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...]
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...]
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...]
Redline Dominated The 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans
It was a commanding performance as Team Redline dominated the 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans powered by VCO, with wins across all three classes. The 10 hour endurance race held at the virtual Road Atlanta saw the eSports organisation take victory in the GT3, GTE and LMP2 categories in the top split of the event. And that was despite the car of F1 star Max Verstappen retire after … [Read more...]
The Real Race Lamborghini eSports Contest Returns for 2021
There's an opportunity to become a professional sim racer as The Real Race Lamborghini eSports contest returns for 2021. And registration has opened now for the qualification period. It's followed by races from June until November, with one driver given the opportunity to become the first Lamborghini Official Sim Driver. The 2020 series saw more than 2,500 sim racers from … [Read more...]
Gran Turismo Sport Olympic Virtual Series Arrives
It's pretty big news that the Gran Turismo Sport Olympic Virtual Series arrives in GT Sport from today, following the release of update 1.65. Qualification starts from now until May 23rd, 2021, with the top 16 time tral competitors then going through to a world final broadcast live on June 23rd, 2021. The Olympic Virtual Series is running for the first time across five … [Read more...]
New Supercross 4 Esports Series and Historical Cup DLC
Two reasons to revist the latest off-road motorcycling game from Milestone, with a new Supercross 4 Esports Series and Historical Cup DLC both announced. The Monster Energy Supercross 4 SX eSport Championship The Monster Energy Supercross 4 SX eSport Championship is the most exciting of the two, with a grand prize of a real Yamaha Wolverine RMAX4 1000 adventure buggy … [Read more...]
2021 CUPRA SimRacing Series Begins on RaceRoom
Plenty of esports competitions are getting underway at the moment, and many are free to enter. For example, you could win a share of €10,000 prize money as the 2021 CUPRA SimRacing Series begins on RaceRoom. The free-to-play racing sim will host 10 rounds of competition. There will be a hot lap leaderboard for each event with the top 144 drivers qualifying for 6 divisions of … [Read more...]
F1 Esports Women’s Wildcard Introduced for 2021
In an effort to encourage more female sim racers, there's an F1 Esports Women's Wildcard introduced for 2021, with hot lap qualification taking place from May 3-9th. It's only open to female competitors, and the fastest qualifier will then go through to the F1 Esports Pro Exhibition on May 27th. This features more in-game assessments to allow the 10 competing teams to select … [Read more...]
2021 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Europe Begins
The inaugral 2021 Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series Europe begins with two hours of free practice for each driver throughout Friday April 16th, followed by the first race tomorrow, Saturday April 17th. It's part of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS organised by SRO Motorsports Group, and will pit the world's top GT drivers against each other on Assetto Corsa … [Read more...]
Mercedes Signs Jarno Opmeer for 2021 F1 Esports
There are some big moves in virtual motorsport at the moment as Mercedes signs Jarno Opmeer for 2021 F1 Esports and Formula E competition, with the Dutch reigning champion moving from the Alfra Romeo team. The 21-year-old began racing in karting and single seater racing, progressing as far as the Renault Sport Academy before switching to the eSports world with … [Read more...]
2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Teams And Prizes
The 12th season is due to start shortly, with the 2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series teams and prizes announced. We're currently in the middle of the five day period for the 40 qualifying drivers to sign with teams for the series, which ends on Monday, January 11th, 2021. The virtual motorsport series is worth noting as it will be the second supported by the soft drinks … [Read more...]
BMW SIM Cups 2021 Go Even Further This Season
Following a successful debut in 2020, the BMW SIM Cups 2021 will expand to cover series on iRacing, rFactor 2 and Assetto Corsa Competizione. The world's top sim racers will now be able to compete on three of the biggest platforms for a place in the grand finals at BMW SIM Live 2021. Both the iRacing and rFactor 2 competitions have evolved from last year, with prize money … [Read more...]
New Winter Heat Series For NASCAR Heat 5
Open to all NASCAR Heat 5 racers on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the new Winter Heat Series offers a $47,000 prize pool and the chance to race against top eSports drivers. The new eSports competition is organised by MotorSport Games, with four races taking place between November 2020 and February 2021. It's separate from the official eNASCAR Heat Pro League, but 10 teams … [Read more...]
iRacing BMW SIM 120 Cup Season 2 Set For Finale
The final race of the regular iRacing BMW SIM 120 Cup Season 2 took place at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace to complete the field for the series Grand Finale on December 5th, 2020. More than 2,000 drivers have competed in the six race season, which included Daytona, Sebring, the Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps, Road Atlanta and Interlagos, with each race offering $2,400 for … [Read more...]