NACON and Toyota GAZOO Racing have announced that the Grand Final of the 2020 eSports WRC Championship has been pushed into 2021. The delay comes because of the ongoing pandemic and lockdown restrictions and the event organizers have rescheduled the Grand Final to ensure the safety of the players, those working on the event, and the public as well as to comply with the regulations.
This season has been highly successful for NACON and the development studio with over 10,000 participants. The developer and publisher also received massive support from their partners, Toyota Gazoo Racing, the competition’s official sponsor as well as other manufacturers such as Fanatec, Playseat, and BenQ. The first round started back in January 2020 and since then the whole team has worked on making it one successful season for everyone involved.
During the season, Sami-Joe05 from Lebanon and two-times French world champion Nexl have fought a fierce battle over the 11 rounds and have 4 wins and 10 podiums finishes each. At the end of this season, with the 10 finalists competing for the title of 2020 eSports WRC World Champion, everyone has a chance to win a Toyota GR Yaris. The current standings of the finalists are detailed in the table below:
Along with an update on the current season, NACON has also revealed the 2021 Calendar for the 6th eSports WRC season which is starting in January 2021. It will comprise 13 rounds and it invites the most talented players to show what they are capable of in the game’s 13 rallies between January and July before competing again in a world final at the end of 2021. The calendar is detailed below:
While waiting for the new season to start, a special Club will be available for the 10 finalists of the current season to take part in top-level competitions. Spectators can watch on the official eSports WRC website and a second Club will be open to all PC players to the community can race against various official WRC drivers as well.
WRC 9 is now available for Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, and PC via Epic Games Store. Make sure that you check out our review of WRC 9 as well.
