Rogers crowned Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Contender Series champion

The Australian won four of the 12 races and claimed pole position twice - both of which were feats that no-one else could beat across the season.

The 2019 and 2021 Porsche Esports Supercup champion finished the championship with 310 points, whilst Mitchell deJong was second with 286 points and newcomer to the series William Chadwick was third on 265.

A total of 30 racers, made up of those placing in the bottom half of the Porsche Esports Supercup along with those who earned their place in the Contender Series via the public qualifiers, were competing to earn a coveted spot in the 2025 Porsche Esports Supercup.

Drivers that finished inside the top 15 of the drivers’ championship in the Contender Series have guaranteed a place in the 2025 Porsche Esports Supercup. That includes previous race winners in the series, such as Porsche Coanda Esports Factory Team drivers Mitchell deJong and Dayne Warren.

Additionally the Contender Series has shone a light on some promising new talents, such as Elvis Rankin, Florian Lebigre, Nicolas Mateo and William Chadwick, who all claimed at least one race victory in this series despite having never previously competed in the Porsche Esports Supercup.

Round 4 - Circuit Zolder

Tristian Iglesias and Michael Janney were joint top in the championship standings at the halfway mark of the season, while Rogers and Porsche Esports Supercup race winner deJong were eight and 26 points shy of the leaders after the third round.

Despite having had a tough start to the season, Warren immediately made up for his earlier results as he was the fastest in qualifying at Zolder and finished second in the sprint race. He only lost out to Rogers after mounting the kerbs at the Thierry Boutsen Chicane and getting a poor exit, which dropped him to second place.

The top eight finishers from the sprint were reversed for the main race, which allowed Mateo (Drago Racing) to become the fifth different race winner in the Contender Series with a lights to flag victory.

Rogers gained two places from his starting position, finishing in sixth place, which was enough to take the lead of the championship. By contrast, former leader Iglesias finished fifth and seventh across both races, whilst Janney slipped to fourth in the standings after claiming 17th in the sprint and ninth in the main race.

Warren’s results were enough to place him inside the all-important top 15 in the championship.

Round 5 - Sachsenring

Rogers' championship lead came under pressure immediately in the next round held at the Sachsenring, as he qualified eighth for the sprint and only made up a couple of places in the 10-lap sprint.

Meanwhile, title rival deJong benefitted from a mistake by pole-sitter Warren that gave him a slow-down penalty, securing victory in the sprint whilst Warren finished third. The main race was much scrappier up and down the field, with numerous incidents on the opening lap - one of which deJong was caught up in, dropping the American from seventh place to 19th.

It wasn’t entirely smooth running for Rogers either, as he was forced wide at Turn 1 and lost five places in one corner. However, he quickly cleared Carlos Fenollosa and Moreno Sirica to be in fourth at the end of the opening lap, a position he maintained until the end.

Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team driver Elvis Rankin won the main race, and headed a 1-2-3-4 for the team with Julien Soenen second, Warren third and Rogers fourth. Meanwhile deJong, after his lap one contact and spin, came home in 15th.

All of that meant Rogers had 259 points with one round to go, 26 clear of Iglesias in second and 29 ahead of deJong in third.

Round 6 - Spa-Francorchamps

Rogers took pole position for the second time this season at Spa, as he bested team-mate and title rival deJong to pole by 0.344s.

Nine of the top 10 qualifiers were racing for the Porsche Coanda Esports Racing Team which gave them a huge amount of control over the race and allowed the drivers to help one another.

The frontrunners were able to maintain their positions with Rogers, deJong and Warren starting and finishing the sprint race in first, second and third place respectively.

The battle for the crucial eighth place in the sprint, which turns into pole position for the main race, was won by Hymo Setups driver Chadwick, with a pass on Porsche Coanda Esports driver Oscar Py at the inside of Pouhon on the penultimate lap.

Throughout the race, Py moved up to fourth place, clinching him 14th in the championship - just two points ahead of Moreno Sirica in 16th and out of the qualifying positions.