Esports

In its latest move to appeal to a broader demographic, NASCAR has announced a new esports series exclusively for teenagers.

The Gran Turismo Sport FIA Championship will begin in earnest this weekend at the Nürburgring. To celebrate, Polyphony Digital has invited 30 of the top European players to battle it out in front of a live audience.

In an announcement that should surprise few, the second season of the F1 Esports Championship will utilize the next installment in Codemasters’ gaming series.

It appears 2017’s F1 esports championship was only a taster. Earlier today, Formula One announced the 2018 competition, and it promises to be an even bigger event than last year.

The Forza Racing Championship kicks off next month. But before that happens, 19 drivers from across the globe will descend upon Turn 10 HQ in Seattle for the Pre-Season Invitational.

Back in February, we told you about Nick McMillen’s quest to become a race drive. Now another GT Academy champion — and forum member — needs our help. However, this time it’s to help secure a sponsorship from Valvoline.

To think, it could’ve all ended up as a film festival.

After a dominant early performance and an exciting final race at the Nordschleife, Barrie’s Andrew Waring (Monster-Sport71) walked away from the first WorldGaming Canadian GT Sport Championship $8000 richer.

The first big live GT Sport event of 2018 is about to get underway just outside Toronto. One person will be walking away $8,000 richer (plus other goodies), and GTPlanet will be on the ground as the action takes place.

Turn 10 has announced the return of ForzaRC. The esport championship is back in a big way in 2018, with over a quarter-million dollars worth of prizes up for grabs.

Another day, another esports-related announcement. Codemasters is getting the DiRT series involved with competitive gaming with the all-new DiRT World Championships. Announced yesterday, DiRT 4 players will get the chance to win a pretty special prize: a drive in a real race car.

Many sim racers have the aspiration of someday making it to the pros. However, the world of professional racing is notoriously difficult to break into. But, for one member here on GTPlanet, the dream is just within his grasp.

It’s a pairing that almost makes too much sense: NASCAR teams are working on a new esports program using iRacing. What’s more, the initiative should launch within the 2018 race season.

The latest sim racing esport event will be coming to Toronto next month when the Canadian International AutoShow rolls into town February 16.

McLaren F1 driver — and Triple Crown hopeful — Fernando Alonso is getting into the esport game. The Spaniard has formed his own digital race team, and Gran Turismo Sport players will be some of the first to try out for the squad.

Following in the footsteps of the WRC and Formula 1, the prestigious Race of Champions will now include a new Esports element. Announced last week, the eRace of Champions will take some of the biggest names in sim racing and pit them against each other.

After a full week of intense finals, Rudy Van Buren has come out on top in McLaren’s inaugural World’s Fastest Gamer competition.

After six months of international competition, the search for the World’s Fastest Gamer comes down to 12 players and one week.

One of the burning topics in recent times has questioned the validity of Esports as a genuine sport. We had our own discussion on the topic way back in 2016, and it doesn’t seem like the debate will be fading off any time soon.

Players serious about esports will want to start practicing: the FIA Gran Turismo Sport championship will begin pre-season races next month.