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The Esports WTCR OSCARO will see its first multiplayer race event take place this weekend on RaceRoom. The very first of 7 scheduled events will bring us to the famous Hungaroring.
Thanks to the local hero race driver Norbert Michelisz, this round always provides a special atmosphere at the real track and it was no surprise to see so many of his fellow Hungarian gamers qualifying with great success for one of the 96 spots on the grid, split over 4 divisions.
Livestream for this first round will take place on Sunday, 26th August at 17:00 GMT (19:00 EU). You can watch the live stream with live commentary either on the Facebook Page of the FIA WTCR or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFIAWTCCworldtouringcarcup/live
Do you want to qualify and enter for Round 2?
Do not hesitate or think you're coming too late, you can still enter and qualify for round 2! Over the 7 rounds of the series, there will be one score drop, allowing for an absence, so it's still possible to enter with a chance to win!
You can also enter for the Time Attack championship. The top 100 players will win tickets to use at the final LAN event of the Esports WTCR OSCARO (date and location are to be announced).
You will find all the information you need in the Rulebook : http://www.raceroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Esports-WTCR-Oscaro-Online-Sporting-Regulations-2018.pdf
Any other question, make sure to head over the Sector3 Studios forums for any additional information:
https://forum.sector3studios.com/index.php?forums/esports_wtcr/
Let's have a look at the Round 1 Qualifying Time Attack: At the very top of the virtual grid, none other than our 2017 champion. Alexander Dornieden topped the timing sheets for Veloce Esports in the #68 Honda, the same car that Yann Ehrlacher took to victory in the FIA WTCR race earlier this year. Slovakian Bence Bánki was 2nd for ACR Zakspeed ahead of Turn1’s Tim Heinemann, while Wisniewski and Leaune rounded out the top 5 ahead of the strongest newcomer, Andika Rama Maulana from Indonesia. The fastest local hero was Adam Pinczes in 10th, while Gergo Baldi, who won the Hungaroring race at the Esports WTCR Prologue Event earlier this year, only managed a still honorable P13.
The field is tougher than ever before, with Márk Nándori, 4th in the championship last year being the last driver to even qualify for the first grid, and with strong regular contenders like Fredriksson, Delsaux, Moisescu, Stempurszki or Knatz starting the season in the second grid.
Emulating the real FIA WTCR OSCARO as closely as possible, there were discussions about the Balance of Performance amongst the cars after the strong showing of the Hondas. As a result, the race direction decided to give a weight reduction to several cars, to make sure that all cars will be represented. This puts the drivers in front of an interesting choice, as they have to pick a car and stick to it for the entire duration of the season.