BMW SIM Live 2020: BMW Motorsport SIM Racing selects the best!

Spectacular racing, high prize money, award ceremonies, sensational world premieres: BMW SIM Live, which was streamed online this year due to the pandemic, offered a show full of highlights as the grand finale of the 2020 BMW Motorsport SIM Racing season. In the Grand Finals of the BMW SIM 120 Cup and the BMW SIM M2 CS Racing Cup, the professional sim racers Joshua Rogers (AUS) and Erhan Jajovski (MKD) secured the victories. In total, prize money of more than 25.000 euros was distributed in both races. The event also offered a look back at the extremely successful debut season of BMW Motorsport SIM Racing's engagement as well as an outlook on a significantly expanded program for the coming season.

Sim racing and esports at an all-time high

“Sim racing and esports went through the roof in terms of digital activations last year - the numbers were really unbelievable,” said Stefan Ponikva, Vice President Brand Experience BMW, in his opening address. “This rapid development proves that we were absolutely right with our decision in 2019 to significantly expand our sim racing commitment. We will continue to work in the future to achieve the perfect symbiosis of real and virtual racing. I can assure all fans: Sim racing is a fundamental part of our motorsport and esports strategy - and it will stay that way. "

BMW SIM Live as the grand finale

Rudolf Dittrich, Head of BMW Motorsport SIM Racing, said: “BMW SIM Live was the crowning glory of the first season of our extended BMW Motorsport SIM Racing commitment. Many thanks to everyone involved for the spectacular live show and congratulations to the two winners of the Grand Finals of our BMW SIM Cups, Joshua Rogers and Erhan Jajovski. The races were absolutely top notch today and throughout the season. We have seen the best sim racers in the world compete against each other in virtual BMW racing vehicles and are already looking forward to giving them even more opportunities to compete against each other at the highest level in the coming year. "

Rogers and Jajovski win Grand Finals.

From a sporting point of view, the focus of BMW SIM Live was on the Grand Finals of the two BMW SIM Cups. In the course of the season, a total of 120 of the best sim racers in the world qualified for the two finals in six races in the BMW SIM 8 Cup in the virtual BMW M2 GTE and in ten races in the BMW SIM M22 CS Racing Cup. These were held as part of the BMW SIM Live. The Grand Final of the BMW SIM 120 Cup on the iRacing simulation platform took place on the “Silverstone Circuit”, which the community had previously selected as the race track as part of a Twitter vote. Joshua Rogers secured the victory and thus prize money of 12.000 US dollars as well as a trophy with multimedia elements elaborately designed by BMW Designworks. Second and third place went to Maximilian Benecke (GER) and Graham Carroll (GBR). They received $ 6.000 and $ 3.000 in rewards for this. “What an event! A big thank you to BMW, who managed to run the race under the current Corona conditions, ”said Rogers. “Qualifying went well for me at first. I was able to take advantage of the lap when it counted. The start of the race wasn't that good and I quickly fell behind. Then I tried to make up positions where I could. I tried an aggressive maneuver against Maximilian. I got a fine for that, which is fair. Then I looked for my line and tried to analyze what was going on around me. A gap then opened up in the penultimate corner - and the rest is history. "

The Grand Final of the BMW SIM M2 CS Racing Cup took place on the virtual Nürburgring. On the rFactor 2 simulation platform, Erhan Jajovski in the BMW M2 CS Racing won ahead of Nikodem Wisniewski (POL) and Risto Kappet (EST). They received prize money of 2.000, 1000 and 500 euros for their podium places. “In qualifying, I was lucky that I delivered on point on the last lap, which gave me pole position,” said Jajovski. “Now I'm just speechless, so happy and relieved that I was on pole position and that the start of the race went so well. After that I could just drive through to the end. I had expected a little more pressure, but this time everything went well for me. "

Awards, world premieres and an outlook for the 2021 season.

As part of the BMW SIM Live Show, co-hosted by the well-known Sim Racing presenter Ben Constanduros and BMW works driver Martin Tomczyk (GER), BMW Motorsport SIM Racing presented the awards “Move of the Year” and “Influencer of the Year ”to Carlos Ramos (PUR) and Sim Racing YouTuber Jimmy Broadbent (GBR). Ramos caused a sensation in the community with a spectacular drift pit stop, and Broadbent inspires many thousands of fans every day with its extensive coverage of sim racing.

BMW SIM Live also provided the stage for sensational world premieres. BMW works driver Philipp Eng (AUT) presented the steering wheel developed together with the sim racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec for the new BMW GT racing vehicle BMW M4 GT3. It is the world's first steering wheel that can be used in both a real racing vehicle and a racing simulator without modifications. Other world premieres were the introduction of the virtual BMW M4 GT3 on the iRacing platform before the vehicle was actually used in real racing, as well as the presentation of the hybrid piece of furniture "Fusion SL Concept", which can be converted from modern lounge furniture to fully functional Sim- Rig can be rebuilt.

With a view to the coming season, BMW Motorsport SIM Racing presented a comprehensive program. It includes an even larger range of BMW SIM Cups, close cooperation with four of the best sim racing teams in the world, the creation of a BMW Motorsport SIM Academy and the announcement of the start of a BMW Motorsport SIM Racing World Tour.

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