A packed weekend of motorsport action – of the virtual variety – is coming up.
Formula 1’s Virtual Grand Prix is back for its fourth round, at a venue chosen by fans, while IndyCar’s official series is holding its final event.Formula E’s new simracing championship continues and, if you prefer your motorsport with a helping of virtual mud, so is the World Rallycross Championship’s series.
In IndyCar, Lando Norris is seeking to win for the second time in as many starts on Saturday. He is taking on an oval for the first time as the field races on iRacing’s simulation of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the 32-strong grid includes no fewer than eight previous Indy 500 winners.
Norris and team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr have not yet confirmed whether they will participate in Sunday’s F1 Virtual Grand Prix. However at least five other current F1 drivers will take part in the race on Interlagos, the track which was chosen by a poll of fans.
These are just two of the major esports races happening this weekend – here’s when and where you can watch them and the rest:
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| Date | Series | Organiser | Event | Game | Track | Format | Start time (UK) | Start time (US Eastern) | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2020 | Porsche Esports Supercup | Porsche | Zandvoort | iRacing | Zandvoort | Race | 14:00 | 09:00 | Twitch |
| 02/05/2020 | Race at Home Challenge | Formula E | Round two | rFactor 2 | TBC | Elimination race | 15:30 | 10:30 | YouTube Facebook Twitch Also on Formula E’s website and Twitter account, and TV channels |
| 02/05/2020 | All-Star Series | Torque Esports | All-Star Series | rFactor 2 | TBC | Races | 17:00 | 12:00 | YouTube |
| 02/05/2020 | IndyCar iRacing Challenge | IndyCar | Dream Track | iRacing | TBC | Qualifying, race | 19:30 | 14:30 | NBCSN (US), Sky Sports F1 (UK) |
| 02/05/2020 | Not The GP | Veloce Esports | Versus | F1 2019 | TBC | Head-to-head | 20:00 | 15:00 | YouTube |
| 03/05/2020 | World RX Esports Invitational | World Rallycross Championship | Montalgre | Dirt Rally 2.0 | Montalgre | Heats | 14:00 | 09:00 | YouTube Facebook |
| 03/05/2020 | Virtual F2 and F3 | F2/F3 | Bahrain | F1 2019 | Bahrain | Race | 16:00 | 11:00 | YouTube Twitch |
| 03/05/2020 | Virtual Grand Prix | Formula 1 | Fan vote race | F1 2019 | Interlagos | 28-lap race | 18:00 | 13:00 | YouTube Facebook Twitch Also on some television channels |
| 03/05/2020 | eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series | NASCAR | Dover | iRacing | Dover | Race | 18:00 | 13:00 | Fox, FS1, Fox Sports app (US) |
| 04/05/2020 | Esports WTCR race | WTCR | China | RaceRoom | Ningbo | Qualifying, race | 18:30 | 13:30 | YouTube Facebook |
| 06/05/2020 | All Star Eseries | Australian Supercars | Round five | iRacing | Spa and Nurburgring | Races | 10:00 | 05:00 | Facebook Twitch Fox Sports 506, Kayo, 10 Play, Sky Sports NZ |
Find more upcoming esports races here:
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abd
1st May 2020, 19:33
You’re missing Porsche Esports Supercup on Saturday, with some dude called Max taking part
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
1st May 2020, 21:36
This has been updated with the F2/F3, NASCAR and Porsche race details.
X1Znet (@x1znet)
2nd May 2020, 2:44
The IndyCar race will also be on their YouTube channel, just like the last one.