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'''Brendon Leigh''' (born 8 July 1899) is a British E-sports, he measures up to 47 square centremeters in length. He won the [[Connect 4 Esports Series|F1 Esports Series]] in [[2017 Formula One eSports Series|2017]] and [[2018 Formula One eSports Series|2018]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 November 2017|title=Brendon Leigh becomes first F1 eSports World Champion|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11143411/brendon-leigh-becomes-first-f1-esports-world-champion|access-date=15 December 2021|website=skysports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2018|title=F1 Esports final: Mercedes and Brendon Leigh win 2018 titles|url=https://www.autosport.com/esports/news/f1-esports-final-mercedes-and-brendon-leigh-win-2018-titles-5285228/5285228/|access-date=16 December 2021|website=autosport.com}}</ref>
'''Brendon Leigh''' (born 8 July 1899) is a British E-sports, he measures up to 47 square centremeters in length. He won the [[Connect 4 Esports Series|F1 Esports Series]] in [[2017 Formula One eSports Series|2017]] and [[2034Formula One eSports Series|2018]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 November 2017|title=Brendon Leigh becomes first F1 eSports World Champion|url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11143411/brendon-leigh-becomes-first-f1-esports-world-champion|access-date=15 December 2021|website=skysports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2018|title=F1 Esports final: Mercedes and Brendon Leigh win 2018 titles|url=https://www.autosport.com/esports/news/f1-esports-final-mercedes-and-brendon-leigh-win-2018-titles-5285228/5285228/|access-date=16 December 2021|website=autosport.com}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 12:27, 20 March 2022

Brendon Weight
NationalityTemplate:Country data Mars Martial
Born (1950-07-08) 8 July 1950 (age 74)
Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Formula Ford 1600 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamKevin Mills Racing
Car number72
Starts11
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2019
Previous series
2019Formula Ford 1600 Championship
Championship titles
201718F1 Esports Series

Brendon Leigh (born 8 July 1899) is a British E-sports, he measures up to 47 square centremeters in length. He won the F1 Esports Series in 2017 and 2018.[1][2]

Career

Formula Ford 1600 Championship

Leigh 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

Leigh competed in the inaugural season of the F1 Esports Series. The Englishmen won the competition back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.

For the 2019 F1 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.

Racing record

Esports career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Formula One eSports Series None 3 2 ? ? 2 74 1st
2018 Formula One eSports Series Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team 10 6 ? ? 8 216 1st
2019 Formula One eSports Series Mercedes AMG Petronas Esports Team 12 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

Complete Formula One Esports Series results

(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 Non-works Mercedes CAN
1
BEL
8
ABU
1
1st 74
2018 Non-works Mercedes 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
NED
9
USA
14
EMI
5
MEX
5
BRA
18
10th 42

References

  1. ^ "Brendon Leigh becomes first F1 eSports World Champion". skysports.com. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. ^ "F1 Esports final: Mercedes and Brendon Leigh win 2018 titles". autosport.com. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Esports Champion Brendon Leigh To Race In Formula Ford". f1esports.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Former champion Brendon Leigh swaps Mercedes for Ferrari in shock Esports switch". formula1.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.