
2025 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup | Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway
January 31st, 2025 by Justin Melillo
The Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup returns on Saturday with the first race of the 2025 season at Daytona International Speedway. Defending series champion, and now a two-time title winner of the series, Sebastian Job headlines the 30-driver roster, which also includes former champions Diogo Pinto and Jordan Caruso and many other incredible talents, both familiar and new to the action. All are looking for their share of this season’s $200,000 purse.
Live streaming of the events will begin on Saturday at 18:00 GMT (1PM ET) via Porsche’s channels on YouTube and Twitch with the return of the Porsche All-Star series. The Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup pro drivers will take off one hour afterwards, at 19:00 GMT (2PM ET).
#PESC – The 2025 season of the #Porsche @TAGHeuer #Esports #Supercup kicks off tomorrow (1 Feb) with round 1 on the @iRacing version of the @DAYTONA International Speedway#Porsche #911GT3Cup #Raceborn #Simracing pic.twitter.com/tx77i2Rc7s
— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) January 31, 2025
Last Race:
The 2024 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup ended with a battle between two prior champions looking to become two-time winners of the coveted title. Sebastian Job and Diogo Pinto, both a part of the Team Redline / Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing pipeline, came into the Monza finale with a chance at glory. Job did exactly what he needed to do to clinch it, despite Pinto winning the finale, having the advantage coming in, claiming his second career title as a result.
Last Season:
The 2024 season was the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup’s first visit to the World Center of Racing, and the racing did not disappoint. A rookie to the series at the time, Apex Racing Team’s Luke McKeown put the series on notice by claiming his first-career victory in the Sprint over many of the top drivers in the series. After the invert, the Feature fell into the hands of the Team Redline /Red Bull / Verstappen.com drivers. Perhaps a precursor to the season as a whole, Sebastian Job was able to win by a nose over Diogo Pinto in the Feature.
Track Facts:
Known as “The World Center of Racing”, Daytona International Speedway has a deep history in many facets of American motorsport, from NASCAR and their annual Daytona 500 to IMSA and their 24-hour battle for the Rolex 24. This track also hosts Bike Week’s Daytona 200, Daytona Supercross, Daytona KartWeek between Christmas and New Years, and a host of driving school, club, and other events. While the oval boasts 2.5-miles of intense, high-speed action, the road course that traverses the infield measures at 3.56-miles and incorporates most of the banked oval.
All Stars:
The PESC All-Stars are back in 2025 with one of the biggest star-studded lineups in series history. eNASCAR champion Casey Kirwan was victorious in the 2024 PESC All-Stars championship, winning his second title in a row, this time over Pablo “Pulpo” Lopez. Kirwan, Lopez, and other champions such as Emree and Quirkitized return in 2025, with many real world drivers taking part on occasion, such as Tony Kanaan and perhaps a few other surprises throughout the season.
This week, the All Stars will take on Daytona in the Porsche 963 GTP.
Expected full-time 2025 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup roster:
- Basic Ollie
- Borja Zazo
- Casey Kirwan
- Dan Suzuki
- Daniel Gray
- Emree
- Grizzle
- Keny500
- lovefortysix
- Pablo Vicente
- PulpoLopez
- Quirkitized
- Sampsoid
- StormMalina
- Stradi
- Suellio Almeida
- Tony Kanaan
Next Up:
After the trip to the United States, the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup and the All-Stars will travel over to Italy for the second race of the season at the Autodromo Internazionale de Mugello. The Mugello events are scheduled for Saturday, February 8th, and will be live starting at 18:00 GMT (1PM ET) via Porsche’s channels on YouTube and Twitch with All-Stars on tap first. The Supercup races will take off one hour afterwards, at 19:00 GMT (2PM ET).
For more information on the 2025 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup season, visit www.iracing.com/pesc.
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