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The Alpine Esports Endurance Cup features four 25-car races, 12-hour finale

The French sports car manufacturer is running its own sim racing endurance championship using iRacing, with live broadcasts and a Le Mans trip on the line

The Alpine Esports Endurance Cup features four 50-car races, 12-hour finale

Open to everyone with an iRacing subscription, with open-server qualification now closed, the 2023 Alpine Esports Endurance Cup will see teams race for a total of 24 hours across four events.

Using identical LMP2 machinery, the championship will visit Magny-Cours, Road America, Sebring and Fuji with live coverage on Alpine’s Twitch and YouTube channels.

The Alpine Esports Endurance Cup 2023

50 drivers will compete across 25 teams, with the overall champion receiving an all-expenses-paid trip to the real-world World Endurance Championship round at Spa-Francorchamps in 2024. Alpine will be returning to the top flight of the championship with its A424B LMDh next season.

According to Alpine, the championship is “a premier competition designed to empower grassroots sim racers to showcase their talents.”

The Alpine Esports Endurance Cup 2023 iRacing

The competition follows the Assetto Corsa Competizione-utilising Alpine Esports Series won by Dennis Schöniger earlier this year.

Alpine Esports Endurance Cup 2023 schedule

  • Round 1: 4 hours of Magny-Cours – 14th October, 10:30 AM CEST

  • Round 2: 4 hours of Road America – 28th October, 10:30 AM CEST

  • Round 3: 4 hours of Sebring – 2nd December, 10:30 AM CET

  • Round 4: 12 hours of Fuji – 6th January, 10:30 AM CET