2022-23 Le Mans Virtual Series and Motorsport Games Reveal

MIAMI, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The entry listing for the 2022-23 Le Mans Virtual Series – the worldwide, elite endurance esports collection and a three way partnership between Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (“Motorsport Games”) and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (“ACO”) – has at the moment been revealed. The listing options groups representing a number of the most prestigious automotive producers on the earth, in addition to elite esports squads from across the globe. The greatest full season Le Mans Virtual Series entry listing thus far, the whole roster will be discovered HERE.

Individual driver names, together with championship-winning superstars from a number of disciplines all over the world who can be making an look in the course of the season, are resulting from be launched on Monday, September 12, 2022 throughout a particular TV Preview Show. Social media channels could have extra information on how one can view the present within the coming days. An extra 10 vehicles are anticipated to hitch the entry listing for the more and more fashionable, excessive profile 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual on January 14 and 15, 2023 – the ultimate spherical of the five-race collection – attracting much more star names so as to add to the joy. No fewer than 15 completely different nations are represented on the staff entry listing from Europe, the USA, Africa and the Far East, a 25% enhance from final season.

The 40 full season entries are cut up between two classes of automobile (LMP2 – 24 vehicles; LMGTE – 16 vehicles), which can compete in races that vary between 4 and 24 hours in period. Top worldwide manufacturers equivalent to Alpine, Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG and Porsche return for extra prime esports motion and success, many with a number of entries.

The status producer names are joined by the elite of sim racing competitors, together with LMP and GTE 2021 champions Team Redline and GTE Vice Champions Porsche Coanda Esports, who’re stepping as much as the prototype class. Among others, Romain Grosjean’s R8G Esports staff can be competing alongside, Floyd Vanwall-Burst, Williams Esports, Alpine Esports, YAS Heat Veloce, AMG Team Petronas Esports and Jenson Button’s Rocket Simsport staff within the prototype class, and all entries will compete with an ORECA 07 LMP2. Joining them for 2022 are Mexico Racing Team, Pescarolo Esport Monaco, Team Fordzilla and Brabham Esports, the latter of which is new to the Le Mans Virtual Series however bringing with it a reputation steeped in motorsport historical past.

Some of endurance racing’s most steadfast groups such because the European Le Mans Series’ Panis Racing, GR Vector eSport (a mix of two WEC groups), Proton Competition, D’Station Racing and ARC Bratislava are additionally featured on the listing throughout the 2 classes.

The GTE class provides rivals a alternative of Aston Martin Vantage GTE, BMW M8 GTE, Ferrari 488 GTE and Porsche 911 RSR GTE vehicles. Names acquainted to each the actual and sim racing worlds, equivalent to MAHLE Racing Team, SIMMSA Esports, Oracle Red Bull Racing and Prodrive FYRA Esport, can be among the many rivals vying for championship success.

The Le Mans Virtual Series will happen over 5 rounds, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual as its grand finale, as follows:

The calendar of occasions options a number of the world’s most well-known and recognizable racetracks – Monza, Spa, Bahrain, Sebring and Le Mans – which can problem all of the drivers, worldwide FIA-licensed and sim racers alike, and thrill the tens of millions of esports fans worldwide.

About Motorsport Games:
Motorsport Games, a Motorsport Network firm, is a number one racing sport developer, writer and esports ecosystem supplier of official motorsport racing collection all through the world. Combining modern and participating video video games with thrilling esports competitions and content material for racing followers and avid gamers, Motorsport Games strives to make the enjoyment of racing accessible to everybody. The Company is the formally licensed online game developer and writer for iconic motorsport racing collection throughout PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and cellular, together with NASCAR, INDYCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the British Touring Car Championship (“BTCC”), in addition to the business main rFactor 2 and KartKraft simulations. RFactor 2 additionally serves because the official sim racing platform of Formula E, whereas additionally powering Formula 1™ facilities by way of a partnership with Kindred Concepts. Motorsport Games is an award-winning esports companion of alternative for twenty-four Hours of Le Mans, Formula E, BTCC, the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, amongst others. Motorsport Games is constructing a digital racing ecosystem the place every product drives pleasure, each esports occasion is an journey and each story evokes.

About Le Mans Virtual Series
Le Mans Virtual Series is a world, elite esports collection made up of 5 rounds which deliver collectively endurance racing and sim racing’ prime groups to compete on a number of the world’s most well-known racetracks. International FIA-licensed real-world drivers are teamed up with elite esports squads to tackle endurance classics for a complete prize fund of US$250,000, culminating within the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual. Le Mans Virtual Series is a three way partnership between main racing sport developer, writer and esports ecosystem supplier of official motorsport racing collection all through the world, Motorsport Games, and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) – the creator and organizer of the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans and promoter of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC).

Forward-Looking Statements:
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