It's not entirely surprising given the substantial involvement of Max Verstappen, but Red Bull Racing and Team Redline form a new partnership from October 31st, 2023, with Redline now managing the Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing esports team for a multi-year period. Team Redline began more than 20 years ago, and after years of success it became part of Verstappen.com Racing, … [Read more...]
ESL R1 2023 Spring Season Driver Line-Ups
After the details, participating teams and calendar were announced for the inaugural ESL R1 competition earlier this week, organisations have been sharing their ESL R1 2023 Spring Season driver line-ups. And it should make for some tough racing, with organisations fielding high skilled and experienced sim racers. A total of 12 teams are taking part, with each fielding 4 … [Read more...]
Porsche and FaZe Clan Team Up For Sim Racing And More
In a move which could shake up the top organisations in virtual motorsport, Porsche and FaZe Clan team up for sim racing and more in a new collaboration. Apparently they're joining forces in gaming, eSports and beyond, which suggests there could be a new manufacturer team racing in series in the near future. You've probably heard of FaZe as a pro eSports and entertainment … [Read more...]
Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team Unveiled
Most motorsport teams and car manufacturers have developed official sim racing squads, and now there's one more to add to the list with Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team unveiled to the world. Obviously Coanda Esports (formerly Coanda Simsport) are a well-known team which has achieved plenty of success over the years. And they ran four cars under the Porsche Esports Team … [Read more...]
Ducati Lenovo Esport Team Picks Piero Ricciuti for 2022
The MotoGP eSport Championship starts on May 27th, as the Ducati Lenovo Esport Team picks Piero Ricciuti for 2022. The Italian actually first qualified for the series in 2019, but had to drop out as he was only 16 years old at the time. Competing under the username PieroRicciuti55, he's since taken part in the Pro Draft selection in 2020, and competed in the final round of … [Read more...]
BS+ Competition Sign 3 New Drivers For 2022
One of the teams that regular feature in our racing eSports coverage, BS+ Competition sign 3 new drivers for 2022, and they're all former competitors for BMW SIM Racing G2 Esports. They're also all primarily focused on Assetto Corsa Competizione, so the team obviously want to strengthen their roster for series running on the Kunos Simulazioni racing sim. The trio of new … [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 VW Jetta Cup Team ORD Official Unveiling
It's with great pleasure that I introduce the 2021 VW Jetta Cup Team ORD official unveiling. The original idea was that I'd try getting back into orgnaised league sim racing by running around the back of the field with a couple of logos on my paintjob. But that's grown a fair bit now. The first thing to mention is the amazing team livery created by Lee Walker, who … [Read more...]
Team ORD Enters The VW Jetta Cup
It's been a while since there's been any official Team ORD competitive sim racing. But having already shared my love of the VW Jetta and the Sim-Lab PCC series on iRacing, I couldn't resist signing up to the new VW Jetta Cup being organised by The Racing Line. It's a 12 week series for 30 drivers, with the schedule mirroring the PCC series. Taking place on Monday evenings … [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...]
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...]
Romain Grosjean Launches His R8G eSports Team
Another Formula One star is getting heavily involved in virtual motorsport as Romain Grosjean launches his R8G eSports team. There's no announcement on the drivers that will form the sim racing line-up, or the race series and platforms they'll be competing in. But their team partners list includes some familiar names with Heusinkveld, Sim Lab and Acer's Predator … [Read more...]
ORD officially supports the Madnotmad Racing team
One of the reasons for starting OnlineRaceDriver was to support the growing world of competitive virtual racing. Over the last few years, the level of skill and dedication shown by drivers has increased alongside the growth in both official series such as iRacing and the GT Academy, and leagues such as Virtual Motorsport and TORA. And that skills has been shown several times to … [Read more...]