Le Mans Virtual Series
The Le Mans Virtual Series is an Esports endurance series. The five-event season began at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 25 September 2021 and will finish at Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual on 15–16 January 2022 which will take place at the 2022 Autosport International show at the NEC, in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1][2]
The series is open for Le Mans Prototype (LMP2) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) classes.
Calendar[]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | 4 Hours of Monza | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Monza, Italy | 25 September 2021 |
2 | 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Spa, Belgium | 16 October 2021 |
3 | 8 Hours of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Nürburg, Germany | 13 November 2021 |
4 | 6 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, Florida, United States | 18 December 2021 |
5 | 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual | Circuit de la Sarthe | Le Mans, France | 15–16 January 2022 |
Entries[]
The entry list was divided into two categories of vehicles: LMP2 and GTE. There are 21 teams in the LMP class and 17 in the GTE category.[3]
LMP2[]
All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.
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LMGTE[]
Entrant/Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds | |||
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FDA Esports Team | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 51 | Jordy Zwiers | 1–2 | |||
Nicklas Nielsen | 1 | |||||||
Kasper Stoltze | 1, 3 | |||||||
Martin Dyrlund | 2–3 | |||||||
David Perel | 2–3 | |||||||
BMW Team GB | BMW M8 GTE | 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 55 | Jack Keithley | 1–3 | |||
Martin Stefanko | 1–3 | |||||||
Sami-Matti Trogen | 1, 3 | |||||||
Agustín Canapino | 2 | |||||||
Team Project 1 x BPM | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 56 | Tim Neuendorf | 1–2 | |||
Peyo Stoyanov Peev | 1–2 | |||||||
Nicolas Hillebrand | 1 | |||||||
Bradley Philpot | 2 | |||||||
57 | Bram Beelen | 1–2 | ||||||
Zbigniew Siara | 1–2 | |||||||
René Buttler | 1 | |||||||
Nicolas Hillebrand | 2 | |||||||
Axle Motorsport | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 61 | Mikko Nassi | 1–2 | |||
Inigo Anton | 1, 3 | |||||||
Alister Yoong | 1, 3 | |||||||
Davidie Arduini | 2 | |||||||
Amir Haziq | 2 | |||||||
Nabil Azlan | 3 | |||||||
SIMMSA Esports | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 | 66 | Armin Binder | 1–3 | |||
Gustas Grinbergas | 1, 3 | |||||||
Sebastian Wunsch | 1 | |||||||
Ramez Azzam | 2 | |||||||
Andreas Schmich | 2–3 | |||||||
BMW Team Redline | BMW M8 GTE | 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 71 | Enzo Bonito | 1–3 | |||
Jeff Giassi | 1 | |||||||
Kevin Siggy | 1–3 | |||||||
Rudy van Buren | 2–3 | |||||||
Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 77 | Jeremy Bouteloup | 1–3 | |||
Kevin van Dooren | 1–3 | |||||||
Loek Hartog | 1–3 | |||||||
88 | Charlie Collins | 1–3 | ||||||
Dylan Pereira | 1–3 | |||||||
Dayne Warren | 1–3 | |||||||
GR Wolves Racing | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 86 | Adam Maguire | 1–3 | |||
Nick Foster | 1–2 | |||||||
Liam de Waal | 1, 3 | |||||||
Turkka Häkkinen | 2 | |||||||
Bart Horsten | 3 | |||||||
87 | Philipp Puschke | 1–3 | ||||||
Chris McDade | 1–2 | |||||||
Ben Baker | 1 | |||||||
Ryan Cullen | 2 | |||||||
Turkka Häkkinen | 3 | |||||||
Alessio Picariello | 3 | |||||||
BMW Team BS+Competition | BMW M8 GTE | 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 89 | Joonas Raivio | 1–3 | |||
Alen Terzic | 1–3 | |||||||
Bruno Spengler | 1 | |||||||
Laurin Heinrich | 2–3 | |||||||
Porsche Esports Team | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 91 | Mack Bakkum | 1–3 | |||
Mitchell DeJong | 1–3 | |||||||
Martin Krönke | 1–3 | |||||||
92 | Tommy Østgaard | 1–3 | ||||||
Joshua Rogers | 1–3 | |||||||
Ayhancan Güven | 1, 3 | |||||||
Sage Karam | 2 | |||||||
Red Bull Racing Esports | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | 111 | Nestor Garcia Jr. | 1–3 | |||
Yuri Kasdorp | 1–3 | |||||||
Dennis Lind | 1 | |||||||
Jonny Edgar | 2 | |||||||
Cem Bölükbaşı | 3 | |||||||
D'station Racing | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 777 | Toshiya Nojima | 1–3 | |||
João Paulo de Oliveira | 1–3 | |||||||
Yusuke Tomibayashi | 1–3 | |||||||
Tesla R8G Esports | BMW M8 GTE | 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 888 | Timotej Andonovski | 1–3 | |||
Florian Lebigre | 1–2 | |||||||
Simon Pilate | 1–2 | |||||||
Martin Hemmingsen | 3 | |||||||
Aleksandr Smolyar | 3 | |||||||
Sources:[4][5][6][7] |
Results[]
Bold indicates overall winner.
Rnd. | Circuit | Pole | LMP2 Winning Team | LMGTE Winning Team | Results |
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LMP2 Winning Drivers | LMGTE Winning Drivers | ||||
1 | Monza | No. 8 R8G Esports Team | No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline | No. 91 Porsche Esports Team | [9] |
Hany Alsabti Erhan Jajovski Gordon Mutch |
Daniel Juncadella Jeffrey Rietveld Michal Smidl |
Mack Bakkum Mitchell DeJong Martin Krönke | |||
2 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline | No. 123 Team Redline | No. 71 BMW Team Redline | [10] |
Caio Collet Jeffrey Rietveld Michal Smidl |
Felix Rosenqvist Atze Kerkhof Bono Huis |
Rudy van Buren Enzo Bonito Kevin Siggy | |||
3 | Nürburgring | No. 4 Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport | No. 123 Team Redline | No. 888 Tesla R8G Esports | [11] |
Tom Dillmann Jesper Pedersen Jerernej Simončič |
Felix Rosenqvist Bono Huis Collin Spork |
Aleksandr Smolyar Timotej Andonovski Martin Hemmingsen | |||
4 | Sebring | ||||
5 | Le Mans Virtual | ||||
Teams Championships[]
Points are awarded according to the following structure:[12]
Duration | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Other |
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0–6 Hours | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 |
8��10 Hours | 38 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
24 Hours | 50 | 36 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
LMP2[]
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Bold – Pole |
‡ – Half points for the 8 Hours of Nürburgring as the race was red flagged prematurely.
LMGTE[]
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Bold – Pole |
‡ – Half points for the 8 Hours of Nürburgring as the race was red flagged prematurely.
Notes[]
- ^ a b Car No. 1 entered as Rebellion GPX Williams and car No. 22 entered as GPX Rebellion Williams.
- ^ a b Car No. 4 entered as Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport and car No. 444 entered as Alpha Ind. ByKolles – Burst.
- ^ a b Car No. 14 entered as Race Clutch Alpine and Car No. 15 entered as Race Clutch Alpine from Rounds 1 to 4 and as Alpine ESports at Round 5, car No. 36 entered as Alpine Esports.
References[]
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 September 2021). "24H Le Mans Virtual to Return as Part of Five-Round Series". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Le Mans Virtual esports event will return as series, includes 24-hour race finale". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Teams announced for 2021-2022 Le Mans Virtual Series". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b Lloyd, Daniel (14 September 2021). "Le Mans Virtual Winners Among 38 Entries for New Series". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Le Mans Virtual Series competitors ready for round one at Italy's Temple of Speed". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Le Mans Virtual Series Race 2 at Spa-Francorchamps entry list unveiled". motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Star-studded Nordschleife Le Mans Virtual Series driver line-up revealed". Traxion.gg. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Verstappen, Montoya lead world-class 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual driver line-up". Traxion.gg. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Le Mans Virtual Series Monza Race - Classification" (PDF). Le Mans Virtual Series. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Le Mans Virtual Series Spa-Francorchamps Race (6 Hours) - Classification" (PDF). Le Mans Virtual Series. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Le Mans Virtual Series Nordschleife Race (8 Hours) - Classification" (PDF). Le Mans Virtual Series. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Le Mans Virtual Series 2021/2022 Sporting Regulations v1.4" (PDF). Le Mans Virtual Series. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
External links[]
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- 24 Hours of Le Mans
- 2021 in esports