GOA’s favourite speedster, and stream team star Cian Butler, will be competing in the 2020 Le Mans Esports Series Super Final. Pro and Pro-Ams teams will compete for a $150,000 (USD) prize pool. The event starts tonight, running from the 15th to 18th of September.
The Le Mans Esports Series Super Final utilises the Forza Motorsport 7 platform. Though a member of Light Speed Esports, Butler will be joining the Tertre Rouge Rangers, who as a whole will be racing three tracks each night over the event. The specific tracks and cars raced each night have been chosen to celebrate the history of Le Mans events.
Tue 15th Sept: Segment 1: Pre 1970s
| Race | Length | Track | Pro Car | Pro-Am Car |
| 1 | 1 hour | Le Mans Bugatti | 1956 Jaguar D-Type | 1956 Lotus Eleven |
| 2 | 1 hour | Silverstone | 1958 Aston Martin DBR1 | 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa |
| 3 | 2 hours | Le Mans (No Chicanes) | 1963 Ferrari 250LM | 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS |
Wed 16th Sept: Segment 2 – 70s & 80s
| Race | Length | Track | Pro Car | Pro-Am Car |
| 1 | 1 hour | Monza | 1971 Porsche #23 917/20 | 1971 Ferrari #2 Ferrari Automobili 312 P |
| 2 | 1 hour | Le Mans (No Chicanes) | 1978 Porsche #78 MOMO 935/78 | 1980 Lancia Corse Beta Montecarlo Turbo |
| 3 | 2 hours | Nurburgring | 1988 Jaguar #60 Castrol Racing XJR-9 | 1989 Mercedes-Benz #63 Sauber-Mercedes C 9 |
Thurs 17th Sept: Segment 3 – 90s & 00s
| Race | Length | Track | Pro Car | Pro-Am Car |
| 1 | 1 hour | COTA | 1993 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 Evo 1C | 1994 Nissan #75 Cunningham 300ZX |
| 2 | 1 hour | Le Mans (Modern) | 2008 Porsche #7 Penske Racing RS Spyder Evo | 2006 Aston Martin #007 Aston Martin Racing DBR9 |
| 3 | 2 hours | Sebring | 2009 Peugeot #9 Peugeot Sport Total 908 | 2009 BMW #92 Rahal Letterman Racing M3 GT2 |
Fri 18th Sept: Segment 4 – 2010s
| Race | Length | Track | Pro Car | Pro-Am Car |
| 1 | 1 hour | Le Mans (Modern) | 2011 Audi #2 Audi Sport Team Joest R15++ TDI | 2011 Chevrolet #4 Corvette Racing ZR1 |
| 2 | 1 hour | Spa Francorchamps | 2017 Porsche #2 Porsche Team 919 Hybrid | 2015 Nissan #23 GT-R LM Nismo |
| 3 | 2 hours | Le Mans (Modern) | 2014 Ferrari #51 AF Corse 458 Italia GTE | 2013 SRT #91 SRT Motorsport GTS-R |
As the event is based in Europe, the event times will be overnight for us in Australia. Called up nine days before the event Cian has been getting in lots of practice but has also had to shift his sleeping pattern to ensure he is alert for the races.
For fans tuning in from Australia, you can catch all the action from 10 pm AWST tonight (16th of September, midnight AEST). The stream will live via the Le Mans Esports Series channels on Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube.
