# Formula E: Accelerate

Formula E: Accelerate is a professional esports competition created by Formula E in 2021, following the success of 2020's event, the ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge in support of UNICEF.
The competition is run on the platform rFactor 2 platform, with seat time at home for competitors, with additional venue events for some rounds. The championship grid is made up of esports teams associated with the manufacturers from the real-world ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, with drivers who are selected through early qualification rounds to represent those teams.
The competition is broadcast on various Formula E social and streaming platforms, such as Twitch, Facebook, and YouTube.
The championship offers a €100,000 prize-pool and some real-world seat-time with laps in a Gen2 Formula E car.

## 2021

In the inaugural 2021 season, over 600 professional sim drivers in addition to plenty of talented gamers entered the qualifiers in January 2021, competing for seats in 12 official teams.
Danish sim racer Frederik Rasmussen was crowned as the 2021 Formula E: Accelerate Champion ahead of Erhan Jajovski, taking the €20,000 top prize and a drive in a real Gen2 Formula E car. ROKiT Venturi Racing secured the Teams' Championship Title, finishing 36 points clear of the field.

## 2022

The 2022 season added VIP tickets to the Seoul e-Prix to the prize, this time with six rounds of the qualifying competitions, known as "the Road to the London Final," to reduce the field down to a conventional grid size matching the real-world series. This grid then raced at a final round held at the London e-Prix. The six qualifying rounds were held at the virtual versions of Rome, Monaco, Berlin, Jakarta, Vancouver, and New York. Frederik Rasmussen won driving for Dragon/Penske with Jarno Opmeer second for Mercedes-EQ.

## 2023

For 2023 the prize pool was reduced to €40,000, with two open qualifying rounds taking place remotely at the virtual versions of Berlin and Rome, but on the same weeks as the real-world rounds. The top 88 drivers from open qualification will go forward into Qualifying races at the same circuits. The top 11 from each event will then make up the 22-car grid for the final to be held at the London e-Prix. The championship will use Gen 3 cars.

## Drivers
### 2021

| Team | Race drivers | Race drivers | Race drivers |
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | 33 11 11 | Manuel Biancolilla Kelvin van der Linde Michi Hoyer | All 1–2, 5–6 3–4 |
| BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 28 27 | Kevin Siggy Petar Brljak | All All |
| DS Techeetah | 25 13 | Nikodem Wisniewski Arthur Lehouck | All All |
| Dragon / Penske Autosport | 7 6 | Frederik Rasmussen Peyo Peev | All All |
| Envision Virgin Racing | 37 4 | Graham Carroll Tímea Bencsik | All All |
| Jaguar Racing | 10 20 | Martin Stefanko Jakub Brzeziński | All All |
| Mahindra Racing | 29 94 | Olli Pahkala Lucas Mueller | All All |
| Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | 17 5 | Jarno Opmeer Bono Huis | All All |
| NIO 333 FE Team | 88 8 | Risto Kappet Jiayu Zhang | All All |
| Nissan e.dams | 23 22 | Marc Gassner Jan von der Heyde | All All |
| ROKiT Venturi Racing | 71 48 | Erhan Jajovski Lorenz Hörzing | All 1, 3–6 |
| TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 36 99 | Marius Golombeck Jaroslav Honzík | All All |
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## Calendar

| 2021 Round ePrix Circuit Duration Date Broadcast 1 New York City ePrix Brooklyn Street Circuit, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York 25 Minutes 28 January Formula E: Accelerate Round 1 Full Race on YouTube 2 Hong Kong ePrix Hong Kong Central Harbourfront Circuit, Hong Kong 4 February Formula E: Accelerate Round 2 Full Race on YouTube 3 Berlin ePrix Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, Berlin 11 February Formula E: Accelerate Round 3 Full Race on YouTube 4 Diriyah ePrix Riyadh Street Circuit, Diriyah 11 March Formula E: Accelerate Round 4 Full Race on YouTube 5 Electric Docks Lester Special – Electric Docks 18 March Formula E: Accelerate Round 5 Full Race on YouTube 6 Rome ePrix Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR, Rome 28 March Formula E: Accelerate Grand Final Full Race on YouTube Sources: | Note: Fictional tracks are marked in cyan. |

## Results
### Season summary

| Round | ePrix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | New York City ePrix | Erhan Jajovski | Kevin Siggy | Erhan Jajovski | ROKiT Venturi Racing |
| 2 | Hong Kong ePrix | Erhan Jajovski | Frederik Rasmussen | Erhan Jajovski | ROKiT Venturi Racing |
| 3 | Berlin ePrix | Kevin Siggy | Olli Pahkala | Kevin Siggy | BMW i Andretti Motorsport |
| 4 | Diriyah ePrix | Frederik Rasmussen | Marius Golombeck | Frederik Rasmussen | Dragon / Penske Autosport |
| 5 | Electric Docks | Frederik Rasmussen | Jakub Brzeziński | Erhan Jajovski | ROKiT Venturi Racing |
| 6 | Rome ePrix | Frederik Rasmussen | Frederik Rasmussen | Frederik Rasmussen | Dragon / Penske Autosport |
* Note:
* Fictional tracks are marked in cyan.

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race, three points for pole sitter and one point was given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole | FL |
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 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 drivers'/teams' best result used to decide the standings.

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | NYC | HKG | BER | DIR | LES | RME‡ | Points |
| 1 | Frederik Rasmussen | 9 | 2$^F$ | 2 | 1$^P$ | 3$^P$ | 1$^P$$^F$ | 143 |
| 2 | Erhan Jajovski | 1$^P$ | 1$^P$ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 135 |
| 3 | Kevin Siggy | 3$^F$ | 3 | 1$^P$ | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 |
| 4 | Graham Carroll | 13 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 58 |
| 5 | Jarno Opmeer | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 49 |
| 6 | Nikodem Wisniewski | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Marius Golombeck | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6$^F$ | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | Martin Stefanko | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Manuel Biancolilla | 2 | DSQ | 7 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 10 | Lorenz Hörzing | 16 | DNS | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 11 | Jakub Brzeziński | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9$^F$ | 5 | 25 |
| 12 | Bono Huis | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | DSQ | 16 | 24 |
| 13 | Petar Brljak | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 23 |
| 14 | Risto Kappet | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 20 |
| 15 | Marc Gassner | 7 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Jan von der Heyde | 10 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 7 |
| 17 | Olli Pahkala | 11 | 9 | 10$^F$ | 12 | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| 18 | Lucas Mueller | 12 | 18 | 11 | 19 | DSQ | 24 | 0 |
| 19 | Arthur Lehouck | 24 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 21 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | Peyo Peev | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 0 |
| 21 | Tímea Bencsik | 23 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | Jaroslav Honzík | 21 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | Kelvin van der Linde | 19 | 22 | | | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Michi Hoyer | | | 17 | 21 | | | 0 |
| 25 | Jiayu Zhang | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | NYC | HKG | BER | DIR | LES | RME‡ | Points |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd 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 |
Note:
* ‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Rome ePrix, Rome.

### Teams' Championship standings

| Pos. | Team | NYC | HKG | BER | DIR | LES | RME‡ | Points |
| 1 | ROKiT Venturi Racing | 1$^P$ | 1$^P$ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 203 |
| 1 | ROKiT Venturi Racing | 16 | DNS | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 203 |
| 2 | Dragon / Penske Autosport | 9 | 2$^F$ | 2 | 1$^P$ | 3$^P$ | 1$^P$$^F$ | 167 |
| 2 | Dragon / Penske Autosport | 17 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 167 |
| 3 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 3$^F$ | 3 | 1$^P$ | 3 | 10 | 13 | 134 |
| 3 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 134 |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 97 |
| 4 | Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | DSQ | 16 | 97 |
| 5 | Envision Virgin Racing | 13 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 79 |
| 5 | Envision Virgin Racing | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 79 |
| 6 | Jaguar Racing | 15 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 59 |
| 6 | Jaguar Racing | 20 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9$^F$ | 9 | 59 |
| 7 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6$^F$ | 15 | 8 | 58 |
| 7 | TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team | 21 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 58 |
| 8 | DS Techeetah | 14 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 49 |
| 8 | DS Techeetah | 24 | 13 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 18 | 49 |
| 9 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | 2 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 34 |
| 9 | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | 19 | DSQ | 17 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 34 |
| 10 | Nissan e.dams | 7 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 10 | Nissan e.dams | 10 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 25 |
| 11 | NIO 333 FE Team | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 24 |
| 11 | NIO 333 FE Team | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 12 | Mahindra Racing | 11 | 9 | 10$^F$ | 12 | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| 12 | Mahindra Racing | 12 | 18 | 11 | 19 | DSQ | 24 | 13 |
| Pos. | Team | NYC | HKG | BER | DIR | LES | RME‡ | Points |
| Sources: |||||||||
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd 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 |
Note:
* ‡ – Double points were awarded in the last race at the Rome ePrix, Rome.
* The standings are sorted by best result, rows are not related to the drivers. In case of tie on points, the best positions achieved determined the outcome.