{"id":20411,"date":"2022-01-24T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorsportgames.com\/?p=20411"},"modified":"2022-01-24T08:56:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T13:56:23","slug":"motorsport-games-le-mans-virtual-series-followed-by-more-than-81-million-fans-on-live-tv-digital-streaming-and-social-media-throughout-the-2021-2022-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorsportgames.com\/motorsport-games-le-mans-virtual-series-followed-by-more-than-81-million-fans-on-live-tv-digital-streaming-and-social-media-throughout-the-2021-2022-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorsport Games\u2019 Le Mans Virtual Series followed by more than 81 million fans on live TV, digital streaming and social media throughout the 2021-2022 season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series concludes its 5-month season with racing legends, millions of fans and hundreds of laps
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MIAMI, FL \u2013 January 24, 2022 \u2013 <\/strong>The five-round 2021-22 Le Mans Virtual Series, which was brought to a glittering conclusion last weekend with the star-studded 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual, registered impressive, cumulated TV and digital audience figures of more than 81 million<\/strong> throughout its 5-month season.<\/p>\n

The grand finale to the Le Mans Virtual Series held on January 15 and 16, 2022 brought together 50 cars with 200 drivers hailing from 39 different countries. Racers competed on 116 simulators worldwide located in 28 countries on an extremely accurate virtual rendition of the iconic Circuit des 24 Heures in Le Mans, France. Heading a grid of famous racing names and leading the charge in early stages was Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen<\/strong>, competing alongside INDYCAR Champion Alex Palou<\/strong> and motorsport legend Juan Pablo Montoya<\/strong>,<\/strong> among others.<\/p>\n

After incredible battles up and down the field between the world\u2019s best professional and sim racing drivers representing elite esports teams, the event was won by Realteam Hydrogen Redline, with BMW Team Redline taking victory in the GTE category.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9rard Neveu, Executive Producer of the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual and Motorsport Advisor to Motorsport Games<\/strong>: \u201cOn behalf of all of us at Le Mans Virtual Series, we want to sincerely thank all our competitors and teams who made this possible, our partners for their unwavering support, and the millions of fans who followed our events and who brought the social media sites alive with their comments of support, passion and race-enthusiasm. \u2028\u201cThese impressive figures and the quality of the events are clear confirmation that the Le Mans Virtual Series and the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual are now firmly established at the very top level of esports and sim racing. Let\u2019s now get ready for next season and make it even better!\u201d<\/p>\n

An impressive multi-million TV\/OTT and digital audience of over 81 million<\/strong> enjoyed a slick and authoritative 25-hour TV special seen in countries across four continents, on channels such as Eurosport, Motor Trend, L\u2019Equipe Live and Motorsport.TV.<\/p>\n

Some key facts and figures:<\/p>\n