esports News and Analysis

The new all-electric Esports RCCO World eX Championship has launched a dedicated OTT channel on Motorsport.tv

Racing fans will now have additional entertainment during the down season with the announcement of the Winter Heat Series, a brand new, four-event Esports tournament, which will run from November and finish with a showpiece finale ahead of the Daytona 500

Red Bull Racing Esports and the LM squad clinched the Le Mans Esports titles as the fourth and final segment of the Super Finals concluded

The fourth and final race day of the Le Mans Esports Series 2020 Super Final is underway, with three races for cars from the 2010s taking place on Forza Motorsport 7

Lazarus Racing and Red Bull Esports secured their places for the last day of the Super Final for the Le Mans Esports Series, while Veloce Esports missed out

The third race day of the Le Mans Esports Series 2020 Super Final is underway, with three races for cars from the 1900s-00s taking place on Forza Motorsport 7

Lazarus Racing led Red Bull Esports after the second day of the Super Final for the second season of the Le Mans Esports Series

The second race of the Le Mans Esports Series 2020 Super Final is underway, with three races for cars from the 1970s-80s taking place on Forza Motorsport 7

Tuesday marked the first of four days of Le Mans Esports Super Final action, featuring sportscars from the pre-1970s era as they do battle on Forza Motorsport 7

The opening race of the Le Mans Esports Series 2020 Super Final is underway, with three races for pre-1970s cars taking place on Forza Motorsport 7

Motorsport Games, the FIA World Endurance Championship and the ACO have today unveiled the epic week of racing that will form the new Super Final of the Le Mans Esports Series as Pro and Pro-Am teams race for a share of a $150,000 prize pool

The second season of the DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series will feature a $20,000 prize pool as well as a test in an electric rallycross car for the RX champion

Fernando Alonso says the Indianapolis 500 would benefit from a major Esports event similar to this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual

An epic night of online racing will decide the driver and team champions on August 19th with drivers and teams racing for $200,000 prize pool

First DLC Pack to include over 50 additional paint schemes and three new challenges

Ferrari has launched its own Esports championship, with the winner of a new competition open to the public getting a chance to join its sim racing driver academy

Codemasters has released an update for the official 2020 Formula 1 game that will include Mercedes' black livery, three weeks after the game's initial release

The first ever World Rallycross Esports Series attracted over 1.24 million live views over the six events as reigning FIA World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen claimed the crown

Reigning World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen secured the inaugural World RX Esports title at the Killarney International Circuit in South Africa, as Shane van Gisbergen claimed his second series victory

Watch live World Rallycross Championship Esports action conclude with the final round taking place at Killarney International Raceway circuit in Cape Town from 1:30pm BST on Sunday

Reigning World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen will bid to claim the series' first Esports title this weekend, at the venue where he claimed his maiden real-world crown last season

The penultimate qualification round of the Le Mans Esports Series has begun, giving gamers their latest chance to qualify for the Super Final in September

Round nine of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League in association with Motorsport Games took the series dirt racing at Eldora this week to open Segment 3

Race of Champions chief Fredrik Johnsson has rated the first ROC Virtual event a success, and is planning for the next real-world event at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

Sim racing has enjoyed a boom period following the coronavirus pandemic and allowed real-life drivers the chance to flourish under a different spotlight. But who are the drivers who have bolstered their reputations through the virtual world? JOSH SUTTILL explores

Haas Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean and Veloce Esports driver James Baldwin triumphed in the Virtual Race of Champions as reigning World Rallycross champion Timmy Hansen took the individual crown

Watch live Virtual Race of Champions action as some of the world's biggest motorsport stars battle for the inaugural titles with action starting at 6pm BST

Jonathan Pailler emerged victorious from a chaotic final on his World RX Esports Invitational debut at a virtual Holjes circuit as reigning WRX champion Timmy Hansen took the championship lead

Watch live World Rallycross Championship Esports action with the third round taking place at Holjes in Sweden from 1:30pm BST on Sunday

Former World Rally champion Petter Solberg has recalled his first experiences of the virtual world ahead of his participation in Sunday's Virtual Race of Champions

Arguably the most revered circuit on the World Rallycross Championship's roster, Holjes in Sweden, will host round three of World RX's Esports series this weekend

AlphaTauri Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly admits he was "shocked" by "how much excitement" racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual gave him

IndyCar race winner Colton Herta will compete in the inaugural Virtual Race of Champions this weekend among a star-studded entry list

The official game of the GT World Challenge Europe series is unlike its F1, MotoGP and World Rally Championship counterparts, with a title fully focused on simulation and online racing

Brandyn Gritton and Nick Walker shared the wins in the finale of Segment 2 of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League in association with Motorsport Games

Double World Rallycross champion Johan Kristoffersson, Formula E star Antonio Felix da Costa and sportscar ace Filipe Albuquerque have joined the line-up for the Virtual Race of Champions

GT ace Tom Blomqvist upstaged Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen to win the second round of the World RX Esports Invitational Series at a virtual Hell circuit

Haas Formula 1 reserve driver Louis Deletraz survived an early collision to win the SRO GT Esports title in a tense finale at a virtual Kyalami circuit

Watch live as one-time Supercars champion Shane Van Gisbergen leads the World Rallycross Championship's Esports series order into the second round at the Hell circuit in Norway from 1:30pm BST on Sunday

The 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual and the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation raised €21,500 towards COVID-19 vaccine research efforts

The inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual generated 63 million impressions across all platforms, including over 14 million views for the race broadcast and 8.6 million views online

Haas Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean, three-time World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx and 2019 World Rallycross victor Timmy Hansen have joined the line-up for the Virtual Race of Champions

The eNASCAR Heat Pro League returned to action at Iowa Speedway for the Playstation and Xbox gamers

Le Mans 24 Hours Virtual winners Raffaele Marciello, Louis Deletraz and IMSA iRacing Pro Series champion Bruno Spengler have joined the grid for the Virtual Race of Champions

The penultimate race of Segment 2 in the eNASCAR Heat Pro League season will take place Thursday evening at a virtual Iowa Speedway

The inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual created plenty of interesting storylines, but which of the professional drivers made the best impression? JOSH SUTTILL crunched the numbers

OPINION: The eagerly-awaited 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual was not without its problems and controversies, but firmly achieved its primary objective of entertaining action-starved fans and increasing anticipation for the real thing in September

An unlikely partnership between LMP1 privateer Rebellion Racing and Williams Formula 1's successful sim racing team yielded victory in the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual. Here's how it triumphed in the biggest sim race ever staged