The 2022 Ferrari Velas Esports Series came to a thrilling conclusion in Italy on October 2nd, as the six regional finalists put on a sensational show in front of the cameras for the final time this year.

At the conclusion of an action-packed day of activity, it would be British driver Jonathan Riley who overcame the odds to become the 2022 Ferrari Velas Esports Series champion, taking victory across the four unique challenges laid out by the organizers, and impressing the judging panel with both his performances and demeanour over the course of the Grand Final activations.

The 2022 season of the Ferrari Velas Esports Series is about to head into a pivotal stage of competition, as the latest edition of the acclaimed virtual motorsport championship charges into the final stretch of intensive competitive activity. Today at 3PM EDT/ 9PM CEST, drivers of the European element of the series will take to virtual recreations of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Circuit of the Americas, Spa-Francorchamps and the Indianapolis Grand Prix circuit to do battle for the opportunity to participate in the next stage of the championship, and with it, the chance to progress to a winner takes all on site Grand Final in Italy.

There were over 30,000 drivers who last year competed along the circuits of the Ferrari Esports Championship; numbers that will exponentially increase thanks to the expansion of the championship, which this year will land in North America for a formula that provides a double tournament and a single final that will elect the strongest driver at the beginning of October in a very special Grand Final in Italy.