Structure for $100,000 Le Mans Esports prize revealed

The nine-race Super Final will take place across old and new variations of the Le Mans circuit as well as Spa and Silverstone.

In races one to eight, the winning team will receive $3000, second place gets $2000 and the third-placed finisher will receive $1000.

For the final race, $25,000 is on offer for the winner, $12,500 for second place and $7500 for third.

Teams are able to choose from a selection of cars from the history of Le Mans in homage to the spirit of the event.

There are seven categories of car and teams have €150 million to purchase cars in the Forza game the event is based on to race.

Cars include the Ferrari 250LM, Porsche 935, Sauber-Mercedes C9 and the Porsche 919 Hybrid, among others.

The qualifying stages have already taken place and the grid for the event is set apart from the addition of wildcard entries.

Drivers from Williams Formula 1 team's Esports line-up and Red Bull Esports programme are among the 36-man grid for the Super Final, which will be located in the ACO Fan Zone during the iconic Le Mans race.

The top three finishers in the Super Final will celebrate on the same podium as that used by the real-life event, allowing the Esports racers to take to the famous rostrum.