Breathtaking ending, extreme Ferrari launching and first-class racing– the DTM Esports Championship, powered by MediaMarkt, experienced a custom-made season opener. On the virtual circuit in Imola, the genuine DTM will hold its 3rd round of the season in June, with safeguarding champ Moritz Löhner in a BMW (MRS Esports) and Slovenian Kevin Siggy in a Ferrari (Team Redline). Löhner with confidence won the sprint 15 minutes ahead of Siggy and his colleague Leonard Krippner. Over 60 minutes of endurance racing, Siggy needed to ward off Löhner’s assault in the last laps to offer Ferrari a straight very first triumph. Löhner directly ended up second ahead of Ferrari driver Christopher Högfeldt (R8G Esports).
With the long-awaited license from DTM partner RaceRoom, the launching of the Ferrari 488 GT3 evo 2020 is more than convincing. 5 Ferraris completed in the top 10 in both races, and in addition to the enduro win, Kevin Sigi took lead in both certifying races, each over 10 minutes. This offers Siggy important additional points, so in 14 days, he will be the very first champ of the 2022 DTM esports season, with a 2nd race at the virtual Norisring, which lies in Nuremberg, Only 2.3 kilometers long. Siggy leads Löhner and Briton Isaac Price (49/ BMW G2 Esports) on 75 with an 80- point lead. At the end of the season’s 6 races, the leading 5 can go into the choice occasion and have the distinct chance to go from virtual motorsport to genuine motorsport to the cockpit in the skill factory DTM Trophy 2023 on the DTM platform.
Standings after the start of the DTM Esports Championship powered by MediaMarkt © DTM
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At the start of the endurance race, unfolding in a two-man development similar to in a genuine DTM, Löhner was at first in the middle of the race to begin 7th, however then made a heart-pounding surpassing relocation in order to move increase a location. In the very first third of the race, Siggy entered into the pits early to alter the forced tires, offering Löhner the lead. After the pit stop, Löhner went back to the track in 3rd location, behind the 2 Ferraris driven by Siggy and Högfeldt, with confidence passing Högfeldt prior to reaching Siggy. Lap after lap, he diminished the space by a split second, leading to a huge face-off in the last laps. Löhner had a number of attacks on Ferrari, and it was a real thriller, however in the end Löhner didn’t have a delighted ending. “That was a great start! It was actually enjoyable to capture up from seventh on the grid and most likely missed out on a lap at the end. I needed to attempt to certify in practice anyhow,” stated Löhner. “Now I’m actually crazy about my house circuit, Norris Lynn, despite the fact that I’m concerned that Ferrari will have an even larger benefit.” Moritz Löhner with his 1: 40.291 minutes The fastest lap to date won the “Fastest Lap Award Powered by MediaMarkt” award. His colleague Florian Hasse was 2nd in the sprint and 5th in the far away.
With 29 sim racers from 10 nations comprised of around 20,000 candidates, the remarkable beginning field was remarkably close in the 2 races and the fight for the midfield area was intense. “I’m extremely amazed. It’s extremely interesting, however definitely reasonable,” commented previous DTM champ Martin Tomczyk, who presented audiences of the multilingual YouTube livestream to the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari’s 4.909 km circuit. Alex Mosin, Florian Bodin and Julien Fox, who received the DTM eSports Cup from DTM partner MediaMarkt, likewise carried out well. With a MediaMarkt-designed Ferrari, Bodin was even able to lead a couple of laps due to a late rest stop, and in 20 th, he was likewise the very best of the MediaMarkt trio behind Mosin and Fox.
Additional dates for the DTM eSports competition powered by MediaMarkt:
March 24– Norris Ling (GER)
April 7– Lausitzring (Germany)
April 10– Spa Francorchamps (Belgium)
April 21– Red Bull Ring (AUT)
April 28– Portimao (POR)
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