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The third round of the Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series, the first ever virtual championship to award points towards a real-life motorsports series, will get underway today, at the famous Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Thrustmaster, the current official racing wheel manufacturer for the Gran Turismo series, has issued a statement on this week’s announcement that Fanatec will assume the role later this year.

Polyphony Digital and Fanatec have announced a new partnership that will see the peripheral manufacturer create new products for the Gran Turismo racing game series.

Images that seem to reveal Fanatec’s promised PlayStation 5 Direct Drive wheel have surfaced on different social media sites over the weekend, and it looks set to be an official Gran Turismo product too.

Sim racing kit manufacturer Fanatec has revealed yet another new wheel for 2021, but this one comes with a bit of a twist.

After a couple of batches of closed pre-orders earlier in the month, Fanatec has now made the new direct-drive CSL DD, CSL Pedals, CSL DD table clamp, and Boost Kit 180 bundles available for general pre-order.

Players eager to get their hands on Fanatec’s new entry level CSL DD direct drive wheel base can start to place their orders from today.

Fanatec has revealed a new limited edition version of its ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 for 2021. It’s, unsurprisingly, called the ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2021, and is limited to just 2021 units worldwide.

A new update for DIRT 5 lands today, and brings with it an important feature for PlayStation owners: Fanatec peripheral support.

Hot on the heels of the new CSL DD direct drive wheel, racing peripheral manufacturer has revealed another new product aimed squarely at bringing its technologies to a lower price point than ever before.

Prospective participants in this year’s GT World Challenge Esports series can now register to take part in the Assetto Corsa Competizione-based event.

After a relatively brief period of teasing, sim racing peripheral manufacturer Fanatec has taken the covers off its new wheel base. It goes by the name of CSL DD and it is, as anticipated, a brand-new, entry level direct drive wheel base at a third of the price of existing offerings.

It looks like sim racing fans will be spoiled for choice in 2021, as it seems there’s another new driving peripheral on its way. This time it’s coming from Fanatec, and we’re not entirely sure what it’s going to be.

The Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series, the first ever virtual championship that will contribute points towards a real-life racing series, will get underway this weekend with a star-studded entry list.

The next generation of Gran Turismo, GT7, is set to arrive this year, but racing wheel manufacturer Fanatec is expecting it later rather than sooner. While Sony’s promotional material is anticipating a launch in the first half of the year, Fanatec thinks the second half is more likely.

Racing peripheral manufacturer Fanatec has indicated that it’s preparing to enter a new market segment, with a new product range for PlayStation 5 coming later this year.

This year’s GT World Challenge will see one of the strangest real-world/esports crossovers to date, as pro racing drivers could win points towards their championship challenge from sim racing.

Fanatec has revealed its new CSL Universal Hub, allowing players to bolt a multitude of steering wheel rims — including items from real-world vehicles — to virtually any Fanatec wheelbase.

Fanatec has revealed a new version of its CSL Elite Steering Wheel, based on the original McLaren GT3 item. Unsurprisingly called the “McLaren GT3 V2”, Fanatec describes it as a refinement of the original, with redesigned electronics.

Fanatec has revealed a new sim racing wheel that you can take off your driving rig and fit into a real race car.