Brendon Leigh
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BritishBrendon Leigh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1999 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Formula One Esports Series career | |
| Years active | 2017–2025 |
| Teams | Mercedes, Ferrari, Sauber |
| Starts | 57 |
| Championships | 2 (2017, 2018) |
| Wins | 10 |
| Podiums | 16 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 | British Formula Ford 1600 |
Brendon Leigh (/liː/ LEE; born 8 July 1999) is a British former esports driver who competed in the Formula One Esports Series from 2017 to 2025. Leigh won two Formula One Sim Racing World Championship titles, which he won in 2017 and 2018, and won 10 races across eight seasons.
Born and raised in Reading, Berkshire, Leigh won the inaugural edition of the series in 2017, and defended his title 2018 with new team Mercedes.[1][2] He was unable to repeat this feat the following year, and after four seasons, moved to the Ferrari for the next two seasons. For the 2023–24 season, he moved to Sauber and retired after his 2025 campaign.
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 Formula One Esports Series. The Englishman won the competition back-to-back in 2017 and 2018.
For the 2019 Formula One 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.
During 2022, he had a much better season. He scored a podium at the Circuit of the Americas and finished 8th in the standings with 49 points (despite missing a race).
For the 2023 season, he signed for Alfa Romeo F1 Team KICK Esports, racing for the R8G E-Sports team.[5]