Two of three titles for Porsche Lauzon!
The 2024 season of the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada ended with a collection of two titles out of three for Porsche Lauzon!
First of all, our rookie Charles-Étienne Boucher topped the GT4 Clubsport category, winning the prize thanks to a comfortable lead of 121 points over his closest pursuer! He notably won 5 of the 8 races this season.
Then, in the Porsche Center rankings, we triumphed ahead of our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud, which took second place.
In the GT3 Cup category, our driver Antoine Lacharité came very close to allowing us to achieve the hat-trick! His victory in the last event of the season allowed him to finish second in the standings, just 8 points behind the category champion, Andrew Caron of Porsche Rive-Sud. It was a 4th victory this season for Antoine.
Join us in congratulating our two pilots, Charles-Étienne and Antoine!
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The fifth edition of Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada racing series is in full swing. New this year: a 718 GT4 Clubsport category has been added to the already existing 911 GT3 Cup category. These two series offer virtual drivers the opportunity to compete on the Canadian national stage behind the wheel of digital Porsche Motorsport models on the iRacing.com platform.
For our dealership, Antoine Lacharité will be back on duty to defend his GT3 Cup title, while he will be accompanied by Charles-Étienne Boucher, a newcomer in GT4 Clubsport. Below you will find summaries of their races, as well as a short bio of each of the drivers. Then, at the bottom of the page, discover the video of our event which took place at Porsche Lauzon.
Have a good Esports season!
Race Summaries: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
Our drivers are unbeatable…again!
For the third time this season, our drivers achieved a double-win night during the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada. Antoine Lacharité dominated the race in GT3 Cup, while Charles-Étienne Boucher was the best in the race in GT4 Clubsport.
The two drivers from the Porsche Lauzon team were the first to cross the finish line on the American Road Atlanta circuit. These results bode well at the dawn of the eighth and final evening of racing, which will take place this Thursday on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
In the cumulative ranking, Porsche Lauzon still sits at the top of the Porsche Center ranking, thanks to a comfortable lead of 129 points over our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud.
Among the drivers, Charles-Étienne still dominates his category, holding a 114-point lead over his closest pursuer, while Antoine has relaunched the race for the GT3 Cup title, reducing the gap separating him from first place from 45 to 18 points only! It promises to be a hot fight on Thursday evening. Be one of us!
Victorious, Charles-Étienne Boucher increases his lead!
Our driver Charles-Étienne Boucher flew over the Belgian Spa Francorchamps circuit during the sixth evening of the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada, taking victory in GT4 Clubsport and collecting the maximum 54 points in the process.
Thanks to this victory, Charles-Étienne increased his lead at the top of the cumulative driver rankings. He holds a comfortable lead of 73 points, notably due to his four victories in six races!
In GT3 Cup, our driver Antoine Lacharité took third place in the event. His place on the podium allowed him to maintain second place in the ranking of drivers in his category. He is 45 points behind the leader.
In the team rankings, Porsche Lauzon still occupies the top, holding a lead of 87 points over our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud.
The seventh race of the season will take place this Thursday on the American Road Atlanta circuit. Be one of us!
Antoine Lacharité finished second in front of his supporters!
In a Porsche Centre Lauzon filled with around a hundred fans who came to attend the fifth evening of the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada, Antoine Lacharité did not disappoint the gallery!
Our driver in the GT3 Cup category took second place in the event held virtually on the Circuit of the Americas. At the finish line, Antoine was only beaten by Andrew Caron of Porsche Rive-Sud. The latter is at the top of the drivers' standings, just ahead of Antoine, who occupies second place, 32 points behind the leader.
In the GT4 Clubsport category, Charles-Étienne Boucher seemed dissatisfied with his honorable fourth place in front of family and friends. It must be said that Charles-Étienne had previously won three of the first four races of the season, which allows him to hold a lead of 49 points at the top of the driver standings in his category.
In the Porsche Centre rankings, we still find ourselves in first place, ahead of our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud, 51 points behind. The Porsche Centre North Toronto is in 3rd place (190 points behind).
The sixth race of the season will take place this Thursday on the legendary Belgian circuit of Spa Francorchamps. Be one of us!
Another sweep for the Porsche Lauzon drivers!
For a second night of racing in a row, our drivers monopolized the top step of the podium, winning both races on the fourth evening of the Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada.
Antoine Lacharité, in the GT3 Cup category, and Charles-Étienne Boucher, in GT4 Clubsport, finished first in the two events contested virtually on the Austrian Red Bull Ring circuit.
These two victories allowed Porsche Lauzon to increase its lead at the top of the cumulative Porsche Center ranking, thanks to a total of 373 points, or 76 points ahead of our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud, which occupies second place.
In the driver rankings, Charles-Étienne still sits at the top in GT4 Clubsport, thanks to his three triumphs in four events. For his part, Antoine is in second place in the GT3 Cup, just 22 points behind the leader.
The next event will take place on Thursday, April 18, at the Circuit of the Americas.
Race 3
A sweep for the Porsche Lauzon drivers!
Our drivers left only crumbs for their opponents by winning the two events on the program for the third evening of Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada racing.
Antoine Lacharité, in the GT3 Cup category, and Charles-Étienne Boucher, in GT4 Clubsport, monopolized the first step of the podium in the races contested virtually on the Road America circuit.
These two victories allowed Porsche Lauzon to take control of the cumulative Porsche Center rankings, thanks to a harvest of 265 points, compared to 218 for our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud, which occupies second place.
In the driver standings, Charles-Étienne retained first place in GT4 Clubsport, while Antoine occupies second place in GT3 Cup.
Join us this evening for the fourth night of racing, which will take place at the Austrian Red Bull Ring circuit.
Race 2
The head of the standings for our GT4 Clubsport driver!
The second place obtained by Charles-Étienne Boucher during the second evening of Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada races allowed him to maintain the lead in the cumulative ranking of the GT4 Clubsport category. Charles-Étienne also won the first event of the year.
In the GT3 Cup category, Antoine Lacharité took fifth place in the race held virtually on the Fuji Speedway circuit in Japan. Antoine occupies the same place in the cumulative ranking after the first two races.
In the general ranking of Porsche Centers, we occupy second place, just 6 points behind our sister dealership Porsche Rive-Sud. We accumulated 157 points versus 163 for the South Shore team.
The next event will take place on Thursday March 28, on the Road America circuit.
Race 1
Two podiums including a victory for the Porsche Lauzon drivers!
The Porsche Esports Sprint Challenge Canada has begun its 5th season and our driver Antoine Lacharité, reigning 2023 champion, has picked up where he left off. Antoine reached the third step of the podium in the event held virtually on the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park circuit.
New this year: the Porsche Esports Challenge has added a GT4 Clubsport series. Our driver in this category, Charles-Étienne Boucher, didn't take long to make his mark by winning the very first race in this new category! Charles-Étienne also finished first in qualifying, which allowed him to obtain the maximum 54 points for a single evening.
The next event will take place this Thursday at the Fuji Speedway circuit in Japan. Note that the last event of the season scheduled for May 16 will take place on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.
Our drivers for the 2024 season:
Number of seasons in Esports GT3 Cup: 2
Best result: Reigning Champion of the 2023 season!
Favorite racetracks: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, RedbullRing and Sebring
Note: Antoine was unable to fully benefit from the prize awarded to the 2023 Champion, which was to drive a real GT3 RS on the track... because he did not have the minimum age requirement of 21! It's probably just a postponement!
Number of seasons in Esports GT4 Clubsport: 1
Best result: First place
Favorite racetracks: Spa Francorchamps, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Circuit Mont-Tremblant
Note: Charles-Étienne won the very first race of his career in GT4 Clubsport!