WATCH: Le Mans Virtual Series, Race 4, Sebring, LIVE

The final round of the Le Mans Virtual Series before the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual in January is about to begin, with 500 miles around the punishing Sebring Raceway.

An all-star line-up has been assembled, with leading professional esports teams, championship-winning virtual drivers and real-world competitors.

In qualifying, it was the #8 R8G Esports entry driven by Marcell Csincsik who was second quickest, behind Marcell Csincsik for R8G Esports. However, due to a 10-place grid drop for defamatory behaviour, the #23 Porsche Coanda will start on pole position.

In the GTE class, a surprise performance by Christian Malghera put the #26 SIM Maranello Ferrari at the head of the field. BMW Team Redline and SF Velas Esports Team complete the top three positions.

Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean both return to the series after they competed during the 6 Hours of Spa last month. Beitske Visser also enters this round in the GTE class.

Other notable real-world entries this weekend include Autosport Esports Driver of the Year nominee James Baldwin, Sami-Matti Trogen, Ayhancan Güven, Laurin Heinrich, Rudy van Buren, Marc Gassner, Dennis Lind, Lasse Sørensen and Alexander Smolyar.

The race starts at 2 pm CET, following a 30-minute pre-show, and it’s live on the Traxion.GG YouTube channel. Respect the bumps.

2022/23 LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES, ROUND 4, 500 MILES OF SEBRING SCHEDULE

• Le Mans Virtual Series 500 Miles of Sebring – Saturday 3rd December 13:00 GMT / 14:00 CET / 06:00 PT / 09:00 ET

2022/23 LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES 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

2022/23 LE MANS VIRTUAL SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 3

LMP

1. #1 Team Redline – 66 pts
2. #4 Floyd Vanwall-Burst – 52 pts
3. #8 R8G ESPORTS – 42.5 pts
4. #20 Porsche Coanda – 40 pts
5. #53 AMG Team Williams Esports – 37 pts
6. #63 AMG Team Petronas Esports – 29 pts
7. #444 Nextview Vanwall-Burst – 29 pts
8. #23 Porsche Coanda – 21 pts
9. #2 Team Redline – 17 pts
10. #36 Alpine Esports – 10 pts

GTE

1. #71 BMW Team Redline – 58 pts
2. #99 Oracle Red Bull Racing – 46.5 pts
3. #51 SF Velas Esports Team – 43 pts
4. #95 Prodrive FYRA Esport – 42 pts
5. #77 Proton Coanda Esports – 39 pts
6. #66 SIMMSA Esports – 30 pts
7. #26 SIM Maranello – 27.5 pts
8. #888 R8G ESPORTS – 27 pts
9. #89 BMW Team BS+COMPETITION – 14.5 pts
10. #10 MAHLE Racing Team – 13 pts

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