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Weekly Digest: August Week 3

Scorpio eSports Weekly Digest

Devlin Takes a Triple Podium as Strobel Wins in Class


Round 7 of ARL Touring Car Britain took Scorpio eSports to Donington Park GP, and once again, one name kept appearing near the very top of the results sheet: Charlie Devlin.


Third in Race 1.

Second in Race 2.

First in Race 3.


It was another outstanding event from Devlin, who scored 209 points and now sits just 95 behind the championship leader; and delivered Scorpio eSports its fifth victory of the season. Consistency and outright pace are beginning to go hand in hand, which is exactly what you want when the championship starts getting serious.


Alongside him in the Pro class, Timothy Friis Larsen had a more complicated weekend. He finished 9th in the opening race before retiring from Race 2, but his Race 3 recovery was worth noting. Starting from the back of the grid, Larsen fought his way through to P6 in Pro Class, showing once again that even when the weekend does not go entirely to plan, the pace is still there.


In Pro-Am, Ryan Stringer brought home three solid points-scoring finishes with P8, P9 and P8. Not the headline-grabbing results he would have wanted, perhaps, but another reliable contribution to the team's overall campaign.


The Am class brought more silverware. Alexander Strobel opened the weekend with yet another a class victory, followed by P3 and P4. Another strong round from Alex, who continues to establish himself as one of Scorpio's most dependable touring car drivers, while also fighting for the Am class championship crown.


For Stanley Rolfe, it was a weekend split firmly into two halves. A class podium in the opening race with P3 showed exactly what was possible, but two subsequent DNFs meant that promising points quickly disappeared.


Lucas Chadderton continued his steady development with finishes of P9, P7 and P8. No drama, no spectacular headlines, just another weekend of racing, learning and bringing the car home in one piece.


The headline, however, belongs to Devlin. Three races. Three podiums. A win. And the top scorer of the event for the third round running.




Larsen's “Worst” Finish of the Season Is Another Podium


There was something slightly strange about Timothy Friis Larsen arriving at Monza already wearing the crown. The championship was done. The third Super Formula title was already secured. Normally, that might be the moment to relax, enjoy the race and perhaps take a few unnecessary liberties into the first chicane. Instead, there were still points to prove.


Qualifying brought an unusual result for Larsen as he lined up only P5. By his standards, practically a crisis. Then, taking an understandably cautious approach in the opening stages, he dropped back to seventh. And then he remembered who he was again.


Larsen settled into a series of wheel-to-wheel battles, gradually working his way back through the field before eventually crossing the line in P3. Another podium.


As he said in a post-race interview, “It was finally nice to fight with others wheel to wheel after so many dominant victories”. 

The remarkable part, however, is that this becomes his lowest finish of the entire season.


Think about that for a second. In the official iRacing Super Formula top split, competing against the strongest drivers the platform has to offer, Timothy Friis Larsen's worst result of the season is third place. The championship may already have been decided, but Monza served as another reminder of exactly why Larsen is now a triple champion. Even on one of his quieter days, he still ends up on the podium.




Chadderton Keeps Climbing with F4 Class Podium


If you have followed Lucas Chadderton's journey, this result will not come as a complete surprise.


It has been coming. Lucas has never been the loudest driver in the room. He would probably be quite happy if nobody noticed him at all. But behind the scenes, he works. He studies his mistakes, asks questions, looks at the data, goes back into the simulator and does it again. That approach is starting to pay off.

In Round 1 of the JWB British Formula 4 Series, Lucas secured a Pro class podium with P3 in Race 1, before following it up with P4 in Race 2. A great continuation of form after maiden victory in the final round of the previous season.


It is another important step for a driver whose progress has been built through persistence rather than shortcuts. Nobody can promise success in motorsport. But determination, honesty about your own mistakes and the willingness to keep improving give you a fighting chance.


Lucas is doing exactly that. And another podium is now on the board.




Formula Renault 2.0 Legacy Series: 26 Years Later, It Starts Again


Twenty-six years after Scorpio Motorsport began its racing journey in Formula Renault, the legacy is returning to the track.


Organised by Scorpio eSports, Cactara Racing and RaceGen, the new Formula Renault 2.0 Legacy Series puts drivers behind the wheel of one of junior motorsport's most iconic cars and follows the spirit of the real 2013 Formula Renault BARC season, a championship once raced by myself.


This is emotional for me, I must admit. There is history behind it. There is blood, sweat and tears. Life-long friendships, failures and wins.

And there is something real waiting at the end.


The championship winner will receive:

  • Two tickets to a British GT / GB4 event;

  • Paddock access;

  • An exclusive meet and greet with teams and drivers.


Every round will also be live streamed with commentary on YouTube, bringing the championship to viewers throughout the season.


The series is backed by RaceGen, our driver management programme focused on identifying talent and creating genuine opportunities for sim racers to move closer to real-world motorsport.


The Calendar

September 8 | Donington Park National

September 15 | Snetterton 200

September 22 | Thruxton

October 6 | Oulton Park Island

October 13 | Charlotte Roval, No Chicanes

October 20 | Silverstone National


26 years of history. One Team. Your chance to become part of the legacy.



Written by Ivan Taranov

Photos by Ryan Stringer, Lucas Chadderton, Alexander Strobel

 
 
 

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