2021 Formula One Esports Series

The 2021 Formula One Esports Series was the fifth season of the Formula One Esports Series. It started on 13 October 2021, and ended on 16 December 2021. It was held in Formula One's official 2021 game. Same as the previous year, the championship was held online due to COVID-19 pandemic and streamed on the official F1 YouTube Channel.

Jarno Opmeer and Red Bull Racing Esports entered the season as the reigning champion, having won the Drivers' and Team's Championship title respectively in 2020. Jarno Opmeer successfully defended the Drivers' Championship title for the second consecutive year, while his new team, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team secured the Teams' Championship title for the first time since 2018.

Teams and drivers

TeamRace driversNo.Driver nameRounds Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team 3083N.A. Simon Weigang Filip Prešnajder Thijmen SchütteAll2–7, 9–111, 8, 12 Alpine Esports Team40880 Nicolas Longuet Fabrizio Donoso Patrik Sipos1–7, 9, 11–121–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–123, 6, 8–10 Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team889279 Lucas Blakeley Daniele Haddad Shanaka ClayAll1–9, 11–1210 Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team957229 David Tonizza Brendon Leigh Domenico Lovece1-11All12 McLaren Shadow201232 Bari Broumand Daniel Bereznay Josh IdowuAll1, 3, 5–7, 92, 4, 8, 10–12 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team3495N.A. Jarno Opmeer Dani Moreno Bono HuisAllAllNot Competed Red Bull Racing Esports1924N.A. Frederik Rasmussen Marcel Kiefer Liam ParnellAllAllNot Competed Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Esports Team5113N.A. Joni Törmälä Sebastian Job Dario IemmuloAll1–9,11–1210 Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports 248N.A. Cedric Thomé Matthijs van Erven Samuel LibeertAllAllNot Competed Williams Esports215323 Álvaro Carretón Michael Romanidis Alessio Di CapuaAll1–2, 5–7, 9–113–4, 8, 12Sources:

Calendar RoundEventCircuitDistanceDateBroadcast1Event One Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir20 Laps13 October2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai20 Laps3 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg25 Laps14 October4Event Two Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone18 Laps27 October5 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza19 Laps6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot15 Laps28 October7Event Three Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão23 Laps24 November8 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort25 Laps9 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas20 Laps25 November10Grand Final Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola22 Laps15 December11 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City25 Laps12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo25 Laps16 DecemberSource:

Results

Season summary

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir Nicolas Longuet Joni Törmälä Lucas Blakeley Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team2 Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai Bari Broumand Nicolas Longuet Jarno Opmeer Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team3 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg Jarno Opmeer Jarno Opmeer Jarno Opmeer Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team4 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone Frederik Rasmussen Sebastian Job Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports5 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza Jarno Opmeer Joni Törmälä Marcel Kiefer Red Bull Racing Esports6 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot David Tonizza Dani Moreno Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports7 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão Lucas Blakeley Filip Prešnajder Lucas Blakeley Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team 8 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort Bari Broumand Álvaro Carretón Dani Moreno Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team9 Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas Nicolas Longuet Daniele Haddad Jarno Opmeer Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team10 Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola Josh Idowu Marcel Kiefer David Tonizza Ferrari Driver Academy Esports Team 11 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City Frederik Rasmussen Matthijs van Erven Jarno Opmeer Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 12 Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo Nicolas Longuet Brendon Leigh Frederik Rasmussen Red Bull Racing Esports

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 Points2518151210864211 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

DriverBHRCHNAUTGBRITABELPORNLDUSAEMIMEXBRAPoints1 Jarno Opmeer41927612141952 Frederik Rasmussen717281222311873 Lucas Blakeley1443363610621624 Dani Moreno58102741774Ret1005 Bari Broumand6356810418217986 David Tonizza9145101565519 837 Marcel Kiefer83167149109814718 Nicolas Longuet9412512 7699 Fabrizio Donoso102 174 316 1417194610 Brendon Leigh12686191817914554211 Joni Törmälä16198115711410133312 Sebastian Job171115571611 10 1133213 Álvaro Carretón3Ret6201012198191683214 Michael Romanidis209 1614818 612 1415 Josh Idowu 12 11 18 1451016 Simon Weigang13Ret7131491914 20 913151017 Daniele Haddad117Ret199101120 1512918 Matthijs van Erven1513111213151515 17166819 Patrik Sipos 17 17816 8 820 Cedric Thomé1615181418131817 13 15199221 Thijmen Schütte1812 10122 Filip Prešnajder 10141617Ret 121218 123 Domenico Lovece 11024 Daniel Bereznay14 1211Ret14 15 025 Dario Iemmulo 13 026 Alessio di Capua 1315 13 16027 Shanaka Clay 17 0DriverBHRCHNAUTGBRITABELPORNLDUSAEMIMEXBRAPointsSources:

Teams' Championship standings TeamBHRCHNAUTGBRITABELPORNLDUSAEMIMEXBRAPoints1 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team412241121429558109776774Ret2 Red Bull Racing Esports73211222312588171678491098143 Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team144336361062171117Ret199101120171512496561565515111251214810191817914595 Alpine Esports Team29445388712310171712171216161417196 McLaren Shadow63568104251081412121111Ret1418151814177 Scuderia AlphaTauri F1 Esports Team17111585757104103651619111611111311138 Williams Esports396151012813861284620Ret1320161413181916169 Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports Team1310713149191212913101218Ret141617Ret142012181510 Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports1513111213131515131519610161518141815181717169TeamBHRCHNAUTGBRITABELPORNLDUSAEMIMEXBRAPointsSources:

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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