Porsche Esports Supercup
On April 1, 2019, Porsche announced that it will expand the virtual world championship called "Porsche Esports Supercup" in addition to the one-make race series.
Porsche has been providing online racing simulations since 2004 in partnership with iRacing, a leading provider of online racing simulations, and has named it the "Super Cup", the highest one-make cup. It seems that it will be expanded by adding categories.
The genuine "Porsche Supercup" race series has existed for 25 years as a race for the world's best drivers in the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, with many Dutch drivers winning in the past (1997, 1998, Patrick Huisman and Jeroen Bleekemolen won the titles in 2008 and 2009 in 1999 and 2000).
At the Porsche Esports Super Cup, which is a race in this virtual world announced this time, 40 "sim racers" who qualified through the international qualification acquisition process will race 10 times online. It is said that they will compete at.
Porsche Esports Super Cup Race Schedule
The first race on April 13th in the United States at Barber Motorsport Park in Alabama (a virtual world, of course) and the final race on September 28th in Italy's Circuit Monza (also virtual, of course). It seems to welcome.
The prize money (total) for this championship is 100,000 dollars (89,000 euros / about 10 million yen). All 10 online race events consist of "qualifying, sprints and main races".
Porsche celebrates the winners of real and virtual races on the same stage
What's amazing is that Porsche has traditionally been a championship gala (celebrating the victory), celebrating the driver and his team who became the champion in the real car race, but from this year this Porsche Esports・ The champion of the Super Cup will also praise this gala together.
In other words, Porsche will be the first major car maker to award (honor) awards on the same stage to "virtual racing drivers" and "racing drivers in real cars" at the event. Porsche has declared so this time.
Hmmm, I feel a little strange about this, but isn't that the case? ?? I wonder if there isn't ^^
I think it's great to win a race in the virtual world, and of course it's commendable. But what about treating it the same as a race driver in an actual car and praising it?
... Well, even if I say it, the times are going to change, and eventually, around the end of the Reiwa era ... No, maybe even before that, Esports (virtual race) Will the time come when more will be more important than the actual race?
It's a little lonely just to think about it ... I wonder if I'm no longer a younger generation just by thinking about it ^^ Well, even if it's said to be an auntie's idea, it can't be helped!
After all, I want the race to be a "race with a real car" (even if there is a virtual race, of course it's good, but I want the main car to be a real car)! !!
Watching Porsche Esports Super Cup
All 10 Porsche Esports Super Cup races can be watched live on YouTube here:iRacing eSports Network
I'm not denying online racing ~. Even Gran Turismo will be fun, and the general public will be able to participate in the race more easily (interested in motor sports), and I'm sure this iRacing Super Cup will be powerful and spectacular, so please take a look. I want to ^^.
Source and reference:
Porsche news release
AUTOWERELD.COM
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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