Le Mans, Round 2 of the Global Series, track guide!
Le Mans, Round 2 of the Global Series, track guide! As the first round of 2022 got underway at the beginning of June, the MotoGPTM eSport Global Series erupted with excitement. After a month to process the first two races, round two is here, with two more crucial races happening on Friday, July 1 at 16.00 (GMT +2).
The finalist drivers will then compete on two courses that couldn’t be more dissimilar: Race 1 will see the twelve competitors race in the French stop-start Le Mans, while Race 2 will take place at the Dutch historic TT Circuit Assen.
Similar to Assen, Le Mans is a racetrack with a rich history in motorsports. However, unlike many other tracks, Le Mans has unique requirements for drivers, including strong braking and an effective acceleration setup. The Bugatti track, famous for its endurance racing, is used by MotoGP. It has a compact configuration that shares its start-finish straight with its equivalent. Many of the turns present a challenge due to the abundance of severe braking zones and a variety of modest camber changes.
Le Mans has hosted the French Grand Prix annually since 2000, the year when Spanish racing legend Alex Criville won his final Grand Prix, after hosting a series of events throughout the 1980s and 1990s. The course, which was a favorite of Yamaha’s M1 in the past, has gained popularity with Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda RC213V, the champion of the previous two seasons.
Everything begins with the intimidating dash toward the quick turn one. Start on the left side of the track, turn in late, and feather the throttle as you do so. Now that you’re outside the racing line, start braking hard in preparation for turns three and the chicane. Here, accelerate slowly and turn in advance as you move from left to right. Once you’ve reached the fourth turn’s peak, gently open up the throttle through turn five before firing down to turn six.
In order to accelerate up to sixth gear with an angle for turn six, downshift from fifth to third gear and hug the inside apex. After that unpleasant turn seven, the player must slow down to the first turn. Brake again toward the apex, but pay attention to how the camber is changing. It’s time to move up through the gears starting with early and moving all the way to sixth before another region of intense braking, this time for turn eight (again shift back to first).
At the end of the back straight, there is a drag down to a rapid chicane, where third place is taken. Make sure you lose just the right amount of speed to reach the apex of turns nine and ten. After that, increase the gear to fifth before another area of intense braking, this time at turn eleven, which should be taken in second. Hold onto that gear as you pivot into turn 12 and travel from the right to the left.
There is still one more sprint up to turn 13. It’s time to downshift to first when you shift into third gear. Run it wide, treating 13 and 14 as one, and start speeding up when the double right is halfway through. As soon as you pass the line, begin clicking up through the gears.
Fans can watch on motogp.com and esport.motogp.com, on specific TV broadcasters, and on social media sites including Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube (via the MotoGPTM and MotoGPTM eSport channels).
Who has the right to speak out regarding events in Round 2? The competition to become the 2022 MotoGPTM eSport Champion will be heated up during the live broadcast on Friday, July 1 at 16.00 (GMT +2).