BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Saturday, January 31:
- 13:45 – 16:15 GMT/UTC – Mighty Miatias Support Race (full broadcast)
- 18:30 – 19:00 GMT/UTC – D24 Pre Show
- 19:00 – 01:00 GMT/UTC – Race Show Part 1
Sunday, February 1:
- 10:00 – 13:00 GMT/UTC – Race Show Part 2
- 17:00 – 19:00 GMT/UTC – Race Show Part 3
- 19:00 – 19:30 GMT/UTC – Post Race Review
Click the times above to convert to your local time zone.
EVENT INFOMATION
- Full Event Schedule
- Race Entry List – Support Race
- Race Entry List – Main Event
- Spotter’s Guide
- Circuit Map
QUALIFYING PRACTICE RESULTS
- Qualifying Practice 1
- Qualifying Practice 2
- Qualifying Practice 3
- Qualifying Practice 4
- Qualifying Practice Combined
- Provisional Starting Grids
It’s time for the first major event in the 2015 GTPlanet Endurance Series: the Daytona 24 Hours!
Since announcing the series last month, we’ve had hundreds of drivers and teams from around the world apply to take part in what is set to be one of the largest virtual endurance racing championships ever assembled. After four dramatic qualifying sessions last weekend, the top 12 teams have secured their place on the starting grid at Daytona. 48 different drivers – several of whom are GT Academy finalists – from 14 different countries will get behind the wheel this weekend.
If qualifying was any indication, it’s going to be a highly competitive race: no more than a second separates the top three teams in each class, LM P2, GT500, and GT3, with some teams differentiated by only a few hundredths.
In LM P2, the two DeltaWings of Inferno Racing and SSR Motorsports have led the pack, with Inferno Racing being the only team to complete a sub-1:37 lap time. The all-Mexican team of Escuderia GTMX took poll in the GT500 class with their appropriately-colored, red-and-green Lexus SC430, and TNR NISMO leads the GT3 class in their Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3.
The entire race will be broadcast live, here on GTPlanet’s YouTube channel. Since last year, we’ve been hard at work to improve both our commentary and technical broadcasting capabilities to improve the experience for those of you watching at home. You’ll be hearing from at least eight different commentators throughout the event, including:
- @AJ = AJ, Series Promoter & Race Director.
- @andrewsufc91 = GTPlanet community member, Andrew.
- @Famine = GTPlanet Administrator & Author of GTPEDIA, Famine.
- @GTP_Dutchy = GTPlanet community member, Kevin.
- @Jordan = GTPlanet Founder & Administrator, Jordan.
- @MSgtGunny = XSplit & Twitchtv Support Mod, Will.
- @PASM = NISMO GT Academy National finalist, Bart.
- @Tom = F1connection.co.uk’s Grand Prix Editor, Tom.
During commentary breaks, we’ll be featuring long-form interviews, hosted by @GTP_Dutchy. At 02:00-04:00 UTC (21:00-23:00 EST), keep an eye out for an in-depth interview with me, GTPlanet founder @Jordan, and forum moderator @PASM. We’ll cover a wide range of topics including the past, present, and future of GTPlanet (including revelation of next major feature coming to the site), as well as insight into the formation of the Endurance Series.
Before the start of the Daytona 24 Hours, we are also hosting a 2-hour “Mighty Miatas” support race, which itself features 12 teams with 25 drivers who will be behind the wheel of stock Mazda Roadster Touring cars. This race will also be streamed live in its entirety.
Thanks to all of you who have helped make this event possible, and good luck to all of our competitors. Here’s to a great race – enjoy the show!
See more articles on GT6 Online Racing, GTPlanet Endurance Series, Live Streaming, and Online Competitions.
the PP level of the GT500 class, is it 550pp like the standard events in-game or higher? and was tuning prohibited or allowed?
What a race! What an event! Absolutely fantastic job everyone! That was the first endurance event put on by GTPlanet that I have taken the time to watch. And although I didn’t get to see all of it, this was definitely a memorable experience!
Thank you all!
Brilliant race all, respect! Not only the drivers, but also their fans and of course the commentators and organisers! Awesome!
Ring Bandits are back and looking to do some more Endurance races! will this be a regular thing? masking the real world races?
@AJ – Get these guys in, they’re the real deal. Very good team, just what you need. They won the inaugural N24 in 2012.
“Live Streaming ist wegen Rechteproblemen in Deutschland leider nicht möglich.”
Germany, what are you thinking?
All this effort for a game limited to 16-car grids…
I’m not saying don’t have fun, but I just think the effort could be better used elsewhere, IMO
It was a great race. Your effort could be better used elsewhere, IMO
+1 Scheer :)
I love this stuff!! Can’t wait until we can get some 720 or 1080p action in 60fps, I might never watch real tv again! Only made the last few laps of the Miata event today but great commentary by everyone involved, you guys are naturals at this stuff, always entertaining, and your enthusiasm for the game and this event is great to see. Keep up the good work!
+1
Big shame for Avalerion in the Support Race.
Good luck guys, looks like a cracking race. Can’t wait to see the support race.
EAT, SLEEP, RACE, REPEAT!
Good luck to all the drivers! So lucky and deserving to be competing in the first round of the GTPES series, it’s going to be so exciting for everyone, including those few teams that unfortunately just missed the cut in qualifying to be watching it even!
It has been an amazing lead up GTP, keep up the good work, I’m looking forward to you guys piece this finally together for real, so much work has gone into this, enjoy it just as much as the rest of us :).
Good luck all and Go SCAR!
Great write up Jordan!
Team GHH (Green Hell Heathens) have had what can only be described as a disastrous race day lead-up.
Race starts in a handful of hours and here is what has happened to us today so far, it threatened to derail us before we even started:
1. 2 dead PS3’s (mine and Mint_GTR’s – both replaced)
2. One member with a torn hamstring.
3. One member has discovered visiting relatives during his stint, hilarious!
4. Mind-boggling internet issues not experienced before.
On top of this we have 4 drivers who are in other races during the D24, we have scheduled properly but it will still be crazy.
Make sure you give an extra cheer for the #45 (the 123 Kaqz GT3 Shulze) when you are watching because we have had a bloody long day, and the race starts at 4:30 for us!
We love it though, sit back and enjoy the spectacle folks :)
HP
Still, GHH have got David Brooks and me driving in the Mighty Miata race. So we’ve got that going for us…
And you guys did great, nice work :)
Yeah, good work Famine, GTP should give us a race report with some video highlights. Never been into eSports, but that race was fantastic and made sense of the FIA deal. Looking forward to GT7 and a faster internet connection!
Anxiously awaiting the start of the weekend. Good luck to all teams and drivers, as well as the broadcast team. Make sure to get some fresh air every once in a while.
Good Luck to the teams and drivers!
Annoyed my team didn’t qualify. Oh well, good luck to all teams that did
i love it!!! Finally something really really big!!!