The second d round of the 2024 MotoGP™ eSport’s Global Series gets underway this week on Thursday 7th November. The tension is building!
This round should offer up close racing and drama aplenty! Thailand’s Chang International Circuit hosts the Sprint before Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit is the scene of Race 1 and Valencia’s technical Ricardo Tormo Circuit the scene of Race 2. To add further spice to the action, Race 1 will be a flag-to-flag race, which means gamers must pit for a change of tyres in changeable conditions.
To build up the excitement to the second Global Series round of 2024, here are guides for all three circuits in Round 2:
Chang International Circuit
2018 marked the first year MotoGP™ made its way to the Chang International Circuit. Designed by German architect Hermann Tilke, the Buriram International Circuit opened in 2014 and will see MotoGP™ making its debut this season.
The 4.554km layout incorporates 12 turns with its various grandstands around the circuit providing a capacity of around 100,000. It’s a track of two halves – two long straights out of turn one and three dominate the first part. Then comes your chance to make up real time in the twisty bits, with overtaking opportunities arriving at turns five, nine and twelve.
Watch MotoGP™ eSport challenger DipoAkbar12 do a reference lap of the Chang International Circuit.
Sepang International Circuit
In terms of weather, there are few challenges like it. The Malaysian Grand Prix often takes place in temperatures exceeding 30 degrees and humidity of 55 percent. Riders talk of this being the most physically demanding challenge of the year. On track, finding adequate rear traction is therefore a priority.
The 5.5-kilometre Sepang International Circuit serves up a great deal of variety. Be it the awesome turn three, or the downhill turn five, there is plenty of fast bends to excite. But a smattering of heavy-braking hairpins is thrown in, to ensure a compromise is needed in terms of bike set-up.
Watch MotoGP™ eSport Global Series contender PieroRicciuti55 do a reference lap of Sepang International Circuit.
Ricardo Tormo Circuit
The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right-handed corners, eight left handers and a 876m straight.
It’s a wonderfully technical mix of turns, be it the heavy braking zones of Turns 1 and 2, or the fast, flowing Turns 4 and 7. Also, the awesome long left that leads into the final corner is one of the most challenging on the entire MotoGP™ calendar as it puts gamers’ throttle control to the test!
Watch reigning MotoGP™ eSport Champion kainsta28 do a reference lap of the Ricardo Tormo Circuit.
Fans can watch on motogp.com and esport.motogp.com, on selected TV broadcasters, and across social media platforms including YouTube (via MotoGP™ eSport), MotoGP™ eSport Twitter, Instagram, Facebook (via MotoGP™ and MotoGP™ eSport pages) and Twitch via MotoGP™ eSport.
Who will stake their early claim to be the 2024 MotoGP™ eSport Champion? Tune in on Thursday 7th November to find out!
