GT3 Championship opens 2024 with pre-season qualifying
Jacob Todd - Altus Australia
The Motorsport Australia GT3 Esports Championship is officially begins this week under the ANZ ESeries banner with the competition’s pre-season qualifying phase.
With nine rounds making up the full season, championship organisers will be holding pre-season qualifying sessions in order to select the 40 official competitors for the official season.
View the Motorsport Australia GT3 Esports Championship calendar.
Using iRacing, pre-season qualifying will be set at the famous Watkins Glen in the United States and will see a six-hour session run on each day where participants will have six laps around the circuit.
The top 40 participants and five wild card entries will then progress through to the official season, which begins in March and will run until early June, with all rounds to be broadcast via the SimSpeed YouTube channel, Vermillion TV YouTube channel, and Motorsport Australia Facebook page.
A collection of world class international circuits will feature in the calendar, including the Nürburgring, Red Bull Ring and Sebring, while famous Australian circuits, Sandown, Phillip Island and Mount Panorama will wrap up the campaign.
Drivers will also be behind the wheel of some of the world’s most impressive machinery, from brands such as Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, Ferrari, BMW and Mercedes.
Each round of the season will be made up of practice and qualifying sessions, a 15-minute sprint race and a 45-minute feature race - all of which will be broadcast via the ANZ ESeries Discord.
While it is free to enter the pre-season qualifying and the season if successful, all competitors must be a member of the 'ANZ Series' League on iRacing in order to take part, which can be purchased for $10.
All competitors must also have a Motorsport Australia Esports Licence.
Interested competitors can get more information on the championship and how to obtain a membership through the ANZ ESeries Discord, while registration for pre-season qualifying can be completed up until the final day of the phase.
The Motorsport Australia GT3 Esports Championship pre-season qualifying takes place on 27 February to 1 March before the official season begins on 9 March.
2024 Motorsport Australia GT3 Esports Championship Calendar
Round 1: Nürburgring: - 9 March
Round 2: Red Bull Ring - 16 March
Round 3 Hockenheimring - 30 March
Round 4: Sebring - 6 April
Round 5: Laguna Seca - 20 April
Round 6: Road Atlanta - 27 April
Round 7: Sandown - 11 May
Round 8: Phillip Island - 25 May
Round 9: Bathurst - 1 June