Teams and Drivers Competing for the PESC World Championship

Now, 32 of the fastest sim racers in the world will take to the track and race to be crowned the Porsche Esports Supercup World Champion. But it doesn’t stop there. These drivers are also competing for a spot in a real race car and the opportunity to bridge the gap between the sim rig and the track.

TEAMS AND DRIVERS

While some drivers are competing for themselves as privateers, many drivers taking part in the PESC World Championship are part of a team. So, to give you a better idea of who’s driving for who and who will be trying to hold their own flag high, we’ve compiled a full list of the teams and their backgrounds and drivers.

Ready to meet the teams and drivers that are vying for the crown?

Automoves Racing Team

Automoves Racing Team is a performance-focused sim-racing outfit built around ambition, precision and driver development. With Jordan McDonnell among its key figures, the team brings together competitive racers and engineering expertise, aiming to turn raw pace into results on some of sim racing’s biggest stages. Their entry into the PESC World Championship marks Automoves as a rising team chasing recognition in the highly competitive world of virtual motorsport.

Driving for the team will be

• Xavier Cain

• Hugo Allan

Coanda Esports

Next up we have another title-hunting team and a team that will no doubt play a big role in the championship fight. Coanda are a sim racing powerhouse and have shown real speed since they first turned up on the grid in 2014. For this World Championship they will be pushing hard to bring the title home. For this Championship, Coanda have split themselves into three team for the PESC World Championship. There will be the main Coanda Esports Team, Purple Group and Kubina Racing. Here’s who’s driving where.

Coanda

• Dayne Warren

• Charlie Collins

• Alejandro Sánchez

• Mitchell DeJong

Purple Group

• Tristan Iglesias

• Luis Beilicke

• Elvis Rankin

• Agustin Torlaschi

Kubina Racing

• Xander Reed

Eclipse Simsports

Eclipse Simsports has built its reputation in the heat of Australian GT3 competition, where speed alone is never enough. With multiple cars, a deep driver roster and a flair for mastering long races and changing conditions, Eclipse has grown into a front-running force—turning poles, endurance victories and dramatic one-twos into a clear statement of intent: it is here to race at the front and stay there.

Trying to make sure they do is

• Zach Rattray-White

Falken Sim Racing Team

Running arguably one of the most famous liveries in the modern racing era, the Falken Sim Racing Team will be looking to keep the good times rolling and add to the trophy cabinet after winning the DNLS SP9 Championship. A big name to carry, but no doubt the speed to back it up. In the rig for the team will be:

• Damon Woods

• Kody Deith

Grid-and-Go.com eSport

Next on the list is Grid-and-Go.com eSport. A team that while not as well-known as those that came before, have a rather impressive CV when it comes to podiums and wins. The team will only have two drivers present, but trust us, they’ll stand out!

Their drivers will be

• Hady-Noah Mimassi

• Miguel Costa

Logitech G Orbit Drop Bear Motorsport

A team with sim gear backing, the Logitech G Orbit Drop Bear Motorsport are an international iRacing team who focus on competitive sprint and endurance racing. Having been heavily involved in series like the V8PRO Invitational Series and the Trueforce Endurance Cup, the team have put their trust in one driver to represent them in the one-make series and fight for the title for Porsche Esports Supercup World Champion.

Their driver will be

• Dylan C Allen

NL Racing

NL Racing is driven by a shared passion for speed, competition and the pursuit of constant improvement. With a focus on teamwork, precision and racecraft, the team brings its drivers together to face every challenge on track and build a strong presence in the world of sim racing.

The team will have two drivers representing them:

• Jack Johns

• Ruslan Khamidullin

Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing

Kicking things off with perhaps the most well-known team taking on the season, we have Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing. One of the most successful Esports teams in recent history, they have a habit of picking up championships and will no doubt be pushing flat out to add yet another trophy to the cabinet.

Representing them this year will be

• Cooper Webster

• Sebastian Job

• Luke McKeown

Paddock.GG

Paddock.gg began with a simple idea: bring a group of experienced iRacing drivers back together and give them the structure to race seriously. Built around international talent, endurance strategy and the demands of GTP and GT3 competition, the team is now developing its identity one special event at a time, combining speed on track with the organisation needed to turn a group of drivers into a cohesive racing team.

Competing in this championship will be

• Hudson Hughes

Pandacity Esports

The only team based out of Southern Africa, Pandacity Esports have created a space for both experienced sim racers and newcomers looking for a sense of community, while also trying to expand upon the competitive world of Esports in Southern Africa.

They will be represented by

• Werner Schoeman

Ronin Simsport

A UK-based team going up against giants, Ronin Simport have landed in the PESC World Championship. The team has set out to combine real world racing experiences with the world of Esports and sim racing, and like many others aims to give young talent a chance at joining a real racing series. This makes Ronin Simsport a great addition to the grid, but have they got what it takes.

Looking to pull off a masterclass, the team will have one driver.

• Patrick Kessel

Veloce Academy

Veloce Academy is the dedicated esports academy team of the well-known Veloce Esports. The team aims to take talented drivers and give them a space to develop and become the next generation of professional sim racers. With a driver competing in the PESC World Championship, it just goes to show that they know what they’re doing.

One driver will carry the Veloce livery

• Avesta Ghobadi

Verstappen Sim Racing

A name that the world knows. With the aim of finding the best sim racers in the world and creating a path to world racing series as well as having a focus on the community surrounding sim racing, Verstappen will be looking to continue doing what they do best by giving their drivers at a shot to get into a real-world racing series.

The drivers that will be representing the 4-times F1 World Champions team are

• Florian A Lebigre

• Diogo C. Pinto

• Gustavo Ariel

Privateers

They may not have the biggest budgets or the most recognisable names, but privateer sim racers bring ambition, energy and an unstoppable hunger to compete. Lap by lap, they take on the established giants of the grid, turning every race into an opportunity to challenge the favourites, make their mark and show that with determination they can stand alongside the biggest names in sim racing.

• Mehdi El Fathy

• Shivesh Bissoon

Now you know the teams and the drivers that will be giving it everything they have to take home the Porsche Esports Supercup World Championship and pushing for selection for the next stage. So, who will have what it takes? It’s time to find out!

Make sure you follow all the action on Twitch because we can tell you right now, the racing will be something truly special.