Single seaters not usually your thing?  Lockdown is the perfect time to give this inaugural Esports Championship a go!

Motorsport UK and iZone Driver Performance are excited to announce the launch of an official 13 round, Dallara F3 iRacing championship.

The championship will be open to all Motorsport UK competition licence holders (except RS Clubman licence holders) and Trackside members, aged 14+ years at the time of qualification.  If you hold an RS Clubman licence or do not hold a 2020 competition licence, simply sign up to the Motorsport UK Trackside Membership by visiting www.trackside.motorsportuk.org and use the following code for 20% discount off the RRP of £24.99: iZONE20.

Competitors will also require access to the iRacing platform – all Motorsport UK licence holders enjoy a three month free subscription to iRacing, accessible from their Member Benefit area of the Motorsport UK website.

*Non-UK residents will need to use the Motorsport UK postcode (SL3 0HG) when registering for a new Trackside Membership licence. 

Qualification event

Qualification runs from Monday 25th May – Friday 29^th May, 7pm BST and will take place at the same time every night that week. Each entrant will be allocated to a qualification evening which will follow the following format:

• Silverstone GP circuit in the Dallara F3
• 40 minute practice
• 20 minute qualifying

Results from qualification will then decide which league each driver will be allocated to (top 30 will be league 1, 31-60 league 2 etc.)

The season

Once qualification is complete, there will then be a 13 round season in the Dallara F3 with the following format:

• Fortnightly races on Mondays at 7pm BST
• 60 minute practice
• 15 minute qualifying
• 25 minute race
• FIA points scoring system

The championship will visit the following circuits:  Silverstone GP, Spa, Snetterton 300, Monza, Montreal, Oulton Park International, Donington GP, Zandvoort GP, Lime Rock Park, Nurburgring GP, Brands Hatch GP, Okayama International and Interlagos

Come November, we will have our inaugural league champions and the outright Motorsport UK 2020 iRacing Esports Champion! Alongside the championship title, there are also some other exciting prizes to be announced.

Training

To help all drivers perform to their best and develop their skills, drivers will be supported throughout the championship with the following resources from iZone’s expert coaching team:

• Visual flying laps before each race with a coaching voice over
• Data telemetry to compare against at home
• Onboard eye tracking footage for home reviewing prior to each championship race

Register now!

All those wishing to enter this new and exciting championship should complete the online registration form available HERE before Monday 25^th May (anyone signing up after this date cannot be guaranteed an entry).

All U18’s will be required to complete a parent consent form prior to qualification HERE

The Rules and Regulations for the event can be found HERE  – Please ensure you read carefully prior to registration.

For any queries relating to the series, please contact neil@izoneperformance.com