It's not entirely surprising given the substantial involvement of Max Verstappen, but Red Bull Racing and Team Redline form a new partnership from October 31st, 2023, with Redline now managing the Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing esports team for a multi-year period. Team Redline began more than 20 years ago, and after years of success it became part of Verstappen.com Racing, … [Read more...]
The Official British F4 Esports Championship Returns For 2023
With two more rounds and a new feeder championship open to all drivers, the official British F4 Esports Championship returns for 2023 on iRacing. Launched last year by sanctioning body Motorsports UK, each of the events will feature two races, broadcast live via Race Spot TV, and the schedule will only use circuits from the ROKiT British F4 calendar. The 2022 series was a … [Read more...]
Win Prizes With The Gran Turismo World Series Showdown
Taking place in Amsterdam on August 11-12th, 2023, you can win prizes with the Gran Turismo World Series Showdown - without being one of the ranked drivers competing in the event. The first live competition of the year will see all of the top ranked sim racers from the GTWS Online Global Qualifiers arriving in the Dutch capital to represent their home countries in the … [Read more...]
BMW M Sim Time Attack Starts On Assetto Corsa Competizione
You could win €2,500 per round by being the best hot lapper as the BMW M Sim Time Attack starts on Assetto Corsa Competizione. The special event consists of three rounds between July 3rd and October 16th, 2023, with each giving you 14 days to take part with a specific car and track combination. The first step is to register via the official website, and you'll need to be sim … [Read more...]
Support Team ORD in the RLCC Clio Cup Series
The Racing Line Clio Cup is a new five round iRacing championship kicking off tonight, Monday April 24th, and you can support Team ORD in the RLCC Clio Cup series each week as it's broadcast live online. Qualifying starts at 7.50pm UK time with two 15 minute races beginning at 8pm, and there's a field of around 20 teams and 40 drivers competing for the titles in the inaugral … [Read more...]
Ferrari Esports Series 2023 Is Set To Launch On April 6th
Kicking off with a live show being broadcast via the official Twitch channel, the Ferrari Esports Series 2023 is set to launch on April 6th, with six months of racing across both Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione. The competition to potentially become not only the 2023 Ferrari Esports Champion, but also grab a place in the official Scuderia Ferrari Esports team … [Read more...]
New Historic Rally ESports Series For DiRT Rally 2.0
Mixing classic cars and sim racing games, there's a new historic rally eSports series for DiRT Rally 2.0 with prizes on offer thanks to a partnership between Exol Lubricants and the Historic Rally Car Register (HRCR). The HRCR run series including the 12-round Stage Masters championship. And the new Exol HRCR eRally Challenge will run at the same time as crews prepare for … [Read more...]
iRacing Announces The End For The VW Jetta TDi Cup Car
It's personally a sad day as iRacing announces the end for the VW Jetta TDi Cup Car, confirming it will be replaced for 2023 Season 2 by the new Clio Cup in the Production Car Challenge. Retirement was always likely for the Jetta following the reveal of the new Clio. The diesel saloon briefly competed in one-make series in America from 2008 until 2011, along with some racing … [Read more...]
Team ORD Return For The TRL RLTC Season 2
Preparations are getting underway for the first race of the season as Team ORD return for the TRL RLTC Season 2. It's a seven round series running from the 30th January 2023 until March 20th, followed by a special multiclass event, with each driver picking one of three touring car options to run throughout the championship. Our initial effort in Season 1 saw the first Team … [Read more...]
ESL R1 2023 Spring Season Driver Line-Ups
After the details, participating teams and calendar were announced for the inaugural ESL R1 competition earlier this week, organisations have been sharing their ESL R1 2023 Spring Season driver line-ups. And it should make for some tough racing, with organisations fielding high skilled and experienced sim racers. A total of 12 teams are taking part, with each fielding 4 … [Read more...]
ESL R1 Rennsport Sim Racing Series Details Announced
The format, team and prizes have been confirmed with the ESL R1 Rennsport sim racing series details announced. Each year will see two championships running, with the Spring season kicking off on February 10-12th, 2023 with the first of eight rounds. Each of the two annual seasons ends with a Major event, which will see the top 24 driver compete to become the champion and get … [Read more...]
Redline Win A Disrupted 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual
The endurance event has finished with a little controversy as Team Redline win a disrupted 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, and R8G Esports take the victory in the GTE class. As the finale of the virtual endurance series running on rFactor 2, the fifth round of the race calendar began on Saturday with a $250,000 prize pool and famous names from motorsport and sim racing. … [Read more...]
New Rennsport-based ESL R1 Esports Series Revealed
With a closed beta beginning soon, before an open beta starts in Spring 2023, we've already seen a new Rennsport-based ESL R1 Esports series revealed in a teaser video promising more details on January 23rd, 2023. The German-based eSports company has been around for more than 20 years, and has hosted some racing game competitions in the past using Live for Speed. But that … [Read more...]
The 2023 AMA Esports Supercross Championship Kicks Off
There are a few interesting reasons to take a look at the off-road virtual motorcycle series as the 2023 AMA Esports Supercross Championship kicks off for the year. For one thing, the MotoOption Race Factory Gaming AMA Esports Supercross Championship uses MX Simulator, created by Josh Vanderhoof to provide the ultimate in motocross physics simulation. It's been around for … [Read more...]
Lamborghini Esports Reveal The Real Race 2022 Winners
With a new format and three regional champions, Lamborghini Esports reveal The Real Race 2022 winners, one of whome now has the chance to become an official Lamborghini Esports sim racer. The third annual contest took place on Assetto Corsa Competizione, using the new Huracan Super Trofeo EVO2. A total of 2,751 people took part, with a qualification round and group phase … [Read more...]