ESL R1: Racing Released
ESL and RENNSPORT have teamed up and proudly present ESL R1 - Racing Released. ESL R1 is the home for heroes. We are racers at heart and gamers in mind. Passionate. Competitive. And proud of our virtual racing heritage.
ESL R1 is fusing racing culture into the digital age to give you a virtual racing experience unlike anything you have seen before. With the community as a top priority, ESL R1 allows you to impact it all. Let’s race.
ULTRA
REALISTIC RACING - ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE
For Racers. From Racers.
We bridge the gap to professional virtual racing esports. RENNSPORT brings all stakeholders together under the ESL R1 umbrella – and everything you have seen is also accessible in the sim. The sport you love can be experienced under the same circumstances as the pros.
Automotive and game development experts join forces.
We want to inspire with a bold combination of driving physics developed and validated by experts within the automotive industry and custom Unreal Engine 5 graphics. Tested and experienced up close in ESL R1! Through feedback from the teams and drivers, we can improve RENNSPORT constantly and give you the best virtual racing experience at home.
VIRTUAL racing heroes wake up! Time to shine!
It's our obsession to create the perfect racing game with you. In the next step RENNSPORT will become accessible to you all the racers out there. Your time has come! Show the world that you have what it takes to become a pro sim racer at one day.
Be among the first ones to play RENNSPORT!
You like what you see in ESL R1? You can’t wait to put the vehicles and tracks through their paces? You want to become a Beta tester? Sign up for our Closed Beta Waitlist here and create the future of virtual racing together with us!
BUCKLE UP: CLOSED BETA PHASE has kicked off!
Tournament structure: Into the adrenaline zone
The 2023 calendar consists of two seasons, each culminating with a live, final event and a total prize pool of €500,000. The ESL R1 2023 Spring Season was kicked off with a bang at the free-to-enter IEM Expo, a part of Intel® Extreme Masters (IEM) Katowice, on February 10-12 2023. In this first season of ESL R1, 8 partner teams and 4 wild card teams will participate.
These 48 drivers (four drivers per team) will compete against each other in eight rounds per regular season. Each round consists of a total of 7 races: 4 knockouts, 2 semifinals and a final. Each race is also preceded by a qualifying session to determine the starting order of each driver. For the Fall Season the rounds will be held online on Thursdays and Fridays.
Each season, the 24 top-ranked drivers will advance to the ESL R1 Major where they will face off to decide who will become the ESL R1 Champion.
Teams
FaZe Clan
Car - PORSCHE
FURIA
Car - BMW
G2 Esports
Car - BMW
Heroic
Car - PORSCHE
R8G eSports
Car - AUDI
MOUZ
Car - AUDI
Team Redline
Car - BMW
Porsche Coanda
Car - PORSCHE
BMW M
Car - BMW
Mercedes-AMG
Car - MERCEDES
Apex
Car - MERCEDES
Williams
Car - MERCEDES
CALENDAR
September 1, 2023
round 1 - Monza
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, August 31, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, September 1, 18:00 CEST
September 1, 2023
September 8, 2023
round 2 - SPA-francorchamps
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, September 7 31, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, September 8, 18:00 CEST
September 8, 2023
September 22, 2023
round 3 - Hockenheimring
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, September 21, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese stream:
German stream:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, September 22, 18:00 CEST
September 22, 2023
September 29, 2023
round 4 - Nürburgring
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, September 28, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
German stream:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, September 29, 18:00 CEST
September 29, 2023
October 6, 2023
round 5 - Monza
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, October 5, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
German stream:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, October 5, 18:00 CEST
October 6, 2023
October 27, 2023
Round 6 - TBA
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, October 26, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
German stream:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, October 27, 18:00 CEST
October 27, 2023
November 3, 2023
Round 7 - TBA
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, November 2, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
German stream:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, November 3, 18:00 CEST
November 3, 2023
November 10, 2023
Round 8 - TBA
Knockout Community Stream
Thursday, November 9, 18:00 CEST
English streamers:
PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" Alexander - Lewis McGlade
Portuguese streamers:
German stream:
Finals "Live Broadcast"
Friday, October 10, 18:00 CEST
November 10, 2023
November 24-25, 2023
Major
DreamHack Winter Jönköping
- Tracks: TBA
November 24-25, 2023
RENNSPORT is a new virtual racing platform that makes ultra-realistic racing accessible to anyone. It´s our obsession to create the perfect racing game. It will be ready for ultra-realistic virtual racing but also fun to drive. Throughout the journey automotive and game development experts join forces to create a virtual racing hub for all motorsports enthusiasts. We want to inspire with a bold combination of driving physics developed and validated by experts within the automotive industry and combined with custom Unreal Engine 5 graphics.
