There's a new opportunity to become a professional sim racer with the Ferrari Hublot Esports Series announced to open for registration from August 7th, 2020. The competition will use Assetto Corsa, and participants will be exclusively provided with a Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo to use. It's not surprising that Ferrari might work with Kunos Simulazioni, as the Italian … [Read more...]
Aprilia Racing eSports Team Launches for 2020 MotoGP Series
The virtual motorcycle riders have been revealed as the new Aprilia Racing eSports Team launches for the 2020 MotoGP eSport Championship. They'll be competing as factory riders for Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, alongside MotoGP riders Andrea Iannone and Aleix Espargaro, and test rider Bradley Smith. Aprilia has a long and successful history in motorcycle racing. They've had … [Read more...]
Romain Grosjean Launches His R8G eSports Team
Another Formula One star is getting heavily involved in virtual motorsport as Romain Grosjean launches his R8G eSports team. There's no announcement on the drivers that will form the sim racing line-up, or the race series and platforms they'll be competing in. But their team partners list includes some familiar names with Heusinkveld, Sim Lab and Acer's Predator … [Read more...]
ORD officially supports the Madnotmad Racing team
One of the reasons for starting OnlineRaceDriver was to support the growing world of competitive virtual racing. Over the last few years, the level of skill and dedication shown by drivers has increased alongside the growth in both official series such as iRacing and the GT Academy, and leagues such as Virtual Motorsport and TORA. And that skills has been shown several times to … [Read more...]