The 2019 Formula One Esports Series was the third season of the Formula One Esports Series. It started on September 11, 2019 and ended on December 4, 2019. It was held on Formula One's official 2019 game. The championship was held at Gfinity Arena in London, United Kingdom.

In his first season, David Tonizza became the new Formula One Esports Series champion after a long battle with Frederik Rasmussen, becoming the first rookie to win the title. Rasmussen's team, Red Bull Racing Esports, won the Constructor's Championship title for the first time. The season also featured the debut of future champions Jarno Opmeer and Lucas Blakeley, who drove for Renault Sport Team Vitality and Sport Pesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team respectively.

Format

Following the 2018 Formula One Esports Series success, there is no significant changes to the tournament's 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 25-50% 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 The grid was increased from 9 to 10 teams this season, with Ferrari Driver Academy entering F1 Esports for the first time. TeamRace driversNo.Driver nameRounds Alfa Romeo Racing F1 Esports 122221 Dániel Bereznay Salih Saltunç Kimmy LarssonAllAllNot Competed Ferrari Driver Academy4669N.A. David Tonizza Amos Laurito Gianfranco GiglioliAll1–5, 7–8, 10–116, 9, 12 Haas F1 Team Esports 38N.A.98 Floris Wijers Jan Fehler Martin StefankoAll1–5, 7–126 McLaren Shadow201223 Bono Huis Enzo Bonito Allert van der WalAllAllNot Competed Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports7295N.A. Brendon Leigh Patryk Krutyj Daniel ShieldsAll1–8, 10–119, 12 Red Bull Racing Esports195140 Frederik Rasmussen Joni Törmälä Nicolas LonguetAll1–8, 10–129 Renault Sport Team Vitality23430 Jarno Opmeer Cedric Thomé Simon WeigangAll1–5, 7–96, 10–12 Sport Pesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team249288 Marcel Kiefer Daniel Haddad Lucas Blakeley1–8All9–12 Scuderia Toro Rosso Esports1913N.A. Patrick Holzmann Cem Bölükbaşı Manuel BiancolillaAll1–6, 9–117–8, 12 Williams Esports9342N.A. Álvaro Carretón Tino Naukkarinen Isaac Price1–8, 10–123–111–2, 9, 12Source:

Calendar

RoundEventCircuitDistanceDateBroadcast1Event One Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir14 Laps11 September2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai14 Laps3 Baku City Circuit, Baku13 Laps4Event Two Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal18 Laps2 October5 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg18 Laps6 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 Laps7Event Three Hockenheimring, Hockenheim17 Laps6 November8 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot11 Laps9 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza13 Laps10Grand Finale Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka13 Laps4 December11 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas14 Laps12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo18 LapsSource:

Results

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir Frederik Ramsussen Jan Fehler David Tonizza Ferrari Driver Academy2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Dániel Bereznay Patrik Holzmann David Tonizza Ferrari Driver Academy3 Baku City Circuit, Baku Frederik Rasmussen Patrik Holzmann Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports Team4 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal Tino Naukkarinen Frederik Rasmussen Cedric Thomé Renault Sport Team Vitality5 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg David Tonizza Joni Törmälä David Tonizza Ferrari Driver Academy6 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone David Tonizza Tino Naukkarinen Marcel Kiefer Sport Pesa Racing Point Esports7 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim Jarno Opmeer Tino Naukkarinen Jarno Opmeer Renault Sport Team Vitality8 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Dániel Bereznay Patrik Holzmann Dániel Bereznay Alfa Romeo F1 Esports9 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza Dániel Bereznay Frederik Ramsussen Dániel Bereznay Alfa Romeo F1 Esports10 Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka Álvaro Carretón Amos Laurito Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports Team11 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas Frederik Rasmussen Patrik Holzmann Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports Team12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo David Tonizza Isaac Price Dániel Bereznay Alfa Romeo Esports Team

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. Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thFLPoints2518151210864211

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 DriverBHRCHNAZECANAUTGBRGERBELITAJPNUSABRAPoints1 David Tonizza1138343461842 Frederik Rasmussen222521101713 Dániel Bereznay1971353418511284 Jarno Opmeer251433103864121235 Brendon Leigh51142146171167311776 Marcel Kiefer43814111814 607 Bono Huis1065771465712819598 Álvaro Carretón1815610174127 73589 Joni Törmälä1310165726 8955710 Salih Saltunç349111016991113944811 Tino Naukkarinen 288416104712 Enzo Bonito61217166131815592174613 Cedric Thomé11181014 131214 3814 Patrik Holzmann8181211710383015 Lucas Blakeley1321592016 Daniele Haddad791212151814109151361917 Nicolas Longuet 2 1818 Simon Weigang 8 101471119 Floris Wijers9718171915151312191616820 Patryk Krutyj15811209191118 1412 621 Cem Bölükbaşı1413159189201120422 Manuel Biancolilla101618123 Martin Stefanko 12 024 Jan Fehler17Ret1513161918171814025 Amos Laurito16161319161917 17026 Daniel Shields 1713027 Isaac Price171415028 Gianfanco Giglioli1716150DriverBHRCHNAZECANAUTGBRGERBELITAJPNUSABRAPointsSources:

Teams' Championship standings TeamBHRCHNAZECANAUTGBRGERBELITAJPNUSABRAPoints1 Red Bull Racing Esports222222152461310165756811102 Ferrari Driver Academy113834346218416161319161719171617153 Alfa Romeo Racing F1 Esports347115341351176199131016991118944 Renault Sport Team Vitality25101383864717211181434101312141014125 Williams Esports1714284127473105181561017815161068199751421396551051320131891320191919887 Sport Pesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team4381211181092136997912141518141413151598 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports584296111167311831511112014191718171412139 Scuderia Toro Rosso Esports81315912971610383514181811102011201810 Haas F1 Team Esports9718151312151312171614817Ret171915161818191816TeamBHRCHNAZECANAUTGBRGERBELITAJPNUSABRAPointsSources: 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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