Altnau, September 27, 2021 – The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is the venue for the eighth round of the inaugural RCCO World eX Championship for zero-emission electric sports cars on Tuesday evening (September 28).
The virtual racing series combines exciting esports racing with the topic of sustainability. With each lap completed in the championship, the #RacingForTheClimate jackpot is increased by 10 euros. At the end of the season, the world champion will decide which climate protection project will receive the prize money. In the first seven races, 963 laps have been completed, which equates to 9,630 euros.
With Lasse Sörensen (TK9 E-SPEED), Philippe Denes (BS+COMPETITION), Risto Kappet (R8G Esports), Martin Štefanko and Bruno Senna (both from Williams Esports), five drivers have already secured their ticket for the championship-deciding finale on November 23, which will take place on the famous Nürburgring-Nordschleife.
Only the winners of the ten eX Prixs of the season are eligible to compete in the final. With three races remaining, a maximum of three more drivers can qualify.
The next chance is the eX Prix of Italy at Monza. Exciting slipstream battles are expected on the high-speed Monza circuit. During testing, the 1,000 hp, all-electric eX ZERO reached over 350 kph.
Lasse Bak (TK9 E-SPEED) and Nicolas Hillebrand, who stands in for Frank Biela at Biela Racing Team EURONICS will compete in a World eX event for the first time. Young Australian Emily Jones and World eX co-founder Mike Rockenfeller, who will be racing against his DTM colleague Nico Müller, among others in Monza, will be the wild card drivers.
NIANCO Esports’ Nico Müller will also be a guest on the pre-race show with host Nicki Shields at 21:00 CEST. The race action with commentator Dave Richardson begins at 21:30 CEST. The eX Prix of Italy will be streamed live on motorsport.tv and www.twitch.tv/rccoworldex.
2021 RCCO World eX Championship – #ItalianeXPrix
Entry list for Round 8 (Monza), including driver pairings for Level 1* (Qualifying)
Qualifying 1 (pro)
20 Yifey Ye (CN) Absolute Racing (pro)
7 Lasse Sørensen (DK) TK9 E-SPEED (pro)
Qualifying 2 (esports)
28 Thomas Schmid (CH) NIANCO esports (esports)
9 Lasse Bak (DK) TK9 E-SPEED (esports)
Qualifying 3 (pro)
69 Mike ROCKENFELLER (D) Wild Card (pro)
8 Gordon MUTCH (GB) R8G Esports (pro)
Qualifying 4 (esports)
27 Alen Terzic (SLO) BS+COMPETITION (esports)
98 Martin Štefanko (CZ) Williams Esports (esports)
Qualifying 5 (pro)
32 Dries Vanthoor (B) Esports Team WRT (pro)
16 Bruno Senna (BR) Williams Esports (pro)
Qualifying 6 (esports)
10 Risto Kappet (EST) R8G Esports (esports)
99 Michi Hoyer (D) Absolute Racing (esports)
Qualifying 7 (pro)
51 Nico MÜLLER (CH) NIANCO esports (pro)
71 Nicolas HILLEBRAND (D) Biela Racing Team EURONICS (pro)
Qualifying 8 (esports)
61 Emily JONES (AUS) Wild Card (esports)
31 Fabrice Cornelis (B) Esports Team WRT (esports)
Qualifying 9 (pro)
89 Beitske VISSER (NL) BS+COMPETITION (pro)
33 Henry Drury (GB) Patrick Long Esports (pro)
Qualifying 10 (esports)
29 Liam de Waal (NL) Patrick Long Esports (esports)
11 Luca Kita (D) Biela Racing Team EURONICS (esports)
*The listed order of each driver pairing indicates the starting order for each of the ten 1-lap qualifying races of Level 1. The pairings for the #ItalianeXPrix have been decided by TK9 E-SPEED and the pole sitters are based on voting done on Twitter ahead of the event.
Live streams on motorsport.tv and Twitch (Tuesday, September 28):
21:00 CEST Pre-race Show
21:30 CEST Qualifying
22:30 CEST The race
Quelle: RCCO E-Sport AG
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