As we move closer to the planned release date of 20th February, 2024, a new Le Mans Ultimate video features the Toyota GR010 being driven around the Algarve International Circuit, more commonly known as Portimao. It's a notable car, considering the Toyota GT010 Hybrid has been the Hypercar World Endurance champion for three straight years. Powered by a 3.5 litre … [Read more...]
The Porsche 963 is confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4
As predicted from a teaser image at the start of August, the Porsche 963 is confirmed for iRacing 2023 Season 4. It'll join the BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh and Cadillac V-Series.R GTP, and also makes it increasingly likely the Acura ARX-06 will also be revealed in the near future. All the new content should arrive in an update at midnight on September 5th, allowing iRacing … [Read more...]
Le Mans Ultimate Announced For December 2023
After securing a ten year exclusive licence back in 2021, Motorsport Games has revealed that the first official game for the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans will be arriving with Le Mans Ultimate announced for December 2023. The new title has been created by rFactor 2 developers Studio 397 on their pMotor 2.5 engine, and will initially be released … [Read more...]
2021 Le Mans Virtual Series Teams Announced
We've already covered details of the new endurance championship, including the schedule and prize fund. But with the 2021 Le Mans Virtual Series teams announced, it's been confirmed that a number of big organisations will be competing in the 5 round series, culminating with the famous 24 Hour event. With 21 LMP2 cars and 17 LMGTE competitors making up the field of 38, … [Read more...]
2021 Le Mans Virtual Series Announced
The 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual was the biggest sim racing event held so far. With professional teams, drivers and broadcasters involved as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was pretty impressive. And did well enough that we've now seen the 2021 Le Mans Virtual Series announced by Motorsport Games and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (the orhanisers of Le Mans). The … [Read more...]
24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Highlights, Results and Aftermath
As the biggest sim racing event of all-time, the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual took place from 3pm on Saturday June 13th with 50 cars and 200 drivers competing via rFactor 2. And for all intents and purposes, it was pretty close to the real thing. Alongside professional sim racers, a total of 115 real world motorsport drivers competed, including Max Verstappen, Lando … [Read more...]
Aston Martin Vantage GTE Announced for rFactor 2
Endurance fans will be pleased with the Aston Martin Vantage GTE announced for rFactor 2. The legendary British manufacturer joins the existing GTE line-up of the BMW M8, Porsche 991 RSR and Corvette C7R. Developers Studio 397 recently teased an image stating 'a fourth player has joined the race'. And it didn't seem likely to suggest four-player split screen racing. But now … [Read more...]