2017 Formula One Esports Series

The 2017 FIA Formula One Esports Series was the inaugural season of the Formula One Esports Series. It started on September 4, 2017, and ended on November 25, 2017. It was held on Formula One's official 2017 game.

2017 Formula One Esports Series
Tournament information
SportFormula One Esports Series
LocationQualification: Worldwide
Semi-Finals: London, United Kingdom
Final: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dates4 September–25 November 2017
AdministratorCodemasters
Formula One Management
FIA
Tournament
format(s)
Qualification: Two challenges
Semi-Finals: Four heats each contest two races
Final: Three race championship
VenueQualification: Worldwide
Semi-Finals: Gfinity Arena
Final: Yas Marina Circuit
Final positions
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Brendon Leigh
1st runners-upChile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado
2nd runners-upGermany Sven Zürner
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Qualification edit

Qualification was held over two stages. These stages were:

  • Stage One: Players were required to score a podium finish in a Force India VJM10 at Monza, starting in 6th position with 5 laps remaining. It is a points based event, with players awarded a score based on skill, speed and difficulty/assist settings. Players also earned points to their score by driving cleanly. This challenge was available from 4–12 September 2017.
  • Stage Two: Players were required to win a race in a Red Bull RB13 at Suzuka, starting in 5th position with 5 laps remaining. Players scored points in the same manner as in the first stage. This challenge was available from 18 to 26 September 2017.

A total of 63,827 drivers took part in the qualifying stages, with 40 progressing to the semi-finals. 10 came from each of the platforms (Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC), 9 came from F1 affiliated leagues, and 1 was a specially-selected wildcard.[1]

Semi-final edit

The semi-final was held at the Gfinity Arena in London, the United Kingdom on 10 October 2017. Drivers were split into 4 groups of 10, and competed in two heat races - one at the Silverstone Circuit and the other at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The top 5 drivers on points in each heat after these two races progressed to the final.[2]

Results edit

Heat 1
Pos Driver   SIL   JCP Total
Pos Pts Pos Pts
1   Brendon Leigh 1st 25 1st 25 50
2   Nicolò Fioroni 2nd 18 3rd 15 33
3   Igor Fraga 4th 12 2nd 18 30
4   Patryk Krutyj 3rd 15 5th 10 25
5   Maximilian Benecke 9th 2 4th 12 14
6   Amos Laurito 6th 8 7th 6 14
7   Isaac Price 7th 6 6th 8 14
8   Miguel Ballester 5th 10 10th 1 11
9   Sebastian Dunkel 8th 4 9th 2 6
10   Graham Carroll 10th 1 8th 4 5
Heat 2
Pos Driver   SIL   JCP Total
Pos Pts Pos Pts
1   Allert van der Wal 1st 25 1st 25 50
2   Sven Zürner 2nd 18 2nd 18 36
3   Tiziano Brioni 4th 12 3rd 15 27
4   Gianfranco Giglioli 3rd 15 5th 10 25
5   Harry Jacks 5th 10 4th 12 22
6   Olli Pahkala 8th 4 6th 8 12
7   Christoph Holstein 7th 6 7th 6 12
8   Patrik Blazsan 6th 8 9th 2 10
9   Jarl Teien 9th 2 8th 4 6
10   Daniel Forrester 10th 1 10th 1 2
Heat 3
Pos Driver   SIL   JCP Total
Pos Pts Pos Pts
1   Sonuç Saltunç 1st 25 1st 25 50
2   Cedric Thome 2nd 18 3rd 15 33
3   Cem Bölükbaşı 3rd 15 2nd 18 33
4   Alberto Foltran 4th 12 5th 10 22
5   Fabrizio Donoso Delgado 5th 10 6th 8 18
6   Rosario Sinacori 8th 4 4th 12 16
7   Nicolas Annerose 6th 8 9th 2 10
8   Pino Macrì 7th 6 8th 4 10
9   Daniel Bereznay 10th 1 7th 6 7
10   Nestor Garcìa Valle 9th 2 10th 1 3
Heat 4
Pos Driver   SIL   JCP Total
Pos Pts Pos Pts
1   Patrik Holzmann 1st 25 1st 25 50
2   Frederik Rasmussen 2nd 18 3rd 15 33
3   Joni Törmälä 4th 12 2nd 18 30
4   Mads Sørensen 5th 10 4th 12 22
5   Salih Saltunç 6th 8 5th 10 18
6   Marcel Kiefer 3rd 15 10th 1 16
7   Giuseppe de Fuoco 7th 6 6th 8 14
8   Connor McDonagh 8th 4 7th 6 10
9   Thibaut Suner 10th 1 8th 4 5
10   Jonas Rütten 9th 2 9th 2 4

Final edit

The final was held as a support category to the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, over 24–25 November 2017. Races were held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Yas Marina Circuit. Drivers scored points in the same structure as the regular Formula One season for the first two races, and scored points in a 45-38-34-29-24-20-18-16-14-12-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 structure in the third.

Results edit

Pos Driver   CGV   CSF   YMC Total
Pos Pts Pos Pts Pos Pts
1   Brendon Leigh 1st 25 8th 4 1st 45 74
2   Fabrizio Donoso Delgado 4th 12 2nd 18 2nd 38 68
3   Sven Zürner 2nd 18 4th 12 3rd 34 64
4   Patrik Holzmann 7th 6 5th 10 4th 29 45
5   Cem Bölükbaşı 19th 0 1st 25 11th 10 35
6   Frederik Rasmussen 3rd 15 14th 0 6th 20 35
7   Allert van der Wal 15th 0 3rd 15 7th 18 33
8   Gianfranco Giglioli 6th 8 10th 1 5th 24 33
9   Harry Jacks 8th 4 7th 6 9th 14 24
10   Joni Törmälä 12th 0 12th 0 8th 16 16
11   Nicolò Fioroni 5th 10 17th 0 16th 5 15
12   Salih Saltunç 18th 0 16th 0 10th 12 12
13   Maximilian Benecke 20th 0 6th 8 18th 3 11
14   Patryk Krutyj 13th 0 20th 0 12th 9 9
15   Mads Sørensen 9th 2 9th 2 17th 4 8
16   Alberto Foltran 17th 0 15th 0 13th 8 8
17   Cedric Thome 11th 0 13th 0 14th 7 7
18   Igor Fraga 14th 0 18th 0 15th 6 6
19   Tiziano Brioni 16th 0 11th 0 19th 2 2
20   Sonuç Saltunç 10th 1 19th 0 20th 1 2
Source:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Eight UK F1 esports players prepare for finals qualifier at London's Gfinity Arena - Esports News UK". esports-news.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ^ Gfinity. "F1 Esports Results". f1esports.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. ^ Gfinity. "F1 Grand Final". f1esports.com. Retrieved 2017-11-26.

External links edit