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.
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
