Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean, headliners of the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

The list of teams and drivers present at the start of the 24 Virtual 2023 Hours of Le Mans (January 14-15) has been revealed, including several F1, F2 and F3 champions.

Published on 05/01/2023 à 15:47

Dorian Grangier

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Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean, headliners of the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

Several star drivers will be at the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual © 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual

2023, a great year for 24 Hours of Le Mans. If this year, the Sarthoise event will celebrate its Centenary next June, the most famous raceEndurance of the world will also be celebrated in the virtual world. The 24 Virtual 2023 Hours of Le Mans will take place on January 14 and 15 and will welcome several prestigious names among the 180 drivers entered.

For the 3rd edition of the virtual double clock tour, which also counts for the last round of the Le Mans Virtual Series, a cast of champions will be at the start: the champion of Formula 1 Max Verstappen (Team Redline n°1), the champion of Formula 2 Felipe Drugovich (Team Redline n°2) and the champion of Formula 3 Victor Martins (Alpine eSports n°37) will be present. 

Beautiful people at the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans

Other renowned drivers will also be entered in the virtual event, with the notable presence of Romain Grosjean (R8G eSports n°18), Felix Rosenqvist (Team Redline n°2) and Dani Juncadella (AMG Team Petronas eSports n°63). Gustavo Menezes will represent the team Peugeot eSports with Malthe Jakobsen, Valentin Mandernach and Maxime Brient aboard the #93.

In the GT category, we can also note the presence of Beitske Visser (Malhe Racing Team n°10), Ayumu Iwasa (Oracle Red Bull n°99) or even Alexander Smolyar (R8G eSports n°888).

In total, more than 40 different nations will be represented during the Virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans, with 28 teams in LM P2 and 16 teams in GT. Among the manufacturers officially represented are Alpine, Mercedes, BMW, Ferrari, Peugeot and Porsche. A taste of what awaits us for the Centenary on June 10 and 11.

The entry list for the 24 Virtual 2023 Hours of Le Mans is available here.

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Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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