IMSA Esports Michelin Global Championship starts Sunday, Road Atlanta entry list unveiled

44 entries among two classes have been unveiled for the first race of the IMSA Esports Michelin Global Championship. This Sunday, the inaugural season kicks off with a visit to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, the first of four events on the 2022 schedule, each contest set for a two hour and 40 minute time frame.

The two classes that will take part include the GT Daytona class, made up of various GT3 cars available on the iRacing service, and the Touring Car class which includes the Hyundai Elantra TC N and Honda Civic Type R machines in the TC division.

30 of the 44 entries will be listed under the GTD class. The six cars in the class include the BMW M4 GT3, Ferrari 488 Evo GT3, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, McLaren MP4-12C GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020 and Porsche 911 GT3 R.

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Teams entered include some names familiar to us from other series such as the Le Mans Virtual Series and other various iRacing World Championships. They include the likes of Williams Esports, Team Redline, Apex Racing Team, BMW Team BS+COMPETITION, Altus Esports and Dörr Esports.

In the Touring Car class, 14 cars will be entered with further more notable names, such as R8G Esports. Some teams such as the Apex Racing Team are double dipping, racing with cars in both classes, and that list includes CrowdStrike Racing, Puresims Esports and Arnage Competition.

Michelin is now signed on as the entitlement sponsor of the series and all 44 cars will utilize the Michelin-branded tires.

A $25,000 total purse is up for grabs over the course of the series. The Virtual Competition Organisation (VCO) will provide media assets for the series, including the broadcast which will be available on both iRacing and VCO social channels.

The entry slots for the 2022 IMSA Esports Global Championship were awarded by invitation. Check out the entry list and full schedule below. Tune in for the first race of the season at Road Atlanta on Sunday, 16th October at 1:45 p.m. ET / 6:45 p.m. BST.

GT DAYTONA ENTRY LIST (30 CARS)

CAR #	TEAM	VEHICLE	DRIVER 1	DRIVER 2
4	CrowdStrike Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020	Samuel Michaels	Dion Fiallo
5	Williams Esports Razer	Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020	Daniel Lafuente	Carl Jansson
7	KOVA	BMW M4 GT3	Matti Sipilä	Antti Ahola
10	TRITON Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Jerzy Glac	Mateusz Nogaj
11	Dörr Esports	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO	Moritz Lohner	Michael Rachl
14	MSI eSports	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Salva Talens	Alejandro Avín Ruisánchez
15	Race Clutch	Ferrari 488 Evo GT3	Eneric Andre	Nathan A. Moore
16	Puresims Esports	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO	Daniel Ferguson	Alexander Davidson
18	Arnage Competition	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	David Toth	Nicolás Rubilar
43	Altus Esports	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO	Tristan Iglesias	Carlos Fenollosa
44	Monaco Esports #Finest	Ferrari 488 Evo GT3	Elias Raikaa	Jaidyn J Ladic
45	Biela Racing Team EURONICS	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO	Sven Haase	Patrick Heinrich
47	Aspar Esports Team	Ferrari 488 Evo GT3	Manu Rey O’largo	Jonathan Alvarez / Mario Salafranca
55	Mercedes-AMG Team Williams Esports	Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020	Daniel Pásztor	Louis Nahser
62	Brabham Esports	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	James Armstrong	Hunter McDaniel
66	Carbon Simsport	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Patryk Werbowy	Michał Rak
70	Team Redline	BMW M4 GT3	Gianni Vecchio	Luke Bennett
71	BMW Team Redline	BMW M4 GT3	Patrik Holzmann	Maximilian Benecke
75	Team75 Bernhard by SimRC	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Jamie Moone	Bram van Putten
77	KOVA	Ferrari 488 Evo GT3	Tuomas Tähtelä	Oskari Rinne
78	Maniti Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO	Alex Bennett	Cas Hogenhout
83	Altus Esports	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Yannick Lapchin	Rafaele Rezzag
88	Monaco Esports #Finest	Ferrari 488 Evo GT3	Arturo Melgar	Alex Dunne
89	BMW Team BS+COMPETITION	BMW M4 GT3	Bruno Spengler	Ryan Barneveld
90	URANO eSports	Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020	Vlad Khimichev	Niclas Laubisch
91	Mercedes-AMG Team URANO Esports	Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020	Alexey Nesov	Luca Kita
96	BS+TURNER	BMW M4 GT3	Phil Denes	Rainer Talvar
97	Apex Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Jamie Fluke	Yohann Harth
98	Apex Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Alejandro Sanchez	Kevin Ellis Jr
99	Hardpoint by DeltaSport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Christophe Herbigneaux	Alessandro De Tullio

TOURING CAR ENTRY LIST (14 CARS)

CAR #	TEAM	VEHICLE	DRIVER 1	DRIVER 2
107	M1RA Esports	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Gergo Báldi	Attila Bucsi
108	R8G Esports	Honda Civic Type R	Florian Lebigre	Valentin Mandernach
116	Puresims Esports	Honda Civic Type R	Ross Macfarlane	Steen Ledger
118	Arnage Competition	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Carlos Diegues	Ricardo Ferreira / Coen Klopman
122	Impulse Racing	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Chris T Shorter	Marcel Jochheim
124	CoRe SimRacing	Honda Civic Type R	Pascal Stix	Carl Winkler
133	CrowdStrike Racing	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Brandon Hawkin	Scott Michaels
158	Full Send Racing	Honda Civic Type R	Alex Torres	Dominick Kortum
176	SimRC	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Corentin Guinez	Kieran Harrison
179	Semper Racing	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Jaroslaw Cebula	Rafal Drzaszcz
185	Full Send Racing	Honda Civic Type R	Michael Polasek	Naveed Hussain
188	R8G Esports	Honda Civic Type R	Ole Steinbraten	Maarten van Loozenoord
193	Honda Racing HPD	Honda Civic Type R	Jacob Abel	Karl Wittmer
199	Apex Racing Team	Hyundai Elantra TC N	Gael Valero	Nicol Foggie

IMSA Esports Michelin Global Championship 2022 schedule

• Sunday, 16th October: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – 1:45 p.m. ET
• Sunday, 23rd October: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – 11:45 a.m. ET
• Sunday, 6th November: Indianapolis Motor Speedway – 1:45 p.m. ET
• Sunday, 20th November: Daytona International Speedway – 1:45 p.m. ET

Photos provided by VCO Esports