Italian automotive marque Ferrari has unveiled particulars surrounding the 2025 version of its sim racing sequence.
The Ferrari HP Esports Collection has returned for a brand new season, providing aspiring sim racers a possibility to earn a spot on the marque’s esports group.
The sequence is open to sim racers worldwide and begins on June 2nd, 2025, with the primary of six weeks of worldwide sizzling laps. Every week will characteristic one among three sim racing platforms and a special monitor, outlined in an official press release.
Week one will see drivers set their quickest occasions across the UK’s Silverstone circuit on Assetto Corsa. Alongside Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione and iRacing will characteristic over the six weeks.
The highest 10 occasions from every week will earn a spot on the regional finals, whereas drivers that place eleventh to thirtieth will compete on the regional qualifiers. Particulars on when the regional finals and grand ultimate will happen weren’t disclosed.
In line with Ferrari, the 2025 version of its esports sequence ‘goals to boost the bar even increased, with broader world participation and an much more aggressive format.’
The 2024 version of the Ferrari HP Esports Collection recorded 17,000 entrants with 15 finalists incomes a spot on the LAN finals held at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. The winner was UK-based sim racer Luke Whitehouse, who now represents the marque throughout a number of sim racing occasions.
Has Sim Racing Esports Reached Its Peak?
Over the previous 5 years, sim racing has skilled important progress. In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, real-world motorsport turned to its digital counterpart to host a wide range of occasions involving a mix {of professional} sim racers, influencers and real-world drivers, bringing the 2 worlds collectively and reaching a wider viewers.
The scene has continued to develop lately, with the likes of the FIA and different automobile producers persevering with to spend money on the scene. Alongside Ferrari, Porsche has ramped up its esports efforts. In Could, the German automotive marque opened a devoted sim racing facility at its Cologne headquarters for its group.
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