French sim racers will have a higher profile series to compete in as VCO partners with Coupe de France GT for iRacing events starting in December 2021. The Virtual Competition Organisation (VCO) will be working on the joint venture as the popular Coupe de France GT becomes powered by VCO. The first event to be scheduled under the new partnership takes place on 12th December … [Read more...]
Redline Dominated The 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans
It was a commanding performance as Team Redline dominated the 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans powered by VCO, with wins across all three classes. The 10 hour endurance race held at the virtual Road Atlanta saw the eSports organisation take victory in the GT3, GTE and LMP2 categories in the top split of the event. And that was despite the car of F1 star Max Verstappen retire after … [Read more...]
Team ORD Start The VW Jetta Cup 2021 Season 2
There were highs and lows as Team ORD start the VW Jetta Cup 2021 Season 2 with the first race at Tsukuba 2000 on Monday. Having competed in the inaugural season earlier this year, we had some mixed results as Ryan Smith did brilliantly to take 4th overall in the drivers championship, Chris Smith ended in a creditable 11th, and I placed in a slightly disapointing 20th. As a … [Read more...]
2021 Le Mans Virtual Series Teams Announced
We've already covered details of the new endurance championship, including the schedule and prize fund. But with the 2021 Le Mans Virtual Series teams announced, it's been confirmed that a number of big organisations will be competing in the 5 round series, culminating with the famous 24 Hour event. With 21 LMP2 cars and 17 LMGTE competitors making up the field of 38, … [Read more...]
2021 Le Mans Virtual Series Announced
The 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual was the biggest sim racing event held so far. With professional teams, drivers and broadcasters involved as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was pretty impressive. And did well enough that we've now seen the 2021 Le Mans Virtual Series announced by Motorsport Games and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (the orhanisers of Le Mans). The … [Read more...]
2022 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Details
With qualification open to anyone on iRacing from July 31st, 2021, you might want to check out the 2022 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup details. Using the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, you'll need to fight your way through the qualifying series and Contender Series to earn your place in the official championship. The initial stage runs from July 31st until September 4th with … [Read more...]
BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge Continues In RIDE 4
It's your second chance to win prizes as the BMW Motorrad Esports Challenge continues in RIDE 4. The second week of competition lasts until July 18th, 2021, and challenges you to record the fastest time around the Suzuka circuit in Japan on a BMW M 1000 RR. The 10 fastest times recorded will win prizes, with the overall winner getting a BMW Street X Helmet worth around £330, … [Read more...]
The Real Race Lamborghini eSports Contest Returns for 2021
There's an opportunity to become a professional sim racer as The Real Race Lamborghini eSports contest returns for 2021. And registration has opened now for the qualification period. It's followed by races from June until November, with one driver given the opportunity to become the first Lamborghini Official Sim Driver. The 2020 series saw more than 2,500 sim racers from … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo Sport Olympic Virtual Series Arrives
It's pretty big news that the Gran Turismo Sport Olympic Virtual Series arrives in GT Sport from today, following the release of update 1.65. Qualification starts from now until May 23rd, 2021, with the top 16 time tral competitors then going through to a world final broadcast live on June 23rd, 2021. The Olympic Virtual Series is running for the first time across five … [Read more...]
New Supercross 4 Esports Series and Historical Cup DLC
Two reasons to revist the latest off-road motorcycling game from Milestone, with a new Supercross 4 Esports Series and Historical Cup DLC both announced. The Monster Energy Supercross 4 SX eSport Championship The Monster Energy Supercross 4 SX eSport Championship is the most exciting of the two, with a grand prize of a real Yamaha Wolverine RMAX4 1000 adventure buggy … [Read more...]
Naujoks Wins The 2021 British GT4 Esports Championship
The title has been decided at the final round, as Nils Naujoks wins the 2021 British GT4 Esports Championship. Qualifying on pole at Donington Park, the BMW Motorsports Sim G2 Esports driver was able to ease away from the field and title challenge Jack McIntyre. McIntyre faced the challenge of coming through from fifth on the grid, and carrying 30kg of success ballast. In … [Read more...]
2021 CUPRA SimRacing Series Begins on RaceRoom
Plenty of esports competitions are getting underway at the moment, and many are free to enter. For example, you could win a share of €10,000 prize money as the 2021 CUPRA SimRacing Series begins on RaceRoom. The free-to-play racing sim will host 10 rounds of competition. There will be a hot lap leaderboard for each event with the top 144 drivers qualifying for 6 divisions of … [Read more...]
F1 Esports Women’s Wildcard Introduced for 2021
In an effort to encourage more female sim racers, there's an F1 Esports Women's Wildcard introduced for 2021, with hot lap qualification taking place from May 3-9th. It's only open to female competitors, and the fastest qualifier will then go through to the F1 Esports Pro Exhibition on May 27th. This features more in-game assessments to allow the 10 competing teams to select … [Read more...]
Ferrari Esports Series Brands Hatch Track Guide Video
The first qualification round of the 2021 competition ends soon, so this Ferrari Esports Series Brands Hatch Track Guide video might help you find some extra time more quickly. Especially as the advice comes from 2019 F1 Esports champion and Ferrari Drivers Academy sim racer David Tonizza, who definitely knows how to hustle the Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo around the Brands … [Read more...]
2021 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Europe Begins
The inaugral 2021 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Europe begins with two hours of free practice for each driver throughout Friday April 16th, followed by the first race tomorrow, Saturday April 17th. It's part of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS organised by SRO Motorsports Group, and will pit the world's top GT drivers against each other on Assetto Corsa … [Read more...]