Obsolete F1 games

Below is a record of previous Fantasy F1 game reviews on FISO. Click here for our up to date list.

Dreamrace Fantasy F1 ask you to pick a team of 6 drivers (3 from 2 groups) and 3 constructors. The prize for the team that comes first is a framed picture of Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari and for the team that comes last a framed picture of Heidfeld driving a Sauber! There is a maximum 3 drivers and 3 constructors transfers during the season and they must be completed by noon on the Wednesday before each race. Points are allocated for qualifying positions, finishing positions, improvement position (from qualifying to finishing), correct podium position, number of cars to complete a lap and a joker circuit (double points). Entries are FREE for the 2003 season and there is a maximum of 3 teams allowed per person. No competition was held in 2002 but the 2001 Fantasy F1 season was won by Jackies Jags! Updated review 24 February 2003.

Dreamracers.com is well established in Fantasy Motor Sports and, as well as F1, they offer Rally & Touring Car leagues too. In addition to their own leagues, Dreamracers provide leagues for other sites, and you can even set up your own free league to challenge your friends, family and workmates. Dreamracers usually offer a prize fund valued at over £1,000, including a PC, F1 Merchandise, Videos and more. It is FREE to enter and you can join at any time during the season. Choose 3 drivers, 1 chassis, 1 engine supplier and 1 tyre supplier using a £75m budget. The site also features a forum, and access to all the latest F1 news and information. Updated review 24 February 2003.

Dream Shares is a fantasy F1 stock exchange game. Player can trade shares in the F1 drivers and teams and all the features you'd expect from a financial site are there, including comprehensive tables and graphs. Prize money is on offer.

At £4 to play, this is a prediction based fantasy Formula 1 site with motor related prizes. Extra Pole Position lap time competition.

F1Comp is a predictions based F1 competition which has been running since 1999 on the web. The competition has 3 elements a) pre-season prediction for 11 pairs of drivers b) try and pick the top 6 for each race and c) bonus choice.

Entries cost £5 and you can win over £600. You pick 2 Drivers, 1 Chassis, 1 Engine and 1 set of Tyres from a budget of £60m. Points can be won and lost throughout the season. Reviewed 30 June 2003

The F1FS fantasy F1 competition is free to enter, real life performance league that is spread over the whole f1 season. Prizes are available for the winners (2001 winners receive VIP tickets to the 2002 Silverstone GP). 2002 season signup taking place already (i.e. register now and you will be reminded by email to complete your entry when the season starts for real) and F1FS are hoping for 3,000 entrants. Reviewed 8 October 2001.

Here's a twist on the fantasy F1 race scene - pick the worst drivers rather than the best! The Formula 1 Rogues Fantasy competition is an alternative predictive fantasy Formula One game. In it a player has to select two drivers, a chassis, an engine and a make of tyre that he /she thinks will score the most number of points in the Formula 1 rogues Championship. As in regular competitions each element is given a token monetary value and the cost of the team has to fall under a set budget. The Formula 1 Rogues Championships is an alternative Formula One championships where the driver and team are given points not for winning but for cheating, crashing, bad mouthing their rivals in the press etc. Points are awarded in a manner dictated by the Formula 1 Rogues Points System. Excellent stuff!

F1 Teamgame is a fantasy Formula One site based on actual results with over £15,000 in cash prizes on offer. Register a team name and password of your own choice and enter that team into one of the paying membership games on offer. The procedure is simple and user friendly.

Use your £100m budget to spend on two drivers, one engine and one chassis. Each component of your team scores points in qualifying and on actual F1 race results . All points scored by your team are shown in easy to read tables. You can enter a single team into each and every Grand Prix, or into the all season competition where you can even have a group entry competing against work colleagues, family & friends. Entry deadline: 20:00 GMT Friday 1 March 2002. Reviewed 27 Feb 2002.

With a $25m budget to beat and a unique scoring system, formula1.com's fantasy F1 competition is very attractive. Pick 3 drivers, one team and an engine and have a stab at a tiebreaker. Transfers are possible later but they cost! A race by race fantasy competition is also on offer. FREE entry and great F1 content on their site makes a visit imperative.

Formula One Prediction League

Before each race, pick 6 drivers - 1 from each pool of 4 - they score points based on their position on the grid, their finishing position and the fastest lap. It's new and free to play - brought to you by the same people who created The Score Prediction League for football. Over 60 teams have been entered to date and the game starts with the first race of the season. Reviewed 14 Feb 2002.

Summary: Pick a combination of two drivers, 1 engine, 1 chassis, and a tyre company. Budget is 100m. Teams score points based on real F1 results.

There are currently 3 divisions of Formula Jimweb but this keeps expanding when new members join. There are three promotions/relegations between each division during the F1 season.

Planet F1 are running a Fantasy F1 competition starting with the Canadian GP. Entry fee is £10.

Points are scored pretty much as they are allocated to drivers in F1.

Driver salaries are:

Car # Driver Salary
1 Michael Schumacher £30,000,000.00
2 Rubens Barrichello £20,000,000.00
3 Juan Pablo Montoya £14,000,000.00
4 Ralph Schumacher £12,000,000.00
5 David Coulthard £10,000,000.00
6 Kimi Raikkonen £9,000,000.00
9 Nick Heidfeld £4,000,000.00
7 Jarno Trulli £3,000,000.00
8 Fernando Alonso £3,000,000.00
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen £3,000,000.00
11 Giancarlo Fisichella £3,000,000.00
16 Jacques Villenueve £3,000,000.00
17 Jenson Button £3,000,000.00
12 Ralph Firman £2,000,000.00
14 Mark Webber £2,000,000.00
15 Antonio Pizzonia £2,000,000.00
20 Olivier Panis £2,000,000.00
18 Justin Wilson £1,000,000.00
19 Jos Verstappen £1,000,000.00
21 Cristiano da Matta £1,000,000.00

You have to pick 6 Drivers with a Budget of £50m and can re-arrange your team for each GP.

Prizes are as follows:
'1st prize: 2 tickets to the 2004 Monaco GP; includes accommodation with helicopter transfers between the hotel and the track; hospitality aboard a yacht moored in harbour
2nd prize: 2 tickets to the 2004 British GP. The tickets we are giving away here are VIP and pit pass tickets with all the trimmings including hospitality'. Reviewed June 2003.

Reality Game are a French based company offering a number of online interactive sports management games. Games include Formula-Y (an online auto management game). Demos are free to try. Subscription for the pro games can be paid by premium rate phone call or credit card and are from 4.95 Euros per month. Reviewed 22 June 2002.

Choose 2 drivers from 2 groups and compete for the £100 winner's prize. FREE game entry and multiple driver changes. An interesting feature is the ability to see the 2 f1 drivers that everyone else has, so you can try to chop and change to get ahead of your nearest competitors.

UPredict's F1 game is a FREE to enter competition which starts on 15 April 2001 (San Marino GP). You are given a budget of £280m for the season and must select 2 drivers and 1 team for each race. The points scoring system is quite straightforward - you're basic aim is to select drivers/team who both qualify and finish as high up as possible. Cash prize to the winner at the season end.