Esports

The next step in the inaugural GT Sport FIA Championship is about to get underway. Up first this weekend are the Asia-Oceania finals. 30 drivers from five territories are taking… Read More »

20-year-old Patrick Blazsán will get his first visit to Japan later this year after winning the inaugural Nissan GT Sport Cup last weekend. Blazsán (TRL_Fuvaros) joined 47 other finalists in… Read More »

If you’ve been following GTPlanet and the world of sim-racing for a while, you have seen your fair share of competitive racing esports events. Following GT Academy, there has been… Read More »

More and more racing game developers are including esports in their latest games. From the precision driving of F1 racing to down and DiRT-y ralling, there really is something for everyone. And now, you… Read More »

It’s hard to believe, but a decade has now passed since Nissan, Sony, and Gran Turismo put a gamer on the path to becoming a pro racer. It was on… Read More »

Toyota Gazoo Racing is gearing up for its own GT Sport esports competition next month in Malaysia. Billed as the Toyota Velocity Esports Championship, the competition will kick off Friday,… Read More »

The next stage of McLaren’s Shadow esports contest is underway, welcoming in mobile gamers. Qualification is open now, for players of the Real Racing 3 mobile game. It’s available to… Read More »

This weekend saw the extended Le Mans Super Season hit Silverstone. To coincide with the six-hour race, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) officially kicked off its inaugural Le Mans Esport… Read More »

Not to be outdone by rival — and one-time-BFF — McLaren, Mercedes-AMG has announced its own complete F1 Esports squad. It’s even got one more driver. The newly-formed Mercedes-AMG Petronas… Read More »

McLaren Shadow has announced two new additions to its 2018 F1 Esports squad. While they’re new to the team — itself only a few weeks old — they’re both veterans… Read More »

The competition for a seat on McLaren’s new esport team is on. McLaren first announced its Shadow initiative earlier this summer, and now aspiring sim racers have two iRacing events to… Read More »

Spanish Gran Turismo Sport players, there’s a new esport event for you. No, we’re not talking about the third FIA GT season that’s about to start, but one with a pretty… Read More »

Since he was crowned U.S. GT Academy champion back in 2013, it has been a busy five years for Nick McMillen. After scoring a class victory at the 24 Hours… Read More »

Mercedes Benz is teaming up with ProGaming Italia and Sony Interactive Entertainment Italy for a new esports event. The platform of choice? None other than Gran Turismo Sport. Called the… Read More »

The very first F1 Esport draft happened earlier this week in London. Nine teams took part, choosing from a crop of 40. Less than half made the cut, and they’ll… Read More »

Remember World’s Fastest Gamer? It was McLaren’s 2017 esport initiative, which promised a coveted role as the brand’s simulator test driver. Thousands vied for the spot, and in the end,… Read More »