The Global Series, the centre-piece of the 2024 MotoGP™ eSport Championship, is already up and running as qualifying for Round 1 took place and threw up some varied results for the eleven finalists!
Up and coming MotoGP™ eSport gamer danielealoè26 claimed pole for the first Global Series Sprint of the year, before backing that up with another pole time for Race 1. davideturrisi06 took the top spot in qualifying for Race 2 in a series of dramatic sessions.
The highly-anticipated season opener will be one of two virtual events this year, before the finale will be live and in person at Milan Games Week from November 22nd to 24th, where the the stunning Italian city will be the scene of the crowning of this year’s MotoGP™ eSport Champion!
While former champions Jack Hammer4658, Adriaan_26 and Trast73 are among the favourites to add another crown to their tally, this year’s Global Series line up boasts three new faces that are keen to shake up the existing order. Six nationalities are represented, with the finalists hailing from the UK, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Germany and Portugal.
And Round 1’s three circuits are sure to offer up some spicy racing! The Pertamina Mandalika Circuit in Indonesia hosts the Sprint before Japan’s Mobility Resort Motegi is the scene of Race 1 and Australia’s legendary venue Phillip Island the scene of Race 2.
Qualifying for the Sprint was topped by danielealoè26 with Trast73 second and reigning champ Jack Hammer4658 third. danielealoè26 again showed incredible speed to take pole for Race 1 in Motegi by 0.03s from davideturrisi06 with Jack Hammer4658 again third. davideturrisi06 showed he will be a force to be reckoned with this year as he claimed pole for Race 2 at Phillip Island, as he edged Jack Hammer4658 by 0.03s with adriaan_26 third.
It’s all set up for a stunning show this Friday, when presenters Connor Doherty and Liam Hodgins will host the first hour-long show of the year in which will begin with highlights of qualifying before the 11 riders take on three race tracks that will pit the finalists’ skills to the test.
Fans can watch on motogp.com and esport.motogp.com, on selected TV broadcasters, and across social media platforms including YouTube (via the MotoGP™ and MotoGP™ eSport channels), MotoGP™ eSport Twitter, Instagram, Facebook (via MotoGP™ and MotoGP™ eSport pages) and Twitch via MotoGP™ and MotoGP™ eSport.
Who will stake their early claim to be the 2024 MotoGP™ eSport Champion? Tune in on Thursday 10th October at 16.00 CET to find out!
QP SPRINT:
1. danielealoè26 | 1:26.051
2. trast73 | +0.134
3. Jack Hammer4658 | +0.135
4. adriaan_26 | +0.435
5. Sbadalongo | +0.469
6. davideturrisi06 | +0.568
7. PieroRicciuti55 | +0.735
8. Flavio Baldacci |+0.735
9. Tysox_93 | +0.769
10. kainsta28 | +0.903
11. DipAkbar12 | +1.170
QP RACE1:
1. danielealoè26 | 1:39.409
2. davideturrisi06 | +0.033
3. Jack Hammer4658 | +0.066
4. trast73 | +0.132
5. PieroRicciuti55 | +0.300
6. adriaan_26 | +0.301
7. kainsta28 | +0.434
8. Flavio Baldacci |+0.467
9. Sbadalongo | +0.568
10. Tysox_93 | +0.768
11. DipAkbar12 | +1.369
QP JAPAN R2:
1. davideturrisi06 | 1:23.848
2. Jack Hammer4658 | +0.033
3. adriaan_26 | +0.034
4. danielealoè26 | +0.067
5. PieroRicciuti55 | +0.167
6. Tysox_93 | +0.200
7. Trast73 | +0.234
8. Flavio Baldacci |+0.367
9. Sbadalongo | +0.434
10. kainsta28 | +0.534
11. DipAkbar12 | +0.734
