2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual explained

The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual was an esports 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) vehicles held on a simulated version of the Circuit de la Sarthe from 15 to 16 January 2022. It was hosted on the rFactor 2 gaming platform as the fifth and final round of the 2021–22 Le Mans Virtual Series. The race featured 50 teams of four drivers each sharing one car, divided into two categories of vehicles: LMP and GTE. There were 29 teams in the LMP class and 21 in the GTE category. High-profile drivers like two-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and IndyCar driver Juan Pablo Montoya competed in the race.[1]

Results

Qualifying

Pole position winners in each of the two classes are indicated in bold.

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ClassTeamCar
1LMP70Realteam Hydrogen RedlineOreca 073:21.219
2LMP123Team RedlineOreca 073:21.221+0.002
3LMP67Mercedes-AMG Petronas eSportsOreca 073:21.258+0.039
4LMP28Veloce eSportsOreca 073:21.443+0.224
5LMP14Race Clutch AlpineOreca 073:21.496+0.277
6LMP4Floyd ByKolles-BurstOreca 073:21.563+0.344
7LMP65Panis RacingOreca 073:21.716+0.497
8LMP21SEM9 Flash Axle MotorsportOreca 073:21.765+0.546
9LMP31Team WRT SIMTAG eSportsOreca 073:21.824+0.605
10LMP11Red Bull Racing eSportsOreca 073:21.865+0.646
11LMP444Alpha Ind. ByKolles-BurstOreca 073:21.882+0.663
12LMP1Rebellion GPX eSportsOreca 073:21.906+0.687
13LMP24Le Mans Virtual Series Guest CarOreca 073:21.984+0.765
14LMP8R8G ESPORTSOreca 073:22.042+0.823
15LMP966Team FordzillaOreca 073:22.062+0.843
16LMP15Alpine eSportsOreca 073:22.074+0.855
17LMP36Alpine eSportsOreca 073:22.233+1.014
18LMP22GPX Rebellion eSportsOreca 073:22.311+1.092
19LMP49YAS HEATOreca 073:22.321+1.102
20LMP38Jota SportOreca 073:22.361+1.142
21LMP18R8G ESPORTSOreca 073:22.504+1.285
22LMP10Mahle Racing TeamOreca 073:22.550+1.331
23LMP5Williams eSportsOreca 073:22.936+1.717
24LMP39Graff by ProSimuOreca 073:23.652+2.433
25LMP30Duqueine/PRiMA eSportsOreca 073:24.137+2.918
26LMP16Pescarolo E-SportOreca 073:24.310+3.091
27LMP44ARC BratislavaOreca 073:24.772+3.553
28LMP29Mexico Racing Team Oreca 073:26.473+5.254
29GTE111Red Bull Racing eSportsChevrolet Corvette C8.R3:46.438+25.219
30GTE91Porsche eSports TeamPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:46.528+25.309
31GTE71BMW Team RedlineBMW M8 GTE3:46.600+25.381
32GTE88Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:46.871+25.652
33GTE92Porsche eSports TeamPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:47.132+25.913
34GTE89BMW Team BS+COMPETITION BMW M8 GTE3:47.290+26.071
35GTE888TESLA R8G eSportsBMW M8 GTE3:47.305+26.086
36GTE55BMW Team GBBMW M8 GTE3:47.750+26.531
37GTE51FDA eSports TeamFerrari 488 GTE Evo3:47.918+26.699
38GTE77Proton CompetitionPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:48.282+27.063
39GTE84Prodrive eSportsAston Martin Vantage GTE3:48.461+27.242
40GTE87GR Wolves RacingPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:48.502+27.283
41GTE57Team Project 1 x BPMPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:48.548+27.329
42GTE777D'Station RacingAston Martin Vantage GTE3:48.622+27.403
43GTE61SEM9 Axle MotorsportPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:48.955+27.736
44GTE63Satellite RacingChevrolet Corvette C8.R3:48.959+27.740
45GTE66SIMMSA eSportsFerrari 488 GTE Evo3:49.436+28.217
46GTE45W SeriesBMW M8 GTE3:49.511+28.292
47GTE86GR Wolves RacingPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:49.571+28.352
48GTE56Team Project 1 x BPMPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:50.934+29.715
49GTE25Absolute Inspeed RacingPorsche 911 RSR GTE3:51.317+30.098
50LMP2Rocket SimsportOreca 07No time—
Source:[2]

Race

Class winners are denoted in bold.

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ClassTeamDriversCarTime/Retired
1LMP70 Realteam Hydrogen Redline Felipe Drugovich
Oliver Rowland
Jeffrey Rietveld
Michal Smidl		Oreca 07407
2LMP1 Rebellion GPX eSports Louis Delétraz
Agustín Canapino
Jakub Brzezinski
Nikodem Wisniewski		Oreca 07407
3LMP4 Floyd ByKolles-Burst Tom Dillmann
Bent Viscaal
Jesper Pedersen
Jernej Simončic		Oreca 07406+1 lap
4LMP21 SEM9 Flash Axle Motorsport Naquib Azlan
Iñígo Anton
Josh Purwien
Muhammad Aleef		Oreca 07406+1 lap
5LMP49 YAS HEAT Will Tregurtha
Sandy Mitchell
Marko Pejić
Balázs Remenyik		Oreca 07406+1 lap
6LMP8 R8G ESPORTS Mathias Beche
Scott Andrews
Erhan Jajovski
Isaac Price		Oreca 07405+2 laps
7LMP966 Team Fordzilla Álex Palou
Luke Browning
Nuno Pinto
Pablo López Padín		Oreca 07405+2 laps
8LMP38 Jota Sport Jordan Albert
Mika Hakimi
Ibraheem Khan
Ferris Stanley		Oreca 07405+2 laps
9LMP2 Rocket Simsport Alex Buncombe
Marc Gaßner
Devin Braune
Jan von der Heyde		Oreca 07404+3 laps
10LMP22 GPX Rebellion eSports Néstor Girolami
Yi-Fei Ye
Jiri Toman
Marcell Csincsik		Oreca 07404+3 laps
11LMP65 Panis Racing Nicolás Varrone
Gabriele Minì
Alessandro Ottaviani
Gustavo Ariel		Oreca 07404+3 laps
12LMP30 Duqueine/PRiMA eSports Gabriel Aubry
Léo Boulay
Maxime Delpech
Arnaud Lacombe		Oreca 07403+4 laps
13LMP10 Mahle Racing Team Beitske Visser
Philippe Denes
Michele D’Alessandro
Muhammed Patel		Oreca 07402+5 laps
14LMP31 Team WRT SIMTAG eSports Franco Colapinto
Ryuchiro Tomita
Fabrice Cornelis
Benjamin Gielczynski		Oreca 07402+5 laps
15LMP18 R8G ESPORTS Arthur Rougier
Job van Uitert
Thibault Cazaubon
Risto Kappet		Oreca 07401+6 laps
16LMP14 Race Clutch Alpine Nikodem Wierzbicki
Paul-Adrien Pallot
Rory MacDuff
Tom Lartilleux		Oreca 07400+7 laps
17LMP16 Pescarolo E-Sport Bruce Jouanny
Adrien Tambay
Thomas Imbourg
Quentin Vialatte		Oreca 07398+9 laps
18LMP29 Mexico Racing Team Memo Rojas
Benito Guerra, Jr.
Alberto Gironella
Alex de Alba		Oreca 07392+15 laps
19LMP11 Red Bull Racing eSports Cooper Webster
Norbert Kiss
Frederik Rasmussen
Dennis Jordan		Oreca 07384+23 laps
20GTE71 BMW Team Redline Rudy van Buren
Lorenzo Colombo
Enzo Bonito
Kevin Siggy		BMW M8 GTE367+40 laps
21GTE91 Porsche eSports Team Mitchell DeJong
Laurin Heinrich
Mack Bakkum
Martin Krönke		Porsche 911 RSR GTE367+40 laps
22GTE77 Proton Competition Loek Hartog
Matthew Campbell
Kevin van Dooren
Jeremy Bouteloup		Porsche 911 RSR GTE366+41 laps
23GTE51 FDA eSports Team Nicklas Nielsen
David Perel
Jordy Zwiers
Kasper Stoltze		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo366+41 laps
24GTE89 BMW Team BS+COMPETITION Bruno Spengler
Robby Foley
Alen Terzić
Joonas Raivio		BMW M8 GTE365+42 laps
25GTE55 BMW Team GB Sami-Matti Trogen
Sindre Setsås
Martin Štefanko
Jack Keithley		BMW M8 GTE365+42 laps
26GTE111 Red Bull Racing eSports Dennis Lind
Yuri Kasadorp
Néstor García
Sebastian Job		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R365+42 laps
27GTE888 TESLA R8G eSports Elliott Vayron
Aleksandr Smolyar
Timotej Andonovski
Martin Hemmingsen		BMW M8 GTE364+43 laps
28GTE66 SIMMSA eSports Gustas Grinbergas
Ramez Azzam
Armin Binder
Sebastian Wunsch		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo364+43 laps
29GTE63 Satellite Racing Gabby Chaves
James French
Henri Sinik
Jimi Nisula		Chevrolet Corvette C8.R362+45 laps
30GTE87 GR Wolves Racing Ben Barker
Ryan Cullen
Philipp Puschke
Turkka Hakkinnen		Porsche 911 RSR GTE361+46 laps
31GTE88 Proton Competition Dylan Pereira
Sindre Furuseth
Charlie Collins
Dayne Warren		Porsche 911 RSR GTE361+46 laps
32GTE84 Prodrive eSports David Pittard
Tom Canning
Logan Hannah
Lasse Sørensen		Aston Martin Vantage GTE360+47 laps
33GTE56 Team Project 1 x BPM Jimmy Broadbent
René Buttler
Bram Beelen
Tim Neuendorf		Porsche 911 RSR GTE358+49 laps
34GTE57 Team Project 1 x BPM Riccardo Pera
Nicolas Hillebrand
Zbigniew Siara
Peyo Peev		Porsche 911 RSR GTE358+49 laps
35LMP28 Veloce eSports James Baldwin
Mike Epps
Isaac Gillissen
Eamonn Murphy		Oreca 07357+50 laps
36LMP36 Alpine eSports Sascha Lehmann
Victor Martins
Olli Pahkala
Patrik Sipos		Oreca 07263+144 laps
37GTE92 Porsche eSports Team Ayhancan Güven
Sage Karam
Joshua Rogers
Tommy Østgaard		Porsche 911 RSR GTE221+186 laps
38LMP444 Alpha Ind. ByKolles-Burst Sérgio Sette Câmara
Lucas Ditlev Daugaard
Michi Hoyer
Dawid Mroczek		Oreca 07212+195 laps
39GTE25 Absolute Inspeed Racing Johnathan Hoggard
Zhuo Cao
Xiayu-Fei Li
Yan-Zhe Li		Porsche 911 RSR GTE200+207 laps
40LMP24 Le Mans Virtual Series Guest Car Juan Pablo Montoya
Sebastián Montoya
Luca D'Amelio
Christopher Högfeldt		Oreca 07183+224 laps
41LMP5 Williams eSports Attila Tassi
Petar Brljak
Moreno Sirica
Michael Romanidis		Oreca 07170+237 laps
42GTE61 SEM9 Axle Motorsport Alister Yoong
Avila Bahar
Nabil Azlan
Davide Arduini		Porsche 911 RSR GTE156+251 laps
43LMP44 ARC Bratislava Mat'o Homola
Dávid Nemček
Dennis Zeťák
Jakub Štofko		Oreca 07148+259 laps
44LMP123 Team Redline Max Verstappen
Felix Rosenqvist
Maximilian Benecke
Atze Kerkhof		Oreca 07124+283 laps
45LMP39 Graff by ProSimu Vincent Capillaire
Maxime Robin
Maxime Brient
Yohann Harth		Oreca 07108+299 laps
46GTE86 GR Wolves Racing Nick Foster
Bart Horsten
Adam Maguire
Liam de Waal		Porsche 911 RSR GTE80+327 laps
47LMP15 Alpine eSports Romain Boeckler
Antoine Doquin
Eneric André
Peter Zuba		Oreca 0762+345 laps
48LMP67 Daniel Juncadella
Ross Gunn
Bono Huis
Jarno Opmeer		Oreca 0755+352 laps
49GTE777 D'Station Racing João Paulo de Oliveira
Hideto Yasuoka
Yusuke Tomibayashi
Toshiya Nojima		47+360 laps
DNSGTE45 W Series Ayla Ågren
Emily Jones

Fabienne Wohlwend		BMW M8 GTE0Server issues[3]
Sources:[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL 2022 - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 6 January 2022.
  2. News: Results 2021/22: Qualifying Round 5 - Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 14 January 2022.
  3. News: @WSeriesRacing on Twitter. Twitter. 15 January 2022.
  4. News: Results 2021/22: Race Round 5 - Le Mans. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 16 January 2022.
  5. News: Realteam Hydrogen and BMW Redline win 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual. Motorsport.com. 17 January 2022.

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