F1 Sim Racing
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2026 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship | |
| Sport | Esports |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Owners | Formula One Management, Liberty Media |
| CEO | Stefano Domenicali |
| Countries | Worldwide |
| Most recent champion | (Driver: Wales Otis Lawrence) (Team: Austria Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing) |
| Most titles | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer (3) |
| Official website | www |
F1 Sim Racing is a professional esports programme promoted by Formula 1. The programme was created in 2017 to involve the official Formula 1 video game and its community of players, providing a new avenue for greater engagement with the sport of Formula 1. In 2018, the official Formula 1 teams joined the programme for the first time to set up their own esports teams to compete in the Formula 1 Esports Series championship.[1]
History
[edit ]The first Formula One Esports Series was announced on 21 August 2017.[2] Over 60,000 players attempted to qualify for the LAN finals of the first season, which were watched by viewers from 123 countries. Brendon Leigh won the inaugural championship.[3]
2018 was Formula 1's first full season in esports and was split into 2 stages. In the first stage that opened in April 2018, online racers were offered the incredible opportunity to earn a place on the official esports driver line-up for one of the official F1 teams. Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport, Red Bull Racing, Force India F1 Team, Williams, Renault Sport F1 Team, Haas F1 Team, McLaren, Toro Rosso and Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team all offered positions in their esports driver line ups as part of the series inaugural Pro Draft.[1] Over 66,000 gamers participated to vie for a spot in the official F1 teams' esports team who competed in the F1 New Balance Esports Series and a chance to win a share of the 200,000ドル prize fund. The series drew a record audience of 5.5million across selected TV networks and live streams online. Mercedes took the 2018 Team Championship and Brendon Leigh became two-time Driver Champion.[4]
On 8 April 2019, Formula 1 announced the third instalment of the F1 Esports Series, with an increased prize fund of 500,000ドル.[5] Ferrari joined the series after choosing not to take part the year prior.[6] The series was won by David Tonizza, driving for Ferrari Driver Academy, with Red Bull Racing Esports taking the Constructors' Trophy.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 and 2021 seasons were held remotely online rather than in a LAN setting. Both titles were won by Jarno Opmeer, in 2020 for Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports and in 2021 for Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports. Frederik Rasmussen finished as runner-up in both championships. The championship remained online for the 2022 season when Lucas Blakeley and McLaren Shadow claimed their first titles in the series with Rasmussen again in second.
For the next season, the championship would be renamed to "F1 Sim Racing" and was contested across late 2023 and early 2024, as well as moved back to LAN for the first time since 2019. It was won by Rasmussen, who claimed his maiden title after finishing as runner-up in the four previous seasons. The 2025 championship was won by Jarno Opmeer, becoming the first driver to win three championships and the first time there was a driver's championships were not all won in consecutive seasons. Opmeer and Rasmussen paired up at Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing for the first time to win the teams’ record third Teams’ Championship that year.
Format
[edit ]Until 2022, teams could only sign drivers who had either previously competed in the pro series or qualified for that year's Pro Exhibition.
There were several ways to qualify for the Pro Exhibition. The most common was to finish in the top six of the drivers' standings of any of that years' online Challengers Series, which were shorter championships held separately on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, and could be qualified for by setting one of the highest scores in special challenge scenarios that anyone could attempt. Three drivers per platform also qualified for the Pro Exhibition through the DHL Time Trial, where drivers competed to set the fastest times possible in the in-game Time Trial mode on specific circuits. Other minor methods of qualification included the Women's Wildcard.
However, the 2023 Pro Exhibition never occurred despite the Challengers Series' for that year having taken place, and since then, teams have been able to sign whichever drivers they want. The Challengers Series were canned from 2024 onwards.
Pro Series - All participating teams have three drivers in their line-up which they have to choose two of for each of the twelve 50% races that are broadcast live to the official F1 channels. They earn points for themselves and their teams. These points count towards the championship, after which the winning team and driver will be crowned the F1 Esports Series Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions respectively, with a portion of the prize fund distributed to the teams based on their standings.[5]
Seasons
[edit ]Statistics
[edit ]The statistics for the 2 (times 4) semi finals in 2017 are also included.
All tables are updated up until 2026 Round 12: Abu Dhabi, held at 28 May 2026.
Drivers championships
[edit ]| Driver | Championships | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th place | 5th place | Total top 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 3 (2020, 2021, 2025) | 1 (2026) | 2 (2019, 2023-24) | 1 (2022) | 7 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2 (2017, 2018) | 1 (2019) | 3 | ||
| 3 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 1 (2023-24) | 4 (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
1 (2018) | 1 (2026) | 7 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | 2 | ||
| 5 | United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 1 (2026) | 1 (2025) | 2 | ||
| 6 | Italy David Tonizza | 1 (2019) | 1 | |||
| 7 | Spain Ismael Fahssi | 2 (2025, 2026) | 2 | |||
| 8 | Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 1 (2023-24) | 1 (2022) | 1 (2025) | 3 | |
| 9 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 1 (2018) | 1 (2019) | 1 (2020) | 3 | |
| 10 | Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado | 1 (2017) | 1 | |||
| 11 | Iran Bari Broumand | 2 (2023-24, 2025) | 1 (2022) | 1 (2021) | 4 | |
| 12 | Germany Marcel Kiefer | 1 (2020) | 1 (2018) | 2 | ||
| 13 | Germany Sven Zürner | 1 (2017) | 1 | |||
| 14 | France Nicolas Longuet | 1 (2020) | 1 (2026) | 2 | ||
| 15 | Germany Patrik Holzmann | 1 (2017) | 1 | |||
| 16 | United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 1 (2018) | 1 | |||
| 17 | Spain Dani Moreno | 1 (2021) | 1 | |||
| 18 | Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı | 1 (2017) | 1 | |||
| 19 | United Kingdom Alfie Butcher | 1 (2023-24) | 1 |
Starts
[edit ]In total there were 99 races held: 3 in 2017 (plus 2 semi finals in 4 groups), 10 in 2018 and 12 from 2019 onwards.
This table only contains drivers with more than 25 starts.
| Driver | Seasons | Starts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2017 – 2026 | 97 |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2017 – 2025 | 84 |
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2019 – 2026 | ||
| 4 | Finland Joni Törmälä | 2017 – 2026 | 81 |
| 5 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 2017 – 2026 | 78 |
| 6 | Spain Álvaro Carretón | 2018 – 2026 | 77 |
| 7 | France Nicolas Longuet | 2019 – 2026 | 71 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 2019 – 2025 | 63 |
| 9 | Germany Marcel Kiefer | 2017 – 2022 | 56 |
| 10 | Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado | 2017 – 2018, 2020 – 2025 | 55 |
| Iran Bari Broumand | 2020 – 2026 | ||
| 12 | Germany Simon Weigang | 2019 – 2023-24 | 48 |
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 2022 – 2026 | ||
| 14 | Italy David Tonizza | 2019 – 2022 | 41 |
| Italy Daniele Haddad | 2019 – 2022 | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom Josh Idowu | 2021 – 2026 | 40 |
| 17 | Germany Cedric Thomé | 2017, 2019 – 2021 | 36 |
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 2023-24 – 2026 | ||
| United Kingdom Alfie Butcher | 2023-24 – 2026 | ||
| 20 | Spain Dani Moreno | 2020 – 2023-24 | 34 |
| 21 | United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 2017 – 2020 | 33 |
| 22 | Italy Enzo Bonito | 2018 – 2020 | 32 |
| 23 | Netherlands Bono Huis | 2018 – 2020 | 31 |
| United Kingdom Tom Manley | 2023-24 – 2026 | ||
| 25 | United Kingdom Jake Benham | 2022 – 2026 | 30 |
| 26 | Turkey Ulaş Özyıldırım | 2023-24 – 2026 | 28 |
| 27 | Germany Patrick Holzmann | 2017 – 2019 | 25 |
| Spain Rubén Pedreño | 2023-24 – 2026 |
Wins
[edit ]| Driver | Starts | Wins | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 97 | 17 | 17.53 % |
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 84 | 20.24 % | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh ** | 84 | 10 | 11.90 % |
| 4 | Iran Bari Broumand | 55 | 7 | 12.73 % |
| 5 | Italy David Tonizza | 41 | 6 | 14.63 % |
| United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 63 | 9.52 % | ||
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 48 | 12.50 % | ||
| 8 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 78 | 5 | 6.41 % |
| United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 24 | 20.83 % | ||
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 36 | 13.89 % | ||
| 11 | Germany Marcel Kiefer | 56 | 3 | 5.36 % |
| France Nicolas Longuet | 71 | 4.23 % | ||
| United Kingdom Alfie Butcher | 36 | 8.33 % | ||
| 14 | Netherlands Allert van der Wal ** | 9 | 2 | 22.22 % |
| United Kingdom Sonuç Saltunç ** | 11 | 18.18 % | ||
| Germany Patrik Holzmann ** | 25 | 8.00 % | ||
| 17 | Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı | 18 | 1 | 5.56 % |
| United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 33 | 3.03 % | ||
| Germany Cedric Thomé | 36 | 2.78 % | ||
| Spain Dani Moreno | 34 | 2.94 % |
** Two of their wins were achieved in the 2017 semi finals.
Top 10 most wins in one season
[edit ]| Driver | Season | Races | Wins | Percentage | WDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2018 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 % | 1st |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2017 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 % | 1st |
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2020 | 12 | 33.33 % | 1st | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 33.33 % | 1st | |||
| United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 2022 | 12 | 33.33 % | 1st | ||
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 2026 | 12 | 33.33 % | 2nd | ||
| 7 | Italy David Tonizza | 2019 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 % | 1st |
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2019 | 12 | 25.00 % | 2nd | ||
| 2020 | 12 | 25.00 % | 2nd | |||
| 2021 | 12 | 25.00 % | 2nd | |||
| 2023-24 | 12 | 25.00 % | 1st | |||
| Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 2019 | 12 | 25.00 % | 3rd | ||
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 2023-24 | 12 | 25.00 % | 2nd | ||
| Iran Bari Broumand | 2023-24 | 12 | 25.00 % | 3rd | ||
| 2025 | 12 | 25.00 % | 3rd | |||
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2025 | 12 | 25.00 % | 1st | ||
| United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 2026 | 12 | 25.00 % | 1st |
Pole positions
[edit ]It is unknown who got pole in the 2017 semi finals, therefore were these race entries not included to keep the percentages fair.
| Driver | Entries | Poles | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 95 | 21 | 22.11 % |
| 2 | Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 48 | 12 | 25.00 % |
| 3 | France Nicolas Longuet | 71 | 9 | 12.68 % |
| 4 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 76 | 7 | 9.21 % |
| 5 | Italy David Tonizza | 41 | 6 | 14.63 % |
| Iran Bari Broumand | 55 | 10.91 % | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 82 | 5 | 6.10 % |
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 84 | 5.95 % | ||
| 9 | United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 63 | 4 | 6.35 % |
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 36 | 11.11 % | ||
| United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 24 | 16.67 % | ||
| 12 | Turkey Ulaş Özyıldırım | 28 | 3 | 10.71 % |
| 13 | Spain Álvaro Carretón | 77 | 2 | 2.60 % |
| United Kingdom Josh Idowu | 40 | 5.00 % | ||
| 15 | Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı | 16 | 1 | 6.25 % |
| Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado | 53 | 1.89 % | ||
| United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 31 | 3.23 % | ||
| Italy Enzo Bonito | 32 | 3.13 % | ||
| Finland Tino Naukkarinen | 19 | 5.26 % |
Top 10 most pole positions in one season
[edit ]| Driver | Season | Races | Poles | Percentage | WDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2020 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 % | 2nd |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2018 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 % | 1st |
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2022 | 12 | 33.33 % | 2nd | ||
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 2022 | 12 | 33.33 % | 3rd | ||
| 2023-24 | 12 | 33.33 % | 2nd | |||
| 2025 | 12 | 33.33 % | 4th | |||
| United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 2026 | 12 | 33.33 % | 1st | ||
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2026 | 12 | 33.33 % | 4th | ||
| 9 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 2018 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 % | 2nd |
| 2019 | 12 | 25.00 % | 3rd | |||
| Italy David Tonizza | 2019 | 12 | 25.00 % | 1st | ||
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2019 | 12 | 25.00 % | 2nd | ||
| France Nicolas Longuet | 2021 | 12 | 25.00 % | 8th | ||
| Iran Bari Broumand | 2023-24 | 12 | 25.00 % | 3rd | ||
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 2025 | 12 | 25.00 % | 2nd |
Fastest laps
[edit ]There were no fastest laps awarded in 2017 and in the last four races in 2018. These race starts were not included to keep the percentages fair.
| Driver | Starts | Fastest laps | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 84 | 9 | 10.71 % |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 75 | 7 | 9.33 % |
| Finland Joni Törmälä | 72 | 9.72 % | ||
| 4 | Germany Patrick Holzmann | 16 | 5 | 31.25 % |
| France Nicolas Longuet | 71 | 7.04 % | ||
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 90 | 5.56 % | ||
| 7 | Slovakia Filip Prešnajder | 20 | 3 | 15.00 % |
| Spain Álvaro Carretón | 73 | 4.11 % | ||
| United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 63 | 4.76 % | ||
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 48 | 6.25 % | ||
| United Kingdom Alfie Butcher | 36 | 13.89 % | ||
| 12 | Finland Tino Naukkarinen | 15 | 2 | 13.33 % |
| United Kingdom James Baldwin | 11 | 18.18 % | ||
| Italy Daniele Haddad | 41 | 4.88 % | ||
| Poland Tomasz Poradzisz | 4 | 50.00 % | ||
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 36 | 5.56 % | ||
| United Kingdom Tom Manley | 31 | 6.45 % | ||
| Iran Bari Broumand | 55 | 3.64 % | ||
| United Kingdom Jake Benham | 30 | 6.67 % | ||
| Spain Rubén Pedreño | 25 | 8.00 % | ||
| Hungary Dani Bereznay | 72 | 2.78 % | ||
| 22 | Italy Enzo Bonito | 28 | 1 | 3.57 % |
| Czech Republic Martin Stefanko | 7 | 14.29 % | ||
| Germany Jan Fehler | 11 | 9.09 % | ||
| Italy Amos Laurito | 9 | 11.11 % | ||
| United Kingdom Isaac Price | 4 | 25.00 % | ||
| Italy David Tonizza | 41 | 2.44 % | ||
| Germany Cedric Thomé | 31 | 3.23 % | ||
| Germany Simon Weigang | 48 | 2.08 % | ||
| United Kingdom Sebastian Job | 19 | 5.26 % | ||
| Spain Dani Moreno | 34 | 2.94 % | ||
| Germany Marcel Kiefer | 50 | 2.00 % | ||
| Netherlands Matthijs van Erven | 17 | 5.88 % | ||
| Poland Piotr Stachulec | 7 | 14.29 % | ||
| Hungary Patrik Sipos | 21 | 4.76 % | ||
| United Kingdom Jed Norgrove | 9 | 11.11 % | ||
| Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado | 47 | 2.13 % | ||
| Hungary István Puki | 15 | 6.67 % |
Top 10 most fastest laps in one season
[edit ]| Driver | Season | Races | Fastest laps | Percentage | WDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany Patrick Holzmann | 2019 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 % | 14th |
| 2 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2023-24 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 % | 4th |
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 % | 3rd | ||
| 4 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2018 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 % | 1st |
| 2022 | 12 | 16.67 % | 8th | |||
| Finland Tino Naukkarinen | 2019 | 12 | 16.67 % | 11th | ||
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2019 | 12 | 16.67 % | 2nd | ||
| United Kingdom James Baldwin | 2020 | 12 | 16.67 % | 17th | ||
| France Nicolas Longuet | 2020 | 12 | 16.67 % | 4th | ||
| Finland Joni Törmälä | 2020 | 12 | 16.67 % | 10th | ||
| 2021 | 12 | 16.67 % | 11th | |||
| Slovakia Filip Prešnajder | 2022 | 12 | 16.67 % | 21st | ||
| Poland Tomasz Poradzisz | 2022 | 12 | 16.67 % | 25th | ||
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2025 | 12 | 16.67 % | 1st | ||
| United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 2025 | 12 | 16.67 % | 15th | ||
| United Kingdom Tom Manley | 2025 | 12 | 16.67 % | 12th | ||
| Hungary Dani Bereznay | 2026 | 12 | 16.67 % | 11th |
Podiums
[edit ]| Driver | Starts | Podiums | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen ** | 97 | 51 | 52.58 % |
| 2 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 84 | 35 | 41.67 % |
| 3 | Iran Bari Broumand | 55 | 22 | 40.00 % |
| 4 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 78 | 20 | 25.64 % |
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 48 | 41.67 % | ||
| 6 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh ** | 84 | 18 | 21.43 % |
| 7 | Germany Marcel Kiefer * | 56 | 16 | 28.57 % |
| France Nicolas Longuet | 71 | 22.54 % | ||
| 9 | United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 63 | 13 | 20.63 % |
| 10 | Italy David Tonizza | 41 | 11 | 26.83 % |
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 36 | 30.56 % | ||
| 12 | United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 24 | 8 | 33.33 % |
| 13 | United Kingdom Alfie Butcher | 36 | 7 | 19.44 % |
| 14 | Germany Patrick Holzmann ** | 25 | 5 | 20.00 % |
| Finland Joni Törmälä * | 81 | 6.17 % | ||
| 16 | Germany Sven Zürner ** | 12 | 4 | 33.33 % |
| Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado | 55 | 7.27 % | ||
| United Kingdom Josh Idowu | 40 | 10.00 % | ||
| United Kingdom Jake Benham | 30 | 13.33 % | ||
| 20 | Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı ** | 18 | 3 | 16.67 % |
| Netherlands Allert van der Wal ** | 9 | 33.33 % | ||
| Germany Cedric Thomé ** | 36 | 8.33 % | ||
| Spain Álvaro Carretón | 77 | 3.90 % | ||
| Spain Dani Moreno | 34 | 8.82 % | ||
| Hungary István Puki | 15 | 20.00 % | ||
| Spain Rubén Pedreño | 25 | 12.00 % | ||
| 27 | United Kingdom Sonuç Saltunç ** | 11 | 2 | 18.18 % |
| Italy Nicolò Fioroni ** | 5 | 40.00 % | ||
| United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 33 | 6.06 % | ||
| Finland Tino Naukkarinen | 19 | 10.53 % | ||
| United Kingdom Tom Manley | 31 | 6.45 % | ||
| 32 | Poland Patryk Krutyj * | 15 | 1 | 6.67 % |
| Venezuela Gianfranco Giglioli * | 5 | 20.00 % | ||
| Brazil Igor Fraga * | 5 | 20.00 % | ||
| Italy Tiziano Brioni * | 5 | 20.00 % | ||
| Netherlands Bono Huis | 31 | 3.23 % | ||
| Italy Enzo Bonito | 32 | 3.13 % | ||
| Italy Daniele Haddad | 41 | 2.44 % | ||
| United Kingdom Sebastian Job | 19 | 5.26 % |
* One of their podiums was achieved in the 2017 semi finals.
** Two of their podiums were achieved in the 2017 semi finals.
Top 10 most podiums in one season
[edit ]| Driver | Season | Races | Podiums | Percentage | WDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2021 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 % | 2nd |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2018 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 % | 1st |
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2020 | 12 | 66.66 % | 1st | ||
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2022 | 12 | 66.66 % | 2nd | ||
| 5 | Italy David Tonizza | 2019 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 % | 1st |
| Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2019 | 12 | 58.33 % | 2nd | ||
| Germany Marcel Kiefer | 2020 | 12 | 58.33 % | 3rd | ||
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2021 | 12 | 58.33 % | 1st | ||
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 2022 | 12 | 58.33 % | 3rd | ||
| 2023-24 | 12 | 58.33 % | 2nd |
Points
[edit ]The points system is the same as in real F1, including the fastest lap point accompanied with a points finish from 2019 onwards. There were two races with exceptions:
- For the last race in 2017, there was a different point system where every finisher was awarded points (45-38-34-29-etc.)
- For the last race in 2018, double points were awarded.
This table only contains drivers with 100 points or more.
| Driver | Starts | Points | Average | Point finishes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 97 | 1275 | 13.14 | 87 | 89.69 % |
| 2 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 84 | 1026 | 12.21 | 76 | 90.48 % |
| 3 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 84 | 640 | 7.62 | 51 | 60.71 % |
| 4 | Iran Bari Broumand | 55 | 597 | 10.85 | 44 | 80.00 % |
| 5 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 78 | 591 | 7.58 | 48 | 61.54 % |
| 6 | France Nicolas Longuet | 71 | 589 | 8.30 | 54 | 76.06 % |
| 7 | Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 48 | 513 | 10.67 | 37 | 77.08 % |
| 8 | United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 63 | 461 | 7.32 | 39 | 61.90 % |
| 9 | Germany Marcel Kiefer | 56 | 404 | 7.21 | 40 | 71.43 % |
| 10 | Italy David Tonizza | 41 | 362 | 8.83 | 31 | 75.61 % |
| 11 | Spain Ismael Fahssi | 36 | 342 | 9.50 | 27 | 75.00 % |
| 12 | United Kingdom Alfie Butcher | 36 | 278 | 7.72 | 28 | 77.78 % |
| 13 | United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 24 | 264 | 11.00 | 22 | 9.67 % |
| 14 | Finland Joni Törmälä | 81 | 253 | 3.12 | 36 | 44.44 % |
| 15 | Spain Álvaro Carretón | 77 | 241 | 3.13 | 35 | 45.45 % |
| 16 | Spain Dani Moreno | 34 | 202 | 5.94 | 24 | 70.59 % |
| 17 | Chile Fabrizio Donoso Delgado | 55 | 190 | 3.45 | 22 | 40.00 % |
| 18 | Germany Patrick Holzmann | 25 | 176 | 7.04 | 15 | 60.00 % |
| 19 | United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 33 | 161 | 4.88 | 19 | 57.58 % |
| 20 | Netherlands Bono Huis | 31 | 144 | 4.65 | 22 | 70.97 % |
| 21 | United Kingdom Jake Benham | 30 | 143 | 4.77 | 15 | 50.00 % |
| 22 | United Kingdom Josh Idowu | 40 | 139 | 3.48 | 18 | 45.00 % |
| 23 | Germany Sven Zürner | 12 | 108 | 9.00 | 6 | 50.00 % |
| 24 | Netherlands Allert van der Wal | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 6 | 66.67 % |
| 25 | Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı | 18 | 104 | 5.78 | 8 | 44.44 % |
| Italy Enzo Bonito | 32 | 3.25 | 13 | 40.63 % | ||
| 26 | United Kingdom Tom Manley | 31 | 103 | 3.32 | 13 | 41.94 % |
Top 10 most points in one season
[edit ]| Driver | Season | Races | Points | Average | Point finishes | Percentage | WDC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 2018 † | 10 | 216 | 21.60 | 10 | 100 % | 1st |
| 2 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2020 | 12 | 196 | 16.33 | 12 | 100 % | 1st |
| 3 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 2021 | 12 | 195 | 16.25 | 12 | 100 % | 1st |
| 4 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2021 | 12 | 187 | 15.58 | 11 | 91.67 % | 2nd |
| 5 | Italy David Tonizza | 2019 | 12 | 184 | 15.33 | 12 | 100 % | 1st |
| 6 | United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 2022 | 12 | 181 | 15.08 | 12 | 100 % | 1st |
| 7 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2020 | 12 | 174 | 14.50 | 11 | 91.67 % | 2nd |
| 8 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2022 | 12 | 173 | 14.42 | 11 | 91.67 % | 2nd |
| 9 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2023-24 | 12 | 172 | 14.33 | 12 | 100 % | 1st |
| 10 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 2019 | 12 | 171 | 14.25 | 10 | 83.33 % | 2nd |
† Double points awarded in the last race.
Notes: Other drivers with a 100 % point finishes season (besides in 2017 where 3 out of 5 races everyone had guaranteed points) are:
- Marcel Kiefer in 2020
- Lucas Blakely in 2021
Doubles (pole to win)
[edit ]| Driver | Poles | Doubles | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen | 21 | 9 | 42.86 % |
| 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh | 5 | 5 | 100 % |
| 3 | Iran Bari Broumand | 6 | 4 | 66.67 % |
| 4 | Hungary Dániel Bereznay | 7 | 3 | 42.86 % |
| United Kingdom Lucas Blakeley | 4 | 75.00 % | ||
| 6 | Italy David Tonizza | 6 | 2 | 33.33 % |
| Netherlands Jarno Opmeer | 5 | 40.00 % | ||
| Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar | 12 | 16.67 % | ||
| 9 | Turkey Cem Bölükbaşı | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
| United Kingdom Salih Saltunç | 1 | 100 % | ||
| France Nicolas Longuet | 9 | 11.11 % | ||
| Spain Ismael Fahssi | 4 | 25.00 % | ||
| United Kingdom Otis Lawrence | 25.00 % | |||
| Turkey Ulaş Özyıldırım | 3 | 33.33 % |
Notes: There were 2 hattricks recorded:
- Brendon Leigh at the 2018 Great Britain Grand Prix
- Jarno Opmeer at the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix
Other driver records
[edit ]| Description | Record | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Champion with most races left | 2 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh (2018 after round 8 of 10) |
| Most consecutive wins | 3 | United Kingdom Brendon Leigh (2017 British Grand Prix – 2017 Canadian Grand Prix)** United Kingdom Brendon Leigh (2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – 2018 Chinese Grand Prix) Spain Ismael Fahssi (2026 Mexico City Grand Prix – 2026 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix) |
| Most wins with fastest lap | 3 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer |
| Most starts without a win | 81 | Finland Joni Törmälä |
| Most consecutive pole positions | 3 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen (2022 British Grand Prix – 2022 Belgian Grand Prix)
Wales Otis Lawrence (2026 Saudi-Arabia Grand Prix – 2026 British Grand Prix) |
| Most entries without a pole position | 79 | Finland Joni Törmälä |
| Most consecutive fastest laps | 2 | Germany Patrik Holzmann (2019 Chinese Grand Prix – 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix) Finland Tino Naukkarinen (2019 British Grand Prix – 2019 German Grand Prix) United Kingdom James Baldwin (2020 British Grand Prix – 2020 Belgian Grand Prix) Finland Joni Törmälä (2020 Brazilian Grand Prix – 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix) Slovakia Filip Prešnajder (2022 Austrian Grand Prix – 2022 Belgian Grand Prix) Netherlands Jarno Opmeer (2023-24 British Grand Prix – 2023-24 Belgian Grand Prix) Netherlands Jarno Opmeer (2026 Japanese Grand Prix – 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix) |
| Most starts without a fastest lap | 40 | United Kingdom Josh Idowu |
| Most consecutive podiums | 7 | Denmark Frederik Rasmussen (2021 Belgian Grand Prix – 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix) |
| Most starts without a podium | 48 | Germany Simon Weigang |
| Most consecutive points finishes | 25 | Netherlands Jarno Opmeer (2020 Bahrain Grand Prix – 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix) |
| Most starts without a point | 20 | United Kingdom John Evans |
| Fewest career points | -3 | Netherlands Tycho Hardy |
| Most retirements | 5 | United Kingdom Tom Manley |
| Most disqualifications | 1 | Turkey Ulaş Özyıldırım Netherlands Tycho Hardy |
| Most penalty points | 23 | Netherlands Thomas Ronhaar |
All statistics are correct as of the end of the 2026 season.
Notes
[edit ]- ^ a b The 2020 and 2021 championships were held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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