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...]
BS+Competition Take A VCO 24H Series Sebring Win
The second race of the championship has seen BS+Competition take a VCO 24H Series Sebring win as the duo of Rainer Talvar and Ryan Barneveld won the GT3 class and took overall victory. Running on iRacing, the 2021 VCO 24H Series Esports series begain in October with six hours at the Hockenheimring with a GT3 win for Alejandro Sanchez and Salva Talens, before the drivers … [Read more...]
Team VRS Win VCO ProSim Series Season 2 Round 3
Reigning champions Josh Rogers and Ayhancan Güven have taken their first victory of the season as Team VRS win VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round 3. The penultimate round of the championship saw heat race success for Team Redline and BS+Competition, but it was the Team VRS duo who finished first in the Bonus Race. 148 drivers and 74 teams made their way to the virtual Road … [Read more...]
Baldwin Wins The 2021 GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series
There were celebrations as James Baldwin wins the 2021 GTWC Europe Esports Sprint Series, adding to titles including the 2021 British GT Esports Championship. The British driver came into the round at Spa-Francorchamps just two points ahead of title rival David Tonizza. The final race of the season actually saw the first victory for GTWR R8G Academy driver Niklas Houben who … [Read more...]
JMX Phantom Take A GTWC Asia Esports Endurance Series Lead
There's a new team at the top, as JMX Phantom take a GTWC Asia Endurance Esports series lead after claiming victory at the Bathurst 6 Hours. One of the tri-continental GT World Challenge eSports series run by SRO Motorsports, the Assetto Corsa Competizione championship will finished with the Suzuka 10 hours on November 27th, 2021. But JMX Phantom will stay at the top of the … [Read more...]
VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round Two
A trio of teams and drivers were able to celebrate victories at the Hockenheimring for the VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Round Two. Compared to the dominance of Team Redline at the opening round, the wins were shared between three different teams, although Maximilian Benecke and Chris Lulham still managed to extend their championship lead. In the first race it was the Coanda … [Read more...]
The 2021 iRacing 10h Suzuka Goes to Biela Racing
The fourth and final of the VCO Grand Slam events saw a different team on top of the podium, as the 2021 iRacing 10h Suzuka goes to Biela Racing Team Euronics. The duo of Sven Haase and Michael Neumeier had qualified outside the top ten with their Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO, but battled through the field in the even powered by VCO. And the drama coninuted even as the … [Read more...]
Team Redline Dominate The VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 Opener
Considering they took all three classes at the 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans last month, it's not entirely surprising to see Team Redline dominate the VCO ProSIM Series Season 2 opener at the Red Bull Ring. More than 30 teams competed in the two heat races, which saw drivers racing the Dallara P217 LMP2 around the Austrian circuit for 20 minutes of competition. With the top 15 … [Read more...]
VCO Partners with Coupe de France GT
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...]