FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship Series Race Preview: Races 1 & 2

The first two races in the 2024 FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship Series arrive on September 14th. 30 top-ranked competitors from a trio of competing regions will go against one another in the four-event, eight race season, battling for their chance at winning a share of the $25,000 prize pool. 

During the 12-week period in 2024 iRacing Season 3, the three representing regions (Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe) determined their 10-best drivers through an iRacing official series points competition. Each region sends forth their top-10 from the final points, and if a driver from a particular region drops out for any reason, the next qualifying driver comes from the same region from the points results.

This official iRacing eSport features fixed setup racing through all eight races, and the schedule is kept locked away until the day before that particular race.

The tracks have been chosen! Races 1 & 2 of the FIA F4 eSports Global Championship will head to Mugello and Okayama!@fia | @SimagicOfficial pic.twitter.com/zL9UJp6cYz

— iRacing (@iRacing) September 13, 2024

This weekend, the two tracks that the series will race on are the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello (Race #1) and the Okayama International Circuit (Race #2). As planned, the remaining races on the calendar will stay hidden until the day before those races.

Event Format:

With two races on the docket, drivers will need to be ready to jump from track to track on race day. The first race event will feature 15 minutes of practice, 10 minutes of qualifying, and a 20 minute race. After a five minute break following the conclusion to the first race, the second will feature a 10-minute practice, another 10-minute qualifying session, and another 20 minute feature race..

Each winner will collect 25 points toward the championship, with points being awarded to the top-15 finishing drivers, the last of which will receive one point.

Driver Roster:

30 qualified drivers from three regions will compete in the 2024 FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship Series.

Mugello Track Facts: After half a century’s worth of events on public roads were brought to an abrupt halt in 1970, Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello was constructed in 1973 and opened a year later to bring premier racing events back to the area. It quickly became host to major sports car events, lower-level open-wheel series, and grand prix motorcycle racing, for which it has hosted the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix for the past 30 years.

In the COVID-19 impacted 2020 World Driver’s Championship, it hosted the series for the first time with the Tuscan Grand Prix. Mugello features two layouts, including its 3.25-mile, 15-turn Grand Prix layout that will be utilized on Saturday. Both start with its lengthy front straightaway and go into the 180-degree San Donato right-hander before heading into Luco and Poggio Secco. The track has been owned by Scuderia Ferrari since 1988, which uses it for both testing and the Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali; the Tuscan Grand Prix in 2020 marked its 1000th Grand Prix event.

Okayama Track Facts: Opened in 1990 as one of the world’s first – and best – “country club” race tracks, Okayama International Circuit was designed largely for the use of wealthy clients looking to exercise their exotic automobiles in the challenging but safe environment of a world class motorsports facility. The circuit (formerly known as TI Circuit Aida) soon staged its first international race featuring veteran British drivers and, later, hosted the Formula One Pacific Grand Prix in 1994 and ’95 as well as subsequent World Touring Car Championship events.

Okayama features two configurations, including the 11 turn, 2.31-mile circuit that will be utilized in Saturday’s event. In deference to the great British racers who christened the circuit in 1992, Okayama’s turns carry names like Hobbs, Moss, Redman and Williams. Owing to its remote location (some 200 miles southwest of Tokyo between Osaka and Hiroshima), Okayama International Circuit no longer stages major international events. However, its world class facilities and technical layout make it a staple on the schedules of Japan’s top domestic auto and motorcycle racing series.

How to Watch:

Every round of the 2024 FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship will be broadcasted on all of iRacing’s official channels. Coverage starts at 3:00 pm ET / 19:00 GMT / 05:00 AEST.

For more information on the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship, visit www.iracing.com/fia-f4-esports/. For more information about iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com. To know more about the partnership and access an iRacing license via your local ASN, visit www.FIA.com/iracing.

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