World RX begins its Esports season

Due to the coronavirus, motorsport is turning to virtual to maintain the spirit of competition. The World RX will begin its Esports season this Sunday with a meeting on the Barcelona track using the DiRT Rally 2.0 video game from Codemasters studios which has the license for the world RX championship. Rallycross.

Many World Rallycross regulars will be present at the meeting, notably the Hansen brothers who will meet the Peugeot 208 WRX, while their compatriot Johan Kristoffersson will also be entered on a Sochaux mount. Andreas Bakkerud will be in an Audi S1 ​​quattro. Oliver Eriksson will be in a Ford Fiesta MK8, Oliver Bennett in his Mini Cooper, and Timo Scheider in his Seat Ibiza.

“I'm really looking forward to this event to feel the concentration and excitement of the race again,” comments the reigning world champion. I haven't done sim racing before and I'm not a big gamer so the challenge will be big for me. I don't know if I can be competitive. I tried to practice a little, but I know I will be facing guys who have a lot more experience than me. I hope to qualify for the semi-finals. It will be fun to race against fans, but I think the sim racers will be too fast for me. »

World RX has already published the grids for the first qualifying races: