Following the unparalleled success of the Qatar Online Racing Championship (QORC) for cars, the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) is gearing up for their next key event, the QORC MotoGP Racing Championship, the governing body for motorsport in Qatar announced yesterday.
The competition will take place on the PlayStation 4 virtual platform of MotoGP 19 game, starting on Sunday. Only 42 slots will be available for riders in the championship. Riders will be split into three groups with each group having maximum of 14. Each rider is expected to join the three ‘qualifying rounds’ taking place during the first week of the Championship.
After that, the top 4 riders from each group will qualify to go to the finals. The qualifying rounds and finals will take place on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday in the first and second weeks respectively, starting at 9pm on each day. Each round will consist of 15 minutes of qualifying and a 30-minute Race.
Commenting on the Championship, QMMF Executive Director, Amro Al Hamad said: “The competition is going to start next Sunday. We have already opened up registration for entries. The series will be held for 42 competitors and it’s going to be for two weeks.
The first week is going to be for qualifiers, the second week is going to be for the finals, like we did for cars. There is going to be three groups and the races will be held on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting at 9pm
The fastest four from each group will qualify for the finals, which means 12 riders will battle for the top honours in the final week.”
