• Live Finals of the Global Sim Racing Series to take place across two-day spectacle at Yas Mall in July.
• Drivers will face-off over 5 weeks for their chance to reach the live finals, with a prize pool topping £100,000 up for grabs in a dramatic conclusion to Abu Dhabi Gaming Month.

The World Finals of the V10 R League is set for its grand finale this summer in Abu Dhabi, with the live eSports competition kicking off at Yas Mall on Friday 22nd July for the final rounds of the sim racing series to crown this season’s champion.

Held in partnership with Miral Group, Abu Dhabi Gaming and Etihad Airways, this year’s finale event will be one of the first in esports globally to return to in person competition in front of live audiences since the Covid crisis hit in 2020. The semi-finals, bronze medal match and final of the unique racing league will be played in the iconic Yas Mall on the 22nd and 23rd July.

The competition, now in its third season, will feature some of the biggest names in Sim racing including Mercedes AMG Esports, Red Bull Racing Esports, Aston Martin eSports and the local team of YAS HEAT from Abu Dhabi. Extensive coverage of the full 2022 season will feature live and in full on BT Sport in the UK, while fans around the world can follow the season via livestream across all events on the V10 R-League social channels.

The teams for the 2022 season will compete over five weeks of online group matches with the top four teams qualifying for the Yas Mall finals and the chance to compete for the lion share of a £100,000 prize pool in front of a general audience expected to be in the thousands over the two-day grand finale event.

As a regular feature in the training and development of the current and next generation of on-track driving talent across motorsports, Sim Racing allows drivers to replicate their driving performance via simulation in order to perfect their techniques and strategies for race day.

Through their participation in the V10 R League, drivers including the likes of former Aston Martin eSports driver, Lucas Blakeley who recently pipped 4-time F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel to the post in the 2021 Race of Champions on the ice in Sweden, while Team Redline driver Enzo Bonito left his mark in the same event in 2019 by beating a range of world class racers on track.

This season will see Mercedes, the current F1 Esports driver and constructor champions, join the V10 R League roster alongside Aston Martin, Red Bull, Ford (Team Fordzilla), Suzuki Jean Alesi, Team Redline, R8G Grosjean, BMW Motorsport, Williams Esports and the Yas Heat Team ahead of the series finale event held at Yas Mall this July. With a talented racing team, including the back-to-back F1 Esports Champion in Jarno Opmeer, this summer’s live finals will see sparks fly on the virtual track in Abu Dhabi.

Saif Al Noaimi, CEO of ADMM said “We are delighted to announce the first live finals event of the V10 R League will take place this summer at Yas Mall, with an impressive roster of motorsports teams set to compete in this year’s final round in Abu Dhabi.

“We’ve seen tremendous success and growth of new driving talent in recent years coming through the V10 R League and out onto the tracks across the world including at Yas Marina Circuit. We look forward to seeing the next generation of racers competing this summer at the live finals.”

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, CEO of Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of destinations and experiences and destination manager of Yas Island, said: “We are delighted to have the third season of World Finals of V10 R League on Yas Island on 22nd and 23rd of July, further positioning it as a top global destination for leisure, entertainment and sport events. It is exciting to bring some of the biggest names in virtual motorsport to the region and here to Abu Dhabi and Yas Island, especially with the huge appetite for virtual motorsport that we witnessed in the recent years. Fans are counting down the days to witness this thrilling event”

The V10 R League is a unique racing format in which teams of three go head-to-head on track in a series of sprint race formats. The series, designed to be high drama and wheel to wheel, is raced in a unique V10 powered open wheel car, modified to make this series the fastest racing competition in the world.

John Clark, CEO of Gfinity said, “The V10 R-League is going from strength to strength. The competition format, combined with the fastest virtual car on the track, has captured the imagination of teams, drivers, and fans. The live finals in Abu Dhabi means every V10 R-League race and match have an added edge. It will be a battle of nerves and driving skills played out in front of a growing worldwide audience.

“With the support of Abu Dhabi gaming we can expect the momentum that the V10 R-League now has to keep on growing. Let the racing begin with all roads leading to Abu Dhabi.”

James Hartt, Director of Strategy & Business Development of AD Gaming added, “As we gear up to an incredible finish in this year’s Abu Dhabi Gaming season, the announcement of the first live finals in competition history is a major milestone in the development of the eSports scene here in the UAE. At AD Gaming, we are champions of the esports and gaming community, and are proud to be a part of an ecosystem that is bringing some of the top esports tournaments to the emirate.

“In the last three years of the Global Sim Racing Series, we’ve seen some unforgettable moments with drivers moving from sim racing to the real track with unprecedented success and we can’t wait to see what unfolds this July at Yas Mall.”

The V10 R League is produced by Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management (owners and operators of the Yas Marina Circuit) and Gfinity Esports (global leader in digital motorsport) and the shift of the live finals to Abu Dhabi has been facilitated by partnerships with the Miral Group, Abu Dhabi Gaming and Etihad Airways.

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