eSports: Formula 1 launches an Esports Series competition in partnership with Codemasters & Gfinity

Formula One Group, the US holding company of the Formula 1 racing circuit, has launched its eSports competition, the Formula 1 Esports Series, in partnership with Codemasters, the developer of the "F1" video game franchise and Gfinity, the organizer of eSports tournaments, on 21/08/2017.

"The 2017 edition of the F1 eSports Series marks the first year of an annual competition highlighting the long-term investment of Formula 1 into eSports and the world of video games, as well as its ambition to build a greater connection with a wider and especially younger audience," said Formula One Group on 21/08/2017.

The F1 eSports Series 2017 will take place in three stages:
• The qualifying phase, from 04/09/2017, on the F1 2017 game, will determine the 40 fastest drivers qualified for the semi-finals.
• The semi-final, which will determine the 20 fastest drivers qualified for the final on 10/11/2017.
• The final at the Yas Marina circuit, host of the 2011 Formula One Formula One Etihad Airways Grand Prix, which will determine the 2017 F1 eSports Champion on 24 and 25/11/2017.

The F1 eSports…