Motorsport Games revealed the teams and manufacturers taking part in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual series, the biggest endurance sim race in the world, taking place online on January 15th and 16th. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports will be making its debut in the series, joining Alpine Esports and Red Bull Racing Esports in the quest for 1st place. Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Aston Martin, and Corvette will all be represented as manufacturers in the GTE category.
The event brings together the world’s best professional drivers and sim racers, teamed up for 24 hours of virtual racing around the legendary French track. The whole event will be televised across the world via a special TV program that will be live from Paris.
The entries for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual are split into two categories of cars, LMP and GTE. While all LMP teams will use the ORECA 07 LMP2 model, the range and variety of GTE cars entered strongly reflects the diversity and popularity of the virtual race’s real-life heritage. Ferrari’s official FDA Esports Team will compete with a Ferrari 488 GTE, also used by SIMMSA Esports, while Porsche Esports Team leads the way for no fewer than 10 Porsche 911 RSR GTE entries.
The current GTE championship leader, BMW Team Redline, is one of five teams using the BMW M8 GTE – the W Series entry opting for this model for their entry to endurance racing. Two Aston Martin Vantage GTE cars, including one from Prodrive Esports, and two Corvette C8.Rs make up the extremely competitive and always entertaining GTE category.
(All information was provided by GamingLyfe)