R8G Esports

Risto Kappet’s victory at the Le Mans Virtual Series’ Monza race and his journey in sim racing with Romain Grosjean’s R8G Esports.

Registration for the Predator Sim Racing Cup 2022 is now open, and will take place utilising the Assetto Corsa platform. Organised by R8G Esports, the event will take place at the virtual Silverstone Circuit and will see sim racers go to battle with the Lamborghini Huracan GT3, McLaren 650S GT3, or the Mercedes AMG GT3…Continue reading “Predator Sim Racing Cup 2022 offering €50,000 in prizes, registration open now”»

The Andretti Autosport driver has long supported the efforts of up-and-coming sim racers, and the R8G Esports team is testament to his efforts.

We speak to former Formula 1 driver and current Andretti Autosport IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean about his passion for sim racing and his esports squad R8G.

Promising racing esports talent Timea Bencsik has been signed up by Romain Grosjean’ssquad, R8G Esports, for the 2022 season. The 19-year old has delivered some impressive performances of late, across sim racing competitions on RaceRoom Racing Experience, Assetto Corsa, iRacing and rFactor 2. In the most most recent Formula E: Accelerate season, the Hungarian drove…Continue reading “R8G Esports signs Timea Bencsik for 2022 season”»

R8G Esports has just announced the signing of two of the quickest rFactor 2 sim racers around – Jiri Toman and Marcell Csincsik. Toman, 24, of the Czech Republic, has already won the LMP2 Virtual Endurance Championship (VEC) and has finished on the Le Mans Virtual Series (LMVS) podium this year, and has also proved…Continue reading “R8G Esports sign two new drivers”»

While Romain Grojean will seek to establish himself in IndyCar this season, his esports activities also continue to grow, as his squad will now manage the Uralkali Haas F1 Team Esports team. R8G Esports was founded by the former Formula 1 driver last year and has since grown to employ 17 esports professionals that compete…Continue reading “Romain Grosjean’s R8G Esports team now manages Haas F1 Esports”»

Esports star Yuri Kasdorp has split from the R8G team today in somewhat of a dramatic exit. Both parties tweeted their separate statements just after 11am UTC. The rFactor 2 and iRacing expert alleges that there were flaws in his contract that meant that he was being “exploited” by Romain Grosjean’s team. Kasdorp joined the…Continue reading “Kasdorp alleges legal injustice as he and Romain Grosjean’s R8G esports team part ways”»