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The FIA’s free-to-play hill climb esports contest goes live on RaceRoom

The FIA's first hill climb esports competition is underway, using the free-to-play sim RaceRoom Racing Experience.

FIA confirms sim racing hill climb competition Judd

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By Ross McGregor

  • FIA Esports European Hill Climb Cup open for entries
  • Competition can be entered on PC for free via RaceRoom Racing Experience sim
  • Finalists eligible for in-person final in Luxembourg

The FIA’s esports hill climb collaboration with RaceRoom has officially got underway today (20th August 2026), with the competition open to everyone.

Better still, the hot-lapping contest is completely free to enter, with players tasked with piloting the BMW 1-Series-based (E82) 134 Judd V8 up the RaceRoom Hillclimb – Full Run layout.

The fastest eight drivers over the duration of the hot-lap qualifying phase, which runs until the 7th September, will be invited to an in-person final in Luxembourg (9th-11th October).

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Players can register their entry with the FIA here, with provisional results available via RaceRoom’s time trial competition landing page here. At the time of writing, the fastest driver is Walk Racing’s Mihai Neg, with an impressive 4 min 28.457s.

The FIA has advanced its esports efforts in recent years, with a formal sim racing inclusion in its International Sporting Code taking place in 2024. After this, it launched a ‘call to proposal’ to pave the way for more global esports competitions with interested commercial partners, and the FIA Esports Global Rally Tour, which will have an in-person final at the FIA Awards in Shanghai this December.

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