Formula E: Accelerate
| 2021 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Formula E |
| Dates | 28 January–25 March 2021 |
| Administrator | rFactor 2 Formula E |
Tournament format(s) | Open Qualifiers:
Race:
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| Venue | Online |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Frederik Rasmussen |
| 1st runners-up |  Erhan Jajovski |
| 2nd runners-up |  Kevin Siggy |
Formula E: Accelerate is a professional esports competition created by Formula E in 2021, following the success of 2020's event, the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF.[1][3]
The competition is run on the platform rFactor 2 platform,[4] with seat time at home for competitors, with additional venue events for some rounds. The championship grid is made up of esports teams associated with the manufacturers from the real-world ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, with drivers who are selected through early qualification rounds to represent those teams.
The competition is broadcast on various Formula E social and streaming platforms, such as Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.
The championship offers a €100,000 prize-pool and some real-world seat-time with laps in a Gen2 Formula E car.[5][6]
2021
[edit]In the inaugural 2021 season, over 600 professional sim drivers in addition to plenty of talented gamers entered the qualifiers in January 2021, competing for seats in 12 official teams.
Danish sim racer Frederik Rasmussen was crowned as the 2021 Formula E: Accelerate Champion ahead of Erhan Jajovski, taking the €20,000 top prize and a drive in a real Gen2 Formula E car.[7][8] ROKiT Venturi Racing secured the Teams' Championship Title, finishing 36 points clear of the field.[9]
2022
[edit]The 2022 season added VIP tickets to the Seoul e-Prix to the prize, this time with six rounds of the qualifying competitions, known as "the Road to the London Final," to reduce the field down to a conventional grid size matching the real-world series. This grid then raced at a final round held at the London e-Prix.[10] The six qualifying rounds were held at the virtual versions of Rome, Monaco, Berlin, Jakarta, Vancouver, and New York.[10] Frederik Rasmussen won driving for Dragon/Penske with Jarno Opmeer second for Mercedes-EQ.
2023
[edit]For 2023 the prize pool was reduced to €40,000, with two open qualifying rounds taking place remotely at the virtual versions of Berlin and Rome, but on the same weeks as the real-world rounds. The top 88 drivers from open qualification will go forward into Qualifying races at the same circuits. The top 11 from each event will then make up the 22-car grid for the final to be held at the London e-Prix.[11] The championship will use Gen 3 cars.[12]
Drivers
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[edit]| Team | Race drivers | ||
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| No. | Driver name | Rounds | |
 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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33 11 11 |
 Manuel Biancolilla Kelvin van der Linde Michi Hoyer[13][14]
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All 1–2, 5–6 3–4 |
 BMW i Andretti Motorsport
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28 27 |
Kevin Siggy Petar Brljak
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All All |
 DS Techeetah
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25 13 |
 Nikodem Wisniewski Arthur Lehouck
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All All |
| Dragon / Penske Autosport
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7 6 |
Frederik Rasmussen Peyo Peev
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All All |
 Envision Virgin Racing
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37 4 |
Graham Carroll Tímea Bencsik
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All All |
| Jaguar Racing
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10 20 |
 Martin Stefanko Jakub Brzeziński
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All All |
 Mahindra Racing
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29 94 |
 Olli Pahkala Lucas Mueller
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All All |
| Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team
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17 5 |
 Jarno Opmeer Bono Huis
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All All |
| NIO 333 FE Team
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88 8 |
 Risto Kappet Jiayu Zhang
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All All |
| Nissan e.dams
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23 22 |
Marc Gassner Jan von der Heyde
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All All |
 ROKiT Venturi Racing
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71 48 |
Erhan Jajovski Lorenz Hörzing[15]
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All 1, 3–6 |
| TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
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36 99 |
Marius Golombeck Jaroslav Honzík
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All All |
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Calendar
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Results
[edit]Season summary
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Championship standings
[edit]Scoring system
[edit]Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race, three points for pole sitter and one point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
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| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 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 drivers'/teams' best result used to decide the standings.
Drivers' Championship standings
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Note:
- ‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Rome ePrix, Rome.[22]
Teams' Championship standings
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Note:
- ‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Rome ePrix, Rome.[22]
- 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Formula E: Accelerate Esports Competition Sparks Search for Next-Gen Electric Racing Stars". FIA Formula E. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Fomula E Accelerate Qualifier". Studio-397. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Formula E launches new Accelerate Esports competition". Autosport. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Formula E's new esports tournament features main series crossover rounds". Sportspromedia. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Formula E launches new Esports series, offers real-life test". Motorsport. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Top Three Formula E: Accelerate Qualifiers Stick Themselves in the Selection Mix Ahead of Round 1". FIA Formula E. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Rasmussen in Disbelief after 'Massive Comeback' to Win Formula E: Accelerate, €20,000 and Gen2 Drive". FIA Formula E. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Sim racers take to the track in the Gen2 Formula E car". FIA Formula E. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "ROKiT Venturi Racing Wins Formula E: Accelerate Teams' Title". Venturi Racing. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Formula E: Accelerate esports competition offers real-world test". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ Finder, Grid. "Join Formula E | Accelerate Championship on Grid Finder | rFactor 2 PC Sim Racing League". Grid Finder. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Formula E's esports competition returns with Gen3 cars". us.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ @Michi_Hoyer (11 February 2021). "I am proud to announce to be picked by @abtmotorsport Formula E Team to replace @KelvinvdLinde as a one-off in the @FIAFormulaE Accelerate Series tomorrow" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @audisport (11 February 2021). "Race day: Round 3 of #FEAccelerate in Berlin. The 90-minute broadcast will begin at 20:00 CET, including our drivers @Michi_Hoyer (#11) and @MB_Whitelilac (#33)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Loozbert (5 February 2021). "Tough pill to swallow, misses out Round 2 of Formula E: Accelerate due to internet connection. Looking forward to berlin and let's hope for some points there!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Grid full of esports stars confirmed with Formula E: Accelerate set to fire into life". FIA Formula E. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Dario's guide to the Electric Docks circuit ahead of Formula E: Accelerate Round 5". FIA Formula E. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Studio-397 (19 April 2020). "Formula E Test Circuit". Steam Workshop. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jeffrey, Paul (20 April 2019). "rF2: Gen2 Formula E and Lester Special Edition Released". RaceDepartment. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Formula E: Accelerate Schedule". fiaformulae.com. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Formula E: Accelerate Standings". fiaformulae.com. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b @FIAFormulaE (25 March 2021). "Formula E: Accelerate concludes on Thursday with DOUBLE POINTS on offer and amazing prizes to play for" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
