Esports

It’s hard to believe, but a decade has now passed since Nissan, Sony, and Gran Turismo put a gamer on the path to becoming a pro racer.

Toyota Gazoo Racing is gearing up for its own GT Sport esports competition next month in Malaysia.

The next stage of McLaren’s Shadow esports contest is underway, welcoming in mobile gamers.

This weekend saw the extended Le Mans Super Season hit Silverstone. To coincide with the six-hour race, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) officially kicked off its inaugural Le Mans Esport Series.

Not to be outdone by rival — and one-time-BFF — McLaren, Mercedes-AMG has announced its own complete F1 Esports squad. It’s even got one more driver.

McLaren Shadow has announced two new additions to its 2018 F1 Esports squad. While they’re new to the team — itself only a few weeks old — they’re both veterans of the sim racing world.

The competition for a seat on McLaren’s new esport team is on. McLaren first announced its Shadow initiative earlier this summer, and now aspiring sim racers have two iRacing events to compete in.

Spanish Gran Turismo Sport players, there’s a new esport event for you. No, we’re not talking about the third FIA GT season that’s about to start, but one with a pretty cool prize on offer: a seat on Fernando Alonso’s esport team.

Since he was crowned U.S. GT Academy champion back in 2013, it has been a busy five years for Nick McMillen.

Mercedes Benz is teaming up with ProGaming Italia and Sony Interactive Entertainment Italy for a new esports event. The platform of choice? None other than Gran Turismo Sport.

The very first F1 Esport draft happened earlier this week in London. Nine teams took part, choosing from a crop of 40. Less than half made the cut, and they’ll be facing off for their share of the $200,000 prize pot over the next few months.

Remember World’s Fastest Gamer? It was McLaren’s 2017 esport initiative, which promised a coveted role as the brand’s simulator test driver. Thousands vied for the spot, and in the end, Netherland’s Rudy van Buren came out on top.

Simulator equipment manufacturer Fanatec has become a Formula 1 partner, and official sponsor to the F1 Esports Series.

As the racing gets underway at Le Mans, 31 Forza Motorsport 7 drivers will be fighting for their share of $75,000 on the other side of the globe. That’s right: the ForzaRC Series 1 Finales are upon us.

As thousands gather in Northern France for the 86th running of Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the Motorsport Network have announced the formation of the latest esport series. Dubbed the Le Mans Esport Series, it will take place on Forza Motorsport 7, culminating in a grand finale at the eponymous event next year.

Remember the youth-oriented NASCAR esport series from last month? Well, it’s about to start next week, and it’s got a shiny new name to go along with it: the NASCAR IGNITE Series.

Forza Motorsport 7 will feature in another esport tournament this summer. No, not ForzaRC; it will be the focus of the Special Olympics’ first video game tournament.

The Porsche Carrera Cup Italia has partnered up with Kunos Simulazioni for a new esports competition. Using Assetto Corsa as the platform, sim racers will compete for the first Porsche E-Carrera Cup.

Update: Following on from yesterday’s entertainment, the Nations Cup is now also live:

The Nürburging is hosting more than just a grueling twice-around-the-clock race this weekend. In addition to the GT Sport event, RaceRoom is on-site with its own esport series, and you can watch it here.