RACE DEBRIEF

    After taking victory on his debut in the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix series, can Charles Leclerc make it two wins from two?

    The Ferrari star triumphed in the last Virtual Grand Prix two weeks ago, and was on the grid again for Sunday afternoon's race, the Chinese Virtual Grand Prix, which you can watch in full in the video above.

    Leclerc was battling against Formula 1 competitors George Russell, Antonio Giovinazzi, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi, as well as Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, as he went for the win around the Shanghai Circuit on Codemasters' brilliant F1 2019 game. See the full driver line-up below.

    There was a qualifying period to set the grid, followed by a 28-lap race, and you can watch all the action as it happened in the video above.

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    Chinese Virtual Grand Prix driver line-up

    Team Driver 1 Driver 2
    Alfa Romeo Antonio Giovinazzi Juan Manuel Correa
    AlphaTauri Ciro Immobile Liam Lawson
    FDA Hublot Esports Team Charles Leclerc Callum Ilott
    Haas Pietro Fittipaldi Louis Deletraz
    McLaren Lando Norris Carlos Sainz
    Mercedes Stoffel Vandoorne Esteban Gutierrez
    Racing Point Anthony Davidson Jimmy Broadbent
    Red Bull Alex Albon Thibaut Cortois
    Renault Guanyu Zhou Ian Poulter
    Williams Nicholas Latifi George Russell