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Jarrad Filsell Scores First Porsche Esports Supercup Win of 2019 at Watkins Glen

June 30th, 2019 by

The always unpredictable Porsche Esports Supercup saw another dramatic round of action from Watkins Glen International on Saturday, with serious championship implications for some of the series’ top drivers. In the end, it was Apex Racing Team that won both races, with Kevin Ellis Jr. leading every lap of the sprint race and teammate Jarrad … Read the Rest »

Porsche Esports Supercup: Midseason Review

June 16th, 2019 by

What looked to be a runaway points chase in favor of Josh Rogers in the first half of the Porsche Esports Supercup season got a lot more interesting as of last weekend. The inaugural championship, a joint venture between iRacing and Porsche Motorsport, pits 40 of the world’s best simracers against one another on 10 … Read the Rest »

Maximilian Benecke Wins Porsche Esports Supercup Feature at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

June 9th, 2019 by

Patrik Holzmann scored his second sprint victory of the season, but it was Pure Racing Team’s Maximilian Benecke who took the checkered flag in the Porsche Esports Supercup round from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on Saturday. After an intense main event, the German took the checkered flag by a margin of 0.364 seconds over VRS … Read the Rest »

Porsche Esports Supercup Preview: Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

June 7th, 2019 by

The inaugural Porsche Esports Supercup hits the halfway point of its 2019 season this Saturday, as the series concludes its two-race Canadian swing at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The beloved Ontario-based road course, which broke ground in 1961, has played host to races ranging from the Canadian Grand Prix to its current signature events in … Read the Rest »

Coanda, CoRe, Williams Score 24 Hours of Le Mans Class Victories

June 5th, 2019 by

Martin Kronke, Mitchell deJong, Mack Bakkum, and Josh Rogers combined to lead 394 of a possible 432 laps to win Saturday’s iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans for VRS Coanda Simsport. With Kronke behind the wheel for the final stint, the quartet wheeled their Audi R18 LMP1 to a victory of more than two laps … Read the Rest »

Williams Esports Wins BMW 120 at Le Mans

May 31st, 2019 by

Williams Esports drivers Laurin Heinrich and Alexander Voss combined to win the top split of the BMW 120 at Le Mans, Saturday’s two-hour endurance racing event at Circuit de la Sarthe in advance of the real-world 24 Hours of Le Mans. Running the BMW M8 GTE for the very first time, Heinrich and Voss bested … Read the Rest »

Joshua Rogers Becomes First Two-Time Porsche Esports Supercup Winner in Montreal

May 27th, 2019 by

It took just four races into the inaugural Porsche Esports Supercup season for the series to see its first two-time winner. Joshua Rogers became the first driver to accomplish the feat on Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, chasing down VRS Coanda Simsport teammate and sprint winner Mitchell deJong in the final laps of … Read the Rest »

Joshua Rogers Continues Dream VRS GT Season With 3 Hours of Imola Victory

May 21st, 2019 by

Halfway through the 2019 VRS GT iRacing World Championship, one question dominates the series: does anybody have what it takes to beat Joshua Rogers? After winning the first two rounds of the season, the 6 Hours of Spa and 3 Hours of Suzuka, Rogers teamed with Martin Kronke on Saturday to score yet another victory … Read the Rest »

Tommy Ostgaard Wins Porsche Esports Supercup Feature at Spa With Last-Lap Pass

May 12th, 2019 by

Tommy Ostgaard scored a thrilling last-lap victory in the feature race of the Porsche Esports Supercup round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday. After stalking sprint winner and feature polesitter Patrik Holzmann for the whole race, Ostgaard made a pass on the final lap to score his first victory of the season and a $1,000 … Read the Rest »

Martin Kronke Sweeps Porsche Esports Supercup Event at Mid-Ohio

April 27th, 2019 by

VRS Coanda Simsport’s Martin Kronke cruised away from the field in the sprint race, and held off intense pressure from both Jarrad Filsell and teammate Joshua Rogers in the feature, to score the first event sweep of the 2019 Porsche Esports Supercup season at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After qualifying eighth, Kronke converted the eight-car … Read the Rest »