A perfect ending to the first ever Creventic Endurance Series on the iRacing platform for PorscheSport eSports season: The team claimed the GT4 Championship on Saturday, at the final event at the virtual Sebring International Raceway, to be crowned the the first ever GT4 champions. The pairing of Chris Walsh and Jacob Tofts secured sixth position in the final race, but with a strong points margin, ensured they would still walk away with the title. Held across four rounds, the 12 hour endurance races showcased exactly what multi-class racing is all about and something which the Creventic outfit are well known for. Featuring GT3, GT4 and TCR classes, the gruelling endurance races were no easy task and PorscheSport eSports had many uphill battles to ensure top honours.

After a winning start to the season at Spa-Francorchamps, the duo of Walsh and Tofts, along with their third driver Ryan Parkins, had contrasting luck in the final three rounds. Three identical incidents over the final rounds, resulted in the PorscheSport eSports GT4 down the running order due to rear contact. Determination and persistence from the trio ensured points scoring positions throughout the championship and whilst results where taken away due to others mistakes on the circuit, the drivers proved time and time again, they could fight back.

Heading into the final round at Sebring International Raceway the team had clear intentions to score as many points as possible and drive a clean race to avoid any trouble. Heading into the final three hours a podium looked certain and would ensure a very healthy points margin in the championship. Multi-class racing always throws up surprises, in this instance a blip of concentration from a GT3 driver, making contact with class competitors ahead, lead to the #718 of PorscheSport eSports in the gravel with heavy damage. Over 15 minutes of repairs unfortunately dropped the team back down the order, although the championship was not over. Strong stints by Tofts and Walsh ensured their persistence was rewarded and finally took the chequered flag in sixth position to claim the title.

Jacob Tofts: “The race was going very well, we’d saved the fuel needed to miss a pit stop and looked to have a solid grasp on a strong podium position and potentially another win. However, for the third race in a row we got hit by lapped traffic, in incidents not our fault. The damage left us with 15 minutes worth of repairs, but once that was done we continued on in the race to secure maximum points, like we’d done at Hockenheim and Barcelona. All three of these efforts would prove crucial to winning the championship, Chris is the man to thank for these! I’m happy to win the championship, but it’s not the way we would have liked to. We never really got to see the true pace we had, nor our strategies play out!”

Chris Walsh: “It was a difficult run after winning round 1 then getting taken out while in podium position rounds 2-4, but we never quit despite being laps down and finished every race. We knew every point mattered in the end, so I’m proud of Jacob and the teams resolve and winning the championship!”