Sprint Masters Pre-Qualifying concludes after 40 sessions and 631 laps
Spa-Francorchamps. The Pre-Qualifying for the VRS SCO Sprint Masters determining the 30-car grid has concluded. Across a span of four days, the series participants logged a total of 631 valid laps at the Belgian Spa-Francorchamps in pursuit of landing one of the coveted series entries. A team effort was required already, as both drivers were required to complete laps to form a team average. After a total of 40 sessions at the world-famous Ardennes rollercoaster the five fastest teams per car now make up the 30 season entries.
Audi R8 LMS
The Audi R8 LMS saw lap times from a total of 9 teams with Vendaval Simracing Red scoring the quickest average lap time of 2:16.4946 with their American drivers Dekota Fripp and Spencer Kostewicz. Following them were Puresims Esports, Urano eSports HP, R8G Esports Junior SCO and URANO eSports Huawei. The five qualified teams are merely separated by 0.150s on average, making it the most tightly contested car, with R8G Esports #2 SCO in 6th missing out by 0.028s.
| Pos | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Laptime (Avg) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. Fripp (USA) 2:16.3619 |
S. Kostewicz (USA) 2:16.6272 |
Vendaval Simracing Red (USA) | 2:16.4946 | |
| 2 | D. Ferguson (USA) 2:16.5642 |
R. Macfarlane (GBR) 2:16.5714 |
Puresims Esports (GBR) | 2:16.5678 | +0.073 |
| 3 | A. Melchers (DEU) 2:16.6641 |
A. Melgar (ESP) 2:16.5065 |
URANO eSports HP (DEU) | 2:16.5853 | +0.091 |
| 4 | Q. Vialatte (FRA) 2:16.6889 |
J. Soenen (BEL) 2:16.4989 |
R8G Esports Junior Sco (FRA) | 2:16.5939 | +0.099 |
| 5 | D. Scrivens (GBR) 2:16.7057 |
N. Laubisch (DEU) 2:16.5833 |
URANO eSports HUAWEI (DEU) | 2:16.6445 | +0.150 |
BMW M4 GT3
The BMW saw a dominant performance from Tuomas Tähtela and his teammate Antti Ahola, for KOVA Esports, who lapped the 7.004km circuit in 2:16.2932. Valkyrie Esport X, Arnage Competition, Logitech G Altus Esports #83, and BS+Competition follow on positions 2-5. The qualified teams are separated by 0.157s. First team missing out is BRB KTF eSports, by 0.052s.
| Pos | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Laptime (Avg) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T. Tähtelä (FIN) 2:16.1167 |
A. Ahola (FIN) 2:16.4697 |
KOVA Esports (FIN) | 2:16.2932 | |
| 2 | K. Roosens (BEL) 2:16.4330 |
N. Lemeray (FRA) 2:16.3493 |
Valkyrie Esport X (FRA) | 2:16.3912 | +0.098 |
| 3 | J. Antunes (SUI) 2:16.4667 |
R. Rico (ESP) 2:16.3783 |
Arnage Competition (BEL) | 2:16.4225 | +0.129 |
| 4 | C. Webster (AUS) 2:16.4043 |
J. Caruso (AUS) 2:16.4912 |
Logitech G Altus Esports #83 (AUS) | 2:16.4478 | +0.155 |
| 5 | F. Quirmbach (DEU) 2:16.5410 |
P. Denes (USA) 2:16.3601 |
BS+COMPETITION (DEU) | 2:16.4506 | +0.157 |
Ferrari 488 GT3
The Brazilian drivers Eduardo Borgert and Erick Goldner were the quickest around Spa in their Ferrari 488 GT3 for Energy Simsport 1 in 2:16.6753. CoRe SimRacing, ineX Racing, Energy Simsport 2 and CoRe SimRacing 3 make up the following positions. Lap times between the top-5 teams in the “cavallino rampante” from Maranello are spread by 0.227s. The Canadian ASR x Able eSports outlet miss out on qualifying by 0.042s.
| Pos | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Laptime (Avg) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. Borgert (BRA) 2:16.4918 |
E. Goldner (BRA) 2:16.8587 |
Energy Simsport 1 (BRA) | 2:16.6753 | |
| 2 | C. Jansson (SWE) 2:16.5460 |
O. Rinne (FIN) 2:16.8737 |
CoRe SimRacing 2 (DEU) | 2:16.7099 | +0.035 |
| 3 | J. Sedgwick (GBR) 2:16.4753 |
J. Teien (NOR) 2:17.0010 |
ineX Racing (USA) | 2:16.7382 | +0.063 |
| 4 | A. Viera (BRA) 2:16.7690 |
R. Azeredo (BRA) 2:16.8306 |
Energy Simsport 2 (BRA) | 2:16.7998 | +0.125 |
| 5 | J. Kiuru (FIN) 2:16.8368 |
C. Guinez (FRA) 2:16.9684 |
CoRe SimRacing 3 (DEU) | 2:16.9026 | +0.227 |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo
Apex Racing Team 2 with Jamie Fluke and Zac Campbell delivered a stunning performance in the Lamborghini Huracán with Campbell setting the only sub 2:16 lap time (2:15.9547) and an average lap time of 2:16.0651. Following them are Urano eSports Heinekingmedia, Biela Racing Team EURONICS 45, Apex Racing Team 1 and Biela Racing Team EURONICS 46. The first ones missing out are Logitech G Altus Esports #34 - by 0.569s.
| Pos | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Laptime (Avg) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. Fluke (GBR) 2:16.1754 |
Z. Campbell (USA) 2:15.9547 |
Apex Racing Team 2 (GBR) | 2:16.0651 | |
| 2 | L. Nahser (DEU) 2:16.2848 |
D. Pásztor (SVK) 2:16.1666 |
URANO eSports Heinekingmedia (DEU) | 2:16.2257 | +0.161 |
| 3 | S. Haase (DEU) 2:16.3061 |
P. Heinrich (DEU) 2:16.4672 |
Biela Racing Team EURONICS 45 (DEU) | 2:16.3867 | +0.322 |
| 4 | K. Ellis Jr. (GBR) 2:16.0467 |
M. Brient (FRA) 2:16.8518 |
Apex Racing Team 1 (GBR) | 2:16.4493 | +0.384 |
| 5 | L. Kita (DEU) 2:16.5905 |
H. Kruse (DEU) 2:16.4282 |
Biela Racing Team EURONICS 46 (DEU) | 2:16.5094 | +0.444 |
Mercedes AMG GT3
VRS Coanda Simsport 5 are quickest in the Mercedes AMG GT3, with their drivers Martin Krönke and Jeremy Bouteloup. Following them is the sister team of VRS Coanda Simsport 2, Maniti Racing, Inertia EuroRC.com and CoRe SimRacing 1. The competition in the Affalterbach-made GT3 saw the top-5 separated by only 0.162s with Inex Racing 2 missing out by 1.104s.
| Pos | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Laptime (Avg) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Krönke (DEU) 2:16.0478 |
J. Bouteloup (FRA) 2:16.2182 |
VRS Coanda Simsport 5 (DEU) | 2:16.1330 | |
| 2 | D. Williams (GBR) 2:16.2546 |
P. Gkergkis (GRC) 2:16.2193 |
VRS Coanda Simsport 2 (DEU) | 2:16.2370 | +0.104 |
| 3 | T. Matzke (DEU) 2:16.2154 |
R. Bonga (NLD) 2:16.3259 |
Maniti Racing (DEU) | 2:16.2707 | +0.138 |
| 4 | M. Kaidesoja (FIN) 2:16.1742 |
M. Vitikainen (FIN) 2:16.3851 |
Inertia EuroRC.com (FIN) | 2:16.2797 | +0.147 |
| 5 | S. Setsaas (NOR) 2:16.2539 |
K. Harrison (GBR) 2:16.3360 |
CoRe SimRacing 1 (DEU) | 2:16.2950 | +0.162 |
Porsche 911 GT3 R
The 911 GT3 R saw nearly identical lap times by Charlie Collins and Dayne Warren for VRS Coanda Simsport 4, who managed to set the lap time with an average of 2:15.7798. The latest addition to the iRacing service saw a lot of interest among the teams and features VRS Coanda Simsport 1, R8G Esports #8 SCO, VRS Coanda Simsport 3 and Williams Esports Razer inside the top 5. First ones missing out are Williams Esports Chillblast by 0.416s.
| Pos | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | Team | Laptime (Avg) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Collins (GBR) 2:15.7821 |
D. Warren (AUS) 2:15.7774 |
VRS Coanda Simsport 4 (DEU) | 2:15.7798 | |
| 2 | M. deJong (USA) 2:15.9727 |
J. Rogers (AUS) 2:15.7809 |
VRS Coanda Simsport 1 (DEU) | 2:15.8768 | +0.097 |
| 3 | T. Cazaubon (FRA) 2:15.9532 |
A. Wolters (DOM) 2:16.0996 |
R8G Esports #8 SCO (FRA) | 2:16.0264 | +0.247 |
| 4 | M. Bakkum (NLD) 2:16.0808 |
T. Østgaard (NOR) 2:16.1489 |
VRS Coanda Simsport 3 (DEU) | 2:16.1149 | +0.335 |
| 5 | A. Kauppinen (FIN) 2:16.2310 |
D. Lafuente (ESP) 2:16.0872 |
Williams Esports Razer (GBR) | 2:16.1591 | +0.379 |
Teams that did not qualify are placed on a reserve list for their respective cars and will be called up once a spot is available. Detailed results including per-driver and per-team results are available as PDF below
Rounds 1 and 2 of the championship will take place on Saturday, 03rd of July 2021 at the Hockenheimring. The live broadcast will start at 13:30 UTC.
Sunday, June 20, 2021