More than 494,000 people attempted to qualify for the 2021 F1 Esports Series, making this the biggest-ever participation for an F1 Esports Series qualification – with the inaugural Women’s wildcard, China Championship, Esports Series Challengers and DHL Time Trial giving drivers a chance to make it to the Pro Exhibition.
This year’s achievement of having had 494,000 drivers attempt to qualify for the 2021 F1 Esports Series represents an increase of 108% from 2020.
The Pro Exhibition, hosted by F1 Esports regulars Tom Deacon, Matt Gallagher and Nic Hamilton, will feature exclusive interviews from Romain Grosjean, F2 driver Guanyu Zhou and W Series driver Jessica Hawkins, and will be broadcast from the Gfinity Arena in London at 19.00 BST on Thursday, 27th of May, on the official Formula 1 YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Huya (China) channels.
The 2021 F1 Esports season officially kicks off with the Pro Exhibition which sees the 30 drivers who progressed from the four qualification routes showcase their talents in a series of in-game challenges, and test their abilities to be potentially drafted by one of the 10 official F1 Esports teams.
