Starting on the 22nd of January 2017, the ESL Project CARS Multi-Class European Championship will be bringing together the best drivers on Sony Playstation 4. With two powerful classes of race car on offer, prepare yourself for a mighty battle for victory. Chase down opponents, lock up podiums and earn your place amidst the best - but remember, this time you’re not out there alone. In the Pro Class, the best drivers will fight over a prize pool of €2,500!
Each race will see two grids, two sets of drivers, take simultaneously to the track. A Pro Class will do battle behind the wheel of some of the world’s most ferocious sports cars, whilst a Challenger Class will push its drivers to the limit in fender-to-fender racers. Two competitions on circuit at once, each fighting to find its own victor.
Each race will see two grids, two sets of drivers, take simultaneously to the track. A Pro Class will do battle behind the wheel of some of the world’s most ferocious sports cars, whilst a Challenger Class will push its drivers to the limit in fender-to-fender racers. Two competitions on circuit at once, each fighting to find its own victor.
Impress in the Qualifying stages, mark yourself as a contender for the title, and you could make it to the top, to the Pro Series. Here the competition is not only toughest, its rewards are greatest. Pro Class drivers who perform well in competition win automatic qualification for the next championship race.
Those who finish the qualifiers in places five to seven earn themselves spots in the Challenger Class. While the top six challengers will share a circuit with the Pro Class drivers in the big races, they have to qualify for these by finishing top six of the weekly Go4ProjectCARS tournaments. After the third and sixth race, the top five Challengers will clash with the bottom three from Pro Class in the Promotion Race with the precious spots on the line for the best three drivers.
Those who finish the qualifiers in places five to seven earn themselves spots in the Challenger Class. While the top six challengers will share a circuit with the Pro Class drivers in the big races, they have to qualify for these by finishing top six of the weekly Go4ProjectCARS tournaments. After the third and sixth race, the top five Challengers will clash with the bottom three from Pro Class in the Promotion Race with the precious spots on the line for the best three drivers.
It is not speed alone that will make a victor here. It will take guts and knowledge to bring home the checkered flag. Push through the twists and turns of the greatest circuits in motorsport, master the art of navigating a crowded track and, if with luck on your side, you could take home the title of Champion.
The lights will turn to green on the ESL Project Cars Multi-Class European Championship’s first qualifying event on Sunday 22nd of January. Check out all the details via the ESL Project CARS Multi-Class European Championship hub on ESL Play and find more details by following ESL Project CARS on Twitter and Facebook - your source for competition news, full rules and to find out when to vote in the polls to determine the settings of the championship.
More details on the competition rules & regulations can be found in the official championship rulebook.
The lights will turn to green on the ESL Project Cars Multi-Class European Championship’s first qualifying event on Sunday 22nd of January. Check out all the details via the ESL Project CARS Multi-Class European Championship hub on ESL Play and find more details by following ESL Project CARS on Twitter and Facebook - your source for competition news, full rules and to find out when to vote in the polls to determine the settings of the championship.
More details on the competition rules & regulations can be found in the official championship rulebook.
HOW TO PLAY
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1) CREATE AN ESL ACCOUNT
Register for a free account on the ESL website using your email address or Facebook account. Choose the name you want to use on the website. This does not have to match your PS4 Username |
2) PLAY ON PLAYSTATION 4
Register your interest in the ESL Project CARS European Championship in the PS4 section of the ESL website, using the box on the right-hand side of one of the tournament pages. Enter your PSN ID by clicking ‘Game ID’ the box on the right-hand side of a tournament page. |
3) CHECK IN
After you’ve signed up, make a note of the date and time that the tournament takes place. On the day, click the ‘Check in’ button on the right-hand side of the tournament page to confirm to the organisers that you are available and ready to participate. |
4) PLAY!
Check the Bracket list to see which players you'll be playing against. If you're designated as the Host then start up a multiplayer lobby with the required event settings/rules and invite everyone in your bracket in. If you're not the Host then wait for the Host to invite you into theirs. Play your match. Enter or confirm your result on the ESL website. If you experience any problems with other players attempting to record a false result, open a protest. |
Championship Format
This is a multi-class competition, that means two classes of race car will be on track at all times - the faster Pro Class and the slightly slower Challenger Class. Although both categories, Pro and Challenger, will share a race circuit, they will not be battling against one another. Both Pro Class and Challenger Class will have one winner per race, and at the end of the season each will crown its own European Champion. After all the races are completed each driver’s points total will decide their Championship position. All races will be live-streamed.
At the start of the competition, qualification cups will determine which class you compete in, this will be done according to your skill as a racer. At any one time there will be eight Pro Class drivers, initially these will be the four winning drivers from Qualification Cup #1 and the four winners from Qualification Cup #2. Meanwhile the three runners up from each qualifier, that is positions five through seven, will be invited to take part in the Challenger Class, in which a total of six spaces are on offer.
Performing well in the Challenger Class is no small task. Each week every competitor in the Challenger Class will be required to earn their place in the competition once again. After the initial Qualifying Cups, Challenger Class competitors will qualify by finishing in the top six of each week’s ESL Project Cars Go4 Cup - a competition that takes place on the Sunday after each Multi-Class Race, to qualify for the next Multi-Class Race.
Making it through to compete in the Pro Class, on the other hand, comes with an awesome benefit - the luxury of automatic qualification to the first three races of the championship. But you had better perform well as after each third of the competition the bottom three drivers from Pro Class will be obliged to take part in a Promotion Race against the top five competitors from the Challenger Class. Only the top three finishers from this Promotion Race will be given spaces in the Pro Class for the following third of the Championship.
At the start of the competition, qualification cups will determine which class you compete in, this will be done according to your skill as a racer. At any one time there will be eight Pro Class drivers, initially these will be the four winning drivers from Qualification Cup #1 and the four winners from Qualification Cup #2. Meanwhile the three runners up from each qualifier, that is positions five through seven, will be invited to take part in the Challenger Class, in which a total of six spaces are on offer.
Performing well in the Challenger Class is no small task. Each week every competitor in the Challenger Class will be required to earn their place in the competition once again. After the initial Qualifying Cups, Challenger Class competitors will qualify by finishing in the top six of each week’s ESL Project Cars Go4 Cup - a competition that takes place on the Sunday after each Multi-Class Race, to qualify for the next Multi-Class Race.
Making it through to compete in the Pro Class, on the other hand, comes with an awesome benefit - the luxury of automatic qualification to the first three races of the championship. But you had better perform well as after each third of the competition the bottom three drivers from Pro Class will be obliged to take part in a Promotion Race against the top five competitors from the Challenger Class. Only the top three finishers from this Promotion Race will be given spaces in the Pro Class for the following third of the Championship.
Championship points will be scored, first on the basis of the class you race in and, second on the basis of your race position. That is to say: In each Multi-Class Race (with the exclusion of the final in which double points will be on offer) Pro Class competitors will score a maximum of 100 points for a race victory and a minimum of 50 points for eighth, Challenger Class racers on the other hand will score a maximum of 40 points for victory and a minimum of 10 points for sixth. No points are awarded for the Qualification Cup, the Go4 Cup or Relegation Races.
To keep things fair for Challenger Class competitors, any racer who - at any part of the season - has scored points in the Pro Class will be ranked in the Pro Class at the end of the season. It will therefore only be players that have never been involved in the Pro Class who will, when the Championship points are tallied up, be counted amongst the competitors in the Challenger Class. It is, of course, possible to be relegated from the Pro Class and still take part in the competition - but any points you earn in the Challenger Series will count towards your Pro Class ranking.
To keep things fair for Challenger Class competitors, any racer who - at any part of the season - has scored points in the Pro Class will be ranked in the Pro Class at the end of the season. It will therefore only be players that have never been involved in the Pro Class who will, when the Championship points are tallied up, be counted amongst the competitors in the Challenger Class. It is, of course, possible to be relegated from the Pro Class and still take part in the competition - but any points you earn in the Challenger Series will count towards your Pro Class ranking.
