Porsche Esports Carrera Cup: the details of the 2021 edition
Porsche Esports Carrera Cup
The Porsche Esports brand is back, with the Porche Esports Carrera Cup Italia 2021. The new edition of the tournament is getting ready to start and today the first details regarding the stages and the format that will involve all the players of the Assetto simulator have been released Corsa, developed by the Italians of Kunos Simulations. Once again the races will be held with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which is ready to be pushed to the limit by the most talented virtual drivers on the circuits of Misano, Mugello, Imola, Vallelunga, Franciacorta and Monza. Also this year the competition will take place in the final stages in a team made up of two people: one driving the virtual car, another on a real track.The 2021 edition of Porsche Esports Carrera Cup Italia will be divided into two main phases. The first is obviously the one dedicated to qualifying, in a session called Hot Lap, on the characteristic circuits of real competition. Everything will culminate on Qualification Day, where on November 6, 2021, the best 20 sim racers from each competition will compete for a place in the championship. Out of a total of 120 drivers, only 18 will enter the championship.
HOT LAP QUALIFICATIONS:
Misano: June 28 - July 11 Mugello: July 19 - August 1 Imola: August 9 - 22 Vallelunga : 30 August - 12 September Franciacorta: 20 September - 3 October Monza: 11 October - 24 October Qualification Day: 6 November The second phase of the Porsche Esports Carrera Cup Italia will start a month later and will see six rounds spread between December and January, in the same hot-lap qualifying circuits. The race will be broadcast, as last year, on Sky satellite broadcaster.
CHAMPIONSHIP:
Round 1 - Misano: 6 December; Round 2 - Mugello: 13 December; Round 3 - Imola: December 20; Round 4 - Vallelunga: December 27; Round 5 - Franciacorta: January 3; Round 6 - Monza: January 10th. As for the prizes, the Porsche Esports Carrera Cup will also offer Porsche Ice Experience, on-track experiences, hardware prizes and much more. All those interested can find out more about the tournament by visiting the official website.
Assetto Corsa is on offer on Amazon in the PlayStation 4 version: you can buy it at this address.
Porsche Launches ‘Sportscar Together Festival’ at IMS
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Porsche Cars North America will host the first-ever ‘Sportscar Together Festival’ at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 10-12, featuring Porsche Carrera Cup North America presented by The Cayman Islands.
The three-day event will combine a “celebration of car culture” and Porsche sports cars “in all their forms” with interactive displays of Porsche cars from the past, present and future, including new models making their public debuts.
In addition to hosting Rounds 11 and 12 of the new-for-2021 Carrera Cup North America, the USAC-sanctioned Porsche Sprint Challenge North America by Yokohama and Porsche Club of America Clubsport racing events will also be on the weekend bill.
PCA will have themed car displays and concours events as well.
It will mark the first event of its kind that will bring together all three Porsche single-make series.
“Car culture is a sense of family, of warmth and of shared passions and dreams – and this is at the core of the Sportscar Together Festival,” said Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America.
“It’ll be a living, breathing and exhilarating celebration of not just cars created by Porsche, but of car culture itself – for all ages.
“We look forward to welcoming everyone who shares this passion – whether they’re a Porsche owner or not – to a unique weekend of action, on and off the track.”
The event, announced on Friday, conflicts with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, which was rescheduled from its original date in April due to COVID-19.
Carrera Cup has also yet to replace its planned round at Toronto Indy, which was initially scheduled for July.
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Schedule (Revised):March 17-20 — Sebring International RacewayApril 29-May 2 — Circuit of The AmericasJune 24-27 — Watkins Glen InternationalTBD — TBDAug. 6-8 — Road AmericaSept. 10-12 — Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayOct. 6-9 — Virginia International RacewayNov. 11-12 — Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. Dagys spent eight years as a motorsports correspondent for FOXSports.com and SPEED Channel and has contributed to numerous other motorsports publications worldwide. Contact John
