2023 Virtual European Racing Series

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2023 Virtual European
Racing Series
Drivers' Champion: 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour
Teams' Champions: 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition
Rookie Champion: 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
Previous: 2022 Next: 2024
Top tier:
FVeVirtual
Second tier:
VWRSeV2
Third tier:
VERSVARSVOARSeV3

The 2023 Virtual European Racing Series is the ninth season of the VERS Series. The series is a virtual motor racing championship which acts as a feeder series to the Virtual World Racing Series. The series sits at Tier 3 in the FVA Series pyramid.

Barney Hoskins was the Drivers' Champion from the 2022 season and stepped up to VWRS with OSM Racing International.

OSM Racing International came into the season as defending champions after winning the Teams' Championship in 2022; the team's inaugural season competing in VERS.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Status
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 1 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams M
2 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 3 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour M
4 16px-Flag of Switzerland.svg-1-.png Nino Luthi
23px-Flag of Sweden.svg-1-.png Johansson Motorsport 5 23px-Flag of Lithuania.svg-1-.png Ernests Gulbanis
6 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer R
19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 7 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez M
8 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen R
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Campos Motorsport 9 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Carlo Conti
10 23px-Flag of Morocco.svg-1-.png Aya Ayich R
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Schneider Motoren 11 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png Jordaan van Assen
12 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Thea Maast R
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Lapierre Formule 13 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Raphaël Lefebvre R
14 23px-Flag of Turkey.svg-1-.png Kerem Yilmaz Sari R
23px-Flag of Ireland.svg-1-.png Smith Motorsport 15 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Roger Marshal R
16 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Henri Ludwig R
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png DeMarco Team 17 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Luca Lombardi
18 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Jean-Pierre Courtois
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ozark-Jimenez 19 20px-Flag of Denmark.svg-1-.png Jørgen Thorsen
20 23px-Flag of Japan.svg-1-.png Ryo Matsuoka M
Icon Meaning
R Rookie (first season in tier)
M Masters (last eligible season in tier)

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie
1 R1 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Pau Street Circuit, Pau 27 May 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 20px-Flag of Denmark.svg-1-.png Jørgen Thorsen 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R2 28 May 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R3 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of Turkey.svg-1-.png Kerem Yilmaz Sari
2 R4 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Donington Park, Castle Donington 17 June 23px-Flag of Japan.svg-1-.png Ryo Matsuoka 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R5 18 June 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R6 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Thea Maast
3 R7 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 15 July 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R8 16 July 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen 23px-Flag of Japan.svg-1-.png Ryo Matsuoka 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R9 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Roger Marshal
4 R10 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort 12 August 16px-Flag of Switzerland.svg-1-.png Nino Luthi 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer
R11 13 August 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer
R12 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
5 R13 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 16 September 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of Turkey.svg-1-.png Kerem Yilmaz Sari
R14 17 September 23px-Flag of Lithuania.svg-1-.png Ernests Gulbanis 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R15 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
6 R16 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 7 October 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Roger Marshal
R17 8 October 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen
R18 23px-Flag of Japan.svg-1-.png Ryo Matsuoka 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer 23px-Flag of Sweden.svg-1-.png Johansson Motorsport 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer

Championship standings

Drivers' standings

Points were awarded to the top 12 classified finishers in races 1 and 2, and to the top 10 classified finishers in race 3. The pole-sitters in races 1 and 2 also received three points each, with one point given to the driver who set the fastest lap in each race. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in race three as the grid for it is based on the results of race two with the top half of the field being reversed.


Points are awarded to the top 12 classified finishers using the following structure in races 1 and 2 of each weekend:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   Pole   F Lap 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 1


Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers using the following structure in Race 3 of the weekend:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   F Lap 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos Driver FRA
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png
GBR
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png
ESP
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png
NED
23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png
ITA
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png
DEU
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png
Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Fleur-Elora Delacour M Ret 1 5 4 7 3 2 3 4 1 1 4 3 1 9 1 Ret 12 242
2 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Sergio Meléndez M 3 8 1 Ret 1 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 Ret 1 6 241
3 23px-Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg-1-.png Zayna Radif 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 7 1 3 2 6 2 9 7 10 4 5 232
4 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen R 4 2 6 5 3 9 5 1 9 12 10 1 Ret 3 3 8 2 9 175
5 23px-Flag of Japan.svg-1-.png Ryo Matsuoka M 7 9 4 2 2 10 4 4 7 6 7 5 9 Ret Ret 2 3 3 155
6 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ash Williams M Ret Ret Ret 3 8 1 6 13 8 2 Ret 10 13 2 6 3 Ret 13 107
7 16px-Flag of Switzerland.svg-1-.png Nino Luthi 5 6 8 9 5 8 9 9 5 5 4 9 7 Ret 17 16 9 2 101
8 20px-Flag of Denmark.svg-1-.png Jørgen Thorsen 2 3 10 13 10 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret 5 2 10 6 11 Ret Ret 14 77
9 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Thea Maast R 6 7 9 7 9 6 10 6 10 10 11 8 6 7 4 11 Ret 17 75
10 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Carlo Conti 15 12 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 9 8 7 4 8 2 4 5 7 74
11 23px-Flag of Morocco.svg-1-.png Aya Ayich R 8 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 14 13 11 12 13 Ret 7 6 Ret 70
12 23px-Flag of Turkey.svg-1-.png Kerem Yilmaz Sari R 11 10 2 8 17 11 8 14 14 Ret 14 13 5 14 8 15 7 4 54
13 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer R 10 Ret Ret 10 12 13 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 10 1 39
14 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Roger Marshal R 9 13 13 11 16 15 Ret 10 3 15 Ret 18 8 Ret 15 5 Ret 8 37
15 23px-Flag of Lithuania.svg-1-.png Ernests Gulbanis 17 16 12 17 13 14 16 18 13 11 16 16 14 5 5 6 Ret Ret 29
16 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png Jordaan van Assen 12 Ret 17 14 Ret 18 15 Ret 16 8 6 14 17 Ret Ret 13 11 11 16
17 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Raphaël Lefebvre R 14 11 11 16 Ret Ret Ret 5 11 13 12 12 15 12 12 12 Ret 16 15
18 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Jean-Pierre Courtois Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 16 13 17 17 16 15 19 11 10 10 9 12 15 11
19 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Luca Lombardi 13 15 Ret 15 15 19 17 16 Ret 18 18 17 Ret 15 16 14 8 10 6
20 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Henri Ludwig R 16 14 15 18 18 17 14 15 Ret 17 17 15 16 11 13 17 Ret 18 2
Pos Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points
FRA
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png
GBR
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png
ESP
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png
NED
23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png
ITA
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png
DEU
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Purple Classified retirement
Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)

Teams' standings

Pos Team Car
No.
FRA
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png
GBR
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png
ESP
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png
NED
23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png
ITA
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png
DEU
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png
Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 19px-Flag of Monaco.svg-1-.png Formation Competition 7 3 8 1 Ret 1 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 Ret 1 6 416
8 4 2 6 5 3 9 5 1 9 12 10 1 Ret 3 3 8 2 9
2 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Gray Autosport 3 Ret 1 5 4 7 3 2 3 4 1 1 4 3 1 9 1 Ret 12 343
4 5 6 8 9 5 8 9 9 5 5 4 9 7 Ret 17 16 9 2
3 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png OSM Racing International 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 8 1 6 13 8 2 Ret 10 13 2 6 3 Ret 13 339
2 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 7 1 3 2 6 2 9 7 10 4 5
4 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Ozark-Jiminez 19 2 3 10 13 10 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret 5 2 10 6 11 Ret Ret 14 232
20 7 9 4 2 2 10 4 4 7 6 7 5 9 Ret Ret 2 3 3
5 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Campos Motorsport 9 15 12 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 9 8 7 4 8 2 4 5 7 144
10 8 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 14 13 11 12 13 Ret 7 6 Ret
6 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Schneider Motoren 11 12 Ret 17 14 Ret 18 15 Ret 16 8 6 14 17 Ret Ret 13 11 11 91
12 6 7 9 7 9 6 10 6 10 10 11 8 6 7 4 11 Ret 17
7 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Lapierre Formule 13 14 11 11 16 Ret Ret Ret 5 11 13 12 12 15 12 12 12 Ret 16 69
14 11 10 2 8 17 11 8 14 14 Ret 14 13 5 14 8 15 7 4
8 23px-Flag of Sweden.svg-1-.png Johansson Motorsport 5 17 16 12 17 13 14 16 18 13 11 16 16 14 5 5 6 Ret Ret 68
6 10 Ret Ret 10 12 13 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 10 1
9 23px-Flag of Ireland.svg-1-.png Smith Motorsport 15 9 13 13 11 16 15 Ret 10 3 15 Ret 18 8 Ret 15 5 Ret 8 39
16 16 14 15 18 18 17 14 15 Ret 17 17 15 16 11 13 17 Ret 18
10 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png DeMarco Team 17 13 15 Ret 15 15 19 17 16 Ret 18 18 17 Ret 15 16 14 8 10 17
18 Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 16 13 17 17 16 15 19 11 10 10 9 12 15
Pos Team Car
No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points
FRA
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png
GBR
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png
ESP
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png
NED
23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png
ITA
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png
DEU
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png

Rookies' standings

Points were awarded to the top 12 classified rookies in races 1 and 2, and to the top 10 classified rookies in race 3. The highest qualifying rookie in races 1 and 2 also received three points each, with one point given to the rookie who set the fastest lap in each race. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in race three as the grid for it is based on the results of race two with the top half of the field being reversed.


Points are awarded to the top 12 classified rookies using the following structure in races 1 and 2 of each weekend:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   Pole   F Lap 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 1


Points are awarded to the top 10 classified rookies using the following structure in Race 3 of the weekend:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   F Lap 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos Driver FRA
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png
GBR
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png
ESP
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png
NED
23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png
ITA
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png
DEU
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png
Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Louisa Austen 4 2 6 5 3 9 5 1 9 12 10 1 Ret 3 3 8 2 9 340
2 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Thea Maast 6 7 9 7 9 6 10 6 10 10 11 8 6 7 4 11 Ret 17 250
3 23px-Flag of Morocco.svg-1-.png Aya Ayich 8 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 14 13 11 12 13 Ret 7 6 Ret 223
4 23px-Flag of Turkey.svg-1-.png Kerem Yilmaz Sari 11 10 2 8 17 11 8 14 14 Ret 14 13 5 14 8 15 7 4 185
5 23px-Flag of Austria.svg-1-.png Atlas Stryer 10 Ret Ret 10 12 13 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 10 1 146
6 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Roger Marshal 9 13 13 11 16 15 Ret 10 3 15 Ret 18 8 Ret 15 5 Ret 8 140
7 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Raphaël Lefebvre 14 11 11 16 Ret Ret Ret 5 11 13 12 12 15 12 12 12 Ret 16 133
8 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Henri Ludwig 16 14 15 18 18 17 14 15 Ret 17 17 15 16 11 13 17 Ret 18 99
Pos Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points
FRA
23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png
GBR
23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png
ESP
23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png
NED
23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png
ITA
23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png
DEU
23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Purple Classified retirement
Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)