2021–22 Le Mans Virtual Series

The 2021–22 Le Mans Virtual Series was the first season of the Le Mans Virtual Series which is an Esports endurance series. The five-event season began at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 25 September 2021 and finished at the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual on 15–16 January 2022 which took place at Studio Gabriel, in Paris, France.

The series is open for Le Mans Prototype (LMP2) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) classes.

Calendar

+RoundRaceCircuitLocationDate 1 4 Hours of Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy 25 September 2021 2 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 16 October 2021 3 8 Hours of Nürburgring Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany 13 November 2021 4 Sebring 500 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida, United States 18 December 2021 5 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 15–16 January 2022

Entries The entry list was divided into two categories of vehicles: LMP2 and GTE. There are 21 teams in the LMP class and 17 in the GTE category.

LMP2 All cars in the LMP2 class used the Gibson GK428 V8 engine.

Entrant/Team Chassis Drivers Rounds Rebellion GPX Williams GPX Rebellion Williams Oreca 07 1 Kuba Brzezinski All Nikodem Wisniewski All Louis Delétraz 1–2, 5 Raffaele Marciello 3 Agustín Canapino 4–5 22 Marcell Csincsik All Jiri Toman All Ye Yifei 1–2, 5 Jack Aitken 3 David Pittard4 Néstor Girolami 5 Williams eSports 5 Petar Brljak All Alex Arana 1–2 Néstor Girolami 1 Jarno D'Hauw 2–4 Moreno Sirica 3–5 Attila Tassi 5 Michael Romanidis5 Team Rocket Simsport Oreca 07 2 Devin Braune 1–3, 5 Alex Buncombe All Jan von der Heyde 1, 3–5 Matt Richards 2, 4 Marc Gassner 5 Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport Alpha Ind. ByKolles – Burst eSport Oreca 07 4 Jesper Pedersen All Jerernej Simončič All Sérgio Sette Câmara 1 Tom Dillmann 2–5 Bent Viscaal 5 444 Michi Hoyer All Dawid Mroczek All Jonathan Aberdein 1 Bent Viscaal 2–4 Sérgio Sette Câmara 5 Lucas Ditlev Daugaard 5 R8G Esports Team Oreca 07 8 Erhan Jajovski All Gordon Mutch 1–4 Hany Alsabti 1–3 Isaac Price 4–5 Scott Andrews 5 Mathias Beche 5 18 Thibault Cazaubon All Thomas Petitjean 1 Job van Uitert 1, 5 Risto Kappet 2–5 Arthur Rougier 2–5 Mahle Racing Team Oreca 07 10 Michele D'Alessandro All Muhammed Patel All Beitske Visser 1, 5 Phillipe Denes 2–5 Red Bull Racing Esports Oreca 07 11 Dennis Jordan All Alex Siebel 1–4 Timmy Hansen 1 Jack Doohan 2 Liam Lawson 3 Cooper Webster 4–5 Norbert Kiss 5 Frederik Rasmussen 5 Race Clutch Alpine Alpine Esports Oreca 07 14 Tom Lartilleux 1–3, 5 Nico Barclay 1, 4 Nikodem Wierzbicki 1, 5 Rory MacDuff 2–5 Paul-Adrien Pallot 2–5 15 Romain Boeckler All Borja Millan 1–4 Rick Jonk 1 Eneric André 2–5 Antoine Doquin 5 Peter Zuba 5 36 Sacha Lehmann 5 Victor Martins 5 Olli Pahkala 5 Patrik Sipos 5 Pescarolo E-sport Oreca 07 16 Thomas Imbourg 5 Bruce Jouanny 5 Adrien Tambay 5 Quentin Vialatte 5 Axle Motorsport Oreca 07 21 Naquib Azlan All Josh Purwien All Mika Hakimi 1 Ar Muhammad Aleef 2–5 Iñígo Anton 5 LMVS Guest Car Oreca 07 24 Luca D'Amelio 5 Christopher Högfeldt 5 Juan Pablo Montoya 5 Sebastián Montoya 5 Veloce Esports Oreca 07 28 James Baldwin 5 Michael Epps 5 Isaac Gillissen 5 Eamonn Murphy 5 Mexico Racing Team Oreca 07 29 Alberto Gironella 5 Benito Guerra Jr. 5 Alejandro de Alba Márquez 5 Memo Rojas 5 Duqueine/PRiMA Esports Oreca 07 30 Gabriel Aubry 5 Léo Boulay 5 Maxime Delpech 5 Arnaud Lacombe 5 Team WRT SIMTAG Esports Oreca 07 31 Arne Schoonvliet 1–2 Marco Schendel 1 Lasse Sørensen 1 Fabrice Cornelis 2–5 Ryuichiro Tomita 2, 4–5 Benjamin Gielczynski 3–5 Franco Colapinto 3, 5 Jota Oreca 07 38 Ibraheem Khan 1–3, 5 Mike Epps 1–3 Ferris Stanley 1, 4–5 Daniel Kiss 2–4 Mika Hakimi 4–5 Jordan Albert 5 GRAFF by ProSimu Oreca 07 39 Maxime Brient 5 Vincent Capillaire 5 Yohann Harth 5 Maxime Robin 5 ARC BratislavaOreca 07 44 Dennis Zeťák All Dávid Nemček 1–3, 5 Jakub Štofko 1–2, 5 Andrej Marečák 3–4 Maťo Homola 4–5 YAS HEAT Oreca 07 49 Josh Lad 1–4 Balázs Remenyik 1–2, 5 Ryan Tveter 1 William Tregurtha 2, 5 James Baldwin 3–4 Isaac Gillissen 3–4 Sandy Mitchell 5 Marko Pejić 5 Panis Racing Oreca 07 65 Alessandro Ottaviani All Will Stevens 1–4 Valentin Mandernach 1 Tobias Pfeffer 2–4 Gustavo Ariel 5 Gabriele Minì 5 Nicolás Varrone 5 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Oreca 07 67 Ross Gunn 5 Bono Huis 5 Daniel Juncadella 5 Jarno Opmeer 5 Realteam Hydrogen Redline Oreca 07 70 Jeffrey Rietveld All Michal Smidl All Daniel Juncadella 1, 4 Caio Collet 2 Jeff Giassi 3 Felipe Drugovich 5 Oliver Rowland 5 Team Redline 123 Bono Huis 1–4 Atze Kerkhof 1–2, 4–5 Colin Caresani 1 Felix Rosenqvist 2–5 Collin Spork 3 Maximilian Benecke 5 Max Verstappen 5 Team Fordzilla Oreca 07 966 Nuno Pinto All Luke Browning 1–2, 5 Gianmarco Fiduci 1, 4 Pablo López Padín 2–3, 5 Rafael Lobato 3 Andre Castro4 Álex Palou 5 Sources:

LMGTE

Entrant/Team Chassis Engine No. Drivers Rounds Absolute Inspeed RacingPorsche 911 RSR GTEPorsche 4.0 L Flat-625 Johnathan Hoggard5 Li Xiayufei5 Li Yanzhe5 Lu Wenlong5 W SeriesBMW M8 GTEBMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V845 Ayla Ågren5 Emily Jones5 Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya5 Fabienne Wohlwend5 FDA Esports Team Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 51 Jordy Zwiers 1–2, 4–5 Kasper Stoltze 1, 3–5 Nicklas Nielsen 1, 4–5 David Perel 2–3, 5 Martin Dyrlund 2 BMW Team GB BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 55 Jack Keithley All Martin Stefanko All Sami-Matti Trogen 1, 3–5 Agustín Canapino2 Sindre Setsaas 5 Team Project 1 x BPM Porsche 911 RSR GTE Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 56 Tim Neuendorf All Peyo Stoyanov Peev 1–2 Nicolas Hillebrand 1 Bradley Philpot 2 Bram Beelen3–5 René Buttler3–4 Jimmy Broadbent5 René Buttler557 Zbigniew Siara All Bram Beelen 1–2 Nicolas Hillebrand 2–5 René Buttler 1 Peyo Stoyanov Peev3–5 Riccardo Pera5 Axle Motorsport Porsche 911 RSR GTE Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 61 Mikko Nassi 1–2 Inigo Anton 1, 3–4 Alister Yoong 1, 3–5 Davide Arduini 2, 5 Amir Haziq 2 Nabil Azlan 3, 5 Cian Butler4 Avila Bahar5 Satellite RacingChevrolet Corvette C8.RChevrolet 5.5 L V863 Gabby Chaves5 Jimi Nisula5 Simon SIkes5 Henri Sinik5 SIMMSA Esports Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8 66 Armin Binder All Gustas Grinbergas 1, 3–5 Sebastian Wunsch 1, 5 Ramez Azzam 2, 5 Andreas Schmich 2–4 BMW Team Redline BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 71 Enzo Bonito All Kevin Siggy All Jeff Giassi 1 Rudy van Buren 2–5 Lorenzo Colombo5 Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR GTE Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 77 Jeremy Bouteloup All Kevin van Dooren All Loek Hartog All Matt Campbell5 88 Charlie Collins All Dylan Pereira All Dayne Warren All Sindre Furuseth5 Prodrive E SportsAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V884 Tom Canning5 Logan Hannah5 David Pittard5 Lasse Sørensen5 GR Wolves Racing Porsche 911 RSR GTE Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 86 Adam Maguire All Nick Foster 1–2 Liam de Waal 1, 3–5 Turkka Häkkinen 2 Bart Horsten 3–5 Ben Barker5 87 Philipp Puschke 1–3, 5 Chris McDade 1–2 Ben Barker 1 Ryan Cullen 2 Turkka Häkkinen 3–4 Alessio Picariello 3 Philipp Puschke4 Vojta Polesny4 Tom Gamble5 Alex Malykhin5 BMW Team BS+Competition BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 89 Joonas Raivio All Alen Terzic All Bruno Spengler 1, 4–5 Laurin Heinrich 2–3 Robby Foley5 Porsche Esports Team Porsche 911 RSR GTE Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 91 Mack Bakkum All Mitchell DeJong All Martin Krönke 1–3, 5 Laurin Heinrich4–5 92 Tommy Østgaard All Joshua Rogers All Ayhancan Güven 1, 3–5 Sage Karam 2, 5 Red Bull Racing Esports Chevrolet Corvette C8.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 111 Nestor Garcia Jr. All Yuri Kasdorp All Dennis Lind 1, 4–5 Jonny Edgar 2 Cem Bölükbaşı 3 Sebastian Job5 D'station Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8 777 Toshiya Nojima All João Paulo de Oliveira All Yusuke Tomibayashi All Hideto Yasuoka5 Tesla R8G Esports BMW M8 GTE BMW P63/1 4.0 L Turbo V8 888 Timotej Andonovski All Florian Lebigre 1–2 Simon Pilate 1–2 Martin Hemmingsen 3–5 Aleksandr Smolyar 3, 5 Scott Andrews4 Elliot Vayron5 Sources:

Results

Bold indicates overall winner. Circuit Pole LMP2 Winning Team LMGTE Winning Team Results LMP2 Winning Drivers LMGTE Winning Drivers 1 Monza No. 8 R8G Esports Team No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline No. 91 Porsche Esports Team Hany Alsabti Erhan Jajovski Gordon Mutch Daniel Juncadella Jeffrey Rietveld Michal Smidl Mack Bakkum Mitchell DeJong Martin Krönke 2 Spa-Francorchamps No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline No. 123 Team Redline No. 71 BMW Team Redline Caio Collet Jeffrey Rietveld Michal Smidl Felix Rosenqvist Atze Kerkhof Bono Huis Rudy van Buren Enzo Bonito Kevin Siggy 3 Nürburgring No. 4 Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport No. 123 Team Redline No. 888 Tesla R8G Esports Tom Dillmann Jesper Pedersen Jerernej Simončič Felix Rosenqvist Bono Huis Collin Spork Aleksandr Smolyar Timotej Andonovski Martin Hemmingsen 4 Sebring No. 8 R8G Esports Team #1 Rebellion GPX Williams #71 BMW Team Redline Erhan Jajovski Gordon Mutch Isaac Price Kuba Brzezinski Agustín Canapino Nikodem Wisniewski Rudy van Buren Enzo Bonito Kevin Siggy 5 Le Mans Virtual No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline No. 70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline #71 BMW Team Redline Felipe Drugovich Oliver Rowland Jeffrey Rietveld Michal Smidl Felipe Drugovich Oliver Rowland Jeffrey Rietveld Michal Smidl Rudy van Buren Lorenzo Colombo Enzo Bonito Kevin Siggy

Teams' Championships Points are awarded according to the following structure:

Duration 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 0–6 Hours2518151210864210.5 8–10 Hours38272318151296321 24 Hours503630242016128421

LMP2 TeamCarMNZSPANÜR‡SEBLMSPoints 1 #70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline Oreca 07 1 Ret 19 3 1 91 2 #1 Rebellion GPX Williams Oreca 07 5 3 7 1 2 90.5 3 #4 Floyd ByKolles – Burst eSport Oreca 07 3 2 2 4 3 88.5 4 #123 Team Redline Oreca 07 7 1 1 6 26 59 5 #8 R8G Esports Team Oreca 07 12 4 5 2 6 54 6 #22 GPX Rebellion Williams Oreca 07 2 5 8 15 10 33.5 7 #444 Alpha Ind. ByKolles – Burst eSport Oreca 07 4 6 6 9 22 29 8 #49 YAS HEAT Oreca 07 Ret 16 11 7 5 27.5 9 #966 Team Fordzilla Oreca 07 13 9 3 13 7 26.5 10 #21 Axle Motorsport Oreca 07 14 13 16 14 4 26.5 11 #10 Mahle Racing Team Oreca 07 8 19 18 5 13 16.5 12 #2 Team Rocket Simsport Oreca 07 6 12 14 18 9 14 13 #14 Race Clutch Alpine Oreca 07 16 11 4 12 16 11.5 14 #38 Jota Oreca 07 15 15 15 21 8 10.5 15 #18 R8G Esports Team Oreca 07 Ret 8 10 8 15 10 16 #65 Panis Racing Oreca 07 Ret 7 12 17 11 8.5 17 #11 Red Bull Racing Esports Oreca 07 9 14 9 16 19 5.5 18 #15 Race Clutch Alpine Oreca 07 10 10 17 11 28 4.5 19 #31 Team WRT SIMTAG Esports Oreca 07 Ret 18 13 19 14 3 20 #44 ARC Bratislava Oreca 07 11 17 NC 20 25 2.5 21 #5 Williams eSports Oreca 07 Ret Ret WD 10 24 222 #30 Duqueine/PRiMA eSports Oreca 07 12123 #16 Pescarolo E-Sport Oreca 07 17124 #29 Mexico Racing Team Oreca 07 18125 #28 Veloce eSports Oreca 07 20126 #36 Alpine eSports Oreca 07 21127 #24 Le Mans Virtual Series Guest Car Oreca 07 23128 #39 Graff by ProSimu Oreca 07 27129 #67 Mercedes-AMG Petronas eSports Oreca 07 291TeamCarMNZSPANÜR‡SEBLMSPointsBold – Pole ‡ – Half points for the 8 Hours of Nürburgring as the race was red flagged prematurely.

LMGTE