Bottas, Ocon join fellow F1 drivers on Virtual GP grid

Published on 21 May 2020 10:40

By: Fergal Walsh

Two current Formula 1 drivers will their debuts in the F1 Virtual Grand Prix series this weekend around Monaco, with Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Ocon joining the field for the first time this year.

The Virtual GP series has been entertaining fans over the last number of weeks as the 2020 season has been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Charles Leclerc, Alexander Albon, Lando Norris, Antonio Giovinazzi, George Russell and Nicholas Latifi, who are all regulars in the series, will return for this weekend's event.

Bottas, who has seven grand prix wins to his name, will line-up for Mercedes. Ocon will compete for Renault, as he awaits his first race in real life for the French manufacturer.

Also confirmed for the race are football stars Thibaut Courtois and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Luis Fonsi, singer of the 2017 hit song Despacito, will race for Racing Point, while surfer Kai Lenny will partner Alexander Albon at Red Bull.

The race will take place on Sunday, May 24 and will be streamed across Formula 1's social media channels. The streams will go live at 18:00 BST.

The race, which will be 50% the distance of a full 78-lap Monaco Grand Prix, will be preceded by an 18-minute qualifying session that determines the starting grid.

Team	Driver	Driver
Mercedes	Valtteri Bottas	Esteban Gutierrez
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc	Arthur Leclerc
Red Bull	Alexander Albon	Kai Lenny
McLaren	Lando Norris	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Renault	Esteban Ocon	Nico Prost
AlphaTauri	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Luca Salvadori
Racing Point	David Schumacher	Luis Fonsi
Alfa Romeo	Antonio Giovinazzi	Thibaut Courtois
Haas	Louis Deletraz	Pietro Fittipaldi
Williams	George Russell	Nicholas Latifi

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