ESL R1 2023

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" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara


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" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara


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" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese stream: 

Guto Colvara

German stream: 

GermanSimRacing


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" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara

German stream: 

GermanSimRacing


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" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara

German stream: 

GermanSimRacing


Finals "Live Broadcast"

Friday, October  5, 18:00 CEST

October 6, 2023
October 27, 2023

Round 6 - SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS


Knockout Community Stream 

Thursday, October  26, 18:00 CEST

English streamers: 

PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara

German stream: 

GermanSimRacing


Finals "Live Broadcast"

Friday, October  27, 18:00 CEST

October 27, 2023
November 3, 2023

Round 7 - ROAD ATLANTA


Knockout Community Stream 

Thursday, November  2, 18:00 CET

English streamers: 

PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara

German stream: 

GermanSimRacing


Finals "Live Broadcast"

Friday, November  3, 18:00 CET

November 3, 2023
November 10, 2023

Round 8 - DAytona road course


Knockout Community Stream 

Thursday, November 9, 18:00 CET

English streamers: 

PabloGz205 - Rory "EERIEISSSS" AlexanderLewis McGlade

Portuguese streamers: 

VelhovampGuto Colvara

German stream: 

GermanSimRacing


Finals "Live Broadcast"

Friday, November  10, 18:00 CET

November 10, 2023
November 24-25, 2023

ESL R1 Fall Major

"Live Broadcast" from DreamHack Winter

Stream Start: 11:45 CET.

Track order:
- Spa-francorchamps
- Hockenheimring
- Road Atlanta
- Monza

November 24-25, 2023

Format ESL R1 2023 FALL Season

8 Rounds

One round consist of: 

  • 4 Knockouts
  • 2 Semi Finals
  • 1 Final

1 driver per Team per Knockout

Top 24 Drivers will advance for the major

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