The ACO and Motorsport Games intensify their partnership

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest and Motorsport Games are extending their partnership with a new license lasting ten years.

Building on the success of 24 Hours of Le Mans virtual events in 2020, the ACO and Motorsport Games are strengthening their collaboration. Both parties announced: an important update to their joint venture agreement ».

This new agreement provides for the creation, development and publication of video games, in addition to esports, “ based on the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans and the World ChampionshipEndurance FIA WEC » by Le Mans Esports Series Ltd.

« This update replaces the original agreement between Motorsport Games and the ACO in 2019 and extends it to a ten-year mobile license ", Reads the statement.

.@LeMansEsports // The story continues and intensifies between the ACO and @MSportgames !

An exclusive license for a period of 10 years to create, develop and publish video games around the championship #LeMansEsportSeries

To read https://t.co/UdIToQe6u1

- 24 Heures du Mans (@ 24heuresdumans) January 27, 2021

The former director general of the WEC andELMS Gerard Neveu will be in charge of the project.