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ADAC SimRacing Expo Asetek SimSports Community Trophy: Qualifying open

40 drivers will take place across five sim racing rounds to determine the best non-professional drivers.

You can now qualify for the ADAC SimRacing Expo’s Asetek SimSports Community Trophy

One of the ADAC SimRacing Expo’s two tentpole sim racing competitions is now open for qualification – the Asetek SimSports Community Trophy.

Using the original Assetto Corsa platform, with identical ACFSK Duqueine D08 LMP3 machinery and five German circuits, the aim is to showcase the best non-pro sim racing talent, with Asetek prizes up for grabs for the top three finishes in the series.

Five rounds, including a remote finale during the Friday evening (18th October) of this year’s Expo, will see 40 drivers compete. These are the quickest from the Road Atlanta hot lap qualifying system, which is now live on Grid Finder.

The venues are Norisring, Nürburgring Sprint, Lausitzring DTM and Sachsenring, with the fifth venue to be decided by a community vote at a later date.

During each round, the 40 drivers will be split into two groups of 20 for a 20-minute race with qualifying. Then, the top 10 from each group race processes into a further 20-minute race, which is where championship points are handed out.

The races will be broadcast too on the event’s main YouTube and Twitch channels.

“It’s awesome to bring Grid Finder and the Sim Racing Expo together for another year of competitions,” said Grid Finder’s Operations Manager Dan Terry.

“After personally being involved in organizing competitions with the team for two of the past three years, it’s great to be able to plan and execute competitions for all skill levels this year, across multiple sims using Grid Finder to manage those races.

The initial qualifying, to determine the 40 drivers, is open from now until 14th July 2024. Then, the first round is 21st July and the final on 18th October.

A one-round drop score system is in place for this series, so those who miss one or more rounds are still in with a chance of claiming one of the three top prizes.

The Asetek SimSports Community Trophy sits alongside the iRacing-utilising GT500 event, also supported by the ADAC SimRacing Expo.

ADAC SimRacing Expo 2024 logo

What is the ADAC SimExpo’s Asetek SimSports Community Trophy 2024?

The Asetek SimSports Community Trophy is a competition for non-professional or semi-professional sim racing drivers, hosted by the ADAC SimRacing Expo. Following hot lap qualifying, the top 40 drivers will compete across five rounds running from July to October.

How to qualify for the Asetek SimSports Community Trophy 2024

To qualify for the Asetek SimSports Community Trophy for 2024, drivers must visit Grid Finder, register for an account, sign up for the event and set their best lap time in an LMP3 car around Road Atlanta on Assetto Corsa.

The top 40 quickest drivers will then be selected to enter the main championship

Asetek SimSports Community Trophy 2024 schedule

  • Round 1 – 21-July – Norisring
  • Round 2 – 11-August – Nurburgring Sprint
  • Round 3 – 01-September – Lausitzring DTM
  • Round 4 – 15-September – Sachsenring 2022
  • Round 5 – 18-October – Track TBC

Asetek SimSports Community Trophy 2024 prizes

Asetek SimSports prizes will be available for the championship’s podium finishers:

  • 1st place: Forte S Series pedal set 
  • 2nd place:  250EUR voucher for the Asetek Simsports Shop
  • 3rd place: 100EUR voucher for the Asetek Simsports Shop

ADAC SimRacing Expo ticket discount

For those visiting the event at the Dortmund Exhibition Center, 18th-20th October, you can receive a five per cent discount off the price of a day or weekend ticket.

Simply click the Traxion affiliate link, then when purchasing a ticket, select ‘discount & booking options’ and add the discount Traxion ticket to your basket.