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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
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]Pole position winners in each of the two classes are indicated in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Car | Time | Gap |
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1 | LMP | 70 | Realteam Hydrogen Redline | Oreca 07 | 3:21.219 | |
2 | LMP | 123 | Team Redline | Oreca 07 | 3:21.221 | +0.002 |
3 | LMP | 67 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:21.258 | +0.039 |
4 | LMP | 28 | Veloce eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:21.443 | +0.224 |
5 | LMP | 14 | Race Clutch Alpine | Oreca 07 | 3:21.496 | +0.277 |
6 | LMP | 4 | Floyd ByKolles-Burst | Oreca 07 | 3:21.563 | +0.344 |
7 | LMP | 65 | Panis Racing | Oreca 07 | 3:21.716 | +0.497 |
8 | LMP | 21 | SEM9 Flash Axle Motorsport | Oreca 07 | 3:21.765 | +0.546 |
9 | LMP | 31 | Team WRT SIMTAG eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:21.824 | +0.605 |
10 | LMP | 11 | Red Bull Racing eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:21.865 | +0.646 |
11 | LMP | 444 | Alpha Ind. ByKolles-Burst | Oreca 07 | 3:21.882 | +0.663 |
12 | LMP | 1 | Rebellion GPX eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:21.906 | +0.687 |
13 | LMP | 24 | Le Mans Virtual Series Guest Car | Oreca 07 | 3:21.984 | +0.765 |
14 | LMP | 8 | R8G ESPORTS | Oreca 07 | 3:22.042 | +0.823 |
15 | LMP | 966 | Team Fordzilla | Oreca 07 | 3:22.062 | +0.843 |
16 | LMP | 15 | Alpine eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:22.074 | +0.855 |
17 | LMP | 36 | Alpine eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:22.233 | +1.014 |
18 | LMP | 22 | GPX Rebellion eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:22.311 | +1.092 |
19 | LMP | 49 | YAS HEAT | Oreca 07 | 3:22.321 | +1.102 |
20 | LMP | 38 | Jota Sport | Oreca 07 | 3:22.361 | +1.142 |
21 | LMP | 18 | R8G ESPORTS | Oreca 07 | 3:22.504 | +1.285 |
22 | LMP | 10 | Mahle Racing Team | Oreca 07 | 3:22.550 | +1.331 |
23 | LMP | 5 | Williams eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:22.936 | +1.717 |
24 | LMP | 39 | Graff by ProSimu | Oreca 07 | 3:23.652 | +2.433 |
25 | LMP | 30 | Duqueine/PRiMA eSports | Oreca 07 | 3:24.137 | +2.918 |
26 | LMP | 16 | Pescarolo E-Sport | Oreca 07 | 3:24.310 | +3.091 |
27 | LMP | 44 | ARC Bratislava | Oreca 07 | 3:24.772 | +3.553 |
28 | LMP | 29 | Mexico Racing Team | Oreca 07 | 3:26.473 | +5.254 |
29 | GTE | 111 | Red Bull Racing eSports | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 3:46.438 | +25.219 |
30 | GTE | 91 | Porsche eSports Team | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:46.528 | +25.309 |
31 | GTE | 71 | BMW Team Redline | BMW M8 GTE | 3:46.600 | +25.381 |
32 | GTE | 88 | Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:46.871 | +25.652 |
33 | GTE | 92 | Porsche eSports Team | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:47.132 | +25.913 |
34 | GTE | 89 | BMW Team BS+COMPETITION | BMW M8 GTE | 3:47.290 | +26.071 |
35 | GTE | 888 | TESLA R8G eSports | BMW M8 GTE | 3:47.305 | +26.086 |
36 | GTE | 55 | BMW Team GB | BMW M8 GTE | 3:47.750 | +26.531 |
37 | GTE | 51 | FDA eSports Team | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 3:47.918 | +26.699 |
38 | GTE | 77 | Proton Competition | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:48.282 | +27.063 |
39 | GTE | 84 | Prodrive eSports | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | 3:48.461 | +27.242 |
40 | GTE | 87 | GR Wolves Racing | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:48.502 | +27.283 |
41 | GTE | 57 | Team Project 1 x BPM | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:48.548 | +27.329 |
42 | GTE | 777 | D'Station Racing | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | 3:48.622 | +27.403 |
43 | GTE | 61 | SEM9 Axle Motorsport | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:48.955 | +27.736 |
44 | GTE | 63 | Satellite Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 3:48.959 | +27.740 |
45 | GTE | 66 | SIMMSA eSports | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 3:49.436 | +28.217 |
46 | GTE | 45 | W Series | BMW M8 GTE | 3:49.511 | +28.292 |
47 | GTE | 86 | GR Wolves Racing | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:49.571 | +28.352 |
48 | GTE | 56 | Team Project 1 x BPM | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:50.934 | +29.715 |
49 | GTE | 25 | Absolute Inspeed Racing | Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 3:51.317 | +30.098 |
50 | LMP | 2 | Rocket Simsport | Oreca 07 | No time | — |
Source:[2] |
Race
[edit]Class winners are denoted in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | LMP | 70 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 407 | |
2 | LMP | 1 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 407 | |
3 | LMP | 4 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 406 | +1 lap |
4 | LMP | 21 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 406 | +1 lap |
5 | LMP | 49 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 406 | +1 lap |
6 | LMP | 8 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 405 | +2 laps |
7 | LMP | 966 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 405 | +2 laps |
8 | LMP | 38 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 405 | +2 laps |
9 | LMP | 2 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 404 | +3 laps |
10 | LMP | 22 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 404 | +3 laps |
11 | LMP | 65 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 404 | +3 laps |
12 | LMP | 30 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 403 | +4 laps |
13 | LMP | 10 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 402 | +5 laps |
14 | LMP | 31 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 402 | +5 laps |
15 | LMP | 18 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 401 | +6 laps |
16 | LMP | 14 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 400 | +7 laps |
17 | LMP | 16 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 398 | +9 laps |
18 | LMP | 29 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 392 | +15 laps |
19 | LMP | 11 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 384 | +23 laps |
20 | GTE | 71 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 367 | +40 laps |
21 | GTE | 91 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 367 | +40 laps |
22 | GTE | 77 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 366 | +41 laps |
23 | GTE | 51 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 366 | +41 laps |
24 | GTE | 89 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 365 | +42 laps |
25 | GTE | 55 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 365 | +42 laps |
26 | GTE | 111 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 365 | +42 laps |
27 | GTE | 888 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 364 | +43 laps |
28 | GTE | 66 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | 364 | +43 laps |
29 | GTE | 63 | ![]() |
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Chevrolet Corvette C8.R | 362 | +45 laps |
30 | GTE | 87 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 361 | +46 laps |
31 | GTE | 88 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 361 | +46 laps |
32 | GTE | 84 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | 360 | +47 laps |
33 | GTE | 56 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 358 | +49 laps |
34 | GTE | 57 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 358 | +49 laps |
35 | LMP | 28 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 357 | +50 laps |
36 | LMP | 36 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 263 | +144 laps |
37 | GTE | 92 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 221 | +186 laps |
38 | LMP | 444 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 212 | +195 laps |
39 | GTE | 25 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 200 | +207 laps |
40 | LMP | 24 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 183 | +224 laps |
41 | LMP | 5 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 170 | +237 laps |
42 | GTE | 61 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 156 | +251 laps |
43 | LMP | 44 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 148 | +259 laps |
44 | LMP | 123 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 124 | +283 laps |
45 | LMP | 39 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 108 | +299 laps |
46 | GTE | 86 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 RSR GTE | 80 | +327 laps |
47 | LMP | 15 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 62 | +345 laps |
48 | LMP | 67 | ![]() |
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Oreca 07 | 55 | +352 laps |
49 | GTE | 777 | ![]() |
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Aston Martin Vantage GTE | 47 | +360 laps |
DNS | GTE | 45 | ![]() |
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BMW M8 GTE | 0 | Server issues[3] |
Sources:[4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "24 HOURS OF LE MANS VIRTUAL 2022 - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Results 2021/22: Qualifying Round 5 - Le Mans". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "@WSeriesRacing on Twitter". Twitter. 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Results 2021/22: Race Round 5 - Le Mans". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Realteam Hydrogen and BMW Redline win 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual". Motorsport.com. 17 January 2022.