{"id":329,"date":"2021-09-07T14:00:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/?p=329"},"modified":"2021-09-14T13:05:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T12:05:25","slug":"racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Silverstone, UK \u2013 September 7, 2021.<\/strong> The entry list for the newly launched Le Mans Virtual Series, the global, elite endurance esports series, has today been revealed and it features some of the world\u2019s best known motorsport and sim racing names. The full season list of teams can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/LeMansVirtualSeries_team-entry-list_V2_070921.pdf\">HERE<\/a>, with all driver names \u2013 including top stars from many different disciplines around the world \u2013 due to be released on Tuesday, September 14.<\/p>\n<p>For the season finale, the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual on January 15\/16, an additional 20 cars are expected to join the event with prestige team and star driver names coming from all over the world to add to the excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 38-strong entries \u2013 split between two categories of car (LMP2 \u2013 21 cars; LMGTE \u2013 17) \u2013 there are championship and Le Mans-winning worldwide brands such as Alpine, Ferrari, Porsche and BMW, all with multiple entries. Race and\/or championship title winners from the WEC and European Le Mans Series (past and present) include Rebellion Racing, JOTA, Panis Racing, Team Project 1 and Team WRT, while some of endurance racing\u2019s most dedicated teams such as GR Racing, Proton<br \/>\nCompetition, D\u2019Station Racing and ARC Bratislava are also featured on the list.<\/p>\n<p>The real world racers are joined by a large number of highly successful and world-famous teams from sim racing competition. Yas Heat, Mahle Racing Team, Race Clutch Alpine, Romain Grosjean\u2019s R8G Esports team, Floyd ByKolles-Burst, Williams Esports, Team Redline, Red Bull Racing Esports and Jenson Button\u2019s Rocket Simsport team all have one or more entries in the prototype category, and all entries will compete with an ORECA 07 LMP2. Among these is the successful 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual-winning partnership, Williams Rebellion Esports, back to defend their title.<\/p>\n<p>In LMGTE, which offers a choice of Aston Martin Vantage GTE, BMW M8 GTE, Corvette C8.R, Ferrari 488 GTE and Porsche 911 RSR GTE cars to entrants, leading marques such as Ferrari, Porsche and BMW will be represented by their own official esports teams together with Red Bull Racing Esports, BMW Team Redline, TESLA R8G Esports, and GR Wolves Racing \u2013 a link between the WEC GTE team and British Premier League football team Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve different nations are represented on the entry list from Europe, the Middle and Far East.<\/p>\n<p>Le Mans Virtual Series is a joint venture between Motorsport Games Inc. (NASDAQ: MSGM) (\u201cMotorsport Games\u201d) &#8212; a leading racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series throughout the world &#8212; and the Automobile Club de l\u2019Ouest (ACO) &#8212; the creators and organizers of the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans and promoter of the FIA WorldEndurance Championship (FIA WEC). It will take place over five rounds with the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual as its grand finale. This twice-round-the-clock event will be a live, televised event within the 2022 Autosport International motorsport show in Birmingham, UK on January 15\/16.<\/p>\n<p>The calendar of events features some of the world\u2019s most famous racetracks \u2013 Monza, Spa, N\u00fcrburgring, Sebring and Le Mans \u2013 which will challenge all the drivers, international FIA-licensed and sim racers alike, and thrill the millions of esports enthusiasts worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>For further media information contact Fiona Miller, Miller Media &amp; Communications, on +44 7770 371332 or miller.media10@btinternet.com<br \/>\nwww.lemansvirtual.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Le Mans Virtual Series<\/strong><br \/>\nLe Mans Virtual Series is a global, elite esports series made up of five rounds which bring together endurance racing and sim racing\u2019 top teams to compete on some of the world\u2019s most famous racetracks. International FIA-licensed real-world drivers are teamed up with leading esports protagonists to take on endurance classics for a total prize fund of US$250,000, culminating in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual which will take place live and televised at the Autosport Show International at the Birmingham NEC (UK). Le Mans Virtual Series is a joint venture between leading racing game developer, publisher and esports ecosystem provider of official motorsport racing series throughout the world, Motorsport Games, and the Automobile Club de l\u2019Ouest (ACO)- the creator and organizer of the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans and promoter of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC).<\/p>\n<p>Round 1\u00a0 \u00a0 4 Hours of Monza, Italy\u00a0 \u00a0 September 25, 2021 Online only<br \/>\nRound 2\u00a0 \u00a0 6 Hours of Spa, Belgium\u00a0 \u00a0 October 16, 2021 Online only<br \/>\nRound 3\u00a0 \u00a0 8 Hours of N\u00fcrburgring, Germany\u00a0 \u00a0 November 13, 2021 Online only<br \/>\nRound 4\u00a0 \u00a0 6 Hours of Sebring, USA\u00a0 \u00a0 December 18, 2021 Online only<br \/>\nRound 5\u00a0 \u00a0 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual\u00a0 \u00a0 January 15\/16, 2022 ASI, Birmingham, UK<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Motorsport Games<\/strong><br \/>\nMotorsport Games, a Motorsport Network company, combines innovative and engaging video games with exciting esports competitions and content for racing fans and gamers around the globe. The Company is the officially licensed video game developer and publisher for iconic motorsport racing series including NASCAR, INDYCAR, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the British Touring Car Championship (\u201cBTCC\u201d). Motorsport Games is an award-winning esports partner of choice for 24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula E, BTCC, the FIA World Rallycross Championship and the eNASCAR Heat Pro League, among others.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silverstone, UK \u2013 September 7, 2021. The entry list for the newly launched Le Mans Virtual Series, the global, elite [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series - Le Mans Virtual Series<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series - Le Mans Virtual Series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Silverstone, UK \u2013 September 7, 2021. The entry list for the newly launched Le Mans Virtual Series, the global, elite [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Le Mans Virtual Series\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lemansvirtual\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-09-07T13:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-09-14T12:05:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/LMVS_team-graphic-V2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"caretaker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@lemansvirtual\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@lemansvirtual\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"caretaker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"caretaker\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/person\/61d94151418a88e98b4cbb6380f76224\"},\"headline\":\"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-07T13:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-09-14T12:05:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\"},\"wordCount\":832,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Uncategorised\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\",\"name\":\"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series - Le Mans Virtual Series\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-07T13:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-09-14T12:05:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/\",\"name\":\"Le Mans Virtual Series\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Le Mans Virtual\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cover-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cover-1.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Le Mans Virtual\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lemansvirtual\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lemansvirtual\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lemansvirtual\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/traxiongg\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/person\/61d94151418a88e98b4cbb6380f76224\",\"name\":\"caretaker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adcd28e602d32901de6a911851150723b36f3f69dfecc7d6835f93b58be4a0ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adcd28e602d32901de6a911851150723b36f3f69dfecc7d6835f93b58be4a0ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"caretaker\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/author\/caretaker\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series - Le Mans Virtual Series","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/","og_locale":"fr_FR","og_type":"article","og_title":"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series - Le Mans Virtual Series","og_description":"Silverstone, UK \u2013 September 7, 2021. The entry list for the newly launched Le Mans Virtual Series, the global, elite [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/","og_site_name":"Le Mans Virtual Series","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lemansvirtual","article_published_time":"2021-09-07T13:00:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-09-14T12:05:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/LMVS_team-graphic-V2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"caretaker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@lemansvirtual","twitter_site":"@lemansvirtual","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"caretaker","Dur\u00e9e de lecture estim\u00e9e":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/"},"author":{"name":"caretaker","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/person\/61d94151418a88e98b4cbb6380f76224"},"headline":"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series","datePublished":"2021-09-07T13:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2021-09-14T12:05:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/"},"wordCount":832,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Uncategorised"],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/","url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/","name":"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series - Le Mans Virtual Series","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-09-07T13:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2021-09-14T12:05:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-FR","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/racing-and-esports-elite-combine-for-le-mans-virtual-series\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Racing and esports elite combine for Le Mans Virtual Series"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/","name":"Le Mans Virtual Series","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"fr-FR"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#organization","name":"Le Mans Virtual","url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cover-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/cover-1.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Le Mans Virtual"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lemansvirtual","https:\/\/twitter.com\/lemansvirtual","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lemansvirtual\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/traxiongg"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/person\/61d94151418a88e98b4cbb6380f76224","name":"caretaker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-FR","@id":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adcd28e602d32901de6a911851150723b36f3f69dfecc7d6835f93b58be4a0ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/adcd28e602d32901de6a911851150723b36f3f69dfecc7d6835f93b58be4a0ee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"caretaker"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com"],"url":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/author\/caretaker\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329\/revisions\/348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemansvirtual.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}