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2020 Formula One Esports Series

The 2020 Formula One Esports Series was the fourth season of the Formula One Esports Series.[1][2] It took place from October 14 to 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
AdministratorCodemasters
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
ChampionsNetherlands Jarno Opmeer
Austria Red Bull Racing Esports
← 2019
2021 →

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.[4][5]

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.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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 edit

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
  Bari Broumand 		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:[8]

Calendar edit

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][9]

Results edit

Season summary edit

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 edit

Scoring system edit

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 edit

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   Bari Broumand 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
NC   Casper Jansen Ret 0
Pos. Driver BHR
  		VIE
  		CHN
  		NED
  		CAN
  		AUT
  		GBR
  		BEL
  		ITA
  		JPN
  		MEX
  		BRA
  		Points
Sources:[10]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not enter
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Teams' Championship standings edit

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:[10]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (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 edit

  1. ^ a b "F1 Esports Series returns for fourth season in 2020 with record prize fund". formula1.com. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ "F1 Esports Series Is Back For 2020!". f1esports.com. 13 August 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "When Does The 2020 F1 Esports Series Start?". f1esports.com. 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Opmeer Crowned Driver Champion As Red Bull Defend Teams' Title". f1esports.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ PLC, Codemasters. "F1® Sim Racing World Championship 2020". f1esports.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ^ "F1 Esports 2020 Qualifying Explained!". f1esports.com. 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ "11 new racers selected in 2020 F1 Esports Pro Draft". formula1.com. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: The Grid Assembles". f1esports.com. 28 August 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "F1 Esports Calendar Update: Grand Final Date Changed". f1esports.com. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "F1 Esports Pro Series 2020 standings". f1esports.com. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

External links edit

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