WRC esports

We visited the 2021 Esports WRC Grand Final in Athens to speak to the drivers, the organisers and the WRC 10 game developers. Find out what it takes to become a virtual rally champion, why the World Rally Championship takes esports so seriously and what it takes to put on such a big live event….Continue reading “Behind the scenes of the Esports WRC Grand Final in Athens! | The Traxion.GG Podcast, Season 2, Episode 16”»

On the weekend the Acropolis Rally returned to the World Rally Championship after an eight-year hiatus, it wasn’t the only competitive rally event in town. Held inside the Olympic Velodrome in the suburbs of Athens was the 2021 Grand Final of the Esports WRC, and the competition was no less fierce than Sébastien Ogier vs…Continue reading “Why the WRC takes esports so seriously”»

After 13 qualifying rounds starting in February, a local Greek competition and an eight-stage semi-final process, Nexl has won the 2021 eSports WRC Championship, presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing. The competition is open to anyone with the official WRC game on PC, Xbox and PlayStation and it all came down to the best nine players…Continue reading “Nexl wins 2021 WRC eSports Grand Final, takes third title”»

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”»

11 wins from 12 rounds is quite the feat. The Seventh Gear e-Sport Club driver took yet another eSports WRC Championship victory, this time on the high-speed stages of Finland. This was the penultimate qualifying round of the 2021 season, presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing, ahead of a World Final – details of which are…Continue reading “Sami-Joe returns to winning ways in eSports WRC Championship”»

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”»