WATCH: Formula Pro Series Round 5, Circuit d’Azur

With just two rounds remaining, it’s now time to shift our attention away from the number of race winners, and onto the championship fight with a share of a $50,000 prize pool up for grabs.

The 2022 Formula Pro Series heads to the Circuit d’Azur in the south of France for yet another challenging race – the tight street circuit unlike anything else on the calendar.

The undercard Formula Challenge Series races at this venue last week, and it was home to several racing incidents before R8G Esports’ Risto Kappet won for the second time in a row.

Meanwhile, in the Formula Pro Series, Kappet’s R8G colleague Marcell Csincsik won at Donington Park to build a championship challenge.

There’s only one change to the line-up for the fifth round, with Erhan Jajovski replaced by GT Pro Series race winner Jiri Toman as Csincsik’s teammate.

Burst Esport driver Jernej Simončič continues to head the championship standings, as he has done since the second round in Monza. His lofty position at the top of the standings looked to be cemented in place mid-way through the Donington round until he slipped back towards the end.

He still leads, but by just 10 points ahead of Kevin Siggy, 11 ahead of Dennis Jordan, 12 ahead of both reigning champion Bono Huis and Csincsik and 13 ahead of 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual winner Jeffrey Rietveld.

Today’s (18th July 2022) race is pivotal, as we’ll have our championship contenders whittled down ahead to the deciding finale.

WHAT TIME DOES THE SECOND FORMULA PRO SERIES ROUND START?

Round 5 of the 2022 Formula Pro Series from Circuit d’Azur starts at 7 pm BST / 8 pm CEST / 11 am PT / 2 pm ET.

The presenters for each round will be esteemed sports broadcaster Rachael Downie, GB3 and GB4 commentator Lewis McGlade and John Munro.

Live race coverage is on the Traxion.GG Facebook Page, Twitch and YouTube Channels. It will also be live on Autosport and Motorsport.com’s Facebook pages.

FORMULA PRO SERIES 2022 CALENDAR

• Round 1 – Spa-Francorchamps – 9th May 2022
• Round 2 – Monza – 23rd May 2022
• Round 3 – Daytona Road Course – 6th June 2022
• Round 4 – Donington Park – 4th July 2022
• Round 5 – Circuit d’Azur – 18th July 2022
• Round 6 – Laguna Seca – 1st August 2022

THE ENTRY LIST

There are 12 teams, 24 drivers, entered for each race in the 2022 Formula Pro Series.

• #1 Bono Huis – Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
• #6 Adam Maguire – Wolves GR Esports
• #8 Jiri Toman – R8G Esports
• #10 Michi Hoyer – Burst Esport
• #11 Nuno Pinto – Team Fordzilla
• #12 Ibraheem Khan – BS+Competition
• #13 Alex Siebel – Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports
• #17 Jernej Simončič – Burst Esport
• #19 Jeffrey Rietveld – Team Redline
• #20 Kevin Siggy – Team Redline
• #21 Collin Spork – NetRex Grand Prix
• #22 Ferris Stanley – Rocket Simsport
• #23 Daniel Kiss – Rocket Simsport
• #27 Dennis Jordan – Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports
• #34 Marko Pejic – Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
• #44 Laurent Keersmaekers – NetRex Grand Prix
• #46 Gianmarco Fiduci – Team Fordzilla
• #60 Dawid Mroczek – Bykolles Burst Esport
• #66 Daniel Brewer – Wolves GR Esports
• #88 Marcell Csincsik – R8G Esports
• #93 Damian Skowron – Bykolles Burst Esport
• #96 Muhammed Patel – BS+Competition
• #97 Petar Brljak – Williams Esports

2022 FORMULA PRO SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 4

1. Jernej Simončič – Burst Esport – 116 pts
2. Kevin Siggy – Team Redline – 106 pts
3. Dennis Jordan – Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports – 105 pts
4. Marcell Csincsik – R8G Esports – 104 pts
5. Bono Huis – Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team – 104 pts
6. Jeffrey Rietveld – Team Redline – 103 pts
7. Alex Siebel – Oracle Red Bull Racing Esports – 89 pts
8. Muhammed Patel – BS+ Competition – 77 pts
9. Dawid Mroczek – Bykolles Burst Esport – 61 pts
10. Petar Brljak – Williams Esports – 60 pts

SUCCESS BALLAST ALLOCATION

The following allocated success ballast for Round 5 is based on the current championship standings: Simončič 10kg, Siggy 7kg, Jordan 4kg.