Stellantis Motorsport is installing a new sim rig and in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup you will find out why. I also have news on a new Cross Car esports competition, choosing a sim racing wheel and more!
From Sim Racing to the Real Thing
Dynisma Becomes Official Driving Simulator Partner of Stellantis Motorsport
Dynisma Ltd. has signed an agreement to supply its high-performance DMG-1 driving simulator to Stellantis Motorsport, strengthening the group’s performance engineering capabilities across both the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
The simulator will be installed at Stellantis Motorsport’s facility in Versailles, France in Q1 2026. Once operational, the engineering and driver teams will benefit from the DMG-1’s low latency and high bandwidth capabilities, enabling highly accurate vehicle development, race preparation and program optimization ahead of the 2026 season and beyond.
Jean-Marc Finot, Head of Stellantis Motorsport, said: “Simulation is a foundational tool in modern motorsport, especially in championships with extremely limited track time and fast-paced development cycles. The DMG-1 will give our teams a highly correlated, high-fidelity environment to prepare our drivers and advance our engineering programmes for both WEC and Formula E. Dynisma is a leader in motion simulation, and we are pleased to formalise this partnership as we build towards the 2026 season.”
Jean-Eric Vergne, Stellantis Motorsport’s driver (Formula E & WEC), said: “Today, racing relies massively on simulator preparation, and the level of realism you get makes a huge difference to how quickly you can extract performance on track. The DMG-1 is incredibly responsive which gives us immediate feedback on handling, grip, weight transfer and energy deployment decisions, which is crucial in both WEC and Formula E. Being able to work through setups, tyre behaviour and race scenarios in such a realistic environment means we can arrive at each event much more prepared and start closer to the limit from the first lap.”
SimXPro’s Prodigy Program Will Help Sim Racers Achieve Real-World Track Experience
Traxion reports that sponsored: Sim racers, content creators, community members and customers – all have the chance to take part in a trackday through SimXPro’s Prodigy Program.
“When I look at old competitions, you either need to be an alien to win or get the opportunity to drive,” explains SimXPro CEO Johan Akkerman. “Alternatively, you’re very well connected, very rich, very fast, or a combination of these three things. So we want to give SimXPro Pro customers an opportunity to drive on track and also content creators. We’re trying to find a solution where if someone wants it badly enough, they can get it.”
Motorsport UK Cross Car Esports Cup Coming Soon
Motorsport UK is starting 2026 off with a bang! For the first time, Motorsport UK Esports is running a championship where the winner will not only get to test a real-world race car, but will race it too!
The Motorsport UK Cross Car Esports Cup is coming soon, using the iRacing service and the official FIA Cross Car, this championship is going to be hard fought, but for the winner it really could make a dream come true.
Stay tuned for more and join the Motorsport UK Esports Discord for all the latest news and updates –
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