The full driver line-up has been confirmed for Formula 1’s final Virtual Grand Prix tomorrow.
Just five current F1 drivers will participate in the event as several of their rivals are participating in the World Endurance Championship’s virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend.George Russell, who has won the last three races in a row, will seek a fourth on the virtual Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on F1 2019. Previous winner Alexander Albon will join him, along with Valtteri Bottas, Pierre Gasly and Nicholas Latifi.
Six drivers who have previously raced in the series will miss the final round: Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz Jnr, Sergio Perez, Antonio Giovinazzi and Esteban Ocon.
Ex-F1 driver Esteban Gutierrez will return to the series. Formula 2 drivers Callum Ilott, Guannyu Zhou, Juan Manuel Correa and Louis Deletraz will also participate.
Other junior racing drivers on the grid include Ferrari’s Gianluca Petecof, Renault’s Caio Collet and Haas’s Pietro Fittipaldi.
Driver | Team |
---|---|
Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
Esteban Gutierrez | Mercedes |
Callum Ilott | Ferrari |
Gianluca Petecof | Ferrari |
Alexander Albon | Red Bull |
Jon Olsson | Red Bull |
Nicolas Hamilton | McLaren |
Ben Daly | McLaren |
Guanyu Zhou | Renault |
Caio Collet | Renault |
Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
Simon Neil | AlphaTauri |
David Schumacher | Racing Point |
Ted-Jan Bloemen | Racing Point |
Juan Manuel Correa | Alfa Romeo |
Amin Arava | Alfa Romeo |
Pietro Fittipaldi | Haas |
Louis Deletraz | Haas |
George Russell | Williams |
Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
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Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
13th June 2020, 20:09
I couldn’t find any reference to this person. I suspect you mean Aarav Amin.
Steven Robertson (@emu55)
13th June 2020, 22:05
I enjoyed the virtual F1 at the beginning but moved over to watching the PC sim racing instead. The 24 hours of Le Mans on now is a better product than F1 in every possible way.