2020 Formula One Esports Series Explained

Sport:	Formula One Esports Series
Location:	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Series: Online
Start Date:	14 October
End Date:	17 December 2020
Administrator:	Codemasters Formula One Management FIA
Tournament Format:	Qualification: Online Pro Draft: Driver's selection Pro Series: Twelve race championship
Venue:	Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Online Pro Series: Online
Champions:	Jarno Opmeer Red Bull Racing Esports
Previous:	2019
Next:	2021

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.

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

• 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

Team	Race drivers
	No.	Driver name	Rounds
	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
	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

Round	Event	Circuit	Distance	Date	Broadcast
1	Event One	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	20 Laps	14 October
2		Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi	19 Laps
3		Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	20 Laps	15 October
4	Event Two	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	25 Laps	4 November
5		Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	25 Laps
6		Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	25 Laps	5 November
7	Event Three	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	18 Laps	18 November
8		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	15 Laps
9		Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	19 Laps	19 November
10	Grand Finale	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	19 Laps	16 December
11			25 Laps
12		Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	25 Laps	17 December
Sources:^[9]

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

Driver BHR VIE CHN NED CAN AUT GBR BEL ITA JPN MEX BRA Points 1 Jarno Opmeer 1 2 1 3 9 5 2 4 1 7 196 2 Frederik Rasmussen 6 5 5 2 2 4 11 174 3 Marcel Kiefer 3 6 2 3 3 1 7 3 8 5 6 2 157 4 Nicolas Longuet 2 5 4 5 1 9 10 2 131 5 Daniel Bereznay 2 15 3 12 8 12 3 2 16 9 4 3 99 6 Brendon Leigh 7 4 17 6 13 10 4 3 15 2 4 84 7 David Tonizza 1 19 11 10 5 8 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 17 18 6 9 13 38 10 Joni Törmälä 4 9 7 4 10 13 15 11 10 17 34 11 Simon Weigang 18 16 14 17 Ret 6 4 6 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 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 19 19 8 8 10 18 11 15 7 10 12 12 16 7 19 Fabrizio Donoso 19 8 10 13 12 17 18 12 17 16 18 5 20 17 18 8 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 Driver BHR VIE CHN NED CAN AUT GBR BEL ITA JPN MEX BRA Points Sources:^[10]

Teams' Championship standings

Team BHR VIE CHN NED CAN AUT GBR BEL ITA JPN MEX BRA Points 1 Red Bull Racing Esports 3 5 2 2 1 4 2 331 6 6 5 3 3 2 7 3 8 5 6 11 2 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports 1 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 2 10 5 4 5 1 9 10 2 136 19 8 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 13 12 7 7 15 10 9 5 FDA Hublot Esports Team 14 1 19 10 11 10 5 8 7 11 6 100 7 20 11 11 8 11 5 14 Ret 19 6 8 19 9 7 5 14 2 13 9 6 5 5 80 13 20 13 18 9 15 19 19 8 8 7 AlphaTauri Esports Team 4 9 7 4 6 13 15 11 8 17 17 46 12 14 18 Ret 10 20 19 16 18 10 18 8 Williams Esports 9 11 4 9 7 15 10 6 12 9 13 45 15 12 12 15 14 16 17 18 12 16 14 9 Haas F1 Esports 17 16 8 17 18 6 4 6 14 17 7 10 39 18 18 14 Ret 18 14 17 18 14 12 10 BWT Racing Point Esports Team 10 10 6 14 13 7 11 14 13 3 12 15 33 16 16 16 15 9 16 20 15 13 15 16 Team BHR VIE CHN NED CAN AUT GBR BEL ITA JPN MEX BRA Points Sources:

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 August 2020. F1 Esports Series returns for fourth season in 2020 with record prize fund. 27 November 2021. formula1.com.
2. Web site: 13 August 2020. F1 Esports Series Is Back For 2020!. 27 November 2021. f1esports.com. 4 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220404175034/https://f1esports.com/news/esports-2020-launch/. dead.
3. Web site: 18 August 2020. When Does The 2020 F1 Esports Series Start?. 14 January 2021. f1esports.com. 31 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220331172146/https://f1esports.com/news/when-does-f1-esports-2020-start/. dead.
4. Web site: 18 December 2020. Opmeer Crowned Driver Champion As Red Bull Defend Teams' Title. 14 January 2021. f1esports.com.
5. Web site: PLC . Codemasters . F1® Sim Racing World Championship 2020 . 2023-12-14 . f1esports.com . en.
6. Web site: 17 July 2019. F1 Esports 2020 Qualifying Explained!. 27 November 2021. f1esports.com. 3 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220403182705/https://f1esports.com/news/2020-explained/. dead.
7. Web site: 28 August 2020. 11 new racers selected in 2020 F1 Esports Pro Draft. 27 November 2021. formula1.com.
8. Web site: 28 August 2020. F1 Esports Pro Series 2020: The Grid Assembles. 27 November 2021. f1esports.com. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406215623/https://f1esports.com/news/f1-esports-pro-series-2020-grid/. dead.
9. Web site: 23 September 2020. F1 Esports Calendar Update: Grand Final Date Changed. 27 November 2021. f1esports.com. 6 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406050152/https://f1esports.com/news/calendar-update/. dead.
10. Web site: 18 December 2021. F1 Esports Pro Series 2020 standings. 27 November 2021. f1esports.com.