Our Esports calendar is filling up with some exciting racing that will be taking us around the globe and across some of our most loved Esports tracks. The 2024 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup has just wrapped up, but there is so much more racing to look forward to. Here’s an overview of all the nail biting, head-to-head racing we can look forward to.

The 2024 season has just finished with the last race in Monza, where Sebastian Job took home the title of 2024 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Champion, for the second time in his career. The season was filled with split-second finishes and incredible racing by all the drivers, but there’s still more to look forward to. Later this year we will be starting the Qualifying Series for the next season, where sim racers can secure one of the starting places in the Contender Series. Which is the final round of races that will determine the line-up for the 2025 season.

Check out the Season Recap.

 

The 2023 Season of the ESL R1 was filled with highs and lows, but the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team had one of the most memorable seasons to date. Joshua Rogers had a remarkable performance at the Fall Major, winning 5 races and ultimately winning the ESL R1 Fall Season Driver Championship, while the team also securing a second-place rank in the Team Championship. 2024 looks to be just as promising, with Charlie Collins joining the driver line-up for the team, replacing Mack Bakkum. As a new addition to the team, Elvis Rankin will join the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team as reserve driver.

The ESL R1 has also made some exciting changes to the series, looking to create even more competition. The format for the Driver and Team Championship starts with the Spring Season (6 online rounds) and all build to the Esports World Cup to be held in Riyadh (formerly known as Gamers8). The online races will also be moved to Friday evenings, so watching your favourite racing just got a little easier. Each race will be a 15 minute competition on a set track with 12 drivers per heat. There will be a qualifying session ahead of every race to determine seeding and grid position. Drivers will collect points for the overall standings throughout the season for the Driver and Team Championship. The Driver Championship will be determined at the Esports World Cup with only the 12 best drivers from the Spring Season making it through. For the Team Championship it will also come down to the Esports World Cup, but all 12 teams will take part in a 3 day event.

As mentioned previously the Spring Season will have 6 rounds, with three being focused on the Driver Championship where drivers will score points individually and then three being focused on the Team.

Championship, where drivers will score points for their team. Each round will consist of four knockout rounds, two semi-finals and then a final. A team will nominate a driver for each knockout and then only the top six will move on each round. Moving from the semi-final and then into the final.

At the Esports World Cup there will be a 2nd chance race in the Driver Championship where the remaining 12 drivers who didn’t qualify, have one last chance to do so. Only three will be moving into the final with the other 9 drivers who did qualify, making up our starting grid of 12 drivers. Points will be earned on driver positions (1st Place being 100 points), and there will be a finalist mode once more. The threshold will be 170 points with a minimum of four races, but limited to nine. For the Team Championship the winning team of the Spring Season will get to choose the order of the first four races as we go into the group stages at the Esports World Cup. There will also be a 2nd Chance race before heading into the final, where there will be a finalist mode again. 1st Place still earning a driver 100 points for their team, but the threshold now increases to 230 points, with a minimum of four races, but limited to nine. The Esports World Cup looks to be an exciting event that we can’t wait for.

Be sure to follow @porsche.motorsport for all the latest details as we get closer to the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team hitting the track again at the ESL R1. 

Be sure to watch all the races on the official Porsche Twitch Channel 

Team Championship (online)
· Round 1: 17.05.
· Round 2: 24.05.
· Round 3: 07.06.

Driver Championship (online)
· Round 1: 21.06.
· Round 2: 28.06.
· Round 3: 05.07.

Esports World Cup, Riyadh: August, 22. – 25.08.
· Driver Championship: 22.08.
· Team Championship: 23. – 25.08.

Find out more about ESL R1 here.

 

The Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team will be competing in the Le Mans Virtual Series once more, hoping to secure a back-to-back Championship win. The last season had its setbacks but the team pulled through together, with a consistent performance giving them an edge. The series will be raced on the rFactor2 creator’s new platform Le Mans Ultimate and all though dates for the series have not been confirmed yet, we look forward to the non-stop racing later in the year.

Find out more about Le Mans Virtual Series here