Two of the highlights of the UK motorsport calendar are the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival, but due to the challenges of 2020, they were combined into one event, run behind closed doors. And you can now watch the Goodwood SpeedWeek eTrophy Races which involved eSports for the first time. The first ever eSports race held by Goodwood saw a list of legendary … [Read more...]
The Japan eSports GT Series Returns for 2021
There's a new sponsor and a price fund of ¥5 million (around £36,500) as the Japan eSports GT Series returns for 2021, with the first event starting in mid December, 2020. Now named the 'Autobacs JeGT Grand Prix' with support from the Japanese automotive company, the pro-am series combines professional racing drivers with sim racers certified by the championship which … [Read more...]
Twitch Rivals Features Trackmania
You can watch some competitive virtual motorsport with a difference as Twitch Rivals features Trackmania on Wednesday, October 14th, 2020. The Trackmania showdown offers up a total of $25,000 in prize money for four teams led by popular Twitch streamers Zerator, Sadoche, Trilluxe and Spam, and including professional Trackmania players including Carl Jr, Gwen and … [Read more...]
Ferrari Hublot Esports Series Race 2 At Zandvoort
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...]
2020 FIA Gran Turismo Championship Update and Last Chance
Virtual motorsport hasn't been immune to disruption due to the global pandemic. So it's not surprising that a 2020 FIA Gran Turismo Championship update has revealed the switch to an online-only set of regional and world finals. It's good news that the championship will take place, alongside the final of the GR Supra GT Cup 2020 one-make race. And you'll be able to watch the … [Read more...]
Can You Beat Verstappen And Albon On GT Sport?
It's not just an idle question. Although you won't get to actually race against Aston Martin Red Bull Racing F1 drivers Max Verstappen and Alex Albon, you can try to beat their best times in GT Sport from Wednesday October 14th until Sunday November 1st, 2020. The FIA Formula One World Championship drivers have posted times alongside Red Bull Junior FIA Formula 2 driver Yuki … [Read more...]
GT Sport 2020-21 FIA Exhibition Series Schedules
The FIA Gran Turismo Championships start very soon, with the first events towards the end of August. So it's time to check out the GT Sport 2020-21 FIA Exhibition series schedules, and plan your life accordingly. All of the racing takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but initially the Nations Cup is midweek, with the Manufacturer Series at the weekend. That swaps from … [Read more...]
DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series Season 2 Announced
Codemasters are going to be busy. Along with the release of DIRT 5 in October, we've now seen DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series Season 2 announced with a test in an FIA eRX2 championship car for the rallycross winner, and a $20,000 prize pool across rallying and rallycross. The competition will begin with online qualification from August 25th, 2020 across PC, Xbox One and PS4 … [Read more...]
WRC 9 To Include The FIA Rally Star Talent Search
Young drivers will have a chance to progress from virtual motorsport to the real thing with WRC 9 to include the FIA Rally Star talent search. The scheme to encourage new drivers into rally has run for a while, and will be coming to WRC 9 as specific DLC content in December 2020 for PC and consoles (although we wonder if the Switch version will also be eligible). All players … [Read more...]
Ferrari Hublot Esports Series Announced
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...]
2020 ADAC SimRacing Expo Goes Virtual
One of the biggest events of the year, with a trade show and live competitions, will be held entirely online for the first time as the 2020 ADAC SimRacing Expo goes virtual. Normally it's one of the biggest eSports racing events with thousands of visitors travelling to the Nurburgring to see the latest products from developers and sim racing hardware … [Read more...]
Virtual TT Offers An Isle of Man TT Trip As A Prize
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy has run during the end of May and start of June since 1907. The postponement of the 2020 event due to the global pandemic is one of the very few times the races have failed to take place, but there's some solace as a Virtual TT offers an Isle of Man TT Trip as a prize. The Isle of Man TT has only previously paused during the first and second … [Read more...]
Revised FIA Gran Turismo Championships 2020
The revised FIA Gran Turismo Championships 2020 will start from Saturday, April 25th with updates to the schedule and formats of the Nations Cup and Manufacturer Series. Both competitions were originally set to begin on March 18th, but Stage 1 of the championships became an exhibition series due to the effects of the global pandemic, along with the cancellation of the World … [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...]