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23.09.2022: 16-year-old driver Luke Smith debuted in round 3 of the F1 Series, finishing 10th place and earning his first point of the series
Collin Spork set the fastest lap in the LMP category of Le Mans Virtual Series 8 Hours of Bahrain with an impressiv
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16-year-old driver Luke Smith debuted in round 3 of the F1 Series, finishing 10th place and earning his first point of the series
Collin Spork set the fastest lap in the LMP category of Le Mans Virtual Series’ 8 Hours of Bahrain with an impressive lap time of 1:42.606
Alpine Esports had an action-packed week as the team participated in both the kick of the F1 Esports Series 2022 and the Le Mans Virtual Series. Over five days, Alpine Esports competed in a total of four races and saw the team lay the foundation for a highly anticipated season.
F1 ESPORTS SERIES
After three nail-biting races in the first event for the F1 Esports Series, Alpine Esports landed in 9th place in the team standings with 5 points. The first event in the F1 Esports Series proved to be a learning experience for the Alpine Esports team.
During the first round in Bahrain, Patrik Sipos saw a strong start before receiving a 5-second penalty for entering the pitlane too quickly. Unfortunately, this blunder put him out of points contention, resulting in finishing him in 18th place. Filip Prešnadjer drove without issue, finishing in 11th place.
The second round took place in Imola. After narrowly avoiding a crash with reigning double world champion Jarno Opmeer, Patrik and Filip qualified in 17th and 13th place, respectively. A mistake from Patrik resulted in a car spin and a broken front wing, as a result, he finished in 18th place, and Filip finished in 15th place.
Round 3, in Great Britain, saw the debut of 16-year-old driver Luke Smith, qualifying in 7th place, with Patrik qualifying in 8th place – both drivers qualified in Q3. After an impressive race, Luke finished in 10th place, earning his first point of the series! Patrik finished in 8th place.
Driver Luke Smith said “I’m pleased with my performance in the qualifiers, reaching Q3 and competing against drivers of this calibre is an incredible experience – I gave everything I had during the race. I lacked rhythm during the race, this is something I will improve for the next event. Overall, I’m satisfied with my performance, my first point for my first race! We are now getting focused on the second event.”
Driver Patrik Sipos added “In general, I think we can get some positivity from this event. We knew that we may have some difficulties, finally, less important than expected. I made some mistakes, I will try to correct that for the next event, Silverstone showed us that we have the potential.”
Alpine Esports Team Principal Richard Arnaud added “As expected, this season of F1 Esports is the most competitive season ever. With a revamped and young squad, we knew we would experience some early mistakes. The positive is that we can play for points in each race with our 3 drivers. We must give the team time to adapt. We know what we must improve on for the drivers and the car setup. We cannot wait for the second event to fight it out and continue to grow and progress together!”
LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES
Le Mans Virtual Series’ 8 Hours of Bahrain race saw an impressive performance from the Alpine Esports team. After heart-wrenching technical issues, Alpine Esports placed 17th in the race, earning 1 point.
Tom Lartilleux began the endurance race in 7th position before Rory Macduff took over and fought for a position at the top. For the final attack, Collin Spork took the wheel however uncontrollable technical issues began to arise. Collin did set the fastest lap in the LMP category with an astonishing lap time of 1:42.606.
Driver Collin Spork said “Of course, I am disappointed with the result, the race started perfectly, and we were going to finish in the top 5. Despite that, we showed that we had a great pace and a lot of potential. We will come back stronger to rise to the top of the leaderboard.”
Alpine Esports Race Director Robin Bondon added “After a good qualifying round and a solid start, we were unfortunately affected by technical problems. It’s a great shame as we were in the battle for fourth place. However, we shall retain the positives, it was the first race with only one month of preparation from the group and were are already competing for top four. We believe in our potential, and we will come back in Monza more motivated than ever for the second race!”
CLASSIFICATIONS
F1 Esports Series 2022
2022 PRO Championship Round 1 – Sakhir
Lucas Blakeley (Mclaren Shadow) 29 laps
Jarno Opmeer (Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Esports) + 0.424
Bari Boroumand (McLaren Shadow) +1.328
Simon Weigang (Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Esports) + 2.769
Daniel Moreno (Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Esports) +3.144
Filip Prešnadjer (Alpine Esports) +13.622
Patrik Sipos (Alpine Esports) +48.264
2022 PRO Championship Round 2 – Imola
Lucas Blakeley (Mclaren Shadow) 32 laps
Marcel Kiefer (Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Esports) + 0.469
Frederik Rasmussen (Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Esports) +1.132
Thomas Ronhaart (Haas F1 Team Esports) +3.216
Daniel Moreno (Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Esports) +4.027
Filip Prešnadjer (Alpine Esports) +19.900
Patrik Sipos (Alpine Esports) +1:08.873
2022 PRO Championship Round 3 – Silverstone
Frederik Rasmussen (Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Esports) 26 laps
Thomas Ronhaar (Haas F1 Team Esports) + 0.673
Lucas Blakeley (Mclaren Shadow) +1.925
Sebastian Job (Scuderia AlphaTauri Esports) +2.446
Jarno Opmeer (Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Esports) +3.960
Patrik Sipos (Alpine Esports) +6.135
Luke Smith (Alpine Esports) +7.022
F1 Esports Series – PRO Championship 2022
Drivers
Lucas Blakely (Mclaren Shadow) – 65 points
Frederik Rasmussen (Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Esports) – 44 points
Thomas Ronhaar (Haas F1 Team Esports) – 30 points
Jarno Opmeer (Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Esports) – 28 points
Bari Boroumand (McLaren Shadow) – 21 points
Patrik Sipos (Alpine Esports) – 4 points
Luke Smith (Alpine Esports) – 1 point
Filip Prešnadjer (Alpine Esports) – 0 point
Constructors
McLaren Shadow – 86 points
Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 Esports – 62 points
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Esports – 48 points
Haas F1 Team Esports – 38 points
Scuderia AlphaTauri Esports – 21 points
Scuderia Ferrari Velas Esports – 18 points
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Esports – 14 points
Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN F1 – 10 points
Alpine Esports – 5 points
Williams Esports – 1 point
Le Mans Virtual Series 2022/2023 Round 1 – Bahrain Race Results
Floyd Vanwall-Burst n°4 269 laps
R8G Esports n°8 269 laps
Team Redline n°1 269 laps
Porsche Coanda n°20 269 laps
Nextview Vanwall-Burst n°444 269 laps
Alpine Esports n°36 262 laps
Le Mans Virtual Series 2022/2023 – Constructors Championship
Floyd Vanwall-Burst n°4 – 38 points
R8G Esports n°8 – 27 points
Team Redline n°1 – 23 points
Porsche Coanda n°20 – 18 points
Nextview Vanwall-Burst n°444 – 15 points
Alpine Esports – 1 point
Orianne Tamburini- photos Alpine
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International Porsche Esports Series starts second qualifying round for 2023
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