What are FIA Motorsport Games?
The FIA Motorsport Games aim to create an inclusive environment that promotes respect, unity, and opportunity for all, starting from grassroots Karting Slalom to the elite levels of motorsport. In this global event, athletes from different countries represent their nations with pride, adorned with national flags and symbols. They compete in various racing disciplines, with a single entry per discipline per country. The top performers in each discipline are recognized with Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. Their passion for the sport and the honor of representing their country drive them to achieve victory and stand on the winning podium.
Opening Ceremony
The opening Ceremony was held near the Vieux-Port, at the Mucem in Marseille on Wednesday, 26 October. A truly unique venue to host all athletes from around the world.
After having a look at the amazing Venue we started to get to the main stage for the introduction of each nation. A total of 72 nations and 463 drivers.
DAY 1 - Qualification
Mistral Hall was the venue for the Fanatec eSport part of the World Motorsport Games. Absolutely stunning venue for hosting such an event. Located next to the racing track you could actually hear race cars storming to the chicane and onto the Mistral Straight.
The organization of the event was at a top-notch level. Each driver had a Fanatec eSports Rig in their hands. All Fanatec equipment included:
- Fanatec Podium DD2 Wheel Base
- Clubsport V3 Pedals
- RennSport Cockpit V2
- Podium Mounting Brackets
- PODIUM STEERING WHEEL FANATEC GT WORLD CHALLENGE
We were split into 3 groups of 19 drivers each and given 1 hour to get used to the rig and practice.
After one hour of practice and getting used to the new setup each group had 15 minutes to get the times to the leaderboard.
Let's just say that it wasn't my day since I only managed to get one good lap since on both of the other attempts I got stuck in traffic and one lap was invalidated. This got me 1.54.000 on the time sheet. That was P7 in the group but I was very disappointed with the performance since it was almost a second off my best time on this track. That meant I would be starting in P10 for the quarter-finals race.
Rodrigues, driving a McLaren 720S GT3, stopped the clock with the fastest time of 01:52.470. The second quickest was Chris Harteveld of the Netherlands, who ran 0.257 of a second slower than Rodrigues.
DAY 2 - Quarter Finals
Quarter Finals time. Starting in P10 I got myself sandwiched between two drivers and unfortunately had a big incident in T2. I suffered some damage and dropped to the last place on the grid. But, got me back to race pace and with consistent drive got back into P11. But that wasn't enough to get into the semi-finals since only 10 drivers were going through. But on the last lap the Italian Driver ran out of fuel and I got promoted into P10 that led to semi-finals.
DAY 3 - Semi Finals and Finals
After two days it was time to get into the semifinals and try to make it into the finals. Because of my quarter finals drive, I was starting the race in P15 and only 10 drivers are going to make it into the finals. That alone had to be a stunning drive to get those five places, needless to say without any incidents in 1-hour race.
I got myself a decent starting positing and nothing was impossible. Again, the start was chaotic with multiple drivers getting involved in major incidents. But at least once, I got lucky to make it out of that mess intact, lost a place but the car was good to go.
