Plenty of sim racers will be celebrating the first big special event of the 2025 iRacing calendar, with more than 23,000 drivers competing across all splits. But the 2025 iRacing Daytona 24 is spoiled by a Ferrari controversy following a suspicious disconnection just under eight hours from the finish. The early stages of the race saw a battle in the GTP class between the BMW … [Read more...]
2024 iRacing Daytona 24 Winners and Statistics
It's one of the biggest endurance events in sim racing, and the 2024 iRacing Daytona 24 winners and statistics demonstrate an impressive start to the year. In the top split, the GTP victory went to Atte Kaupinen, Moreno Sirica, INDYCAR driver Agustin Canapine and Carl E Jansson in the #6 Williams Esports Playseat, winning by 6.375 seconds after 24 hours of racing. The #69 … [Read more...]
Red Bull Racing And Team Redline Form A New Partnership
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...]
Real Racers Never Quit Imola Event Attracted Big Support
Announced at short notice due to catastrophic flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and cancellation of the Formula One Grand Prix due to take place last weekend, the Real Racers Never Quit Imola Event attracted big support on Sunday from professional and sim racers, along with a large audience on Twitch who could donate to support efforts. Obviously virtual and … [Read more...]
Redline Dominated The 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans
It was a commanding performance as Team Redline dominated the 2021 iRacing Petit Le Mans powered by VCO, with wins across all three classes. The 10 hour endurance race held at the virtual Road Atlanta saw the eSports organisation take victory in the GT3, GTE and LMP2 categories in the top split of the event. And that was despite the car of F1 star Max Verstappen retire after … [Read more...]
Watch Max Verstappen’s Amazing Bathurst Qualifying Lap
Max Verssappen is pretty talented behind the wheel of both the Red Bull Formula 1 car and a sim rig. If you're in any doubt, just watch Max Verstappen's amazing Bathurst qualifying lap, driving for Team Redline in the iRacing Bathurst 12 Hour Special event. Partnering with professional sim racer Enzo Bonito, the youngest driver to ever compete in F1 was tasked with setting … [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...]