Previously In the SMS-R

SEASON THREE

The 2017 Project CARS World Championship culiminated in the amazing World Finals at Gamescom. SDL esports won the Championship Series, but their rivals BAM Thrustmaster took victory at the World Final. It all sets us up for an epic battle when the competition returns for the 2018 season. Catch-up on the story of the 2017 season at the news section of our official esports website.

SEASON TWO

The 2016 championships were divided into two different kinds of racing. One for fixed setups in the NVIDIA Challenger Series, and one for open setups in the Logitech G Championship Series. SDL, BAM and Team Shark all won titles in 2016, and have gone on to establish themselves as some of the world's leading sim-racing teams.

SEASON ONE

The 2015 Championship established the Project CARS esports scene as the leading competitive arena in sim-racing. An incredibly tight, year-long battle saw SDL crowned champions, with SoniK taking the drivers championship as well. SDL have continued to be a force in Project CARS esports ever since, and the Project CARS scene has grown from strength-to-strength.

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THE 2019 Contenders

Following its success in previous SMS-R Majors, the multi-class format is back.

PRO CLASS

Invited ‘Pro Class’ teams drove GT3 cars this time around - a perfect balance of power and grip, to challenge their talent and keep the racing close.

The Pro Class teams featured two drivers per team, with one additional substitute, in case one of their drivers becomes unavailable during the season.

These are some of the biggest names in sim-racing, and they battled it out for the prestigious title of Project CARS 2 champions.

The list of teams in the Pro Class included:

SDL
Team Redline
VP Gaming
TX3
G2
Veloce
F4H Motorsport
JapSpeed
GTA Racing
Team ACR

CHALLENGER CLASS

The remaining slots on the 30-car grid were filled by drivers in the ‘Challenger Class’.

They drove Touring Cars this year - a first in a major Project CARS Esports series.

Challengers had to earn their place in the competition through Qualifying Rounds, open worldwide to all PC players.

Over 3000 entrants were whittled down to the fastest top 10 after Qualifying and a Shootout Race to decide who would join the main Championship.

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Qualifying & Race Schedule

Rules and T&Cs

Standings

The series prize fund was €20,000.

Pro Class prizes were awarded to teams. In the Challenger Class, the prizes were for individual drivers.

THE FORMAT

There were 4 online races in the main Series, after which the top 4 Pro Class teams, and top 8 Challenger Class drivers, were invited to compete in LAN Finals at Mercedes-Benz World in the UK.

The official tournament rules, and terms & conditions are available at the links below. Races were organised by Apex Online Racing and Events House, whom you may be familiar with from their stellar work on the Renault esports Series in 2018, and of course the superb AOR leagues.

As always, all of the action was streamed online. Every race was be live on YouTube. Race reports and standings were published on projectcarsesports.com.

This series was managed by Events House & Apex Online Racing, in partnership with Playseat®, Logitech G, & Overclockers.