Torque Esports created new esports event last month, to fill the void left by motorsports suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The championship is called All-Star Cup and it will be back this week, as last week it's break Livestream watching records.
During the championship, the world’s greatest sim racers taking on leading drivers from Formula 1, IndyCar, Formula E and more.
Torque Esports CEO Darren Cox said:
“This is a fantastic opportunity for our sport to establish the esports genre as a legitimate form of entertainment for fans around the world. It’s also a potentially lucrative first step for new competitors to get involved in the sport without ever having to leave their homes." (via
Express)
The All-Star Cup will contain three heat races, two for real-world drivers and one for sim racers, with the top five from these races advancing straight to the final.
The real-world racers who don’t cut go into the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ), where the top five steps to complete the final 20-driver grid.
Points will be scored on a 35-30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-etc basis for the 20 racers in each All-Star Cup final.
Fans around the world can watch the live stream via The Race's YouTube channel, TV coverage on ESPN 2 in the United States and on the Eurosport website on Saturday, April 18.
Here are five favourites suggested by
VBET to win the championship.
Bono Huis
VBET Odd: 3.00
Bono started sim racing when he was 10 years old. He is Formula E Visa Vegas eRace Winner and even five-time champion of Formula Sim Racing.
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Erhan Jajovski
VBET Odd: 4.50
Jajovski qualified for the prestigious 2019 World’s Fastest Gamer finals by winning the rFactor 2 qualifying race, defeating his fellow Triple-A esports drivers Risto Kappet and Hany Alsabti.
Yuri Kasdorp
VBET Odd: 4.50
In 2019, Kasdorp won rF24h Rerun 2019 - LMP 2. His total Prize Money Earned from 3 tournaments is $2,328.83.
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Rudy van Buren
VBET Odd: 5.00
Rudy van Duren is a Dutch racing driver. He is the winner of inaugural world's fastest gamer competition. He is the current F1 simulator test and development driver.
Nikodem Wisniewski
VBET Odd: 5.00
Wisniewski is the winner of ESL RS MAPFRE S2 2019, WTCR Launch Event 2018 - L and The Fanatec 12h of Sebring 2019 - LMP2. Total Prize Money he earned from 10 tournaments is $9,919.10.
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