WATCH: 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual 2023, live on Traxion
The biggest race in esports is upon us once again, as the 2023 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual takes place this weekend featuring an unbelievably talented line-up of real-world motorsport stars and the finest esports racers on the planet.
The biggest single event in racing esports kicks off today and it’s set to be the most intriguing race yet, thanks to a star-studded line-up of professional drivers (both real-world and esports) competing for both LMP and GTE Le Mans Virtual Series championships.
Yes, it’s time for the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, live on Traxion.GG.
Team Redline is gunning for glory across both classes, with its #1 LMP car driven by GB3 Champion and Aston Marin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Luke Browning, Jeffrey Rietveld and double Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen leading the #4 Franco Colapinto, Bent Viscaal and Jesper N. Pedersen-driven Floyd Vanwall-Burst entry by just 18 points.
In GTE, BMW Team Redline again holds the lead, this time from Oracle Red Bull Racing by 24.5 points. The #71 Redline entry of Rudy van Buren, Lorenzo Colombo, Kevin Siggy and Enzo Bonito are hoping to emulate last season’s dramatic victory when van Buren experienced an equipment failure.
Our two Le Mans Virtual Cup winners, Shaun Arnold and Zoltán Várkonyi will also be on the grid, sharing a car with father and son racing duo Andy and Sebastian Priaulx. The Guernseymen will be eager to apply their real-world racing knowledge to esports, with Andy boasting three WTCC titles and Seb a full-blown FIA WEC competitor.
The grid is also home to British GT champion Sandy Mitchell, FIA F2 champion Felipe Drugovich and FIA F3 champion Victor Martins. We also can’t fail to mention esports superstars like James Baldwin, Josh Rogers and popular YouTuber and Praga Cup UK champion Jimmy Broadbent too.
And let’s not forget some of motorsport’s most prestigious teams and manufacturers appearing on the grid, with Peugeot, Porsche, Vanwall, Pescarolo, Alpine, Brabham, BMW, Ferrari, Williams, Red Bull Racing, Prodrive and AMG-Mercedes all supporting entries.
2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Qualifying Results
In the newly-revamped Hyperpole qualifying session, it was Joshua Rogers who put the #20 Porsche Coanda in pole position for the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, with Erhan Jajovski snatching GTE pole for R8G Esports.
LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES 2022-23 STANDINGS AHEAD OF THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL – LMP
#1 Team Redline – 78 points
#4 Floyd Vanwall-Burst – 60 points
#20 Porsche Coanda – 58 points
#23 Porsche Coanda – 46 points
#63 AMG Team Petronas Esports – 44 points
LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES 2022-23 STANDINGS AHEAD OF THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL – GTE
#71 BMW Team Redline – 83 points
#99 Oracle Red Bull Racing – 58.5 points
#51 SF Velas Esports Team – 51 points
#26 SIM Maranello – 45.5 points
#95 Prodrive FYRA Esports – 42.5 points
WHEN TO WATCH THE 2023 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL
The Race starts on Saturday 14th January at 1 pm GMT / 2 pm CET / 5 am PT / 8 am ET and will end 24 hours later on Sunday 15th January. A full breakdown of the race schedule can be found below:
All the 24 Hours of Virtual Le Mans action will take place live on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel. The race will also be broadcast on over 35 TV or OTT stations, including Eurosport Player, MotorTrend+, Motorsport.tv and CNBC Europe.
In addition, highlights packages will be made available across several worldwide networks. There will also be live timing available throughout the event.
LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES 2022-23 CALENDAR
Round 1 – 8 Hours of Bahrain, Bahrain – 17th September 2022
Round 2 – 4 Hours of Monza, Italy – 8th October 2022
Round 3 – 6 Hours of Spa, Belgium – 5th November 5 2022
Round 4 – 500 Miles of Sebring, USA – 3rd December 2022
Round 5 – 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual – 14th-15th January 2023
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