The teams taking part in the upcoming Gfinity V10 R-League have been finalised.
Tournament provider Gfinity and Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management (ADMM) announced the new digital motorsport competition earlier this month and today the final two teams have been confirmed: BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Team and Porsche24 Redline.
The confirmed eight participating teams are as follows:
- Red Bull Racing Esports
- Williams Esports
- Team Fordzilla
- YAS HEAT
- BWT Racing Point Esports
- JEASA Team Suzuki
- BMW Motorsport SIM Racing Team
- Porsche24 Redline
Gfinity said in a press release that the equal number of teams allows for the ‘unique racing format of head to head racing to be brought to life, shining a light on a unique teams championship’.
Season 1 will air at the end of August and throughout September 2020, with Season 2 airing in Q1 2021.
Nick Westwood, executive producer at Gfinity, said: “The team roster is now complete, and the tracks have been chosen.
“The countdown to high octane, pressurised, loud racing has well and truly begun. The new format is guaranteed to deliver a level of competitive racing that will thrill motorsports fans and any sports fan that loves exciting competition. Bring it on!”
The news comes as Gfinity announces a new website: racinggames.gg. The site is scheduled to go live in Q4 2020 as a platform for motorsport fans to read news, share opinions and follow the growing number of global virtual racing esports and competitive gaming events that are taking place.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
