rFactor 2

Season 4 of rFactor 2‘s GT Pro Series moves to Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park later today, 6th September 2021, for Round 3. The venue, now 64-years-old, is short and sweet, measuring just 1.5 miles in length and featuring just seven corners – if you discount the chicane layout variations, that is. With 30 GTE cars…Continue reading “WATCH: GT Pro Series Round 3, Lime Rock Park, Live”»

Following the announcement of the upcoming Le Mans Virtual Series leading up to the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual in January 2022 comes the Le Mans Virtual Cup – an esports series where anyone with rFactor 2 can compete. The community-driven esports competition has been created in partnership with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest,…Continue reading “Here’s how you could win your place on the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual grid”»

Following on from a sodden Formula Pro Series race a the Indianapolis Road Course earlier this week, the up-and-coming Challenge Series relative also visits the US venue later today. A packed grid of identical V10-powered open-wheelers within rFactor 2 will take to the grid, all competitors qualifying through the in-platform Competition System. The aim –…Continue reading “WATCH: Formula Challenge Series Round 4, Indianapolis, Live”»

Every month, rFactor 2 racers are treated to an inside glimpse of what’s in store for the sim. As August came to a close on Tuesday, Studio 397 released their monthly Roadmap Update detailing what’s coming soon. The roadmap revealed considerable updates made to Circuit Zandvoort including PBR shading, layout reconfiguration and surface tweaking. The…Continue reading “rFactor 2 August Roadmap reveals updated Zandvoort and more”»

There aren’t many championships, no matter the discipline, whereby at the halfway stage of a season it feels as if no one will beat the points leader. In Formula Pro Series’ inaugural outing, Bono Huis appeared to be putting together something resembling an invincible campaign. Although the Teams’ standings will determine the fate of drivers’…Continue reading “Formula Pro Series: Huis secures dramatic fourth win in wet race”»

Three rounds complete in the inaugural Formula Pro Series, three rounds remain. At the halfway stage, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team drive Bono Huis has won every race, but the two Team Redline drivers of Kevin Siggy and Jeffrey Rietveld have run him very close at each round. R8G Esports Erham Jajovski has also stepped up…Continue reading “WATCH: Formula Pro Series Round 4, Indianapolis Road Course Live”»

The fourth season of the GT Challenge Series visits Florida’s daunting Sebring International Raceway for the second round of the GT3-based championship. With a packed grid, who have qualified using the rFactor 2 Competition System, all are fighting for the prize of a GT Pro Series grid slot for Season 5. In the GTE-powered GT…Continue reading “WATCH: Round 2 of GT Challenge Series, Season 4 live on Traxion.GG”»

Season 4 of the GT Pro Series esports championship within rFactor 2, and now using GTE-class cars, started with a bang in Monza. Quite literally. Now the 30-car grid bristling with the top professional esports talent crosses the Atlantic to visit Florida’s Sebring International Raceway. The touch and touch nature of the venue will pose…Continue reading “WATCH: GT Pro Series Round 2, Sebring, Live”»

The 89th running of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans is happening this weekend. To commemorate, we’ve got Traxion Twitch Team member Michi Hoyer on our YouTube channel with an rFactor 2 track guide for Circuit de la Sarthe. Michi drives in both the Formula Pro Series and GT Pro Series for Burst Esport….Continue reading “WATCH: 24 Hours of Le Mans Track Guide with Michi Hoyer”»