Watch live: BRDC Esports Championship at Suzuka

The five-round series, which uses Formula 3 machinery on simulator-platform iRacing is part of a fundraising drive for the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with proceeds going to the National Health Service.

Last week ahead of the third round the series has gained a title sponsor in HP Tuners and has put on a charity auction series to boost its fundraising effort.

The sim racing series was set up by BRDC SuperStars director Andy Meyrick and features 37 permanent drivers and guest drivers at each round.

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Among the drivers are eight previous winners of the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, as well as the top talents from the BRDC's Rising Stars and SuperStars programmes.

Johnathan Hoggard, the latest winner of the award, was victorious in the opening race at Silverstone, while Formula E star Oliver Rowland triumphed in the second round at Monza to take the lead in the drivers' championship.

Hoggard struck back in last week's round three at Spa-Franchorchamps with a dominant victory to reclaim the points lead with two rounds to go.

Coverage of the fourth round commences from 7pm BST with a single qualifying session followed by 25-minute feature race.