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The 2017 Visa Vegas eRace was a Formula E eSports race held at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the Sports Business Innovation Summit at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2017. Unlike other races, the Vegas 2017 eRace did not count towards the 2016–17 season, and was not held on a real track. Ten sim racers—competitors who typically race in simulation racing video games—competed against the regular series drivers on a simulated course for a record-breaking total prize fund in eSports racing history of $1 million. The race itself was made up of two races: a 14-lap qualifying race for the slowest 20 qualifiers to determine positions 11 to 20 for the 20-lap main race. The first ten starting positions were decided by an earlier qualifying sessio
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| dbo:abstract | The 2017 Visa Vegas eRace was a Formula E eSports race held at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the Sports Business Innovation Summit at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2017. Unlike other races, the Vegas 2017 eRace did not count towards the 2016–17 season, and was not held on a real track. Ten sim racers—competitors who typically race in simulation racing video games—competed against the regular series drivers on a simulated course for a record-breaking total prize fund in eSports racing history of $1 million. The race itself was made up of two races: a 14-lap qualifying race for the slowest 20 qualifiers to determine positions 11 to 20 for the 20-lap main race. The first ten starting positions were decided by an earlier qualifying session that was divided into five groups of six cars. Dragon sim driver Bono Huis led every session that he participated in and won the race from pole position. Professional driver António Félix da Costa took victory in the qualification race shortly beforehand. Huis led most of the race until the mandatory virtual pit stops to change into a second car when Olli Pahkala of Mahindra moved into the lead. Pahkala held the position for the final five laps to finish first on the road, but he was penalized 12 seconds after it was discovered that a software bug enabled him to use FanBoost for longer than permitted. Second went to the highest-placed professional driver Felix Rosenqvist for Mahindra and Pakhala's penalty dropped him to third. Media reaction to the eRace was mixed. Those who were critical of the race panned its organization because multiple technical problems prompted a half hour delay of the main event, and one driver each was forced to respectively withdraw from both races due to simulator issues. Reviewers who wrote a positive review spoke of their feelings that the consequences of the event could lead to a professional eSports racing series and aid in rectifying accessibility problems, and for others to use it as an alternative career to traditional motor racing. After the eRace, some sim racers were adopted into the teams they were assigned to and aided their real-life development through car testing and advising. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The 2017 Visa Vegas eRace was a Formula E eSports race held at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the Sports Business Innovation Summit at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2017. Unlike other races, the Vegas 2017 eRace did not count towards the 2016–17 season, and was not held on a real track. Ten sim racers—competitors who typically race in simulation racing video games—competed against the regular series drivers on a simulated course for a record-breaking total prize fund in eSports racing history of $1 million. The race itself was made up of two races: a 14-lap qualifying race for the slowest 20 qualifiers to determine positions 11 to 20 for the 20-lap main race. The first ten starting positions were decided by an earlier qualifying sessio (en) |
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