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ESL R1 isn’t here to kill sim racing, or quash existing racing esports – it aims to capture a new, younger, gaming, audience and grow the virtual racing scene. Here’s how.

James Baldwin, Bono Huis, Marko Pejic and Graham Carroll will form the manufacturer-supported Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team in ESL R1 – bringing with them race wins and championships from multiple existing platforms.

Another decorated sim racing team is making the jump into Rennsport, and with it, the Apex Racing Team is bringing four world class iRacers.

The BMW M-backed squad in ESL R1 will utilise the services of Bruno Spengler to oversee its five-strong driver line-up.

Gaming esports giants, founded in 2002, MOUZ will finally enter the sim racing arena this year, starting with ESL R1 and the signing of four top drivers.

The Porsche Coanda Esports Team will be in the ESL R1 series and their drivers were announced on Monday (23rd January) for the inaugural season.

The ESL is bringing its knowledge and expertise from the world of non-driving esports and creating ESL R1 with Rennsport. Here are the calendar, prize pool and teams line-up.

Alongside Spa and the AMG-GT3 Evo, more cars and tracks will be unveiled for sim racing platform Rennsport in the coming months alongside the ESL R1 esports competition.

A launch date for ESL an Rennsport’s esports competition, ESL R1, has now been locked in, as speculation continues over its driver and teams line-up.