Everything you need to know about the FIA ​​Motorsport Games

One year after the FIA ​​GT Nations Cup in Bahrain, the FIA ​​and SRO Motorsports are moving up a gear with the first edition of the FIA ​​Motorsport Games.

Organized on the Roman track of Vallelunga, these “Olympics” will bring together GT (GT3), Tourism (TCR), F4, Karting electric, Drift and eSport, with drivers this time defending their flag and not their team.

Epreuve de base, le GT pourra compter sur 22 voitures, avec la Turquie, lauréate de la Coupe des Nations en 2018, qui visera la passe de deux avec le tandem Salih Yoluc – Ayhancan Güven, récemment sacré pour la deuxième fois en Porsche Carrera Cup France.

France will once again be represented by AKKA-ASP and the pair Jim Pla – Jean-Luc Beaubelique and the Mercedes-AMG GT3. Two practice sessions, a qualification and three races will decide between the competitors in this event.

The TCR, a category that has been very successful for several seasons under the leadership of Marcello Lotti, will offer a grid of 20 cars, with some well-known names such as Tom Coronel.

Two practice sessions will be followed by two qualifications and two races for the touring field where John Filippi will be our national representative.

F4 will feature twenty young motorsport drivers, driving hybrid single-seaters developed by the KCMG structure. Reshad de Gerus, competing until the Paul Ricard final in FFSA F4, was selected to wear the French colors.

The category will benefit from two practice sessions, before qualifying which determines the grid for the qualifying race, which will determine the grid for the main race.

Le Drift, qui devrait constituer la discipline la plus spectaculaire, sera très attendue, avec 24 voitures parmi lesquelles BMW M3, Toyota AE86 et Supra, Nissan 200SX et 240SX. Benjamin Boulbes, multiple champion de France, aura l’occasion de briller sous la bannière tricolore.

The discipline will be the unmissable nighttime event of the first two days with practice sessions and qualifying on Friday, then a final practice session before the top 16 on Saturday. The competitors will compete on a portion between turns 10 and 14 of the Italian circuit.

Competed with electric karts and in mixed pairs, the slalom karting event will pit 29 competitors, aged 13 to 16, against each other. Dorian Pin and Esteban Masson will be the drivers selected by France. Tests, qualifications and a Sunday relay race will be on the program.

Discipline that has been growing for several years, with the F1, WRC, WEC or the GT World Challenge involved, eSport will be there with the largest field of 30 competitors.

The video game selected will logically be Gran Turismo, already in connection with the FIA, which will run on PS4 and under the supervision of a real FIA race director. Kévin Leaune, multiple world champion in his specialty, will be our representative, he who heads the SDL eSports entity.

The category will conclude the second day of Saturday in the program of these FIA ​​Motorsport Games.

As a reminder, here are the representatives of France in each category:

Team France #FFSA for the FIA ​​Motorsport Games!

– GT Cup: Jim Pla and Jean-Luc Beaubelique
– Touring Car Cup: John Filippi
– Drifting Cup: Benjamin Boulbes
– F4 Cup: Reshad De Gerus
– Karting Slalom Cup: Doriane Pin and Esteban Masson
– Digital Cup: @Kev_Leaune pic.twitter.com/AUbgWCgL5G

— FFSA (@FFSportAuto) October 25, 2019

The full program of these FIA ​​Motorsport Games can be found below. Note that entries are free on the Vallelunga route, by going at this address. The various rounds will be preceded by a parade through the streets of Rome and a grand opening ceremony on Thursday.