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...]
Real Racers Never Quit Imola Event Attracted Big Support
Announced at short notice due to catastrophic flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and cancellation of the Formula One Grand Prix due to take place last weekend, the Real Racers Never Quit Imola Event attracted big support on Sunday from professional and sim racers, along with a large audience on Twitch who could donate to support efforts. Obviously virtual and … [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...]
Porsche and FaZe Clan Team Up For Sim Racing And More
In a move which could shake up the top organisations in virtual motorsport, Porsche and FaZe Clan team up for sim racing and more in a new collaboration. Apparently they're joining forces in gaming, eSports and beyond, which suggests there could be a new manufacturer team racing in series in the near future. You've probably heard of FaZe as a pro eSports and entertainment … [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...]
Trackmania Grand League World Cup 2022 Begins On July 1st
It's the climax of the eSports season for a group of racers as the Trackmania Grand League World Cup 2022 begins on July 1st. It will see two days of group stage competitions behind closed doors at the Stade de France Auditorium near Paris, followed by the playoffs and grand finale in front of a live audience on July 3rd. The three days will pit 16 top players against each … [Read more...]
Mahle Racing Win The 2022 iRacing Watkins Glen 6HR
Arthur Lehouck and Atte Keuppinen took victory at the second round of the 2022 VCO Grand Slam, as Mahle Racing win the 2022 iRacing Watkins Glen 6HR event. The duo finished with a lead of two seconds in their Dallara LMP2 car, as many of the top teams dropped out of contention in the early stages. By the end of the race, the Mahle Racing Team crossed the line ahead of the … [Read more...]
2022 FIA Motorsport Games Will Use Assetto Corsa Competizione
It's a badge of honour for the Kunos Simulazioni racing sim, as the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games will use Assetto Corsa Competizione for the eSports element of the event. Taking place on October 26-30th in Marseille, France, across a total of 17 race disciplines, each country can nominate one driver to compete in virtual motorsport competition. The event was held for a first … [Read more...]
Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team Unveiled
Most motorsport teams and car manufacturers have developed official sim racing squads, and now there's one more to add to the list with Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team unveiled to the world. Obviously Coanda Esports (formerly Coanda Simsport) are a well-known team which has achieved plenty of success over the years. And they ran four cars under the Porsche Esports Team … [Read more...]
Ducati Lenovo Esport Team Picks Piero Ricciuti for 2022
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...]