Olympic Esports Series 2023 Starting!!!
All Gran Turismo 7 players who are currently participating in the “Sport” mode are eligible to participate in the online qualifiers for the 2023 Olympic Esports Series Motor Sport Event. However, the Olympic Esports Finals 2023 Motor Sport Event will only be open to participants who are at least 18 years old at the time of the finals. Participants in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates must be 21 years of age or older as of the Finals’ start date in 2023 in order to compete. Only players with citizenship in one of the participating nations may compete in the online qualifiers, and they must provide acceptable identification to demonstrate their qualification for the Finals 2023, such as a passport or other evidence of citizenship. When evidence is sought, failure to produce it might result in elimination from the competition.
27 April 2023 0:00 (UTC) to 7 May 2023 23:59 (UTC)
How to participate?
Anyone who has citizenship in the list of eligible countries/territories below is eligible to qualify for
the Olympic Esports Series 2023 Motor Sport Finals.
The 20 competitors that will compete in this Pre-Qualification Time Trial will consist of the following:
– 10 competitors selected through the Online Qualifiers (maximum 1 competitor per country)
– 10 competitors selected through FIA’s affiliated national motor sport authority (ASNs) (excluding the countries from the Online Qualifiers
Drivers with citizenship in a country/territory listed under Group 1 under are eligible to qualify for the Olympic Esports Series Motor Sport Finals through the Online Qualifiers.
Group 1
Argentina | Australia | Austria | Bahrain | Belgium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | Bulgaria | Canada | Chile | China |
Chinese Taipei | Colombia | Costa Rica | Croatia | Czech Republic |
Denmark | Ecuador | El Salvador | Finland | France |
Germany | Greece | Guatemala | Honduras | Hong Kong S.A.R., China |
Hungary | Iceland | India (excl. Nagaland) | Indonesia | Ireland |
Israel | Italy | Japan | Korea | Kuwait |
Lebanon | Luxembourg | Malaysia | Mexico | Netherlands |
New Zealand | Nicaragua | Norway | Oman | Panama |
Paraguay | Peru | Poland | Portugal | Qatar |
Romania | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia |
South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Thailand |
Türkiye | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Uruguay |
Drivers who do not have citizenship in a country/territory listed under Group 1 in are not eligible to qualify for the Olympic Esports Series Motor Sport Finals through the Online Qualifiers. In the list of countries in Group 2, only the respective National Sporting Authority (ASN) of each country/territory may appoint a driver from its country/territory to participate in the Olympic Esports Series Finals.
A list of National Sporting Authorities can be found on the following website:
https://www.fia.com/members/member_club/sport-mobility-3/member_club/sport-1
Group 2
| Albania | Algeria | Andorra | Angola | Antigua & Barbuda |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Bangladesh | Barbados |
| Belize | Bolivia | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Botswana | Burundi |
| Cambodia | Congo | Cyprus | Dominican Republic | Egypt |
| Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Gabon | Georgia |
| Guyana | Haiti | Iraq | Ivory Coast | Jamaica |
| Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kosovo | Kyrgyzstan |
| Latvia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Macao S.A.R., China |
| Madagascar | Malta | Mauritania | Mauritius | Moldova |
| Monaco | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Namibia |
| Nepal | Nigeria | North Macedonia | Pakistan | State of Palestine |
| Philippines | Puerto Rico | Rwanda | San Marino | Senegal |
| Serbia | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Trinidad & Tobago | Tunisia |
| Turkmenistan | Uganda | Uzbekistan | Venezuela | Vietnam |
| Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe |
One driver will be picked by Motorsport Singapore based on the online qualifiers, making a total of 12 competitors in this event. Of those 12, 11 will be chosen via the Pre-Qualification Round as previously mentioned.
Visit: https://tinyurl.com/OESSGQ-2023 for more details on Motorsport Singapore’s selection procedure.
You can find more information on:
