This September, the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship Series arrives with 30 of the top-ranked regional competitors going against one another for a four-event, eight round season with a chance at winning a share of the $25,000 prize pool.
For the seventh week of competition, the Americas region took on Lime Rock Park, Asia Pacific went to Phillip Island, and Europe headed over to MotorLand Aragón.
AMERICAS REGION
In the Americas region’s trip to Lime Rock Park last week, it was Elvis Rankin who scored top honors in the Strength of Field (SoF) race of the week. Rankin brought home the win and 337 points towards the championship. Michael Janney managed to finish second on the week, with Victor Miranda in third, Felipe Pujol Dantas in fourth, and Felipe Cabrera Loyola rounding out the top-five.
Nicolás Rubilar finished seventh on the week and maintains the points lead by 28 points over Miranda. Some of the positions shuffled below that, but all 10 of the drivers in the top-10 the week prior maintained through Week 7. Paulo Draeta is the first driver out, 11 points behind Jeffrey Decker with five weeks remaining in the series. 3924 iRacers took part in Lime Rock Park racing last week.
FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Regional Tour – Americas Top 10 after Week 7 at Lime Rock Park – Grand Prix:
Pos
Driver
Club
Total Pts
W7 Wins
Total Wins
1
Nicolás Rubilar
Hispanoamérica
2032
0
5
2
Victor Miranda
Brazil
2004
0
2
3
Felipe Cabrera Loyola
Hispanoamérica
1916
1
3
4
Michael Janney
Atlantic
1904
0
4
5
Ralph Benitez
Brazil
1855
0
1
6
Jackson Rezende
Brazil
1666
1
2
7
Elvis Rankin
West
1635
1
1
8
Leo Ovtcharov
California Club
1633
0
5
9
Felipe Pujol Dantas
Brazil
1625
0
1
10
Jeffrey Decker
California Club
1531
0
0
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
With Jaidyn J Ladic not running at Phillip Island Circuit last week, once again, there’s a change at the top in the Asia Pacific region. Damon Woods squeezed out the SoF victory over Calieb Hydes on Tuesday night, taking 265 championship points for the win. With Hydes’ 248 points for second, that puts him at the top of the standings by just three points over Woods. Kody Deith, Benjamin Roberts, and Marcello Rivera rounded out the week’s top-five.
This series also keeps the same top-10 from the week prior, but in a much different order. Ladic falls to seventh, and Shota Nakaharu in 10th now holds a 145-point advantage over 11th place Deklan Webb. Only 153 drivers took part in the racing in Week 7 at Phillip Island Circuit.
FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Regional Tour – Asia/Pacific Top 10 after Week 7 at Phillip Island Circuit:
Pos
Driver
Club
Total Pts
W7 Wins
Total Wins
1
Calieb Hydes
Australia/NZ
1394
0
0
2
Damon Woods
Australia/NZ
1391
1
5
3
Marcello Rivera
Australia/NZ
1378
0
2
4
Benjamin Roberts
Australia/NZ
1345
0
4
5
Kody Deith
Australia/NZ
1208
0
1
6
Hayata Asaga
Japan
1201
0
0
7
Jaidyn J Ladic
Australia/NZ
1196
0
2
8
Kazuki Fujita
Japan
1135
0
3
9
Alejandro Sendra
Japan
1069
0
5
10
Shota Nakaharu
Japan
1059
1
2
EUROPE REGION
Martin Kadlečík made a statement at MotorLand Aragón last week by winning the top SoF split on Tuesday afternoon. Kadlečík’s winning split barely edged Gordie Mutch’s winning split the hour prior in terms of points awarded, in part due to the higher average iRating. Kadlečík moves into 13th in the standings with his 351 point gains. Mutch moves from sixth back up to second with his winning total of 342 points. Michael Romanidis, Luke McKeown, and Elliott Vayron rounded out the week’s top-five.
Similarly to the Asia Pacific region, the leader coming in, Alex Dunne, did not participate, and falls down to sixth in the standings. Hugh Barter, who finished 10th on the week, moves up into the top spot overall, by 172 points over Mutch. Europe also maintains the same top-10 from the week before, with Graham Carroll holding the final spot by 189 points over Jacob Reid. 397 iRacers took part in racing at MotorLand Aragón, and once again, but just barely, Europe had the highest (and second highest) SoF race across all regions.
FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Regional Tour – Europe Top 10 after Week 7 at MotorLand Aragón – Grand Prix:
Pos
Name
Club
Total Pts
W7 Wins
Total Wins
1
Hugh Barter
Australia/NZ
2077
0
0
2
Gordon Mutch
UK and I
1905
1
6
3
Luke McKeown
UK and I
1881
0
2
4
Aaron Vazquezz
Iberia
1878
0
4
5
Elliott Vayron
France
1808
0
4
6
Alex Dunne
UK and I
1798
0
3
7
Moritz Löhner
DE-AT-CH
1785
0
1
8
Alejandro Sánchez
Iberia
1768
0
6
9
Dan Amor
UK and I
1764
0
1
10
Graham Carroll
UK and I
1755
0
1
Week 8 Schedule:
Americas (Every ODD hour, :15 after): Road Atlanta – Full Course
Asia-Pacific (Every EVEN hour, :45 after): Fuji International Speedway – Grand Prix
Europe (Every EVEN hour, :15 after): Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke – Grand Prix
For more information on the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship, visit www.iracing.com/fia-f4-esports/. For more information about iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com. To know more about the partnership and access an iRacing license via your local ASN, visit www.FIA.com/iracing.
