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 |
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