Check out all of the action from the Ferrari Hublot Esports Series Race 2 at Zandvoort as the Pro and Am series continue at the Dutch circuit. The four round championship has now reached the halfway stage before the series finals see the top racers compete in early November. Using Assetto Corsa and an exclusive Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo which was provided to those registered … [Read more...]
Red Bull Homestretch Pro GT Sport Series Begins Today
The Red Bull Homestretch Pro GT Sport Series begins from 4pm UTC on May 14th, 2020, for six weeks of a slightly different approach to a virtual motorsport series. Rather than being a straight racing simulation, Red Bull is going for a more playful approach with professional drivers from a range of disciplines competing with celebrities and atheletes. The driver line-up will … [Read more...]
New All-Female W Series Esports League Announced
Another real world series has launched a virtual version, with the new all-female W Series Esports league announced to take place in iRacing throughout 2020. It will feature the 18 drivers who have qualified for the real world series, alongside potentially invited guests. The series has been organised with partners Logitech G, Beyond Entertainment and iRacing, and will see … [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...]
Race the Pros in the ACC SRO E-Sport GT Series
Most of the virtual motorsport events involving professional drivers are invitation only. But you can qualify to compete against professional real world motorsport drivers, and pro sim racers, with the SRO E-Sport GT Series taking place on Assetto Corsa Competizione. SRO Motorsports organise a lot of the GT3 and GT4 racing around the world, including the GT World Challenge … [Read more...]
Watch The MotoGP Virtual Race 2 Action
The second event with professional MotoGP riders competing online saw some close racing as MotoGP Virtual Race 2 took place on Sunday, April 12th, 2020. The competitors included race one winner Alex Marquez, and his older brother, the 6-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez. Other riders returning from the first MotoGP Virtual race on March 29th included Francesco Bagnaia, … [Read more...]
GT Sport GR Supra GT Cup Returns for 2020
Gran Turismo Sport will once again have a global one-make esports race series as the GT Sport GR Supra GT Cup returns for 2020. Run by Toyota Gazoo Racing, the championship will run from April until the final round in November. You can probably guess which car will be used for the championship. In 2019, the series ran for the first time, and the title was claimed by Mikail … [Read more...]
DiRT Rally 2.0 – DiRT Rally School Videos
Over the last two weeks, Codemasters have released a number of DiRt Rally School videos with Junior WRC driver Jon Armstrong providing tips and advice in DiRT Rally 2.0. The 2018 virtual World Rally Champion has been competing in rally sprints and European rallying since the age of 13. So it's safe to the 25-year-old Northern Irishman knows a fair bit about rally driving in … [Read more...]
FIA Motorsport Games 2020 Announced Including Digital Cup
The FIA Motorsport Games 2020 has been announced, once again including the Digital Cup esports event in the Olympics-style mixed-motorsport competition. The mixture of motorsports disciplines will include the core events of the GT Cup, Touring Car Cup, F4 Cup, Drifting Cup, Karting Slalom Cup and Digital Cup. And more categories will be announced as we apporach the 2020 … [Read more...]