GP Explorer explained

Location:Circuit Bugatti
Type:Car racing
Competitors:Squeezie / Gotaga
Dobby / Deujna
Bibi / Prime
Valouzz / Depielo
LeBouseuh / Kaatsup
Xari / Domingo
Manon / Djilsi
Joyca / Théobabac
Sylvain / Pierre
Seb la Frite / Sofyan
Étienne / Amixem
Website:https://gpexplorer.lemans.org
GP Explorer

The GP Explorer or Grand Prix Explorer was a Formula 4 car competition bringing together 22 Internet personalities organized by the French YouTuber Squeezie.

The first edition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans. Broadcast live on Twitch, it became the most viewed French Twitch stream, reaching a peak of over one million viewers and averaging 400,000 just to be beaten one month later by Eleven All Stars, a football event organized by AmineMaTue.

History

Originally a challenge during the ZEvent 2020,[1] the first edition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans,[2] bringing together 22 French web streamers and YouTubers, divided into eleven teams.[3] [4] [5] Participating streamers trained for several months, with some such as Seb la Frite obtaining racing licenses.[6]

The first race was won by Sylvain Levy (from the duo Vilebrequin), with Depielo and Etienne Moustache completing the podium.

Prize list

Per year

Driver

GP Explorer Drivers' Prize List!Year!Driver!Car racing team
2022 SylvainNordVPN Vilebrequin
2023 DepieloRacers by Alpine

Car racing team

Winning teams at GP Explorer!Year!Car racing team!Drivers
2022OscaroDepielo / Valouzz
2023NordVPN VilebrequinSylvain / Pierre

Classification

Pos.DriverCar racing teamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
116 SylvainNordVPN Vilebrequin1590
264DepieloOscaro78
399Étienne MoustacheWorld of Tanks70
494LeBouseuhPUBG Mobile62
514SqueezieMWII Racing Team54
630ValouzzOscaro47
715DjilsiAlpine40
86ManonAlpine35
911BibiBlack Adam30
1031DobbyFruitz28
117GotagaMWII Racing Team26
1226ThéoBabacRhinoshield24
1327KaatsupPUBG Mobile20
1449AmixemWorld of Tanks18
153SebIgraal14
1612DomingoCupra Team Pax10
1724PrimeBlack Adam8
188SofyanIgraal6
1913DeujnaFruitz4
2029JoycaRhinoshield1
2121XariCupra Team Pax0
2210PierreNordVPN Vilebrequin0

Key facts

Accident

During qualifying, Joyca was involved in a major accident at the exit of the Dunlop curve which severely damaged his car.[7] The mechanics managed to repair the car and the videographer was able to start the race. He reacts: "I got there, in the big Dunlop of death, there's a wall that's a little scary, well I took it."

Personalities invited

In 2022, the third position trophy was given by Matthieu Vaxiviere, the second position by Bigflo & Oli and the winning trophy by Jamel Debbouze.

Around the race

Number of spectators per year

!Year!On site!On Twitch
202240 000[8] + 1 000 000[9]
202360 000[10] + 1 000 000[11]
In 2022, the event broadcast live on Twitch gathered just over one million concurrent viewers, becoming the most viewed French stream and one of the top 10 most viewed streams on the platform.[12]

Symbols

Logotype

Notes and References

  1. 2022-10-07 . Grand Prix Explorer: tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur l'événement organisé par le streamer Squeezie . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  2. 2022-10-08 . GP Explorer: 22 des plus grands streamers français dans une course de Formule 4 . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  3. Birken . Maxime . 2022-10-08 . Squeezie compte bien concurrencer la F1 ce week-end . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  4. Pierret . Benjamin . 2022-10-08 . Squeezie au Mans pour son Grand Prix automobile, avec 21 autres stars d'Internet . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  5. 2022-10-08 . GP Explorer: le youtubeur Squeezie organise une course de F4 sur le circuit Bugatti du Mans . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  6. 2022-04-08 . Esport - Jeux vidéo: Squeezie organise un Grand Prix de Formule 4 entre youtubeurs . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  7. News: Lavenant . Gwenaëlle . 8 October 2022 . GP Explorer au Mans: après le crash de Joyca, les internautes émus . . fr . 8 October 2022.
  8. Birken . Maxime . 2022-10-08 . Squeezie compte bien concurrencer la F1 ce week-end . . fr . 2022-10-08.
  9. Web site: Le Lay . Clément . Nédelec . Guillaume . 2022-10-08 . GP Explorer au Mans. Devant plus d'un million de spectateurs, Sylvain Levy s'impose au Bugatti . 2022-10-08 . . fr.
  10. 2023-05-26 . GP Explorer 2 : les 60 000 billets vendus en 30 minutes, certains se revendent déjà à prix d'or . . 1760-6454 . fr . 2023-09-09.
  11. fr. Grand Prix Explorer 2 sur Twitch : record d'audience en France. Le Monde.fr. 2023-09-09. 2023-09-09.
  12. 2022-10-08 . Squeezie bat le record de vues sur une chaîne Twitch francophone avec son GP Explorer . . fr . 2022-10-08.