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.
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.
You can view the full qualifying results, plus the qualifying report.
2023 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL ENTRY LIST LMP
| # | TEAM | DRIVER 1 | DRIVER 2 | DRIVER 3 | DRIVER 4 |
| 1 | Team Redline | Max Verstappen (PRO) | Luke Browning (PRO) | Jeffrey Rietveld | Diogo Pinto |
| 2 | Team Redline | Felipe Drugovich (PRO) | Felix Rosenqvist (PRO) | Luke Bennett | Chris Lulham |
| 4 | Floyd Vanwall-Burst | Franco Colapinto (PRO) | Bent Viscaal (PRO) | Jesper N. Pedersen | Jernej Simončič |
| 5 | Williams Esports | Agustin Canapino (PRO) | William Tregurtha (PRO) | Jack Keithley | Petar Brljak |
| 8 | R8G ESPORTS | Mathias Beche (PRO) | Arthur Rougier (PRO) | Jiri Toman | Marcell Csincsik |
| 16 | Pescarolo Esport Monaco | Romain Boeckler (PRO) | Thomas Imbourg (PRO) | Darius Andrei | Robert Paun |
| 18 | R8G ESPORTS | Romain Grosjean (PRO) | Mathis Poulet (PRO) | Martin Hemmingsen | Ulas Ozyildirim |
| 20 | Porsche Coanda | Ayhancan Güven (PRO) | Laurin Heinrich (PRO) | Mitchell deJong | Joshua Rogers |
| 21 | SEM9.Axle | Alister Yoong (PRO) | Arjun Maini (PRO) | Naquib Azlan | Muhammad Aleef |
| 22 | Rocket Simsport | Angus Fender (PRO) | Rodrigo Pflucker (PRO) | Mika Hakimi | Borja Millan |
| 23 | Porsche Coanda | Bastian Buus (PRO) | Morris Schuring (PRO) | Mack Bakkum | Dayne Warren |
| 24 | Le Mans Virtual Cup | Andy Priaulx (PRO) | Sebastian Priaulx (PRO) | Shaun Arnold | Zoltán Várkonyi |
| 28 | YAS HEAT VELOCE | Sandy Mitchell (PRO) | Elias Seppanen (PRO) | Marko Pejic | Isaac Gillissen |
| 29 | Mexico Racing Team | Luis Díaz (PRO) | Ricardo Sánchez (PRO) | Alberto Gironella | Adolfo Pérez |
| 36 | Alpine Esports | Sacha Lehmann (PRO) | Leo Boulay (PRO) | Collin Spork | Tom Lartilleux |
| 37 | Alpine Esports | Victor Martins (PRO) | Oliver Caldwell (PRO) | Rory MacDuff | Patrik Sipos |
| 39 | Graff by ATRS eSports | Vincent Capillaire (PRO) | Georgios Karakoulas (PRO) | Markus Søholm | Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya |
| 44 | ARC Bratislava | Matej Homola (PRO) | Tomas Enge (PRO) | Andrej Marecak | Erik Vizi |
| 53 | AMG Team Williams Esports | Sami-Matti Trogen (PRO) | Raffaele Marciello (PRO) | Jakub Brzezinski | Nikodem Wisniewski |
| 62 | Brabham Esports | Gordon Mutch (PRO) | William Dendy (PRO) | Arne Schoonvliet | Jan von der Heyde |
| 63 | AMG Team Petronas Esports | James Baldwin (PRO) | Daniel Juncadella (PRO) | Graham Carroll | Bono Huis |
| 65 | Panis Racing Team | Job van Uitert (PRO) | Pierre-Louis Chovet (PRO) | Thibault Cazaubon | Florian Lebigre |
| 86 | GR eSports | Gus Bowers (PRO) | Mohan Ritson (PRO) | Daniel Brewer | Jannick Bock |
| 93 | Peugeot Esports | Gustavo Menezes (PRO) | Malthe Jakobsen (PRO) | Elliott Vayron | Maxime Brient |
| 100 | Arnage Competition | Yifei Ye (PRO) | Emilien Carde (PRO) | Jimmy Antunes | Adam Pinczes |
| 101 | GR eSports | Andre Castro (PRO) | Alexandru Cascatau (PRO) | Adam Maguire | Liam de Waal |
| 444 | Nextview Vanwall-Burst | Josh Skelton (PRO) | Jonny Edgar (PRO) | Michi Hoyer | Dawid Mroczek |
| 966 | Team Fordzilla | Ramon Piñeiro (PRO) | Georgi Dimitrov (PRO) | Gianmarco Fiduci | Alessandro Ottaviani |
2023 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL ENTRY LIST GTE
| # | TEAM | CAR | DRIVER 1 | DRIVER 2 | DRIVER 3 | DRIVER 4 |
| 10 | MAHLE Racing Team | BMW M8 GTE | Beitske Visser (PRO) | Jimmy Broadbent (PRO) | Michele D’Alessandro | Muhammed Patel |
| 11 | Project 1 by Dörr Esports | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | Marc Gassner (PRO) | Norbert Kiss (PRO) | Moritz Löhner | Leonard Krippner |
| 25 | Inspeed Racing | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | Wenlong Lu (PRO) | Rafael Lobato (PRO) | Xiayufei Li | Yanzhe Li |
| 26 | SIM Maranello | Ferrari 488 GTE | Kikko Galbiati (PRO) | Lorenzo Patrese (PRO) | Christian Malghera | Andrea Terzi |
| 51 | SF Velas Esports Team | Ferrari 488 GTE | Oliver Bearman (PRO) | David Perel (PRO) | Kasper Stoltze | Christian Michel |
| 64 | Satellite Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | David Pittard (PRO) | Nello Pastorino | Jimi Nisula | Henri Sinik |
| 66 | SIMMSA Esports | Ferrari 488 GTE | Ramez Azzam (PRO) | Gustas Grinbergas (PRO) | Sebastian Wunsch | Patrick Schindler |
| 71 | BMW Team Redline | BMW M8 GTE | Rudy van Buren (PRO) | Lorenzo Colombo (PRO) | Kevin Siggy | Enzo Bonito |
| 77 | Proton Coanda Esports | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | Loek Hartog (PRO) | Jeferson Giassi (PRO) | Charlie Collins | Paschalis Gkergkis |
| 88 | Proton Coanda Esports | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | Raoul Hyman (PRO) | Alexander Tauscher (PRO) | Bryn Collins | Kevin van Dooren |
| 89 | BMW Team BS+COMPETITION | BMW M8 GTE | Bruno Spengler (PRO) | Phillippe Denes (PRO) | Alen Terzic | Ibraheem Khan |
| 95 | Prodrive FYRA Esport | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Lasse Sørensen (PRO) | Andreas Jochimsen (PRO) | Caique Oliveira | Lasse Bak |
| 99 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | Dennis Lind (PRO) | Ayumu Iwasa (PRO) | Dennis Jordan | Yuri Kasdorp |
| 111 | P1 Esport | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | Frederik Schandorff (PRO) | Oliver Rasmussen (PRO) | Turkka Häkkinen | Rasmus Busk |
| 777 | D’station Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Charlie Fagg (PRO) | Henrique Chaves (PRO) | Remi Delorme | Marc Veit |
| 888 | R8G ESPORTS | Ferrari 488 GTE | Alexander Smolyar (PRO) | Scott Andrews (PRO) | Timotej Andonovski | Erhan Jajovski |
| 889 | LOR JMX Phantom | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Presley Martono (PRO) | Thanathip Tanalapanan (PRO) | Andika Rama Maulana | Fadhli Rachmat |
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:
- 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 2022Round 2 – 4 Hours of Monza, Italy – 8th October 2022Round 3 – 6 Hours of Spa, Belgium – 5th November 5 2022Round 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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