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Racing Prodigy gives sim racing drivers a shot at real motorsports contracts

Turn your e-driving skills into a career opportunity

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Radical SR1 race car on a race track.
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F1 drivers typically start kart racing at the same time they begin elementary school and spend their childhood, teenage, and young adult years competing at gradually higher levels, hoping someday to get a contract from a Formula 1 team. Racing Prodigy, a U.S.-based sports, entertainment, and media company, has formed the Prodigy Racing League to give talented gamers a way to earn a contract to race real cars.

Why the Prodigy Racing League matters

Prodigy Three (P3) Championship - Real-World Racing Series

Racing Prodigy describes the Prodigy Racing Leagues as an e2Real pathway that can make motorsports more accessible. It claims the league
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reduces financial barriers to pursuing a career in motorsports.

To compete in the e2Real Racing League, gamers sign up for Prodigy Racing Leagues’ online sim racing competitions. The competitions include a selection of popular racing titles and various gaming platforms. Winners progress to higher-level competitions. Successive winners and those selected by Racing Prodigy’s expert committee will get the chance to try out for a real-world racing contract.

The first draft of drivers took place at the Formula One British Grand Prix in July inside the Williams Racing Fan Zone. From a qualifying pool of 32 drivers, 24 selected drivers received contracts to compete in the Prodigy Racing League P3 season, which includes five race events in the U.S. Fans who voted online selected six additional racers to be practice squad drivers.

Some of the first Prodigy Draft drivers selected in a Williams Racing Fan Zone at the Formula One British Grand Prix.
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Six teams of four drivers will compete in the P3 season, driving specially prepared Radical SR1 race cars. The drafted racers, including two female drivers, are aged 15 to 29 and from 13 countries.

Radical SR1 race car on a race track.
Walter Sippel / Racing Prodity

The P3 Championship schedule is:

Event Dates Venue Location
P3 Race Event #1 November 16-17, 2024 NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, LA
P3 Race Event #2 January 6-7, 2025 Sebring International Raceway Sebring, FL
P3 Race Event #3 February 4-5, 2025 Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, FL
P3 Race Event #4 February 25-26, 2025 Atlanta Motorsports Park Dawsonville, GA
P3 Race Event #5 March 29-30. 2025 NOLA Motorsports Park Avondale, LA
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