Qatar’s top rider Saeed Al Sulaiti topped the timesheets in the opening round of the Qatar Online Racing Championship (QORC) as Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) riders showed good pace against Leopard Racing riders on Monday night.
Al Sulaiti clocked a time of 27:34.532 to finish the 16-lap simulated race ahead of compatriot Saoud Al Thani (+3.529 seconds). Xavi Artigas (+25.100) of Leopard Racing was third fastest as QMMF’s Hamad Al Sahouti (+1:42.160) grabbed the fourth spot Jaume Masia (+1:47.646) of Leopard Racing completed the top-five at the simulated 4.655km Circuit de BarcelonaCatalunya.
This competition was held on the MotoGP 20 PS4 game. Al Sulaiti, who has won Qatar’s national championships in the past, had started the 16-lap race on pole but was soon overtaken by Al Thani, who led through the halfway stage before suffering a crash.
Al Sulaiti took advantage of his team-mate’s misery as he surged to lead but Al Thani also exhibited good pace. The two riders exchanged leads many times but Al Sulaiti kept his cool to take the chequered flag. Organisers QMMF confirmed Leopard Racing were one rider short for the first race due to ‘some technical issues’.
After the first round, QMMF have a tally of 107 points against Leopard Racing’s 63. The race format consists of qualifying (15 mins) and race (30 mins). The competition will be held every day – except this Friday – until June 29th. There are a total of four riders on each team with each race being set at a different circuit.
The points scored by the rider is accumulated for team’s total points. The team with the highest team total after six races will be declared the winner.
QMMF said all of the races will be hosted through ‘Race Director’ mode. “For each race day there will be a different circuit. The points riders accumulate from each race will be added together to make a ‘Team Total’,” QMMF said in a statement.
“The team with the highest ‘Team Total’ after six races will win the competition “Races start at 8:00pm Qatar time. A livestream of the event is available to watch on the QMMF TV’s Youtube channel,” the statement added.
