Alex Yoong’s team, Axle Sports to represent Malaysia in Le Mans Virtual Series

After their success in the EERC European Endurance Championship 24-hour race in June, Axle Sports, a team led by former Formula One driver, Alex Yoong, is all set to compete in the upcoming Le Mans Virtual series which is scheduled to start on the 25-September.

The Malaysian team has been selected as one of only 31 teams to compete in the virtual race for the second season in the row. Aside from being the first Malaysian to compete in Formula One, Yoong also competed in Le Mans in 2006 where he won ‘Rookie of the Year’.

The Le Mans Virtual Series is one of the world’s biggest sim racing events and consists of 5 rounds, kicking off with a 4-hour endurance race in Monza.

Axle Sports will be relying on one of the fastest sim racers in Malaysia, Naquib Azlan, who recently won his second eRacing GP Global Edition championship in May 2021.

Naquib Azlan will be accompanied by Josh Purwien (Australia) and Team Flash driver, Muhammad Aleef (Singapore) who will drive Car #21 in the LMP Class, while Alister Yoong (Malaysia), Mikko Nassi (Singapore) and Inigo Anton (Philippines) will be competing in the GTE Class in Car #61.

The first four rounds, taking place between September and December, will be held strictly online, with the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual taking place as the climax of the premier endurance esports championship. The finale will be aired live within the 2022 Autosport International motorsport show in Birmingham, U.K. on 15- and 16-January 2022.