Le Mans Virtual Series, new Endurance championship

With " a new name, a revised format, prestigious partners and a captivating grand finale broadcast live on television for all fans ", the Le Mans Virtual Series will be a “ world series » composed of five rounds.

The first four (Monza, Spa, Nürburgring and Sebring) will compete online between September and December before the grand finale (24 Hours of Le Mans) scheduled for January 2022 at the Autosport International show in Birmingham (United Kingdom).

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« Last year's Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans was a huge success. We have the opportunity to repeat the experience and do even better! says Gérard Neveu, motorsport advisor at Motorsport Games. This year the event will further benefit teams, partners and, of course, a wide audience of players and spectators around the world. We're extremely pleased to have secured the support of such impressive partners, and we can't wait to kick off this season with next week's reveal of some of the top names on the entry list ».

The reward will be 250.000 dollars (a little over 210.000 euros), 150.000 for the first 4 rounds and 150.000 for the final.  

Après les vraies @24heuresdumans en août 2021, nous sommes ravis de lancer maintenant les @LeMansVirtual Series which will culminate in the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans. 1/2# LEMANS24 #LEMANSVIRTUAL #ESPORT #ENDURANCEhttps://t.co/YpLXZXZtXg

— Pierre Fillon (@fillon_pierre) September 1, 2021

Le Mans Virtual Series Calendar

• Round 1: 4 Hours of Monza, Italy, September 25, 2021
• Round 2: 6 Hours of Spa, Belgium, October 16, 2021
• Round 3: 8 Hours of Nürburgring, Germany, November 13, 2021
• Round 4: 6 Hours of Sebring, USA, December 18, 2021
• Round 5: 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, January 15 and 16, 2022 at the Autosport International show in Birmingham, United Kingdom.