All News: Maximilian Benecke

Rogers’ Brands Hatch Win Tightens Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Title Race

August 17th, 2020 by

Halfway through the 2020 season, the battle for the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup looked to be down to three drivers. Saturday’s thriller at Brands Hatch only drove the point home further. The trio of Sebastian Job, Joshua Rogers, and Alejandro Sanchez entered the event in the top three spots in points, and filled all … Read the Rest »

Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Preview: Brands Hatch

August 14th, 2020 by

With half the season in the books, the chase for glory in the 2020 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup only stands to heat up from here, as drivers battle for both their share of a $200,000 championship purse and to retain their licenses for next season. Saturday’s round from Brands Hatch continues the series’ tour … Read the Rest »

Joshua Rogers Takes Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Win at Road Atlanta

August 1st, 2020 by

Defending Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup champion Joshua Rogers had a sparkling return to form on Saturday morning, taking the feature victory at Road Atlanta over championship leader Sebastian Job. Rogers, whose pole position in qualifying enabled him to lay claim to the TAG Heuer watch given to this year’s overall Pole Award winner, finished … Read the Rest »

Sanchez Scores First Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Win at Silverstone; Benecke Breaks 11,000 iRating

July 18th, 2020 by

It was a massive day for all three podium finishers in the main event of Saturday’s Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup round at Silverstone Circuit. Alejandro Sanchez scored his first career main event victory and the first-ever iRacing World Championship win for a Spanish driver, Maximilian Benecke became the first driver in iRacing history to … Read the Rest »

VRS Coanda Simsport Conquers 2020 iRacing 24 Hours of Spa

July 13th, 2020 by

Four cars managed to run on the lead lap at race’s end, but when all was said and done, it was the VRS Coanda Simsport quartet of Josh Rogers, Mack Bakkum, Jeremy Bouteloup, and Joni Takanen who took the top split victory in the 2020 iRacing 24 Hours of Spa powered by VCO, held over … Read the Rest »

VCO Cup of Nations Lineup, Qualifying Drivers Set

July 7th, 2020 by

After an intense week of of qualifying competition in both open-wheel and GTE cars, the nationality and driver lineup for the VCO Cup of Nations for UNICEF presented by Acronis has officially been set. 16 nations, each represented by four top iRacers, will take part in two days of exciting competition on July 25-26, with … Read the Rest »

Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Race Preview: Nurburgring

July 3rd, 2020 by Porsche Motorsport

Stuttgart. The Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup prepares for the next season highlight this coming Saturday: At the fifth of ten rounds of the global esports championship run on the iRacing simulation platform on 4 July, around 40 drivers will fight for fractions of seconds and championship points on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. The almost … Read the Rest »

Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Race Preview: Le Mans

June 19th, 2020 by

It’s an iRacing endurance racer’s dream: two premier events from Circuit de la Sarthe in one weekend. This weekend’s iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans is open to the public, running twice around the clock in the beautiful French countryside with a mix of premier prototype and GT cars. But for the 40 top iRacers … Read the Rest »

Benecke Back on Top in Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup at Barcelona; Verstappen Cracks Podium

May 10th, 2020 by

It’s been a wild year thus far for Maximilian Benecke, one of iRacing’s top road racers and a top threat for this year’s Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup title. After switching to Team Redline in the offseason and some strong performances prior to the championship opener last week at Circuit Park Zandvoort, Benecke’s Porsche season … Read the Rest »

TAG Heuer Joins Porsche Esports Supercup as Title Sponsor

March 24th, 2020 by

Stuttgart. Porsche and iRacing will join forces with TAG Heuer serving as the title sponsor of the “Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup” for the 2020 season. The single-make esports racing championship was initiated by the sportscar manufacturer and iRacing, the leading provider of realistic online racing simulations in 2019. As part of the new sponsorship, … Read the Rest »