Formula E: Accelerate

The Formula E: Accelerate was a professional esports competition created by Formula E, following the success of last year's ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF.[1][3] The competition was run on the platform of rFactor 2.[4] The virtual tournament was broadcast on various Formula E social and streaming platforms, such as Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.

Formula E: Accelerate
2021
Tournament information
SportFormula E
Dates28 January–25 March 2021
Administrator(s)rFactor 2
Formula E
Tournament
format(s)
Open Qualifiers:
  • Online
  • Entry Period: 7 January – 13 January 2021[1]
  • Top 3 fastest drivers will receive an invite to participate in Formula E Accelerate.[2]

Race:

  • Six race competition with each race lasts for 25 minutes[2]
VenueOnline
Final positions
Champions Frederik Rasmussen
1st runners-up Erhan Jajovski
2nd runners-up Kevin Siggy

In the open qualifiers that opened in January 2021, online racers were offered the incredible opportunity to earn a virtual seat on the official grid line-up for one of the 12 esports teams from the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Over 600 of the best pro sims around as well as plenty of talented gamers participated to vie for a spot in the official Formula E esports teams who competed in the Formula E: Accelerate and a chance to compete for a share of the €100,000 prize-pool and some real-world seat-time with laps in a Gen2 Formula E car.[5][6]

Danish sim racer, Frederik Rasmussen crowned as the Formula E: Accelerate Champion ahead of Erhan Jajovski and gets his hands on 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 rest of Formula E field.[9]

Teams and drivers
Team Race drivers
No. Driver name Rounds
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 33
11
11		 Manuel Biancolilla
Kelvin van der Linde
Michi Hoyer[10][11]		 All
1-2, 5-6
3-4
BMW i Andretti Motorsport 28
27		 Kevin Siggy
Petar Brljak		 All
All
DS Techeetah 25
13		 Nikodem Wisniewski
Arthur Lehouck		 All
All
Dragon / Penske Autosport 7
6		 Frederik Rasmussen
Peyo Peev		 All
All
Envision Virgin Racing 37
4		 Graham Carroll
Tímea Bencsik		 All
All
Jaguar Racing 10
20		 Martin Stefanko
Jakub Brzeziński		 All
All
Mahindra Racing 29
94		 Olli Pahkala
Lucas Mueller		 All
All
Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team 17
5		 Jarno Opmeer
Bono Huis		 All
All
NIO 333 FE Team 88
8		 Risto Kappet
Jiayu Zhang		 All
All
Nissan e.dams 23
22		 Marc Gassner
Jan von der Heyde		 All
All
ROKiT Venturi Racing 71
48		 Erhan Jajovski
Lorenz Hörzing[12]		 All
1, 3-6
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 36
99		 Marius Golombeck
Jaroslav Honzík		 All
All
Sources:[13]

Calendar
Round ePrix Circuit Duration Date Broadcast
1 New York City ePrix Brooklyn Street Circuit, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York 25 Minutes 28 January Formula E: Accelerate Round 1 Full Race on YouTube
2 Hong Kong ePrix Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit, Hong Kong 4 February Formula E: Accelerate Round 2 Full Race on YouTube
3 Berlin ePrix Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, Berlin 11 February Formula E: Accelerate Round 3 Full Race on YouTube
4 Diriyah ePrix Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah 11 March Formula E: Accelerate Round 4 Full Race on YouTube
5 Electric Docks[14] Lester Special – Electric Docks[15][16] 18 March Formula E: Accelerate Round 5 Full Race on YouTube
6 Rome ePrix Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, Rome 28 March Formula E: Accelerate Grand Final Full Race on YouTube
Sources:[17]
Note:
Fictional tracks are marked in cyan.

Results

Season summary
Round ePrix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 New York City ePrix Erhan Jajovski Kevin Siggy Erhan Jajovski ROKiT Venturi Racing
2 Hong Kong ePrix Erhan Jajovski Frederik Rasmussen Erhan Jajovski ROKiT Venturi Racing
3 Berlin ePrix Kevin Siggy Olli Pahkala Kevin Siggy BMW i Andretti Motorsport
4 Diriyah ePrix Frederik Rasmussen Marius Golombeck Frederik Rasmussen Dragon / Penske Autosport
5 Electric Docks Frederik Rasmussen Jakub Brzeziński Erhan Jajovski ROKiT Venturi Racing
6 Rome ePrix Frederik Rasmussen Frederik Rasmussen Frederik Rasmussen Dragon / Penske Autosport
Note:
Fictional tracks are marked in cyan.

Championship standings

Scoring system

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 
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
Pos. Driver NYC
 HKG
 BER
 DIR
 LES
 RME‡
 Points
1 Frederik Rasmussen 9 2F 2 1P 3P 1PF 143
2 Erhan Jajovski 1P 1P 4 2 1 4 135
3 Kevin Siggy 3F 3 1P 3 10 13 75
4 Graham Carroll 13 4 20 5 12 2 58
5 Jarno Opmeer 6 14 14 10 5 3 49
6 Nikodem Wisniewski 14 10 8 18 2 6 39
7 Marius Golombeck 5 5 18 6F 15 8 37
8 Martin Stefanko 20 8 5 7 6 9 32
9 Manuel Biancolilla 2 DSQ 7 14 8 11 28
10 Lorenz Hörzing 16 DNS 12 8 4 7 28
11 Jakub Brzeziński 15 11 9 11 9F 5 25
12 Bono Huis 4 15 16 4 DSQ 16 24
13 Petar Brljak 18 7 3 9 13 14 23
14 Risto Kappet 8 6 6 13 22 17 20
15 Marc Gassner 7 16 13 16 11 10 8
16 Jan von der Heyde 10 12 23 22 7 15 7
17 Olli Pahkala 11 9 10F 12 19 12 4
18 Lucas Mueller 12 18 11 19 DSQ 24 0
19 Arthur Lehouck 24 13 Ret 15 21 18 0
20 Peyo Peev 17 19 21 17 14 19 0
21 Tímea Bencsik 23 21 15 23 16 21 0
21 Jaroslav Honzík 21 17 22 24 18 22 0
23 Kelvin van der Linde 19 22 17 20 0
24 Michi Hoyer 17 21 0
25 Jiayu Zhang 22 20 19 20 20 23 0
Pos. Driver NYC
 HKG
 BER
 DIR
 LES
 RME‡
 Points
Sources:[18]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not enter
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Note:

Teams' Championship standings
Pos. Team NYC
 HKG
 BER
 DIR
 LES
 RME‡
 Points
1 ROKiT Venturi Racing 1P 1P 4 2 1 4 203
16 DNS 12 8 4 7
2 Dragon / Penske Autosport 9 2F 2 1P 3P 1PF 167
17 19 21 17 14 19
3 BMW i Andretti Motorsport 3F 3 1P 3 10 13 134
18 7 3 9 13 14
4 Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team 4 14 14 4 5 3 97
6 15 16 10 DSQ 16
5 Envision Virgin Racing 13 4 15 5 12 2 79
23 21 20 23 16 21
6 Jaguar Racing 15 8 5 7 6 5 59
20 11 9 11 9F 9
7 TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 5 5 18 6F 15 8 58
21 17 22 24 18 22
8 DS Techeetah 14 10 8 15 2 6 49
24 13 Ret 18 21 18
9 Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler 2 22 7 14 8 11 34
19 DSQ 17 21 17 20
10 Nissan e.dams 7 12 13 16 7 10 25
10 16 23 22 11 15
11 NIO 333 FE Team 8 6 6 13 20 17 24
22 20 19 20 22 23
12 Mahindra Racing 11 9 10F 12 19 12 13
12 18 11 19 DSQ 24
Pos. Team NYC
 HKG
 BER
 DIR
 LES
 RME‡
 Points
Sources:[18]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenOther points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
PurpleNot classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not enter
Annotation Meaning
P Pole position
F Fastest lap

Note:

  •  – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Rome ePrix, Rome.[19]
  • 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
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