The new season of eSports WRC Powered by Hyundai is starting in a couple of hours according to the official website, players will qualify in the legendary Monte Carlo Rally, the opening round of the 2019 FIA World Rally Championship.
Like last year, a teams championship will also take place. Pre-selected teams, comprising up to 5 players, will face off simultaneously in the individual championships in an attempt to come away with the second teams world championship title. At each rally, the points scored by the 3 best drivers in the team will be added to the team’s score. The championship will mainly be made up of teams known throughout the world of eSports racing games.
Check this video of last’s seasons championship:
Last season, more than 6,000 players faced off across the world on WRC 7, the official game of the WRC. In the end, it was Ulster’s Jon Armstrong, an actual WRC 2 driver, who came out on top in the championship’s grand finale.
A partner of the competition since the first season, Hyundai is renewing their participation by providing a prize, like last year, of a Hyundai i20 worth €20,000.
eSports WRC Powered by Hyundai is a competition open to everyone on PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC. Points will be awarded at 12 online rounds between January and August. The 10 best results will then be used to select the best eight players for a live grand finale.
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A Nintendo Switch trailer was also released.
According to SteamDB.
An announcement trailer was also released.