Max Verstappen wins GTD class in the virtual 24 Hours of Daytona

Together with Team Redline teammates Gianni Vecchio and Ole Steinbraten, Max Verstapen has won the virtual 24 Hours of Daytona. The trio competed in the GTD class of the 24-hour race, with the overall victory going to Williams Esports in the #6 Acura ARX-06 GTP car. 

Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen is an avid sim racer and regularly participates in endurance races, often driving GT3 cars. This is also the case in this iRacing 24 Hours at the Daytona International Speedway, in which he competed with great success with Team Redline #69 in a Mercedes-AMG GT3 car with number four.

Verstappen's triumph in the 24 Hours of Daytona not only solidifies his status as a versatile driver but also elevates the status of SimRacing. The increasing popularity of esports in motorsports suggests a paradigm shift in the perception of virtual racing.