Regulation

THE REAL RACE – SUPER TROFEO ESPORTS

1. COMPETITION
The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports is an Esports competition based on the Assetto Corsa Competizione racing simulators developed by Kunos Simulazioni, which has as its ultimate goal the identification of new Automobili Lamborghini Esports Team members.

The competition indeed is the procedure organized by Lamborghini to select new talents for its sim racing team, acknowledging their personal merits and skills, and as potential participants in the industrial project developed by Lamborghini for the Esports world.

The competition is divided into 3 different phases for EU:
– Hotstint Qualifying
– Qualification Race
– Regional Final

The competition is divided into 2 different phases for both NALA and APAC:
– Hotstint Qualifying
– Regional Final

Participants will compete within their respective regions.

1.1 OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPETITION
Drivers must show their skills through the Racing Simulator Assetto Corsa Competizione, by driving the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2 and try to achieve the best possible results.

Lamborghini is looking for new talents in sim racing (i) to enter the Automobili Lamborghini Esports Team, acknowledging their personal merits and skills, and (ii) as a part of the industrial project developed by Lamborghini for the esports world.

By participating in this competition and passing its various stages as provided in these regulations, the best Drivers will have the chance to show their driving skills and to be selected by Lamborghini as the new teammates of the Automobili Lamborghini Esports Team David Tonizza, Luca Losio and Danilo Santoro.

2. TERRITORY
EU:
Albania – Andorra – Armenia – Austria – Azerbaijan – Belgium – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Bulgaria – Croatia – Cyprus – Czech Republic – Denmark – Estonia – Finland – France – Georgia – Germany – Greece – Hungary – Iceland – Ireland – Italy- Latvia – Liechtenstein – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Macedonia – Malta – Moldova – Principality of Monaco – Montenegro – Netherlands – Norway – Poland – Portugal – Romania – San Marino – Serbia – Slovakia – Slovenia – Spain – Sweden – Switzerland – Turkey – Ukraine – United Kingdom

NALA:
Anguilla – Antigua and Barbuda – Argentina – Aruba Bahamas – Barbados – Belize Bermuda – Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bonaire – Sint Eustatius and Saba – Brazil Canada – Cayman Islands – Chile – Colombia – Costa Rica – Curaçao – Dominica – Dominican Republic – Ecuador – El Salvador – Greenland – Grenada – Guadeloupe – Guatemala – Guinea – Guyana – Haiti – Honduras – Jamaica – Martinique – Mexico – Montserrat – Nicaragua – Panama – Paraguay – Peru – Puerto Rico – Saint Barthelemy – Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Lucia – Saint Martin (French Part) – Saint Pierre and Miquelon – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Maarten (Dutch Part) – Suriname – Trinidad and Tobago – Turks and Caicos Islands – United States of America – Uruguay – Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) – Virgin Islands (British)

APAC:
Afghanistan – American Samoa – Australia – Bangladesh – Bhutan – Brunei – Cambodia – China – Cook Islands – Fiji – French Polynesia – Guam – India – Indonesia – Japan – Kazakhstan – Kiribati – Kyrgyzstan – Laos – Malaysia – Maldives – Marshall Islands – Micronesia – Mongolia – Myanmar – Nauru – Nepal – New Caledonia – New Zealand – Niue – Northern Mariana Islands – Pakistan – Palau – Papua New Guinea – Philippines – Samoa – Seychelles – Singapore – Solomon Islands – South Korea – Sri Lanka – Taiwan – Tajikistan – Thailand – Timor Leste – Tokelau – Tonga – Turkmenistan – Tuvalu – Uzbekistan – Vanuatu – Vietnam Wallis And Futuna

Participation in the Contest is in any case forbidden to: • individuals residing in one of the following countries: (i) Belarus; (ii) Crimea; (iii) Cuba; (iv) Russian Federation (v) Syrian Arab Republic; (vi) Islamic Republic of Iran; and (vii) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or in any case all countries subject to international sanctions and those whose local legislation requires compliance with additional ad hoc requirements.

3. DURATION
From 27/05/2023 until 30/07/2023 (for EU), until 02/07/2023 (for NALA), until 06/07/2023 (for APAC).

In consideration of the mechanics of the Competition, who wish to participate in the Competition shall be entitled to participate by registering on the Website and requesting to participate in the Competition by the deadline of:
03.07.2023 at: 09:00 CET for EU;
28.08.2023 at: 09:00 CET / 03:00 ET / 00:00 PT for NALA;
31.08.2023 at: 09:00 CET / 15:00 HKT / 18:00 AEDT for APAC;

after this deadline, no further registration in the Competition will be permitted.

4. DRIVER ELIGIBILITY
A “Driver” is any person who has registered through the official website during the registration time window. Drivers must meet the following requirements in their entirety to be eligible to compete:

Be resident in any of the territories listed in Art. 2;
Have already reached the age of 16 (sixteenth), and, if they have not yet reached the age of 18 (eighteen), have obtained the prior consent of their parent or the person exercising parental responsibility in order to participate in this Competition;
Not be officially banned from any Esports competition managed by the organiser or partners;
Agree with Terms and Conditions of this regulation;
Agree with the Sporting Code;
Agree with the Code of Conduct (Art. 11);
Agree & sign a copy of the The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports – Driver Agreement if qualified for a race;

In case of qualification in the Series, a Driver must sign the Driver Agreement and meet the Hardware and Software requirements (Art 5.1 and 5.2). Drivers who do not meet these requirements will be deemed ineligible and will be removed from the competition.

The organiser reserves the right to investigate Drivers’ information when eligibility is in question. Drivers should be prepared to provide a copy of personal identification or other applicable documents to verify if all the requirements are met.

The Promoter reserves the right to carry out all activities necessary to verify the fulfillment of the requirements for taking part in this Competition at any time and to exclude any person who does not meet them.

The signed copy of The real Race – Super Trofeo Esports – Driver Agreement must be sent by e-mail to esport@akinformatica.it within 24 hours of receiving the email after the end of the hostint qualification in which you qualified; otherwise, you automatically lose your place in the race in favour of the next driver.

5. PARTICIPATION
Drivers will have the chance to participate in The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports by joining the hotstint qualifying competition. To participate in the hotstint qualifying competition a Driver needs to:

Meet driver eligibility requirements (Art. 4);
Register to the https://esports.lamborghini/ website;
Own a driver profile in-game with real Forename and Surname;
Once the hotstint qualifying competition opens, join at least one of the hotstint qualifying servers to record a valid lap time;
After the end of the hotstint qualifying competition, Drivers who have been qualified to compete in the Series must sign the Driver Agreement sent by email by the organiser;

5.1 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Own a valid license of the software called “Assetto Corsa Competizione” by Kunos Simulazioni on Steam (PC version only), including the downloadable content DLC Intercontinental GT Pack & DLC Challengers Pack (for APAC), DLC American Track Pack & DLC Challengers Pack (for NALA) and DLC Challengers Pack (for EU), by Kunos-Simulazioni S.r.l, in the version indicated on the website (hereinafter also referred to as “Software” or “Driving Simulator”); it is not allowed to participate in the contest for any person who does not hold a valid license for such software.

Own a driver profile in-game with real Forename and Surname (Art 5.3);
Download and install the content needed to participate in the hotstint qualifying phase (information provided during the registration process);
Own a Discord account with real Forename and Surname (Art. 14).

5.2 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Gaming PC that meets the game minimum requirements;
Internet connection with a max ping of 150ms from race servers;
Wheel and Pedals or gamepad;
Webcam or smartphone connected to the internet dedicated to Video Connection (Art. 14). This is mandatory for race direction.

5.3 DRIVER NAMES
In-game driver names must be the real ones and must not contain any of the following: nicknames, acronyms, obscene or suggestive language, corporation, company, sponsor, product or any shorthand of the aforementioned The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports derivatives that may cause confusion during gameplay and broadcast;
Drivers who attempt to change their in-game names and last names during an active championship may be disqualified from the competition.

5.4 WILDCARD
For Europe, there will be 4 wildcards activations that will allow drivers to qualify during the events specified in points 5.4.1 and 5.4.2.

Please note that the organiser reserves the right to add one or more wildcards in any phase of The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports.

5.4.1 LAMBORGHINI WILDCARD GTWC
Consisting of 1 hotlap qualifying round during the weekend of GTWC rounds at the respective circuits:

Paul Ricard
SPA
Nurburgring

On the indicated days it will be possible to participate in the hotlap qualification via the simulators located outside the Fanatec Arena.

To participate in the Lamborghini Wildcard GTWC a Driver needs to:

Meet driver eligibility requirements (Art. 4);
Register to the https://esports.lamborghini/ website;
After the end of the hotstint qualifying competition, Drivers who have been qualified to compete in the Series must sign the Driver Agreement sent by email by the organiser;
Own a Discord account with real Forename and Surname (Art. 14).

The hotlap qualification will last 10 minutes. Only the best valid time will be entered in the leaderboard by the simulator operator based on the time recorded in game. People will be able to retry several times according to the queue at the simulators.

The car for each wildcard qualification is the: Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2.

The first classified for the Paul Ricard & SPA rounds according to the ranking of each onsite wildcard phase will directly enter the Regional Final EU.

The top 2 classified drivers for the Nurburgring round according to the ranking will directly enter the Regional Final EU.

5.4.2 LAMBORGHINI WILDCARD ABU DHABI & DUBAI DEALER
Through the wildcard circuit of the Lamborghini Abu Dhabi Dealership, three drivers will be selected to participate in the final to be held at the Nurburgring in the Fanatec Arena.

5.4.3 WILDCARD-QUALIFIED DRIVER REIMBURSEMENTS
Drivers qualified through the following wildcards

wildcard qualifier @Paul Ricard
wildcard qualifier @SPA

will be reimbursed €500 for T&A to attend the EU final at the Nurburgring.

6. FORMAT OVERVIEW

6.1 HOTSTINT QUALIFYING

Reserved to any Driver who completed the registration on the website and is eligible to participate in The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports as pointed out in Art. 4.

The top 24 Drivers on the official leaderboard of the hotstint qualifying session will receive access to the subsequent Qualification Race. The leaderboard will be available on the official website, where all Drivers can check their lap times.

Hotstint qualifiers will be held on the Assetto Corsa Competizione in the Special Events section. Below is the PDF with instructions for entering the event: The Race Race / Super Trofeo Esports_Hostint Quali_Special Event ACC

EU Hotstint Qualifying – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Quali 1 – ACC – Paul Ricard – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Quali 2 – ACC – Monza – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Quali 3 – ACC – Barcelona – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Quali 4 – ACC – SPA – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

NALA Hotstint Qualifying – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Quali 1 – ACC – Indianapolis – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

APAC Hotstint Qualifying – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Quali 1 – ACC – Suzuka – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

Hotstint Qualifying – Rules:
It is mandatory for each Driver to save the replay (Tutorial) of his/her best hotstint. After the end of each hotstint qualifying, the organiser may ask qualified Drivers to send the replay of their best hotstint recorded on the official leaderboard;
If a Driver doesn’t own the replay requested by the organiser, his/her hotstint time will be invalidated and he/she may be removed from the qualification race entry list;
In case of a Driver withdrawal or removal, the organiser may perform a repechage based on the official leaderboard;
The Driver selected from the repechage must provide to the organiser the replay of his hotstint qualification. If he/she doesn’t own it, the organiser may exclude him/her and proceed to select the following Driver on the official leaderboard;
Drivers must follow the rules of the Sporting Code; if the organiser finds out one or more irregularities in the hotstint sent by a Driver, they may discard his/her hotstint time and remove him from the Series;
If any Driver misbehaves on track or uses the in-game chat improperly he/she may be removed or banned from the Series. Drivers may report other drivers misbehaviour by sending video proofs to admins.

6.2 QUALIFICATION RACES
The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports Qualification Races are the second phase of the series in which Drivers will have to compete against each other on the same track and in the same car as the hotstint qualifier they qualified in. The top 4 (for EU) finishing drivers for each of the qualification races will advance to the EU Regional final.
For NALA and APAC drivers there will be only 1 race that will coincide with the Regional Final of each Region . (for more details see 7.3). At each race will accede the best 24 drivers from the hosting qualifier.

The Qualification Race format is:
Practice – 30m / Driver’s Briefing – 15m / Qualifying – 30m / Grid – 5m / Race – 60m

EU Qualification Races EU – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Race 1 – ACC – Paul Ricard – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Race 2 – ACC – Monza – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Race 3 – ACC – Barcelona – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Race 4 – ACC – SPA – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

6.2.1 EU QUALIFIED DRIVER REIMBURSEMENT
The best 4 EU qualifiers from each round, for a total of 16 drivers, will receive a €500 reimbursement to participate in the regional final of the @Nurburgring. (Reimbursement will only be given to those who attend the onsite competition)

6.3 REGIONAL FINALS
The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports Regional Finals are reserved for the top Drivers

EU: 4 drivers from each of the qualification races (16 total) + 1 driver from wildcard qualifier @Paul Ricard + 1 driver from wildcard qualifier @SPA + 2 drivers from wildcard qualifier @Nurburgring + 3 drivers from @Abu Dhabi wildcard. Regional Final will be held on-site in the Fanatec Arena, using the driving simulators provided therein by the Promoter. The Promoter reserves the right to inform Participants of different ways of carrying out this Phase, should it not be possible to carry it out on-site.
NALA: 24 drivers from the hosting qualification (Regional Final will be held online)
APAC: 24 drivers from the hosting qualification (Regional Final will be held online)

A single Driver for each Region will be crowned The Real Race – Super Trofeo Esports Regional Champion.

The points structure for the race 1 is:
P1 – 16
P2 – 12
P3 – 10
P4 – 8
P5 – 6
P6 – 5
P7 – 4
P8 – 3
P9 – 2
P10 – 1

The points structure for the race 2 are:
P1 – 16
P2 – 12
P3 – 10
P4 – 8
P5 – 6
P6 – 5
P7 – 4
P8 – 3
P9 – 2
P10 – 1

In the event of a points tie at the end of the Regional Finals ranking, the criterion that will be used to determine which driver is higher in the ranking is as follows:

sum of the times of the two qualifications, the driver with the lower sum will take precedence;
in case the sum of the qualifying times also matches, the best time in quali 1 will be looked at.

The Regional Finals race format is:
Practice – 30 mins
Driver Briefing – 5 mins
Qualifying 1 – 15 mins
Grid – 5 mins
Race 1 – 30 mins
Break – 10 mins
Qualifying 2 – 15 mins
Grid 2 – 5 mins
Race 2 – 30 mins
*The timetable for the regional final will be communicated to the finalists at least one week before the event

Regional Final EU – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Race 1 – ACC – Nurburgring – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Race 2 – ACC – Nurburgring – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

Regional Final NALA – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Race 1 – ACC – Indianapolis – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2
Race 2 – ACC – Indianapolis – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

Regional Final APAC – Platforms, Tracks & Cars:
Race 1 – ACC – Suzuka – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2Race 2 – ACC – Suzuka – Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo EVO2

7. DATES AND TIMES
Registration opens: 27/05/23

Registration closes:

03.07.2023 at: 09:00 CET for EU;
28.08.2023 at: 09:00 CET / 03:00 ET / 00:00 PT for NALA;
31.08.2023 at: 09:00 CET / 15:00 HKT / 18:00 AEDT for APAC;