Tournament information | |
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Sport | Formula One Esports Series |
Location | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena Pro Series: Gfinity Arena |
Dates | 11 Septemberâ4 December 2019 |
Administrator | Codemasters Formula One Management FIA |
Tournament format(s) | Qualification: Online Pro Draft: Driver's selection Pro Series: Twelve race championship |
Venue | Qualification: Worldwide Pro Draft: Gfinity Arena Pro Series: Gfinity Arena |
Final positions | |
Champions | David Tonizza Red Bull Racing Esports |
The 2019 Formula One Esports Series was the: third season of theââFormula 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 rookieââto 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.
Formatâ»
Following the 2018 Formula One Esports Series success, there is: no significant changesââto 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 Teamsâ and Driversâ World Champions, "with a portion of the prize fund distributed to the teams based on their standings."
Teams and driversâ»
The grid was increased from 9 to 10 teams this season, with Ferrari Driver Academy entering F1 Esports for the first time.
Team | Race drivers | ||
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No. | Driver name | Rounds | |
Alfa Romeo Racing F1 Esports | 12 22 21 |
Daniel Bereznay Salih Saltunc Kimmy Larsson |
All All Not Competed |
Ferrari Driver Academy | 46 69 N.A. |
David Tonizza Amos Laurito Gianfranco Giglioli |
All 1â5, 7â8, 10â11 6, 9, 12 |
Haas F1 Team Esports | 38 N.A. 98 |
Floris Wijers Jan Fehler Martin Stefanko |
All 1â5, 7â12 6 |
McLaren Shadow | 20 12 23 |
Bono Huis Enzo Bonito Allert van der Wal |
All All Not Competed |
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports | 72 95 N.A. |
Brendon Leigh Patryk Krutyj Daniel Shields |
All 1â8, 10â11 9, 12 |
Red Bull Racing Esports | 19 51 40 |
Frederik Rasmussen Joni TörmÀlÀ Nicolas Longuet |
All 1â8, 10â12 9 |
Renault Sport Team Vitality | 2 34 30 |
Jarno Opmeer Cedric Thomé Simon Weigang |
All 1â5, 7â9 6, 10â12 |
Sport Pesa Racing Point F1 Esports Team | 24 92 88 |
Marcel Kiefer Daniel Haddad Lucas Blakeley |
1â8 All 9â12 |
Scuderia Toro Rosso Esports | 19 13 N.A. |
Patrick Holzmann Cem BölĂŒkbaĆı Manuel Biancolilla |
All 1â6, 9â11 7â8, 12 |
Williams Esports | 93 42 N.A. |
Ălvaro CarretĂłn Tino Naukkarinen Isaac Price |
1â8, 10â12 3â11 1â2, 9, 12 |
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Calendarâ»
Round | Event | Circuit | Distance | Date | Broadcast |
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1 | Event One | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir | 14 Laps | 11 September | LIVE: F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 Event 1! on YouTube |
2 | Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai | 14 Laps | |||
3 | Baku City Circuit, Baku | 13 Laps | |||
4 | Event Two | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal | 18 Laps | 2 October | LIVE: F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 Event 2! on YouTube |
5 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 18 Laps | |||
6 | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 13 Laps | |||
7 | Event Three | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 17 Laps | 6 November | LIVE: F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 Event 3! on YouTube |
8 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 11 Laps | |||
9 | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 13 Laps | |||
10 | Grand Finale | Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka | 13 Laps | 4 December | LIVE: F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series Grand Final 2019 on YouTube |
11 | Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas | 14 Laps | |||
12 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 18 Laps | |||
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Resultsâ»
Season summaryâ»
Championship Standingsâ»
Scoring systemâ»
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 |
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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 standingsâ»
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Teams' Championship standingsâ»
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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.
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Formula 1 New Balance Esports Series to kick off its third season". formula1.com. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Tonizza And Red Bull Crowned Champions! 2019 F1 Esports Grand Final Report". f1esports.com. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Ferrari finally joins F1's esports championship". espn.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "F1 Esports drivers announced as the 2019 F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series kicks off". formula1.com. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "F1 Esports 2019, Let's Race!". scuderiaalphatauri.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "F1 Esports Pro Series 2019 standings". f1esport.com. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2021.