The Virtual Le Mans Series Cup kicked off this week as the support category for the main Virtual Le Mans Series. The grid is made up of competitors who have entered via a time trial within rFactor2’s Competition System. That means it’s open to anyone with the sim racing platform. The top 30 entrants, aka…Continue reading “WATCH: Virtual Le Mans Series Cup Round 1 highlights”»

The second round of the Virtual Le Mans Series Cup was at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and the Virtual Le Mans Series support category provided a thrilling race. The grid is made up of competitors who have entered via the online time trial within rFactor2’s Competition System. The quickest 30 entrants, aka the ‘top split’, then…Continue reading “WATCH: Virtual Le Mans Series Cup Round 2 highlights”»

The 24-car grid for 2022’s Formula Pro Series is now complete, including Jarno Opmeer, Bono Huis and Kevin Siggy plus teams from Mercedes-AMG, Red Bull, Redline, R8G and Williams.

The 2022 edition of the Formula Challenge Series starts on Monday (16th May). A companion series to the Formula Pro Series, Formula Challenge is open to all sim racers who owns rFactor 2 and the content that’s needed to participate. The top overall finishers in this series will be sent into a shootout with teams…Continue reading “Everything you need to know about the 2022 Formula Challenge Series”»

Following the recent use of Monza for the opening Le Mans Virtual Series round and the Formula Pro Series finale, the Formula Challenge Series also makes a trip to the 99-year-old venue for some V10-powered single-seater action. All competitors qualified through the in-platform rFactor 2 Competition System. The aim – to become champion and make…Continue reading “WATCH: Formula Challenge Series Round 6, Monza, Live”»

With every race week that rolled through, it seemed more and more inevitable that Bono Huis would sit upon the Formula Pro Series throne. Now that he was cemented as king of rFactor 2 single-seaters, the final pieces of the championship puzzle were set to be placed in the last round of the season at…Continue reading “Mercedes-AMG Petronas triumph as Huis cleans house in Formula Pro Series”»

ESL R1 isn’t here to kill sim racing, or quash existing racing esports – it aims to capture a new, younger, gaming, audience and grow the virtual racing scene. Here’s how.

Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a journalist. I’d pretend my stuffed animals were celebrities and athletes, each with their own unique story to tell. I remember having a Barbie Glam Convertible car which I’d squish my favourite pig stuffy into and race him around my bedroom. Just like I…Continue reading “How the W Series is breaking barriers at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual”»

Forza Motorsport’s new mammoth update celebrates the franchise’s 30th anniversary.