2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship

2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship
Tournament information
Game	F1 25
Location	Event 1: Birmingham ; Events 2-4: Biggin Hill
Dates	27 March 2026–28 May 2026
Administrator	Codemasters ; EA Sports ; Formula One Management
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The 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship is an esports competition for Formula One which is the ninth season of the Formula One Esports Series and the third to be named as the "Formula One Sim Racing World Championship." It is being held on Formula One's official 2025 game, featuring nine of the eleven teams from the real-life sport, with Audi and Cadillac opting not to participate.^[a] The championship started on 27 March 2026 and ends on 28 May 2026.^[2]

Jarno Opmeer and Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing enter the season as the defending champions, having both won their third titles in the 2025 campaign.

Format

The drivers race in a series of four LAN events that are broadcast live. They earn points for themselves and their teams, following the official F1 points system, plus a bonus point being given for pole position and another for the driver who set the fastest lap in the top 10. These points determine the F1 Sim Racing World Championship Teams’ and Drivers’ World Champions, with a total $750,000 prize fund.

Prize pool

A prize fund of $750,000 is awarded to the teams at the end of the season.^[2] This differs from previous seasons in which a portion of the prize fund was awarded to the drivers ($100,000 in 2025), this year the entire fund is awarded to the teams.

Teams' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Winnings	$127,777	$107,777	$92,777	$82,777	$77,777	$72,777	$67,777	$62,777	$57,777

Coverage

The series is broadcast live on Formula One's official YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook channels, as well as Event 1 being open to the public to watch at DreamHack Birmingham.^[2]

Entries

Team	Race drivers
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Alpine Sim Racing	15	Dani Bereznay	1-4, 6-7, 9-12
	45	Otis Lawrence	All
	51	Josh Idowu	5, 8
Aston Martin Aramco Esports	26	Duncan Hofland	1, 3-4, 6, 8-10, 12
	88	Jan Haladej	2, 5, 7, 11
	93	Rubén Pedreño	All
McLaren F1 Sim Racing	25	Jake Benham	All
	41	Alfie Butcher	All
	42	Wilson Hughes	-
Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Esports	11	Julian Klaffenböck	1-4, 6-7, 9-10
	39	Thomas Ronhaar	All
	74	Tycho Hardy	5, 8, 11-12
TGR Haas F1 Sim Racing	34	Tamás Gál	1-8, 10-12
	36	Joris Croezen	All
	71	Gábor Csontos	9
Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing	13	Sebastian Job	-
	67	Frederik Rasmussen	All
	89	Jarno Opmeer	All
Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing	2	Tom Manley	1-8, 10-11
	51	Joni Törmälä	2, 5, 8-9, 11-12
	95	Ulaş Özyıldırım	1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12
Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports	32	John Evans	1-6
	54	Ismael Fahssi	All
	77	Bari Broumand	7-12
Atlassian Williams F1 Team Gaming	21	Álvaro Carretón	2, 6, 8-9, 11
	40	Nicolas Longuet	All
	62	István Puki	1, 3-5, 7, 10, 12
Source:^[3]

Calendar

The full schedule was announced on 19 March, consisting of twelve races across four separate events.

Round	Circuit	Distance	Date	Event
1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	28 laps	27 March 2026	Event One
2	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	27 laps	28 March 2026
3	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	29 laps	29 March 2026
4	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	25 laps	22 April 2026	Event Two
5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	33 laps	23 April 2026
6	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	26 laps	23 April 2026
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	22 laps	13 May 2026	Event Three
8	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	36 laps	14 May 2026
9	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	28 laps	14 May 2026
10	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	36 laps	27 May 2026	Event Four
11	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	36 laps	28 May 2026
12	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	29 laps	28 May 2026
Source:^[4]^[5]

Calendar changes

Suzuka Circuit and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya replaced the Albert Park Street Circuit and Lusail International Circuit from the 2025 calendar, with Suzuka returning after two seasons away from the calendar, while Barcelona made its first appearance in F1 Sim Racing.

Results

Season summary

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Frederik Rasmussen	Dani Bereznay	Frederik Rasmussen	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
2	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	Frederik Rasmussen	Jarno Opmeer	Otis Lawrence	Alpine Sim Racing
3	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	Ismael Fahssi	Jarno Opmeer	Jarno Opmeer	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
4	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	Otis Lawrence	Alfie Butcher	Jarno Opmeer	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing
5	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	Otis Lawrence	Otis Lawrence	Ismael Fahssi	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports
6	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	Otis Lawrence	Dani Bereznay	Otis Lawrence	Alpine Sim Racing
7	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	Ulaş Özyıldırım	Bari Broumand	Ulaş Özyıldırım	Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing
8	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	Frederik Rasmussen	Jake Benham	Bari Broumand	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports
9	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	Nicolas Longuet	Frederik Rasmussen	Otis Lawrence	Alpine Sim Racing
10	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	Ulaş Özyıldırım	Jarno Opmeer	Ismael Fahssi	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports
11	Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo	Otis Lawrence	Nicolas Longuet	Ismael Fahssi	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports
12	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	Frederik Rasmussen	Thomas Ronhaar	Ismael Fahssi	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports

Season report

Event One (March 27-29)

Event One of the 2026 F1 Sim Racing World Championship went underway in Shanghai, with Fredrick Rasmussen taking the first pole position of this season. The latter then converted pole position for a race win. Soon enough, the digital race in Japan had Rasmussen in pole for two consecutive times, but Alpine's Otis Lawrence took the win.

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race and one point will be given to the driver who sets the fastest lap inside the top ten. One extra point will be awarded to the pole-sitter.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	1	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 driver's/team's best result used to decide the standings.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	CHN	JPN	BHR	SAU	ESP	GBR	BEL	NED	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
1	Otis Lawrence	7	1	8	2^P	16^P	1^P	4	5	1	9	3^P	5	156
2	Ismael Fahssi	6	2	10^P	Ret	1	7	7	8	5	1	1	1	154
3	Jarno Opmeer	4	10^F	1^F	1	6	9	9	10	16	5^F	5	3	114
4	Frederik Rasmussen	1^P	15^P	7	14	3^F	3	3	2^P	8^F	10	6	17^P	113
5	Nicolas Longuet	8	4	2	4	4	18	16	4	3^P	15	10^F	4	100
6	Alfie Butcher	3	7	Ret	10^F	5	6^F	10	6	9	2	7	9	79
7	Ulaş Özyıldırım	2		13	3		4	1^P		10	18^P		15	73
8	Bari Broumand							8^F	1	7	8	2	6	66
9	Rubén Pedreño	16	6	3	12	13	17	13	3	11	3	13	10^F	55
10	Thomas Ronhaar	11	13	4	11	7	2	17	18	6	6	9	13	54
11	Dani Bereznay	10^F	5	12	5		12	5		2	14	12	18	50
12	Jake Benham	12	3	9	16	8	16	15	7^F	15	13	18	2	46
13	Joris Croezen	5	8	5	9	15	8	14	12	12	11	8	7	40
14	Duncan Hofland	9		15	13		11		9	4	4		8	32
15	Tom Manley	13	17	Ret	6	10	13	2	16		17	17		27
16	Álvaro Carretón		Ret				5		11	14		4		22
17	István Puki	Ret		6	15	17		6			7		16	22
18	Josh Idowu					2			17					18
19	Julian Klaffenböck	14	16	11	7		10	18		18	12			7
20	Tamás Gál	17	14	14	8	12	15	11	15		16	15	11	4
21	Joni Törmälä		11			9			13	13		11	12	2
22	Jan Haladej		9			18		12				14		2
23	John Evans	15	12	Ret	Ret	11	14							0
24	Tycho Hardy					14			14			16	14	0
25	Gábor Csontos									17				0
Pos.	Driver	CHN	JPN	BHR	SAU	ESP	GBR	BEL	NED	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
Sources:^[6]

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not enter
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap

Teams' Championship standings

Pos.	Team	CHN	JPN	BHR	SAU	ESP	GBR	BEL	NED	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
1	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing	1^P	10^F	1^F	1	3^F	3	3	2^P	8^F	5^F	5	3	227
1	Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing	4	15^P	7	14	6	9	9	10	16	10	6	17^P	227
2	Alpine Sim Racing	7	1	8	2^P	2	1^P	4	5	1	9	3^P	5	224
2	Alpine Sim Racing	10^F	5	12	5	16^P	12	5	17	2	14	12	18	224
3	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports	6	2	10^P	Ret	1	7	7	1	5	1	1	1	220
3	Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports	15	12	Ret	Ret	11	14	8^F	8	7	8	2	6	220
4	Atlassian Williams F1 Team Gaming	8	4	2	4	4	5	6	4	3^P	7	4	4	144
4	Atlassian Williams F1 Team Gaming	Ret	Ret	6	15	17	18	16	11	14	15	10^F	16	144
5	McLaren F1 Sim Racing	3	3	9	10^F	5	6^F	10	6	9	2	7	2	125
5	McLaren F1 Sim Racing	12	7	Ret	16	8	16	15	7^F	15	13	18	9	125
6	Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing	2	11	13	3	9	4	1^P	13	10	17	11	12	102
6	Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing	13	Ret	Ret	6	10	13	2	16	13	18^P	17	15	102
7	Aston Martin Aramco Esports	9	6	3	12	13	11	12	3	4	3	13	8	89
7	Aston Martin Aramco Esports	16	9	15	13	18	17	13	9	11	4	14	10^F	89
8	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Esports	11	13	4	7	7	2	17	14	6	6	9	13	61
8	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Esports	15	Ret	11	11	14	10	18	18	18	12	16	14	61
9	TGR Haas F1 Sim Racing	5	8	5	8	12	8	11	12	12	11	8	7	44
9	TGR Haas F1 Sim Racing	17	14	14	9	15	15	14	15	17	16	15	11	44
Pos.	Team	CHN	JPN	BHR	SAU	ESP	GBR	BEL	NED	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU	Points
Sources:^[6]

Notes

↑ Audi is the replacement of Sauber for 2026; the F1 25 game did not have proper representation of Audi and Cadillac at the time, as the 2026 season DLC had not been released at the time.^[1]

References

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[5] "F1 launches 2026 Sim Racing World Championship". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 25 March 2026.

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Seasons	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023–24 2025 2026
Teams	Alpine Sim Racing Aston Martin Aramco Esports McLaren F1 Sim Racing Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Esports TGR Haas F1 Sim Racing Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing Racing Bulls F1 Sim Racing Scuderia Ferrari HP Esports Atlassian Williams F1 Team Gaming
Drivers	Jarno Opmeer Brendon Leigh Lucas Blakeley Cem Bölükbaşı