- The FIA to run hill climb esports sim racing competition
- Uses RaceRoom, with qualifying opening in August
- In-person finale, hosted in Luxembourg
The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile has confirmed a second major 2026 sim racing initiative in Macau at the World Motor Sport Council.
Following the FIA Esports Global Rally Tour, an Assetto Corsa Rally-utilising competition currently underway, is the FIA Esports European Hill Climb Cup.
It will culminate in a Luxembourg-based in-person finale this October (9th-11th), where the eight quickest drivers will compete against each other. Using RaceRoom Racing Experience, an online qualifying stage will begin on 20th August and close on 7th September 2026.
The tournament will use the 134 Judd V8 vehicle, which features a high-revving engine originally designed for single-seater and prototype racing. The venue will be the ‘RaceRoom Hillclimb’, a fictional track created for the simulation.
The finalists will not know which track will be used at the final “to ensure a level playing field,” according to the FIA.
RaceRoom is free to install on PC, and once the in-game FIA time trial is live, entrants will not have to purchase either the track or car.
Earlier this month, it issued a “call to proposal” to sim racing organisations and game developers looking to work with the FIA on future events.
Last year, it included an ‘Appendix E’ for sim racing within its International Sporting Code. This temporary measure has now been replaced by a separate Esports Code to regulate FIA Esports Competitions.
