2022 F1 Esports Pro Championship Gets Underway
14th September 2022The Formula 1 Esports Pro Championship will get its 2022 season underway in the evening, on Wednesday, as Mercedes’ Jarno Opmeer looks to become a three-time world champion.
The Esports championship will kick off on Wednesday, September 14, with the first event taking place at the Bahrain International Circuit.
The championship will provide a great filler for the fans as F1 undergoes a three-week break between the Italian Grand Prix and the Singapore Grand Prix.
The three-week break comes as a result of the Russian Grand Prix being cancelled off the calendar following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, earlier this year.
Qualifying will kick off the F1 action on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30pm (BST) ahead of the race, four hours later, at 7:30pm. Afterwards, the Esports championship will move onto the Italian track of Imola before the virtual action stops at the iconic British circuit: Silverstone, on Thursday and Friday respectively.
Across the board, qualifying will commence for all three events – this week – at 3:30pm (BST) with while all three races will see the lights go out at 7:30pm (BST).
For those wanting to watch the events unfold, fans will be able to watch the qualifying on either F1’s official YouTube channel or Twitch account and Huya. While the races will be available across all three platforms in addition to Facebook.
The winners of the teams championship, this season, will have the opportunity to secure a mouth-watering prize pot containing $750,000.
The 2022 Driver Line-up:
Mercedes-AMG:
- Jarno Opmeer
- Dani Moreno
- Jake Benham
Red Bull Racing:
- Marcel Kiefer
- Frederik Rasmussen
- Liam Parnell
Ferrari:
- David Tonizza
- Brendon Leigh
- Fabrizio Donoso
McLaren:
- Wilson Hughes
- Bardia Boroumand
- Lucas Blakeley
Alpine:
- Luke Smith
- Filip Presnajder
- Patrik Sipos
Alpha Tauri:
- Joni Tormala
- Sebastian Job
- Josh Idowu
Aston Martin:
- John Evans
- Manuel Biancolilla
- Simon Weigang
Alfa Romeo:
- Nicholas Longuet
- Tomasz Poradzisz
- Dani Bereznay
Williams:
- Alvaro Carreton
- Shanaka Clay
- Daniele Haddad
Haas:
- Thomas Ronhaar
- Piotr Stachulec
- Matthjs van Erven
That’s it for the article: 2022 F1 Esports Pro Championship Gets Underway! Who are your early contenders for the championship? Let us know in the comments!
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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.
