand Final of 2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship presented by Aramco". corp.formula1.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "Mercedes' Opmeer Wins F1 ESPORTS Title Despite Red Bull Tactics". the-race.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ↑ "REVEALED! All 30 Drivers In The 2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship". f1esports.com. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "F1 Esports Series Pro Championship drivers and schedule announced". autosport.com. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ "2021 F1 Esports Pro Series Gets Underway Today". gtplanet.net. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "F1 Esports Pro Series 2021 standings". f1esports.com. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.