F1 Esports Series Pro Championship drivers and schedule announced
The F1 Esports Series Pro Championship grid is now set, with the drivers and calendar revealed for the championship held using the F1 2021 game.
During a streamed preview show recently, all 10 real-world F1 teams revealed their three drivers for the upcoming virtual season.
The Pro Championship is the leading F1 gaming championship and features a mix of professional Esports and up-and-coming driving talent.
Many familiar names return for another season, while some new talent has advanced through the qualifications, time trials and supplementary F1 Challenges series. A total of 10 new drivers were scouted through May's Pro Exhibition event.
Each team will be trying to grab their piece of the $750,000 purse over the course of the 12-race season as the Algarve International Circuit and Imola join the schedule for the first time in the series' five-year history.
The first event starts on the week of 13th October in Bahrain where Jarno Opmeer will look to start his defence of the title from 2020, this time with a new team. Red Bull Racing Esports will look to do the same with the Teams' championship, fielding a largely unchanged squad. Meanwhile, 2019 champion David Tonizza lines up alongside 2017 and 2018 champion Brendon Leigh at Ferrari.
2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship driver line-up
Team | Race number | Driver | Nationality |
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 Esports | 30 | Simon Weigang | German |
38 | Filip Prešnajder | Slovakian | |
73 | Thijmen Schütte | Dutch | |
Scuderia AlphaTauri Esports Team | 51 | Joni Törmälä | Finnish |
13 | Sebastian Job | British | |
28 | Dario Iemmulo | Italian | |
Alpine Esports Team | 40 | Nicolas Longuet | French |
8 | Fabrizio Donoso | Chilean | |
80 | Patrik Sipos | Hungarian | |
Aston Martin Cognizant Esports Team | 88 | Lucas Blakely | British |
92 | Daniele Haddad | Italian | |
79 | Shanaka Clay | British | |
FDA Esports Team | 95 | David Tonizza | Italian |
72 | Brendon Leigh | British | |
29 | Domenico Lovece | Italian | |
Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports | 2 | Cedric Thomé | German |
15 | Samuel Libeert | French | |
48 | Matthjs van Erven | Dutch | |
McLaren Shadow | 12 | Daniel Bereznay | Hungarian |
20 | Bardia Boroumand | Iranian | |
52 | Josh Idowu | British | |
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team | 34 | Jarno Opmeer | Dutch |
26 | Dani Moreno | Spanish | |
94 | Bono Huis | Dutch | |
Red Bull Racing Esports | 24 | Marcel Kiefer | German |
19 | Frederik Rasmussen | Danish | |
59 | Liam Parnell | German | |
Williams Esports | 21 | Álvaro Carretón | Spanish |
53 | Michael Romanidis | Greek | |
23 | Alessio Di Capua | Italian |
2021 F1 Esports Series Pro Championship calendar
Event |
Date |
Round |
Circuit |
Event 1 |
13-14 October |
Round 1 |
Sakhir, Bahrain |
Round 2 |
Shanghai, China |
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Round 3 |
Spielberg, Austria |
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Event 2 |
27-28 October |
Round 4 |
Silverstone, Great Britain |
Round 5 |
Monza, Italy |
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Round 6 |
Spa, Belgium |
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Event 3 |
24-25 November |
Round 7 |
Portimão, Portugal |
Round 8 |
Zandvoort, Netherlands |
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Round 9 |
Austin, USA |
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Event 4 |
15-16 December |
Round 10 |
Imola, Italy |
Round 11 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
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Round 12 |
Interlagos, Brazil |
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