CodiesBlogBot 32 Posted October 12, 2018 What a night! The F1® Esports New Balance Pro Series kicked off in style on Wednesday night at the Gfinity Esports Arena with the first live event of the series – and we were treated to a great evening of racing! If you missed all of the action, you can watch it in full here: <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span> The first race was on Albert Park, and our 18 drivers qualified and raced earlier in the day – you can check out the highlights here: You can check out the result here: New for #F1Esports in 2018: the drivers are each representing one of 9 official teams in 10 races spread across 3 live events ? ? And the winner of the first of those 10 races is… 2017 champion @BrendonLeigh72, representing @MercedesAMGF1 ? pic.twitter.com/4xuzgQSQim — Formula 1 (@F1) October 10, 2018 The second and third races, on the Shanghai International Circuit and Baku City Circuit respectively, were broadcast live. Brendon Leigh and Daniel Bereznay brought it home for Mercedes, as they took a commanding 1, 2 at the Shanghai International Circuit – and you can check out the highlights here: And you can check out the top three here: ??? It’s @BrendonLeigh72 who WINS the 2nd #F1Esports race here at the @Gfinity Arena! The provisional results are: ? @BrendonLeigh72 ? @FormulaDani ? @Marcel_J_Kiefer What a race! Come and watch #F1Esports with us ? ?: https://t.co/YEkHirw7nH pic.twitter.com/MUCRGx5Slx — Formula 1® Game (@Formula1game) October 10, 2018 The last race of the night was on Baku City Circuit, and what a race. It all came down to the final straight of the final race, and you do not want to miss this! We’ll let you watch this one for yourself: And you can check out THAT last lap all over again here: It was quite a night in London on Wednesday as the F1 New Balance Esports Pro Series 2018 got under way ? Nine official #F1Esports teams ? Three championship races ? And on the final straight of the final race of the night – THIS ?@Gfinity @newbalance @Formula1game pic.twitter.com/LMGJYBhfFB — Formula 1 (@F1) October 11, 2018 And here are the results from that third race: ??? We have the chequered flag here at the #F1Esports Race 3 around @BakuCityCircuit – what an AMAZING battle for the lead! The provisional results are: ? @G2Frede ? @BrendonLeigh72 ? @FormulaDani pic.twitter.com/8iKToOazcZ — Formula 1® Game (@Formula1game) October 10, 2018 We were treated to some fantastic racing, and after the first live event, here are the current standings: 1 Brendon Leigh 68 2 Daniel Bereznay 41 3 Frederik Rasmussen 39 4 Tino Naukkarinen 18 5 Bono Huis 17 6 Graham Carroll 16 7 Joni Tormala 15 8 Marcel Kiefer 15 9 James Doherty 14 10 Enzo Bonito 12 We can’t wait to do this all over again on October 31st – you can find out more information on live events here. In the meantime, you can check out how the night went with our Twitter Moment: #F1Esports New Balance Pro Series – Live Event 1 View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
