Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean lead Spa Le Mans Virtual Series entries
The 6 Hours of Spa is set to be a titanic duel between Max Verstappen and Roman Grosjean, amongst a field of some of the world's best professional esports drivers. Live, Saturday, 5th November.
Two-time Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen will be on the grid for the 6 Hours of Spa, the third round of the 2022-23 Le Mans Virtual Series.
The 34-time Grand Prix winner will be driving the #1 Team Redline LMP, sharing the car with reigning champion Jeffrey Rietveld and recent BMW Sim GT Cup champion Maximilian Benecke.
The squad is currently sitting second in the overall championship standings. Verstappen is also expected to join January’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, the season finale.
Compatriot Bent Viscaal, former FIA Formula 3 race winner and current European Le Mans Series competitor, will share the championship-leading #4 Floyd Vanwall-Burst with Jernej Simončič and Jesper Pedersen.
Former Formula 1 driver and current Andretti Autosport IndyCar star Romain Grosjean will also take part, lining up for his eponymous R8G Esports squad. He will lead the #18 car, with team-mates Martin Hemmingsen and Ulas Ozyildirim.
Fresh off the back of Gold at the FIA Motorsport Games Esports Cup, James Baldwin will once again be driving for the manufacturer-backed AMG Team Petronas Esports team, with Bono Huis and Graham Carroll.
Porsche is once again present with two LMPs run by Coanda, former rallycross winner and iRacing world champion Mitchell deJong and two-time Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup champion Joshua Rogers amongst its driver roster.
In GTE, FIA F3 race winner Alexander Smolyar continues to compete, entering every round so far, teaming with Timotej Andonovski and Risto Kappet for R8G Esports. The trio won last time out at Monza.
Reigning category champions Team Redline BMW field Chris Lulham, Kevin Siggy and Enzo Bonito this time around. The Prodrive FYRA Esport combination, which finished second in the second round, is represented once again by Lasse Sørensen, Lasse Bak and Mikkel Gade.
The championship aims to blend the quickest sim racing professionals across multiple platforms with real-world motorsport stars. There are five races this season, culminating with the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, 14th January 2023.
Each pays points towards an overall crown in both LMP and GTE categories. Utilising the rFactor 2 simulation platform, dynamic weather, tyre wear, damage and fuel usage are all in use, alongside mandatory driver swaps.
Each team has entered four drivers, at least one of which must be FIA-rated. The Pro driver must take part in at least one race on the run-up to the 24 Hour event, and thus Verstappen and Grosjean have selected Spa.
The 6 Hours of Spa will be live on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel. Qualifying is from 6 pm GMT / 7 pm CET, Friday 4th November, while the race itself is on Saturday 5th November from 12.30 pm GMT / 1.30 pm CET.
Le Mans Virtual Series 6 Hours of Spa LMP entry list
No
LMP
CAR
DRIVER 1
DRIVER 2
DRIVER 3
1
Team Redline
Oreca 07 LMP2
Max Verstappen (PRO)
Jeffrey Rietveld
Maximilian Benecke
2
Team Redline
Oreca 07 LMP2
Luke Bennett*
Michal Smidl
Diogo Pinto
4
Floyd Vanwall-Burst
Oreca 07 LMP2
Bent Viscaal (PRO)
Jernej Simončič
Jesper N. Pedersen
5
Williams Esports
Oreca 07 LMP2
Martin Stefanko*
Jack Keithley
Petar Brljak
8
R8G ESPORTS
Oreca 07 LMP2
Jiri Toman
Erhan Jajovski
Marcell Csincsik
16
Pescarolo Esport Monaco
Oreca 07 LMP2
Darius Andrei
Robert Paun*
Martin Murguly
18
R8G ESPORTS
Oreca 07 LMP2
Romain Grosjean (PRO)
Martin Hemmingsen
Ulas Ozyildirim
20
Porsche Coanda
Oreca 07 LMP2
Zac Campbell
Tommy Østgaard
Mitchell deJong
21
SEM9.Axle
Oreca 07 LMP2
Naquib Azlan
Muhammad Aleef*
Inigo Anton
22
Rocket Simsport
Oreca 07 LMP2
Alex Buncombe (PRO)
Mika Hakimi
Borja Millan
23
Porsche Coanda
Oreca 07 LMP2
Joshua Rogers
Mack Bakkum
Martin Krönke
28
YAS HEAT VELOCE
Oreca 07 LMP2
Isaac Gillissen
Balazs Remenyik*
Marko Pejic
29
Mexico Racing Team
Oreca 07 LMP2
Luis Díaz (PRO)
Alberto Gironella
Manuel de Samaniego
36
Alpine Esports
Oreca 07 LMP2
Collin Spork
Rory MacDuff
Tom Lartilleux
44
ARC Bratislava
Oreca 07 LMP2
Erik Vizi
Jakub Stofko
Andrej Marecak*
53
AMG Team Williams Esports
Oreca 07 LMP2
Michael Romanidis
Nikodem Wisniewski
Jakub Brzezinski
62
Brabham Esports
Oreca 07 LMP2
Devin Braune
Jan von der Heyde
Arne Schoonvliet
63
AMG Team Petronas Esports
Oreca 07 LMP2
James Baldwin (PRO)
Bono Huis
Graham Carroll
65
Panis Racing Team
Oreca 07 LMP2
Yannick Lapchin
Florian Lebigre
Thibault Cazaubon
86
GR Vector eSport
Oreca 07 LMP2
Jan Granqvist
Jannick Bock
Daniel Brewer
100
Arnage Competition
Oreca 07 LMP2
Janos Bracsok
Adam Pinczes
Jimmy Antunes
101
GR Vector eSport
Oreca 07 LMP2
Adam Maguire
Liam de Waal
Mattia Crupi
444
Nextview Vanwall-Burst
Oreca 07 LMP2
Damian Skowron*
Michi Hoyer
Dawid Mroczek
966
Team Fordzilla
Oreca 07 LMP2
Nuno Pinto
Gianmarco Fiduci
Alessandro Ottaviani
Le Mans Virtual Series 6 Hours of Spa GTE entry list
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