Formula E Race at Home Challenge

ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge
2020
Tournament information
SportFormula E
Dates18 April 2020–7 June 2020
AdministratorFormula E
Tournament
format(s)
Classes:
  • Driver Grid
  • Challenge Grid

Pre-qualifying:[1]

  • Challenge Grid only[2]
  • Monday–Thursday before the event
  • 18 drivers can pre-qualify for the event
  • Guest drivers complete the grid
  • The top 24 players in the standings will be invited to the Grand Final[3]

Qualifying:[1]

  • One-shot qualifying in groups

Race:[1]

  • Damage level set at 80%
  • Elimination "Race Royale"
  • The final twelve then sprints to the finish[4][N 1]
Host(s)rFactor 2
Final positions
ChampionsDriver Grid:
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
Challenge Grid:
Slovenia Kevin Siggy

The Formula E Race at Home Challenge (formally the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF) was a series of esports events held as a temporary replacement of the suspended 2019–20 Formula E season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was run on the platform of rFactor 2.[1] The virtual tournament was broadcast on various Formula E social channels along with selected television partners.[5]

British racing driver Charlie Martin was announced as the first guest participant in the Race at Home Challenge, and will occupy a permanent guest role for the entirety of the series. As such, she became the first transgender driver to be affiliated with FIA Formula E and joined a host of other female drivers who had either competed in the series or who had participated in test events.

Daniel Abt had all his points taken away after the Berlin race as he was found to have used professional gamer, Lorenz Hörzing in his place. Abt additionally paid £8,900 (10,000 Euros) to charity.[6] Hörzing was banned from the Challenge grid outright.[7] Abt was later suspended and released by Audi.[8]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Introducing the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge". FIA Formula E. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Are you fast enough to take on the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge?". FIA Formula E. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge". Studio-397. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ @FIAFormulaE (24 April 2020). "The ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of @UNICEF returns tomorrow!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Smith, Sam (15 April 2020). "Formula E online series launched with elimination race format". The Race. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Formula E driver Daniel Abt uses professional gamer to compete for him in esports race". BBC Sport. 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Abt disqualified, fined for imposter plot in virtual Formula e race". 24 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Abt dropped by Audi over simracing scandal". 26 May 2020.


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