All News: Hugo Luis


Luis Takes Slender Suzuka Victory

April 3rd, 2013 by

In a closely-fought 53 laps around the virtual Suzuka Grand Prix Circuit, Hugo Luis claimed his second victory of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series and extended his lead in the points table. Although the Brazilian had seized pole position with a lap time of 1:30.448, once the green flag dropped he found … Read the Rest »

A Small World Gets Smaller – Thanks to iRacing

March 13th, 2013 by

While racing authentic digital versions of exciting cars on laser-scanned renditions of the world’s great tracks is undeniably iRacing’s number one draw, the chance to be part of a vibrant, international community of sim-racers surely rates among the biggest benefits enjoyed by the nearly 40,000 iRacers around the world.   From Atlanta to Zolder, countless friendships … Read the Rest »

Aiming for Number One . . . Again

March 1st, 2013 by

The iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series set to kick-off this Saturday at Spa-Francorchamps in an online race that will be broadcast on iRacing.com/live at 14:00 GMT (9 am).   Hugo Luis will be looking to hit the ground running in a bid to regain the title he lost in 2012. We caught up with … Read the Rest »

2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series Kicks-Off Saturday

February 28th, 2013 by

Saturday’s opening round of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps will be broadcast on iRacing.com/live beginning at 14:00 GMT (9:00 am EST). Can Greger Huttu defend his 2012 championship title or will last year’s runner up Hugo Luis challenge again? Maybe one of the World Championship Series rookies … Read the Rest »

Mogar DG Filho: Next Stop iWCGPS

February 19th, 2013 by

As the opening round of the 2013 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series at Spa-Francorchamps on March 2 edges ever closer, we can look forward to seeing some new and familiar names battling for the most coveted sim-racing title in the world . . . and prizes valued at nearly $20,000.   One fresh-faced individual who … Read the Rest »

iRacing Launches World Championship Series web site

January 15th, 2013 by

iRacing.com today announced the launch of wcs.iracing.com, a website focused on the iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series World Championship.  The site features profiles of the drivers competing in the two series, along with schedules, standings, track guides and World Championship-related stories, videos and photo galleries. The World Championship series … Read the Rest »

Hightower’s Texas Two Step

November 13th, 2012 by

Texas Motor Speedway is one of the most popular tracks within the iRacing.com service because of its high speeds and great racing. 1,641 sim racers attempted to conquer the 1.5-mile beast located in Fort Worth, Texas, during Week One of the NASCAR iRacing.com Class C Series (Fixed Setup), but after seven days of full-throttle, hard-nosed … Read the Rest »

Kerkhof Takes World Championship Finale

October 16th, 2012 by

The sixteenth and final round of the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship at the digital Suzuka Grand Prix Circuit saw Atze Kerkhof secure his second win of the season with a dominant pole-to-flag front-running performance.  However, the triumph proved to be too little, too late for the Dutchman, who was looking to overhaul Roland … Read the Rest »

Luis Powers to Motegi Win as Huttu re-Claims Championship Crown

October 3rd, 2012 by

In the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship’s inaugural visit to the digital replica of the Twin-Ring Motegi circuit, Hugo Luis dominated proceedings to grab his sixth win of the 2012 season. Despite mounting the top step of the virtual podium, Luis couldn’t prevent Greger Huttu from reclaiming the championship crown that he ceded to … Read the Rest »

Luis Zooms to Zolder Victory as Huttu Nears Second Title

September 18th, 2012 by

In a gruelling 77 laps around iRacing’s latest addition to its growing catalogue of race tracks, Hugo Luis scored his fifth victory of the 2012 season at the beautifully rendered Circuit Zolder.   Despite scoring maximum points, the Brazilian did little to slow Greger Huttu’s inexorable march to the iRacing.com Grand Prix Series World Championship, a … Read the Rest »