Brendon Leigh (born 8 July 1999) is a British E-sports driver. He won the F1 Esports Series in 2017 and 2018.[1][2]
| Brendon Leigh | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 8 July 1999 Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Formula One Esports Series career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | Sauber |
| Car number | 72 |
| Starts | 57 |
| Championships | 2 (2017, 2018) |
| Wins | 8 |
| Podiums | 15 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Finished last season | 10th (42 pts) |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 | Formula Ford 1600 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2017–18 | Formula One Esports Series |
Career
editFormula Ford 1600 Championship
editLeigh drove in the 2019 BRSCC Formula Ford 1600 Championship, fulfilling a part-time role at Kevin Mills Racing. He competed in 11 races, and finished 13th in the championship.[3]
Esports
editLeigh competed in the inaugural season of the Formula One Esports Series. The Englishman won the competition back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.
For the 2019 Formula One Esports Series he competed with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team. He finished the season in fifth with zero wins and two podiums, his best result being 2nd. The following year was much of the same thing, recording two podiums but again struggling to achieve a race win.
On 18th January 2021, Leigh announced that he had signed with the Ferrari Esports Team.[4] Leigh endured his worst season to date, scoring no wins and no podiums, slumping to 10th in the drivers standings.
During 2022, he had a much better season. He scored a podium at the Circuit of the Americas and finished 8th in the standings with 49 points (despite missing a race).
For the 2023 season, he signed for Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports, racing for the R8G E-Sports team.[5]
Racing record
editEsports career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Formula One Esports Series | None | 5 | 4 | N/A | N/A | 4 | 74 | 1st |
| 2018 | Formula One Esports Series | Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 216 | 1st |
| 2019 | Formula One Esports Series | Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 5th |
| 2020 | Formula One Esports Series | Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 6th |
| 2021 | Formula One Esports Series | FDA Esports Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 10th |
| 2022 | Formula One Esports Series | FDA Esports Team | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 8th |
| 2023–24 | Formula One Sim Racing World Championship | KICK F1 Sim Racing Team | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 10th |
Complete Formula One Esports Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | N/A | GBR 1 |
BRA 1 |
CAN 1 |
BEL 8 |
ABU 1 |
1st | 74 | |||||||
| 2018 | Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team | AUS 1 |
CHN 1 |
AZE 2 |
FRA 1 |
GBR 1 |
BEL 5 |
GER 2 |
SIN 1 |
USA 1 |
ABU 5 |
1st | 216 | ||
| 2019 | Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team | BHR 5 |
CHN 11 |
AZE 4 |
CAN 2 |
AUT 14 |
GBR 6 |
GER 17 |
BEL 11 |
ITA 6 |
JPN 7 |
USA 3 |
BRA 11 |
5th | 77 |
| 2020 | Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team | BHR 7 |
VIE 4 |
CHN 17 |
NED 6 |
CAN 17 |
AUT 13 |
GBR 10 |
BEL 4 |
ITA 3 |
JPN 15 |
MEX 2 |
BRA 4 |
6th | 84 |
| 2021 | FDA Hublot Esports Team | BHR 12 |
CHN 6 |
AUT 8 |
GBR 6 |
ITA 19 |
BEL 18 |
POR 17 |
NLD 9 |
USA 14 |
EMI 5 |
MEX 5 |
BRA 18 |
10th | 42 |
| 2022 | FDA Esports Team | BHR 7 |
EMI 19 |
GBR 7 |
RBR 11 |
BEL | NLD 6 |
ITA 15 |
MEX 9 |
USA 3 |
JPN 6 |
BRA 17 |
ABU 8 |
8th | 49 |
| 2023–24 | KICK F1 Sim Racing Team | BHR 12 |
SAU 16 |
RBR 12 |
GBR 5 |
BEL 7 |
NLD 10 |
USA 3 |
MEX Ret |
BRA 7 |
LVG 7 |
QAT 16 |
ABU 9 |
10th | 47 |
References
edit- ^ "Brendon Leigh becomes first F1 eSports World Champion". skysports.com. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "F1 Esports final: Mercedes and Brendon Leigh win 2018 titles". autosport.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Esports Champion Brendon Leigh To Race In Formula Ford". f1esports.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Former champion Brendon Leigh swaps Mercedes for Ferrari in shock Esports switch". formula1.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "R8G eSports – R8G eSports Sim Racing Team". Retrieved 30 March 2023.
External links
edit- Brendon Leigh career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website