The biggest race in eSports history is about to kick off in Vegas today. You can watch the whole event kick off via the embedded ELEAGUE Twitch channel above.
As we’ve covered previously, there’s some big money up for grabs today. 30 drivers will be taking part — 10 aspiring sim racers take on 20 Formula E drivers — with every one of them guaranteed at least $20,000 USD for taking part. The winner will tack another zero onto the end of that figure, so expect some close racing today.
In yesterday’s practice session, Bono Huis took a commanding half-second lead over the field. The top half of the field stayed close however, all within a second of one another:
- Bono Huis (Faraday Future Dragon Racing) – 1:28.456s
- Felix Rosenqvist (Mahindra Racing) – 1:28.958s
- Graham Carroll (DS Virgin Racing) – 1:29.017s
- Jose Maria Lopez (DS Virgin Racing) – 1:29.084s
- Nelson Piquet Jr (NextEV NIO) – 1:29.101s
- Antonio Felix da Costa (Andretti Formula E) – 1:29.190s
- Sam Bird (DS Virgin Racing) – 1:29.244s
- Enzo Bonito (TECHEETAH) – 1:29.250s
- Olli Pahkala (Mahindra Racing) – 1:29.280s
- Robin Frijns (Andretti Formula E) – 1:29.317s
- Patrik Holzmann (ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport) – 1:29.533s
- Petar Brljak (NextEV NIO) – 1:29.660s
- Mitch Evans (Panasonic Jaguar Racing) – 1:29.704s
- Maro Engel (Venturi Formula E) – 1:29.716s
- David Greco (Renault e.dams) – 1:29.717s
- Aleksi Uusi-Jaakkola (Andretti Formula E) – 1:29.933s
- Lucas di Grassi (ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport) – 1:29.993s
- Ma Qing Hua (TECHEETAH) – 1:30.127s
- Aleksi Elomaa (Venturi Formula E) – 1:30.178s
- Greger Huttu (Panasonic Jaguar Racing) – 1:30.182s
- Loic Duval (Faraday Future Dragon Racing) – 1:30.502s
- Sebastien Buemi (Renault e.dams) – 1:30.619s
- Jean-Eric Vergne (TECHEETAH) – 1:30.940s
- Stephane Sarrazin (Venturi Formula E) – 1:31.222s
- Oliver Turvey (NextEV NIO) – 1:31.346s
- Daniel Abt (ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport) – 1:31.396s
- Adam Carroll (Panasonic Jaguar Racing) – 1:31.442s
- Jerome D’Ambrosio (Faraday Future Dragon Racing) – 1:31.760s
- Nico Prost (Renault e.dams) – 1:31.975s
- Nick Heidfeld (Mahindra Racing) – 1:32.852s
The track is a new creation for the event, ensuring the drivers are all on an even footing in terms of experience. You can check out a flying lap of the track below:
The event will take place at the Venetian Hotel. Today’s schedule is as follows:
- Qualifying: 13:25 PST (click here to convert)
- Qualifying Race (14 laps): 15:25 PST (click here to convert)
- Main Event Race (28 laps): 16:00 PST (click here to convert)
Good luck to all participants!
See more articles on Formula E, rFactor 2, Road to Vegas, and Visa Vegas eRace.
