WRC 9

From a little-known truck racing game to WRC Generations, here’s how KT Racing evolved the World Rally Championship games, by the dev team itself.

After 15,000+ entrants tried their hand at the 2020 WRC eSports Championship, Lebanese motorsport star Sami-Joe has emerged victorious. Yes, you read that correctly – 2020. Due to the ongoing global pandemic, the Grand Final for the 2020 series was delayed until this weekend, where it was held during the real-life WRC round, Renties Ypres…Continue reading “Sami-Joe wins 2020 WRC eSports Grand Final and a GR Yaris”»

Winning 12 out of 13 rounds has firmly cemented Sami-Joe as this season’s dominant rally driver in the eSports WRC Championship presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing. In the last qualifying round of the season, Wales Rally GB played host to the world’s best virtual WRC drivers, and it was Sami-Joe who once again took the…Continue reading “Sami-Joe wins final eSports WRC Championship qualifying round”»

The finals for the 2020 and 2021 eSports WRC Championship presented by TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will be happening in Belgium and Greece respectively, and the winners will receive a brand-new Toyota GR Yaris road car. The car of my dreams, and with a long waiting list at present, the contenders will battle it out on…Continue reading “eSports WRC 2020 and 2021 Grand Finals location and prizes announced”»

Two-time eSports WRC Championship winner Nexl won the Japanese round of the 2021 competition earlier this week. Lebanese sensation Sami-Joe for Seventh Gear e-Sport Club had won every round up until this point – 10 victories in a row, no less – but previous champion Nexl struck back over the asphalt stages. It sets up…Continue reading “Record-breaking run broken in eSports WRC Championship”»

Ahead of this weekend’s exciting return of the Safari Rally Kenya in the real-life WRC, the first time since 2002, the 2021 eSports WRC Championship also visited Africa for the tenth round. If you’ve followed the eSports WRC Championship, presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing, this year, I’ll give you 10 seconds to guess who the…Continue reading “Sami-Joe untouchable in 2021 eSports WRC”»

Lebanese virtual rallying sensation Sami-Joe has completed a nonuple of 2021 eSports WRC victories, this time winning the Rally Italia Sardegna. With his place in the final secure, he showed no signs of easing off, taking victory ahead of chief adversary Nexl by nearly three seconds. The podium was rounded out by Kriim. Noel in…Continue reading “Sami-Joe secures ninth 2021 eSports WRC round win in a row”»

Sami-Joe has done it again, defeating his nearest rivals and winning eight 2021 eSports WRC Championship presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing round in a row. It also guarantees the Lebanese star a place in the final, held later this year. The first stage was the famous Arganil venue, home to many rally-deciding performances over the…Continue reading “Sami-Joe is unstoppable, wins 2021 eSports WRC round eight”»

Sami-Joe’s winning streak now stands at an astonishing seven-from-seven in the 2021 eSports WRC Championship presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing. The latest challenge was held across three rough gravel stages set in Turkey. There were no massive 20km+ stages this time. Instead, two stages both measuring 6.59 km kicked off the event, followed by a…Continue reading “Sami-Joe dominates once again in 2021 eSports WRC”»