WATCH: 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual 2023, live on Traxion

Ross McGregor
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.
WATCH - 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual 2023, live on Traxion

The big day is finally here!

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.

WATCH: 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual 2023

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.

WATCH: 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual 2023

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.

WATCH: 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual 2023

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.

You can view the full qualifying results, plus the qualifying report.

2023 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL ENTRY LIST LMP

#TEAMDRIVER 1DRIVER 2DRIVER 3DRIVER 4
1Team RedlineMax Verstappen (PRO)Luke Browning (PRO)Jeffrey RietveldDiogo Pinto
2Team RedlineFelipe Drugovich (PRO)Felix Rosenqvist (PRO)Luke BennettChris Lulham
4Floyd Vanwall-BurstFranco Colapinto (PRO)Bent Viscaal (PRO)Jesper N. PedersenJernej Simončič
5Williams EsportsAgustin Canapino (PRO)William Tregurtha (PRO)Jack KeithleyPetar Brljak
8R8G ESPORTSMathias Beche (PRO)Arthur Rougier (PRO)Jiri TomanMarcell Csincsik
16Pescarolo Esport MonacoRomain Boeckler (PRO)Thomas Imbourg (PRO)Darius AndreiRobert Paun
18R8G ESPORTSRomain Grosjean (PRO)Mathis Poulet (PRO)Martin HemmingsenUlas Ozyildirim
20Porsche CoandaAyhancan Güven (PRO)Laurin Heinrich (PRO)Mitchell deJongJoshua Rogers
21SEM9.AxleAlister Yoong (PRO)Arjun Maini (PRO)Naquib AzlanMuhammad Aleef
22Rocket SimsportAngus Fender (PRO)Rodrigo Pflucker (PRO)Mika HakimiBorja Millan
23Porsche CoandaBastian Buus (PRO)Morris Schuring (PRO)Mack BakkumDayne Warren
24Le Mans Virtual CupAndy Priaulx (PRO)Sebastian Priaulx (PRO)Shaun ArnoldZoltán Várkonyi
28YAS HEAT VELOCESandy Mitchell (PRO)Elias Seppanen (PRO)Marko PejicIsaac Gillissen
29Mexico Racing TeamLuis Díaz (PRO)Ricardo Sánchez (PRO)Alberto GironellaAdolfo Pérez
36Alpine EsportsSacha Lehmann (PRO)Leo Boulay (PRO)Collin SporkTom Lartilleux
37Alpine EsportsVictor Martins (PRO)Oliver Caldwell (PRO)Rory MacDuffPatrik Sipos
39Graff by ATRS eSportsVincent Capillaire (PRO)Georgios Karakoulas (PRO)Markus SøholmLyubov Ozeretskovskaya
44ARC BratislavaMatej Homola (PRO)Tomas Enge (PRO)Andrej MarecakErik Vizi
53AMG Team Williams EsportsSami-Matti Trogen (PRO)Raffaele Marciello (PRO)Jakub BrzezinskiNikodem Wisniewski
62Brabham EsportsGordon Mutch (PRO)William Dendy (PRO)Arne SchoonvlietJan von der Heyde
63AMG Team Petronas EsportsJames Baldwin (PRO)Daniel Juncadella (PRO)Graham CarrollBono Huis
65Panis Racing TeamJob van Uitert (PRO)Pierre-Louis Chovet (PRO)Thibault CazaubonFlorian Lebigre
86GR eSportsGus Bowers (PRO)Mohan Ritson (PRO)Daniel BrewerJannick Bock
93Peugeot EsportsGustavo Menezes (PRO)Malthe Jakobsen (PRO)Elliott VayronMaxime Brient
100Arnage CompetitionYifei Ye (PRO)Emilien Carde (PRO)Jimmy AntunesAdam Pinczes
101GR eSportsAndre Castro (PRO)Alexandru Cascatau (PRO)Adam MaguireLiam de Waal
444Nextview Vanwall-BurstJosh Skelton (PRO)Jonny Edgar (PRO)Michi HoyerDawid Mroczek
966Team FordzillaRamon Piñeiro (PRO)Georgi Dimitrov (PRO)Gianmarco FiduciAlessandro Ottaviani

2023 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL ENTRY LIST GTE

#TEAMCARDRIVER 1DRIVER 2DRIVER 3DRIVER 4
10MAHLE Racing TeamBMW M8 GTEBeitske Visser (PRO)Jimmy Broadbent (PRO)Michele D’AlessandroMuhammed Patel
11Project 1 by Dörr EsportsPorsche 911 RSR GTEMarc Gassner (PRO)Norbert Kiss (PRO)Moritz LöhnerLeonard Krippner
25Inspeed RacingPorsche 911 RSR GTEWenlong Lu (PRO)Rafael Lobato (PRO)Xiayufei LiYanzhe Li
26SIM MaranelloFerrari 488 GTEKikko Galbiati (PRO)Lorenzo Patrese (PRO)Christian MalgheraAndrea Terzi
51SF Velas Esports TeamFerrari 488 GTEOliver Bearman (PRO)David Perel (PRO)Kasper StoltzeChristian Michel
64Satellite RacingAston Martin Vantage GTEDavid Pittard (PRO)Nello PastorinoJimi NisulaHenri Sinik
66SIMMSA EsportsFerrari 488 GTERamez Azzam (PRO)Gustas Grinbergas (PRO)Sebastian WunschPatrick Schindler
71BMW Team RedlineBMW M8 GTERudy van Buren (PRO)Lorenzo Colombo (PRO)Kevin SiggyEnzo Bonito
77Proton Coanda EsportsPorsche 911 RSR GTELoek Hartog (PRO)Jeferson Giassi (PRO)Charlie CollinsPaschalis Gkergkis
88Proton Coanda EsportsPorsche 911 RSR GTERaoul Hyman (PRO)Alexander Tauscher (PRO)Bryn CollinsKevin van Dooren
89BMW Team BS+COMPETITIONBMW M8 GTEBruno Spengler (PRO)Phillippe Denes (PRO)Alen TerzicIbraheem Khan
95Prodrive FYRA EsportAston Martin Vantage GTELasse Sørensen (PRO)Andreas Jochimsen (PRO)Caique OliveiraLasse Bak
99Oracle Red Bull RacingPorsche 911 RSR GTEDennis Lind (PRO)Ayumu Iwasa (PRO)Dennis JordanYuri Kasdorp
111P1 EsportPorsche 911 RSR GTEFrederik Schandorff (PRO)Oliver Rasmussen (PRO)Turkka HäkkinenRasmus Busk
777D’station RacingAston Martin Vantage GTECharlie Fagg (PRO)Henrique Chaves (PRO)Remi DelormeMarc Veit
888R8G ESPORTSFerrari 488 GTEAlexander Smolyar (PRO)Scott Andrews (PRO)Timotej AndonovskiErhan Jajovski
889LOR JMX PhantomAston Martin Vantage GTEPresley Martono (PRO)Thanathip Tanalapanan (PRO)Andika Rama MaulanaFadhli Rachmat

LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES 2022-23 STANDINGS AHEAD OF THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL – LMP

  1. #1 Team Redline – 78 points
  2. #4 Floyd Vanwall-Burst – 60 points
  3. #20 Porsche Coanda – 58 points
  4. #23 Porsche Coanda – 46 points
  5. #63 AMG Team Petronas Esports – 44 points

LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES 2022-23 STANDINGS AHEAD OF THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL – GTE

  1. #71 BMW Team Redline – 83 points
  2. #99 Oracle Red Bull Racing – 58.5 points
  3. #51 SF Velas Esports Team – 51 points
  4. #26 SIM Maranello – 45.5 points
  5. #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:

  • Broadcast Starts – 12:15 GMT / 13:15 CET/ 07:15 Eastern
  • Formation Lap – 12:45 GMT / 13:45 CET / 07:45 Eastern
  • Race Start – Saturday – 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET / 08:00 Eastern
  • Race Finish – Sunday – 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET / 08:00 Eastern
  • Broadcast Ends – 13:40 GMT / 14:40 CET / 08:40 Eastern

WHERE TO WATCH

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

Full disclosure – Traxion.GG is part of Motorsport Games and the Motorsport Games family of brands. All Traxion.GG content is editorially removed from Motorsport Games video game development and created by a dedicated team. Traxion.GG is one of the official media partners of the Le Mans Virtual Series.

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