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...]
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...]
First iRacing League Victory for Team ORD
We've come close in the past, but this week saw a first iRacing league victory for Team ORD. The win came at Hungaroring during Round 5 of the RLTC championship, and saw Ondrej Majerech lead from start to finish during the final race of the evening. Having originally formed a team to compete in Forza league racing around a decade ago, Team ORD returned after a length break … [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...]
BS+ Competition Sign 3 New Drivers For 2022
One of the teams that regular feature in our racing eSports coverage, BS+ Competition sign 3 new drivers for 2022, and they're all former competitors for BMW SIM Racing G2 Esports. They're also all primarily focused on Assetto Corsa Competizione, so the team obviously want to strengthen their roster for series running on the Kunos Simulazioni racing sim. The trio of new … [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...]