The Blue Oval hasn't won a Supercars race since the series visited the same circuit at the back end of its truncated 2020 season. “I’m pumped to be racing among the Supercars drivers. Shane van Gisbergen, #97 Red Bull Holden Racing Team. The Supercars Eseries kicked off last week with two races around Phillip Island and two around Monza in Italy. Supercars May 19, 2020 David Reynolds is being his usual outspoken self despite the … The Supercars season may be postponed but it seems driver rivalries are still alive for the upcoming simulation racing series. The answer? Supercars rising star Andre Heimgartner has earned a drive for Formula One outfit Renault ... in the virtual racing Eseries, that is. Friday 10th April, 2020 - 2:00pm ... team-mate Anton De Pasquale was supported by Super2 Series driver Brodie Kostecki in … “We expect to run a variety of different race formats across the series to ensure this stays fresh and entertaining. In this E-Series, all 25 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship drivers will be taking part. According to McLaughlin though, no one is a firmer Eseries favourite than De Pasquale. "How cool is it that we can do this? Find schedules, results and streaming details of this elite sim racing series. Members of Supercars flew into Melbourne along with Supercars motorsport drivers to kick off the series. The Erebus Motorsport ZB Commodore Anton De Pasquale will pilot in the e-Series – Images: Supercars Supercars have confirmed the broadcast details for its … Repco Supercars Championship; Dunlop Super2 Series; Bryce Fullwood. “It’s going to be interesting to see who’s going to take people out and cause mischief.” A matter we’re all waiting to see pan out really. Jack Le Brocq, #55 Supercheap Auto Racing. Reynolds has made no secret of his simulator inexperience, laughing he has already been disqualified from a session before the Eseries has even begun. Supercars CEO Sean Seamer says to make up for the missed time away from the track drivers … Drivers will compete for points in each race and a champion will be crowned at the conclusion of the series. The All Stars E-Series will take place over 10 rounds. He took home the Indy title, winning the Grand Prix of Alabama. After the current pandemic shut down all motorsport, Supercars, like Formula 1, moved to the digital world. Formula One ace Max Verstappen was beaten by a bunch of Australian V8 Supercar drivers in his debut in the All-Stars Eseries racing simulation competition last … Supercars has confirmed that it will run a simulated eSeries Championship with its drivers to fill the three-month-long void resulting from the postponed events. But the story everyone is talking about is the guy who won his way to being one of tonight’s Supercars E-Series wildcards. McLaughlin warmed up for the Eseries by casually winning the second round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge on the weekend. Another veteran who is playing catch-up, ‘Frosty’ has joked his biggest challenge might be keeping his three kids away from the driver’s seat! The Gfinity Supercars Eseries is the official esports competition of Supercars. Wildcards and Rookies join the Supercars E-Series. RETURNING IN 2020. Max Verstappen has joined the Supercars grid for the All-Star ESeries for this week's rounds at Silverstone and Barcelona.. RELATED: NASCAR launches eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series. WATCH: FIRST LOOK AT OFFICIAL ESERIES PRACTICE FOOTAGE, Bryce Fullwood, #2 Mobil 1 Middy’s Racing. Jones has a pretty flash set-up sorted and, along with BJR teammate Todd Hazelwood, has been getting tips from sim racing expert Jake Burton. "With this unprecedented situation meaning we can't race our real cars, I think this is as good a substitute as possible. Two more wildcards have joined the driver lineup. Any additions? “Most of all, I’m rapt that we can still provide some entertainment when everyone needs it most.”. Trying to get all the E-Series Drivers Twitch streams. Goddard has prior experience on Renault’s Formula 1 simulator from his European open-wheeler days and shapes as a dark horse. Hear the full chat below Supercars 2020 Changes! Repco Supercars Championship. Check out the full agenda for the BP Supercars All Star Eseries. Blanchard Racing Team. "This has the potential to introduce a whole new legion of fans to our sport. Announced last week as part of Supercars’ plan to continue racing in some form over the next three months, the Eseries will begin on April 8 and run for around 10 weeks. He’s expecting that will just about be all the Eseries winning he’ll be doing. With the first eight scheduled races of the year either cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus including last month's Australian Grand Prix, Formula One have launched a star studded on-line Eseries which will continue on Monday (AEDT). “We always want to put on a good show, so it’s great for the sport and the fans knowing we can still race while the season is on hold,” he said. In 2002, V8 Supercars: Race Driver, the fourth game in Codemasters' series, was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows. Seven-time Supercars champion Jamie Whincup says he’s looking forward to taking part in his first ever competitive sim-racing series. Drivers to race their own virtual cars in online events Real life series on hold until June due to outbreak The Supercars series has been put on hold but drivers will still race each other online. The fastest players and drivers from all around are competing for the top title. “I usually back myself, but the young blokes have the advantage here. In fact, Verstappen has been reported as saying he will not compete in the F1 2020 series because he doesn't like the game. All 25 drivers will be taking part in the Championship series lasting 10 rounds. The BP Supercars All Star E-Series will take place starting next week. 17,260 talking about this. “Expect traditional two-race formats in earlier rounds, however all variety of formats including enduros, mystery rounds, night races and reverse grid races are all expected. Naming rights for Supercars esports. “While we expect a strong and robust competition, ultimately this is designed to keep Supercars fans entertained during the period when we can’t race on the track. “I’m really excited about this, and am looking forward to racing my Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Mustang in the Supercars All Stars Eseries.". The All Stars Eseries will run prior to the third instalment of the Supercars Eseries using sim-racing experts, which will begin later this year. Age: 30 The full suite of Virgin Australia Supercars Championship drivers have confirmed they will race in the upcoming Supercars All Stars Eseries. Using simulators set up in their homes, all 25 Supercars drivers will take part in the 10-week Eseries starting on April 8 after the on-track season was shelved until at least June due to coronavirus. The BP Supercars All Star E-Series will take place starting next week. Sign up to the Repco Supercars Championship Newsletter, Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia, winning the second round of the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, taking part in a 250km Elite Racing League oval event, Eseries commentary team, Round 1 format revealed, Kostecki, Goddard keen to put themselves on map, McLaughlin: De Pasquale ‘hot favourite’ for Eseries, Gallery: Latest Eseries liveries released. Every team and every driver in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship will partake in a new e-sports series raced in the virtual world. Using simulators set up in their homes, all 25 Supercars drivers will take part in the 10-week Eseries starting on April 8 after the on-track season was shelved until at least June due to coronavirus. Another driver who is well on his way to victory is Scott McLaughlin. Percat is expected to be a more than capable midfield runner. Alex Davison, #19 Team Sydney. Supercars drivers split on seriousness of Eseries. The full suite of Virgin Australia Supercars Championship drivers have confirmed they will race in the upcoming Supercars All Stars Eseries. This week, drivers head to Bathurst on Wednesday night for racing at Australia’s most iconic circuit, Mount Panorama. Probably the biggest question when it came to Eseries liveries was what design would feature on Percat’s ever-changing Holden. Supercars will meet with all 11 of its teams next Tuesday for what could be a make or break meeting regarding the new Gen3 regulations. That time has come. We're pretty much the only sport that can still compete in the online space. Last week, the category announced it … The top 10 Supercars drivers of 2020 . Dunlop Super2 Series race winner Brodie Kostecki will have the unique responsibility of being every driver’s engineer in the new Supercars All Stars Eseries. Drivers. Just last weekend he had his first victory on iRacing — the same platform being used for the BP Supercars All Star Eseries. The Supercars e-Series launched at the Melbourne Esports Open earlier this year. Boost Mobile is the naming rights partner for the 2018 series. We know your sad, but there is an alternative! Drivers will log-in from home using the internationally-renowned iRacing platform. There will be no Supercars Championship action until June 2020! By Andrew van Leeuwen . The American will contest the Supercars All Stars e-Series as a Ford Performance Wildcard and is excited by the challenge racing against the Supercars regulars provides. The Repco Supercars Championship is the premier motorsport category in Australasia and one of Australia’s biggest sports. By Simon Chapman. Supercars has confirmed plans to run a simulated eSeries Championship with its drivers to fill the void left by the three postponed events. Reigning Supercars 2019 Champion, Scott McLaughlin said the Eseries offers a great opportunity for drivers to maintain their focus during the break from the track. Jacobson is an unknown of the field, with the 2016 Super2 winner carrying his usual Yellow Cover colours. The oldest driver on the grid, Davison already owned a simulator – in fact, one formerly belonging to his brother Will. Hazelwood has been getting up to speed ever since unpacking his simulator order. Ford Mustang . Pye is a fair chance to challenge inside the top five… if he’s not too distracted by his promise to “level some scores”. Dunlop yellow. Age: 40. Touted as the team’s 2020 spearhead, Waters has flagged his desire to take a light-hearted approach into the Eseries, with all eyes on his battle with ex-teammate Chaz Mostert. The veteran Kiwi does not spend as much time in the online racing world as his teammate Scott McLaughlin, but he does have a rather impressive set-up in his possession. Dunlop Super2 Series race winner Brodie Kostecki will have the unique responsibility of being every driver’s engineer in the new Supercars All Stars Eseries. The Supercars All-Stars E-Series will run for ten rounds every Wednesday starting on April 8 th 7:30pm-9:30pm LIVE on Fox Sports and Kayo .. The Dutchman, who is said to have described the F1 2019 game on which the sport's eSeries is based as unrealistic, will line up as a wildcard in the second round of the Supercars Eseries in a Holden Commodore. Jack Smith. Supercars All Stars Eseries. Fabian Coulthard, #12 Shell V-Power Racing. “We expect to announce further broadcasters for the Supercars All Stars Eseries in the coming weeks,” Seamer said. “It will be a learning curve for me as I haven’t used a sim in a very long time and don’t use it as part of my training, but I’m looking forward to a new challenge. Known as the Supercars Eseries, the championship will use sim racing platform iRacing, which was featured in last season’s competition. Mostert admits, the more work he is putting into cutting pre-season laps, the more serious he’s taking things. My money’s on my teammate, SVG, to be up the front. Last year’s Dunlop Super2 Series winner admits he has rarely before had time to jump on a simulator, but has been hard at work on his new Motum equipment. The 2020 Supercars Championship (known for commercial reasons as the 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship) was a motor racing series for Supercars.It was the twenty-second running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-fourth series in which Supercars have contested the Australian Touring Car Championship, the premier title in Australian motorsport. Using simulators set up in their homes, all 25 Supercars drivers will take part in the 10-week Eseries starting on April 8 after the on-track season was shelved until at least June due to coronavirus. Chaz Mostert, #25 Mobil 1 Appliances Online Racing. It was the first game to feature the name V8 Supercars in its title and was the first in a series of three games that would be released with such branding. Announced last week as part of Supercars’ plan to continue racing in some form over the next three months, the Eseries will begin on April 8 and run for around 10 weeks. Teams will compete on a weekly basis and race in virtual versions of their real-world cars, complete with team liveries. The seven-time Supercars champion is far more comfortable on the real-life track, but still hopes he can gain competitiveness before long. One of the widely publicised favourites, van Gisbergen carries Red Bull’s hopes squarely on his shoulders if you listen to Whincup... and he'll be doing so from his native New Zealand. A last-minute returnee to the 2020 grid, Pither is known to have been working hard on last-minute preparations to be ready to have a crack in the Eseries. "I'm a big fan of online racing, and you can often find me in my Simworx simulator keeping my eye in between races," said McLaughlin. Supercars has confirmed all championship drivers will compete in the upcoming Supercars All Stars Eseries. This is what I've got so far. Supercars CEO Sean Seamer also confirmed there has been interest from overseas broadcasters and free-to-air as well. Having snubbed the F1 eSports series, Max Verstappen will race as a wildcard for Red Bull in the second round of the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries. They will use current Holden ZB Commodore and Ford Mustang Supercars available with liveries of their own choosing. The opening two rounds of the championship were held last week at Phillip Island and Monza, with the latter event seeing major incidents on the opening lap.. Now back with a simulator in his house, Davison got reacquainted with battling wheel-to-wheel online by taking part in a 250km Elite Racing League oval event against IndyCar stars on the weekend. The three-time Supercars race winner hopes to be competitive given the stark similarities he’s noticed between online and real-life racing. Some drivers like McLaughlin and De Pasquale might even be streaming on their own Twitch channels. Tim Slade. “I know he races against a few of the guys down pitlane, even some of the Formula 1 drivers, so hopefully he’ll be representing the Red Bull Holden Racing Team on the podium. However you want to tune into the series, Supercars has you covered. Another Dunlop Super2 driver, Tyler Everingham, snagged his place on the starting line. Image credit: Supercars. Jamie Whincup, #88 Red Bull Holden Racing Team. Simulation racers are currently battling it out on Forza Motorsport 7 for the championship. The competition will be broadcast on Fox Sports and Kayo and be live streamed across Twitch and Supercars’ digital channels. When the Supercars season resumes James Courtney will be a Tickford Racing driver – but it's not the first time the star driver has flirted with the famous Ford squad. Anton De Pasquale, Jamie Whincup, Shane van Gisbergen and Chaz Moster shared the spoils in the latest Supercars Esports Eseries on a virtual Watkins Glen and Montreal Whereas only a few drivers with Formula One race seats have been competing in the virtual F1 races, with the majority of the grid made up of a rag-tag mix of professional e-racers and celebrities, all the teams and drivers from the real 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship are taking part in its e-racing alternative this year. Supercars Eseries. Any additions? As the clock ticks down to the inaugural round of the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries on Wednesday night, Supercars.com takes a look at how the grid will line up. He impressed in Monday’s official practice day. The oldest driver on the grid, Davison already owned a simulator – in fact, one formerly belonging to his brother Will. Heimgartner will switch focus back to Supercars racing after making a cameo appearance for Renault in the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix on Monday morning. Supercars esports series underway this week. “Fans watching from home will be able to hear the drivers during races, while a number of webcams will be set-up for broadcast as well. It was Cam Waters that took that last win, his first and only in a single-driver Supercars race , while Scott McLaughlin (13), Jack Le Brocq (1) and Fabian Coulthard (1) also contributed to Ford's 16 victories in 2020. SCT Logistics. — Supercars (@supercars) April 8, 2020. McLaughlin, the reigning Supercars 2019 Champion, is already off to a great start. Starting next week, drivers will log in from their homes and compete with their virtual Ford Mustangs and This is what I've got so far. The series is currently in its first phase, called the “Shakedown.” Full field of Supercars drivers to tackle Eseries, Sign up to the Repco Supercars Championship Newsletter, Porsche Paynter Dixon Carrera Cup Australia, Van Gisbergen: Fun factor key for Eseries, Randle recovery unaffected by season delay, Spotlight: Fabricator’s 46-year Supercars journey, Saturday Sleuthing: Skaife’s first HRT title-winner, Repco Supercars Championship Supercars has launched the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries – virtual car racing direct from the homes of the Supercars drivers with a champion awarded at the end of the Series. There have been numerous video games which have included the drivers, teams, cars and … “We are still finalising the entire list of tracks we will race on and can confirm Round 1 will be Phillip Island and Monza.”. Like all professional race car drivers, they are supremely talented at what they do,” said Logano. Scott McLaughlin, #17 Shell V-Power Racing. He placed a respectable ninth. Smith is simply looking for a mistake-free opening round: “I’m very green to the iRacing world but I’ve got my sim set up and have been practicing as much as I can.”. 'Biggest crash award': Drivers set to tangle in Supercars Eseries 47 votes, 25 comments. Holden Commodore ZB . Kostecki knows his way around a sim and is sensing the opportunity to mix it with the sport’s biggest names. The Supercars season may be postponed but it seems driver rivalries are still alive judging by the barbs exchanged before their upcoming simulation racing series. Kelly wins the award for most original simulator. All 25 drivers in the 2020 Supercars series are obliged to compete in the series, unlike F1's virtual series, which has kicked off to a mixed reaction. 47 votes, 25 comments. The series is officially named the “Boost Mobile Supercars e-Series.” Mobil 1™ Middy's Racing. Scott Pye, #20 DEWALT Racing. 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