Le Mans Virtual Series

The Le Mans Virtual Series is an Esports endurance series. The five-event season began at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 25 September 2021 and will finish at Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual on 15–16 January 2022 which will take place at the 2022 Autosport International show at the NEC, in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1][2]

The series is open for Le Mans Prototype (LMP2) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) classes.

Calendar
Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 4 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy 25 September 2021
2 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 16 October 2021
3 8 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany 13 November 2021
4 6 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida, United States 18 December 2021
5 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 15–16 January 2022

Entries

The entry list was divided into two categories of vehicles: LMP2 and GTE. There are 21 teams in the LMP class and 17 in the GTE category.[3]

LMP2

All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.

   Pro Drivers
   Sim Drivers
Entrant/Team Chassis No. Drivers Rounds

 Rebellion GPX Williams[N 1]
GPX Rebellion Williams[N 1]
 Oreca 07 1 Kuba Brzezinski 1–3, 5
Nikodem Wisniewski 1–3, 5
Louis Delétraz 1–2, 5
Raffaele Marciello 3
Agustín Canapino 5
22 Marcell Csincsik 1–3, 5
Jiri Toman 1–3, 5
Ye Yifei 1–2, 5
Jack Aitken 3
Néstor Girolami 5
Williams eSports 5 Petar Brljak 1–3, 5
Alex Arana 1–2
Néstor Girolami 1
Jarno D'Hauw 2–3
Moreno Sirica 3
Michael Romanidis 5
Team Rocket Simsport Oreca 07 2 Devin Braune 1–3, 5
Alex Buncombe 1–3, 5
Jan von der Heyde 1, 3, 5
Matt Richards 2
Marc Gassner 5
Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport[N 2]
Alpha Ind. ByKolles – Burst eSport[N 2]
 Oreca 07 4 Jesper Pedersen 1–3, 5
Jerernej Simončič 1–3, 5
Sérgio Sette Câmara 1
Tom Dillmann 2–3, 5
Bent Viscaal 5
444 Michi Hoyer 1–3, 5
Dawid Mroczek 1–3, 5
Jonathan Aberdein 1
Bent Viscaal 2–3
Sérgio Sette Câmara 5
Lucas Ditlev Daugaard 5
R8G Esports Team Oreca 07 8 Erhan Jajovski 1–3, 5
Hany Alsabti 1–3
Gordon Mutch 1–3
Scott Andrews 5
Mathias Beche 5
Isaac Price 5
18 Thibault Cazaubon 1–3, 5
Thomas Petitjean 1
Job van Uitert 1, 5
Risto Kappet 2–3, 5
Arthur Rougier 2–3, 5
Mahle Racing Team Oreca 07 10 Michele D'Alessandro 1–3, 5
Muhammed Patel 1–3, 5
Beitske Visser 1, 5
Phillipe Denes 2–3, 5
Red Bull Racing Esports Oreca 07 11 Dennis Jordan 1–3, 5
Alex Siebel 1–3
Timmy Hansen 1
Jack Doohan 2
Liam Lawson 3
Norbert Kiss 5
Frederik Rasmussen 5
Cooper Webster 5
Race Clutch Alpine[N 3]
Alpine Esports[N 3]
 Oreca 07 14 Tom Lartilleux 1–3, 5
Nico Barclay 1
Nikodem Wierzbicki 1, 5
Rory MacDuff 2–3, 5
Paul-Adrien Pallot 2–3, 5
15 Romain Boeckler 1–3, 5
Borja Millan 1–3
Rick Jonk 1
Eneric André 2–3, 5
Antoine Doquin 5
Peter Zuba 5
36 Sacha Lehmann 5
Victor Martins 5
Olli Pahkala 5
Patrik Sipos 5
Pescarolo E-sport Oreca 07 16 Thomas Imbourg 5
Bruce Jouanny 5
Adrien Tambay 5
Quentin Vialatte 5
Axle Motorsport Oreca 07 21 Naquib Azlan 1–3, 5
Josh Purwien 1–3, 5
Mika Hakimi 1
Ar Muhammad Aleef 2–3, 5
Inigo Anton 5
LMVS Guest Car Oreca 07 24 Luca D'Amelio 5
Christopher Högfeldt 5
Juan Pablo Montoya 5
Sebastián Montoya 5
Veloce Esports Oreca 07 28 James Baldwin 5
Michael Epps 5
Isaac Gillissen 5
Eamonn Murphy 5
Mexico Racing Team Oreca 07 29 Alberto Gironella 5
Benito Guerra Jr. 5
Alejandro de Alba Márquez 5
Memo Rojas 5
Duqueine/PRiMA Esports Oreca 07 30 Gabriel Aubry 5
Léo Boulay 5
Maxime Delpech 5
Arnaud Lacombe 5
Team WRT SIMTAG Esports Oreca 07 31 Arne Schoonvliet 1–2
Marco Schendel 1
Lasse Sørensen 1
Fabrice Cornelis 2–3, 5
Ryuichiro Tomita 2, 5
Franco Colapinto 3, 5
Benjamin Gielczynski 3, 5
Jota Oreca 07 38 Ibraheem Khan 1–3, 5
Mike Epps 1–3
Ferris Stanley 1, 5
Daniel Kiss 2–3
Jordan Albert 5
Mika Hakimi 5
GRAFF by ProSimu Oreca 07 39 Maxime Brient 5
Vincent Capillaire 5
Yohann Harth 5
Maxime Robin 5
ARC Bratislava Oreca 07 44 Dávid Nemček 1–3, 5
Dennis Zeťák 1–3, 5
Jakub Štofko 1–2, 5
Andrej Marečák 3
Maťo Homola 5
YAS HEAT Oreca 07 49 Josh Lad 1–3
Balázs Remenyik 1–2, 5
Ryan Tveter 1
William Tregurtha 2, 5
James Baldwin 3
Isaac Gillissen 3
Sandy Mitchell 5
Marko Pejic 5
Panis Racing Oreca 07 65 Alessandro Ottaviani 1–3, 5
Will Stevens 1–3
Valentin Mandernach 1
Tobias Pfeffer 2–3
Gustavo Ariel 5
Gabriele Minì 5
Nicolás Varrone 5
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Oreca 07 67 Ross Gunn 5
Bono Huis 5
Daniel Juncadella 5
Jarno Opmeer 5
Realteam Hydrogen Redline Oreca 07 70 Jeffrey Rietveld 1–3, 5
Michal Smidl 1–3, 5
Daniel Juncadella 1
Caio Collet 2
Jeff Giassi 3
Felipe Drugovich 5
Oliver Rowland 5
Team Redline 123 Bono Huis 1–3
Atze Kerkhof 1–2, 5
Colin Caresani 1
Felix Rosenqvist 2–3, 5
Collin Spork 3
Maximilian Benecke 5
Max Verstappen 5
Team Fordzilla Oreca 07 966 Nuno Pinto 1–3, 5
Luke Browning 1–2, 5
Gianmarco Fiduci 1
Pablo López Padín 2–3, 5
Rafael Lobato 3
Álex Palou 5
Sources:[4][5][6][7][8]

LMGTE
Entrant/Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds
FDA Esports Team Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 51 Jordy Zwiers 1–2
Nicklas Nielsen 1
Kasper Stoltze 1, 3
Martin Dyrlund 2–3
David Perel 2–3
BMW Team GB BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 55 Jack Keithley 1–3
Martin Stefanko 1–3
Sami-Matti Trogen 1, 3
Agustín Canapino 2
Team Project 1 x BPM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 56 Tim Neuendorf 1–2
Peyo Stoyanov Peev 1–2
Nicolas Hillebrand 1
Bradley Philpot 2
57 Bram Beelen 1–2
Zbigniew Siara 1–2
René Buttler 1
Nicolas Hillebrand 2
Axle Motorsport Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 61 Mikko Nassi 1–2
Inigo Anton 1, 3
Alister Yoong 1, 3
Davidie Arduini 2
Amir Haziq 2
Nabil Azlan 3
SIMMSA Esports Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 66 Armin Binder 1–3
Gustas Grinbergas 1, 3
Sebastian Wunsch 1
Ramez Azzam 2
Andreas Schmich 2–3
BMW Team Redline BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 71 Enzo Bonito 1–3
Jeff Giassi 1
Kevin Siggy 1–3
Rudy van Buren 2–3
Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 77 Jeremy Bouteloup 1–3
Kevin van Dooren 1–3
Loek Hartog 1–3
88 Charlie Collins 1–3
Dylan Pereira 1–3
Dayne Warren 1–3
GR Wolves Racing Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 86 Adam Maguire 1–3
Nick Foster 1–2
Liam de Waal 1, 3
Turkka Häkkinen 2
Bart Horsten 3
87 Philipp Puschke 1–3
Chris McDade 1–2
Ben Baker 1
Ryan Cullen 2
Turkka Häkkinen 3
Alessio Picariello 3
BMW Team BS+Competition BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 89 Joonas Raivio 1–3
Alen Terzic 1–3
Bruno Spengler 1
Laurin Heinrich 2–3
Porsche Esports Team Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Mack Bakkum 1–3
Mitchell DeJong 1–3
Martin Krönke 1–3
92 Tommy Østgaard 1–3
Joshua Rogers 1–3
Ayhancan Güven 1, 3
Sage Karam 2
Red Bull Racing Esports Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 111 Nestor Garcia Jr. 1–3
Yuri Kasdorp 1–3
Dennis Lind 1
Jonny Edgar 2
Cem Bölükbaşı 3
D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 777 Toshiya Nojima 1–3
João Paulo de Oliveira 1–3
Yusuke Tomibayashi 1–3
Tesla R8G Esports BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 888 Timotej Andonovski 1–3
Florian Lebigre 1–2
Simon Pilate 1–2
Martin Hemmingsen 3
Aleksandr Smolyar 3
Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Results

Bold indicates overall winner.

Rnd. Circuit Pole LMP2 Winning Team LMGTE Winning Team Results
LMP2 Winning Drivers LMGTE Winning Drivers
1 Monza No. 8 R8G Esports Team No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline No. 91 Porsche Esports Team [9]
Hany Alsabti
Erhan Jajovski
Gordon Mutch		 Daniel Juncadella
Jeffrey Rietveld
Michal Smidl		 Mack Bakkum
Mitchell DeJong
Martin Krönke
2 Spa-Francorchamps No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline No. 123 Team Redline No. 71 BMW Team Redline [10]
Caio Collet
Jeffrey Rietveld
Michal Smidl		 Felix Rosenqvist
Atze Kerkhof
Bono Huis		 Rudy van Buren
Enzo Bonito
Kevin Siggy
3 Nürburgring No. 4 Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport No. 123 Team Redline No. 888 Tesla R8G Esports [11]
Tom Dillmann
Jesper Pedersen
Jerernej Simončič		 Felix Rosenqvist
Bono Huis
Collin Spork		 Aleksandr Smolyar
Timotej Andonovski
Martin Hemmingsen
4 Sebring
5 Le Mans Virtual

Teams Championships

Points are awarded according to the following structure:[12]

Duration 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other
0–6 Hours 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5
8–10 Hours 38 27 23 18 15 12 9 6 3 2 1
24 Hours 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2 1

LMP2
Pos. Team Car MNZ
 SPA
 NÜR‡
 SEB
 LMS
 Points
1 #4 Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport Oreca 07 3 2 2 4 58.5
2 #123 Team Redline Oreca 07 7 1 1 6 58
3 #1 Rebellion GPX Williams Oreca 07 5 3 7 1 54.5
4 #70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline Oreca 07 1 Ret 19 3 41
5 #8 R8G Esports Team Oreca 07 12 4 5 2 38
6 #22 GPX Rebellion Williams Oreca 07 2 5 8 15 31.5
7 #444 Alpha Ind. ByKolles – Burst eSport Oreca 07 4 6 6 9 28
8 #10 Mahle Racing Team Oreca 07 8 19 18 5 15.5
9 #966 Team Fordzilla Oreca 07 13 9 3 13 14.5
10 #14 Race Clutch Alpine Oreca 07 16 11 4 12 10.5
11 #2 Team Rocket Simsport Oreca 07 6 12 14 18 10
12 #18 R8G Esports Team Oreca 07 Ret 8 10 8 9
13 #49 YAS HEAT Oreca 07 Ret 16 11 7 7.5
14 #65 Panis Racing Oreca 07 Ret 7 12 17 7.5
15 #11 Red Bull Racing Esports Oreca 07 9 14 9 16 4.5
16 #15 Race Clutch Alpine Oreca 07 10 10 17 11 3.5
17 #21 Axle Motorsport Oreca 07 14 13 16 14 2.5
18 #38 Jota Oreca 07 15 15 15 21 2.5
19 #31 Team WRT SIMTAG Esports Oreca 07 Ret 18 13 19 2
20 #44 ARC Bratislava Oreca 07 11 17 NC 20 1.5
21 #5 Williams eSports Oreca 07 Ret Ret WD 10 1
Pos. Team Car MNZ
 SPA
 NÜR‡
 SEB
 LMS
 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole

‡ – Half points for the 8 Hours of Nürburgring as the race was red flagged prematurely.

LMGTE
Pos. Team Car MNZ
 SPA
 NÜR‡
 SEB
 LMS
 Points
1 #71 BMW Team Redline BMW M8 GTE 2 1 4 1 77
2 #91 Porsche Esports Team Porsche 911 RSR 1 2 7 2 65.5
3 #88 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 3 4 3 4 50.5
4 #111 Red Bull Racing Esports Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 13 8 2 3 33
5 #92 Porsche Esports Team Porsche 911 RSR 8 3 6 6 33
6 #55 BMW Team GB BMW M8 GTE 4 5 8 7 31
7 #89 BMW Team BS+Competition BMW M8 GTE 5 7 5 15 24
8 #888 Tesla R8G Esports BMW M8 GTE 15 Ret 1 9 21.5
9 #77 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR 6 9 13 5 21
10 #51 FDA Esports Team Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 7 6 15 8 19
11 #66 SIMMSA Esports Ferrari 488 GTE Evo 11 10 9 10 4
12 #56 Team Project 1 x BPM Porsche 911 RSR 9 Ret 17 16 3.5
13 #57 Team Project 1 x BPM Porsche 911 RSR 10 Ret 12 12 2.5
14 #61 Axle Motorsport Porsche 911 RSR 14 12 11 11 2.5
15 #777 D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR 12 13 14 13 2.5
16 #86 GR Wolves Racing Porsche 911 RSR 16 Ret 10 14 2
17 #87 GR Wolves Racing Porsche 911 RSR Ret 11 16 17 2
Pos. Team Car MNZ
 SPA
 NÜR‡
 SEB
 LMS
 Points
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Bold – Pole

‡ – Half points for the 8 Hours of Nürburgring as the race was red flagged prematurely.

Notes
  1. Car No. 1 entered as Rebellion GPX Williams and car No. 22 entered as GPX Rebellion Williams.
  2. Car No. 4 entered as Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport and car No. 444 entered as Alpha Ind. ByKolles – Burst.
  3. Car No. 14 entered as Race Clutch Alpine and Car No. 15 entered as Race Clutch Alpine from Rounds 1 to 4 and as Alpine ESports at Round 5, car No. 36 entered as Alpine Esports.

References
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