Porsche has launched the third season of Porsche Esports Dash Problem GB, an entry competitors to skilled sim racing.
Created in partnership with Motorsport UK Esports, the drivers will probably be racing for the chance of a driving expertise day on the Porsche Expertise Centre Silverstone, driving road-ready variations of the Porsche 911 and 718 Cayman.
Beginning on September twenty third and the next 5 weeks, the Esports Dash Problem GB will create the racing competitors utilized by Esports Carrera Cup GB, Carrera Cup GB, and the Dash Problem GB.
In line with a launch, the drivers will probably be cut up into two classes, Professional and Am, racing over 10 races on the iRacing simulation platform, driving Porsche 911 GT3 Cup or Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR. Every occasion will embrace a one-hour apply session, a 10-minute Qualifying session, and two 30-minute races.
The highest three drivers within the Professional class will get computerized qualification to the Porsche Esports Carrera Cup, marking a direct path to skilled sim racing. The highest three drivers within the Am class, as an alternative, will probably be promoted to the Professional class for the next season of the Esports Dash Problem GB.
The Esports Dash Problem GB will probably be broadcast on the official Porsche Twitch channel and the Race Spot TV YouTube channel with devoted stewarding post-race.
Porsche’s presence within the esports house
Except for esports competitors, the automotive firm has been more and more investing in sim racing.
The group first marked its presence by partnering with Coanda Esports in Might 2022 to kind the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Crew.
The group has just lately completed in fourth place on the Rennsport R1 competitors through the Esports World Cup, bringing dwelling a prize pool of $40,000 (~£29,685). Beforehand, Porsche had additionally partnered with the likes of FaZe Clan and the Overwatch Championship Sequence.
