‘Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup’ National Qualifiers Conclude This Month

The national qualifiers of the 2022 Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup - which is officially sponsored by Toyota Motor Corporation, represented by Toyota GAZOO Racing, to keep pace with the evolving global esports and virtual car racing landscape - are concluding this month. Exceptionally talented simulator drivers from Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Mauritania will compete during the third and final round to claim their seats in the finals scheduled to take place in the Jordanian capital, Amman, between 6 and 8 October. 

Following the remarkable success of the first edition of the Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup last year, the championship now returns with an even wider range of participants and a more advanced structure comprising national qualifier rounds that present everyone with a fair chance to showcase their talents, win and represent their countries during the finals.  

With 12 contestants participating from each country, the third round of the national qualifiers will kick off in Oman on Thursday 25 August, followed by Qatar on Saturday 27 August, Bahrain on Sunday 28 August and Saudi Arabia on Monday 29 August, before wrapping up in Mauritania on Wednesday 31 August. Drivers from each country will have a 10-minute practice session on the track to help familiarize them with the course. After that, the drivers will be given a seven-minute qualifying session that will determine the start line order of the Sprint Race, consisting of seven laps around the renowned Japanese Autopolis International Racing Course, which will decide the starting grid of the Feature Race. 

Before the Feature Race, competition will be easing for a five-minute practice session, after which the drivers will return for 11 laps around the 4.673 km track, with the fastest two to cross the finish line winning first and second places in the national qualifiers. Both will be directly advancing to the finals, with the third-place winner becoming first reserve in case the first or second-place winners are unable to show up at the Toyota GAZOO Racing MENA Esports Cup finals.        

National qualifier activities will be streamed on the Desert Fox Racing YouTube channelvia the following link t.ly/snqa - per the below schedule:

Oman: Thursday 25 August at 7:00 PM Local Time

Qatar: Saturday 27 August at 6:00 PM Local Time 

Bahrain: Sunday 28 August at 6:00 PM Local Time 

Saudi Arabia: Monday 29 August at 6:00 PM Local Time 

Mauritania: Wednesday 31 August at 3:00 PM Local Time