The 2018 Formula One Esports Series was the second season of the Formula One Esports Series. It started on October 10, 2018 and ended on November 17, 2018. It was held on Formula One's official 2018 game. The championship was held at Gfinity Arena in London, United Kingdom. Brendon Leigh defended his Drivers' Championship title, while his team Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports clinched its first championship title.

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

TeamRace driversNo.Driver nameRounds Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team 224623 Salih Saltunç Sonuc Saltunç Allert van der WalAll1, 4–82–3, 9–10 Haas F1 Esports Team 986963 Martin Stefanko Michal Smidl Tom ParkerAll1–3, 7–104–6 Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team248895 Marcel Kiefer Fabrizio Donoso Mads SørensenAll1–3, 5–7, 9–104, 8 McLaren Shadow201232 Bono Huis Enzo Bonito Olli Pahkala1–6, 9–102–101, 7–8 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team7212 Brendon Leigh Dániel BereznayAllAll Red Bull Racing Esports5134 Joni Törmälä Graham CarrollAllAll Renault Sport Team Vitality49921 James Doherty Sven Zürner Kimmy Larsson1–61–3, 7–104–10 Toro Rosso Esports Team191374 Frederik Rasmussen Patrick Holzmann Cem Bölükbaşı1–6, 9–101–4, 7–105–8 Williams Esports9342 Álvaro Carretón Tino NaukkarinenAllAllSource:

Calendar

RoundEventCircuitDistanceDate1Event One Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne18 Laps10 October2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai14 Laps3 Baku City Circuit, Baku13 Laps4Event Two Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet13 Laps31 October5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 Laps6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot11 Laps7Grand Finale Hockenheimring, Hockenheim17 Laps17 November8 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore15 Laps9 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas14 Laps10 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi28 Laps

Results

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1 Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne Brendon Leigh Patrick Holzmann Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Dániel Bereznay Brendon Leigh Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team3 Baku City Circuit, Baku Dániel Bereznay Frederik Rasmussen Frederik Rasmussen Toro Rosso Esports Team4 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet Brendon Leigh Enzo Bonito Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team5 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Brendon Leigh Brendon Leigh Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot Dániel Bereznay Martin Stefanko Dániel Bereznay Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team7 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim Salih SaltunçN.A. Salih Saltunç Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team8 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore Enzo BonitoN.A. Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team9 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas Brendon LeighN.A. Brendon Leigh Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team10 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi Frederik RasmussenN.A. Daniel Bereznay Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team

Championship standings

Scoring system

Same as 2018 Formula One World Championship, points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers in every race, using the following system:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints251815121086421

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 DriverAUSCHNAZEFRAGBRBELGERSINUSAABU‡Points1 Brendon Leigh252152162 Dániel Bereznay641264211663 Frederik Rasmussen9432351274 Salih Saltunç86136741348835 Marcel Kiefer13314531593710656 Bono Huis10748101492627 Joni Törmälä312109923141014548 Patrick Holzmann952712318519 Álvaro Carretón71316713125218174010 Enzo Bonito166181812843711 Fabrizio Donoso115914741493412 Cem Bölükbaşı46863213 Tino Naukkarinen215111369101511162914 Graham Carroll48121181017713112715 Martin Stefanko12101816111551672316 Allert van der Wal1871562217 James Doherty51481517131418 Sonuc Saltunç15175818171419 Sven Zürner1811151611615820 Michal Smidl1417171381712421 Olli Pahkala16119222 Kimmy Larsson14151614101213123 Mads Sørensen1216024 Tom Parker1816170DriverAUSCHNAZEFRAGBRBELGERSINUSAABU‡PointsSources:

Note:  – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi.

Teams' Championship standings TeamAUSCHNAZEFRAGBRBELGERSINUSAABU‡Points1 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team22113826412564252 Toro Rosso Esports Team94223763210953468125183 Alfa Romeo Racing Sauber F1 eSports Team8676541346119151813177818171584 McLaren Shadow1074810141198210113136181812945 Hype Energy eForce India F1 Esports Team11395374379991351412141591614106 Red Bull Racing Esports3810982371011814121111910171413147 Williams Esports213117695211166971516131312101518178 Haas F1 Esports Team12101716111351672714171818161715817129 Renault Sport Team Vitality511814151314106132318141515171616111215TeamAUSCHNAZEFRAGBRBELGERSINUSAABU‡PointsSources: Notes:  – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. 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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