If any team is a RaceRoom specialist in this year’s Esports Racing League, then Xero Point Racing is, with Tomas Ribeiro, Kodi Nikola Latkovski and Beau Dixon as their lineup for this season’s final round.
It started the day 13th in the standings, and therefore the unchanging top four were untroubled in the overall standings.
The first heat sometimes sets the tone for Esports Racing League nights, and at the Classic Hockenheim layout in old Group A machinery, teamwork in the slipstream seemed to be the theme after race one when Visceral Esports overhauled Xero Point’s Ribeiro to win the race one-two. However, it wouldn’t continue for the rest of the night.
That’s despite Daire McCormack and Michal Smidl having ample opportunity to do so in heat two for EMM Esports, though the Irishman would win anyway, and none of the top teams would be forced into the second chance race. Absolute Motorsport Acelith did need a second chance, though, and unsurprisingly their top driver Enzo Philipau cruised through despite a mistake, as did YES Motorsports.
The quarter-finals were more hotly contested, and Jack Keithley showed the importance of race wins even in this format, sending TC Esports into the semis despite his teammates being quite far back. The big surprises here came with BS+ Competition’s early exit, eliminating them from top four contention, and Williams Sim Racing’s, who faced a nervous wait as the competition continued without them.
EMM Esports were the main candidates to replace them, and it was really the only spot up for grabs with Team Vitality, Visceral and TCE all making the semi-final. Vitality would get themselves secure early with Team Nitro, making up for their bad season so far, as Marcell Csincsik took pole and escaped early with Tobias Groenewald.
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