The MotoGP eSport Championship starts on May 27th, as the Ducati Lenovo Esport Team picks Piero Ricciuti for 2022. The Italian actually first qualified for the series in 2019, but had to drop out as he was only 16 years old at the time. Competing under the username PieroRicciuti55, he's since taken part in the Pro Draft selection in 2020, and competed in the final round of … [Read more...]
Team Redline Win The Inaugural 2022 VCO Infinity 24 Hour Event
It was a busy weekend for 40 top sim racing teams, but only one team could be victorious as Team Redline win the inaugural 2022 VCO Infinity 24 Hour event on iRacing. Their quintet of drivers finished just 3 points ahead of URANO eSports, with R8G eSports taking third overall. The VCO Infinity event offered something different, with a total of 40 sim racing teams competing … [Read more...]
Assetto Corsa Competizione Free Weekend and DLC Discounts
Most sim racing fans will probably have tried the official title for the World GT Challenge, but if not, there's an Assetto Corsa Competizione free weekend and DLC discounts. So you could pick up extras including the most recent Challengers Pack for a bit less. The chance to try the Kunos Simulazioni game for nothing via Steam will run from 10am PST on Thursday May 5th, … [Read more...]
24 Hour VCO Infinity Event Dates and Teams Revealed
We now know which teams, and cars, will be involved in an unusual new eSports competition, with the the 24 Hour VCO Infinity event dates and teams revealed. Rather than following the typical motorsport formula, the VCO Infinity schedule includes a total of 24 races, which east last 45 minutes, and utilise a rotating selection of five cars. It takes place across May 7th and … [Read more...]
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Esports Challenge Starts Tonight
The Mobileye 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Esports Challenge starts tonight with 48 world class sim racers competing in a one-hour race at Misano on Assetto Corsa Competizione. The five-round series is the first of the three continental Sprint series running in 2022, and each round takes place on Wednesday evenings. Drivers to watch include reigning series champion James … [Read more...]
The 2022 VCO Grand Slam Starts This Weekend
Featuring selected endurance events from the official iRacing calendar, the 2022 VCO Grand Slam starts this weekend, April 9th and 10th, as sim drivers from around the globe will comepete at the Nurburgring for 24 hours. Each year, all iRacing susbcribers can take part in special team endurance events. And the Virtual Competition Organisation (VCO) has been covering four of … [Read more...]
Verhagen Wins The 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Opener
It was a good start to the season for the ROWE Racing and BMW Junior driver, as Neil Verhagen wins the 2022 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series opener at Imola. Driving the only BMW M4 GT3 in the field, Verhagen and the car were making their debut in the championship, which runs on Assetto Corsa Competizione. And they've started well, with the pole position, fastest lap and … [Read more...]
Williams Esports Win The 2022 24H Series 6 Hours of Barcelona
The penultimate round of the championship saw two new people on the top step as Williams Esports win the 2022 24H Series 6 Hours of Barcelona race. The duo of Daniel Lafuente and Sota Muto were the fifth different GT3 pairing to be victorious in the five races so far with just the double points of the 12 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps left to race as the finale on April 17th, … [Read more...]
Intercontinental GT Series Replaces Regional GT World Challenges
There's a change for professional sim racers competing in one of the biggest championships on Assetto Corsa Competizione, as the 2022 Intercontinental GT Challenge Esports replaces the three previous GT World Challenge Esports Endurance series which ran separately for Europe, Asia and America. Organised by SRO Motorsports Group and AK Esports, the overhaul includes a new … [Read more...]
R8G Win The 2021 VCO 24H Series ESports Round 3
It's a third consecutive podium and the first victory of the season as R8G win the 2021 VCO 24H Series Esports Round 3 at the Red Bull Ring. The six hour race saw Vlad Khimichev and Racim Fezoui take the chequered flag with a 14 second lead in their Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO. Second place was taken by the Williams Esports BMW M4 GT3, with third going to the MAHLE Racing … [Read more...]
WRC 10 January 2022 Update Adds Teams Online Mode And More
It's a big start to the year for sim rally fans as the WRC 10 January 2022 Update adds Teams Online Mode and more, including a variety of fixes. The Teams Online Mode, you're able to group up and take on rivals in weekly events to clumb a a global leaderboard. Also named the Esports WRC Championship, a set number of players for each event will have their points tallied, … [Read more...]
JMX Phantom Win The 2021 Asia GT Endurance Title
Second place was enough to see JMX Phantom win the 2021 Asia GT Endurance title at the season finale. The Suzuka 10 Hours was the decider for the 2021 GT World Challenge Asia Esports Endurance Series, which ran across eight rounds on Assetto Corsa Competizione. Going into the last event, four teams were potentially able to win the championship. And the dominant drive of … [Read more...]
Team Germany Win The 2021 Cup of Nations
Maximilian Benecke, Patrik Holzmann, Christopoher Dambietz and Alexander Thiebe are victories as Team Germany win the 2021 Cup of Nations. The BenQ MOBIUZ Cup of Nations presented by VCO challenges sim racers to compete across a range of discplines, from rallycross and NASCAR to GT and F1 cars on iRacing in order to claim the win for their nation. This year saw 16 countries … [Read more...]
The Real Race 2021 Champions Crowned
The second annual series held by Lamborghini Esports saw a successful conclusion in Assetto Corsa Competizione with the Real Race 2021 champions crowned across the three regions. And the trio will now take part in a shootout hosted at the Lamborghini headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese to become the Italian supercar firm's official sim driver for the 2022 season. The Real … [Read more...]
2021 BMW SIM Live Winners and News
With the German manufacturer so heavily involved in sim racing at all levels, from running Esports teams to developing hardware, there's plenty to cover with the 2021 BMW SIM Live winners and news. The event took place last weekend for the third year in a row and featured the finals of three sim racing competitions running across three different platforms. And featured … [Read more...]