Here are Our Favourite Esports Racing Team Liveries

Our Favourite Esports Racing Team Liveries

Aug 16, 2021 1 Min Read Posted by Luca
STRIKING ZEBRA STRIPES One of the most iconic liveries in our eyes, Munich-based esports outfit BS+COMPETITION possess this incredible piece of work. Their blue version is the most well known but they have also raced with red, orange and yellow versions. They also have a half-and-half livery with real world racing team Turner Motorsport. We also really love their rainbow livery that they posted on Twitter at the start of June. In any form, you will always know when you see a BS+ livery. BURSTING WITH BRIGHTNESS The white, black and gold of Burst Esport is such an eye-catching colour scheme. You will never miss this livery when you watch an event they participate in, although we would like to see the gold parts of the car expanded so the team's name becomes even more apt! Nevertheless, it still looks amazing and deserves its place on our list. ORANGE YOU GLAD IT'S PURPLE Coanda Simsport are one of the household names in the world of esports racing, and you will often find their cars running upfront across many titles whether it be iRacing, rFactor 2 or ACC. Typically, they will be piloted by Porsche affiliated drivers like two-time PESC champion Joshua Rogers or real-life Porsche SuperCup racer Ayhancan Güven. Their livery features a purple and orange blend which just looks so clean, you can never go wrong with a bit of purple on your car! COLOURS OF A 2-TIME CHAMP Whilst it is no longer active, FA Racing Esports always stood out with the bright blue, yellow and red colours. Formerly operated by the likes of G2 and Veloce, Fernando Alonso's virtual racing efforts are not what they used to be. He himself has donned the colours in The Race All-Star Series and also the Le Mans 24 Virtual when he teamed up with former F1 driver Rubens Barrichello. In real life, the team operates in Spanish F4 and Formula Regional by Alpine, but we hope some day the 2005 and 2006 F1 champion will have his team return to compete in esports racing because we cannot get enough of this colour scheme! AUTOMOTIVE GIANT'S GAMING TEAM Team Fordzilla are a giant in the gaming world. Ford’s first ever esports team has built on the company's real-world racing heritage by competing at the highest level on the virtual racing stage. They're absolutley everywhere and you'll certainly spot their amazing livery, featuring bright blue and orange on their cars. The only shame though, is that across many sims that Fordzilla compete on, there aren't many Mustang or Ford GTs available to race. Hey Ford! Please let your incredible esports team's eye-catching livery go on your cars in competition! LURKING IN THE SHADOW McLaren Shadow is the official esports team of the eponymous Formula One outfit. Their esports team livery sits in stark contrast to its real world equivalent. Instead of the bright and vibrant orange, they instead have a black livery to go with the blue. You can race an old Shadow livery on the 720S GT3 in Assetto Corsa Competizione, and you can even change the colour of the triangular pattern on the back when you select former McLaren Shadow drivers Enzo Bonito, Bono Huis or Kevin Siggy to race as. THE BEST COLOUR COMBINATION Perhaps one of the lesser known teams in the mainstream, Musto GD e-Sports are very successful across many championships and have, in our opinion, the best colour combination. Any livery featuring a red-black-yellow colour scheme is already high up on our list. You will not miss this colour scheme easily when you tune into a race that Musto are participating in. GROSJEAN'S SUBTLE BRILLIANCE The sim racing team of former F1-turned IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean, R8G Esports, was founded in early 2020. It has found a good deal of success its thus far brief existence, appearing in as many virtual racing championships across various titles. Their livery features a deep blue with orange elements. Subtlety mixed with the right amount of vibrancy is why R8G Esports belongs on this list. We love seeing R8G Esports' livery across any all championships they decide to participate in. It's a shame that this livery won't be run when the F1 Esports Pro Series rolls around, as R8G Esports will be running the team on behalf of Grosjean's former F1 team Haas. NOT TOO DISSIMILAR BULL Red Bull's success in F1 carries over into the virtual world with two F1 Esports constructor's titles on the bounce and also a championship in the Porsche Esports SuperCup and the Le Mans Esport Series. While Red Bull's F1 livery may not stand out too much, it forms the basis of their esports livery. But, with just a few minor tweaks, it makes this livery worthy of a place on this list. So what are these additions? Well, there are some lines with circles on each end that seem fairly insignificant, but turn this rather bland friesian into the raging bull we know it truly is! SIM RACING TRAILBLAZERS Team RedLine have enjoyed immense success in the virtual racing world long before esports became mainstream, and they have the likes of real world racers such as Max Verstappen as part of the team. They race many different liveries across many championships, however this one with a red lined pattern does look iconic and is brilliantly apt for a team called Redline. The dominant colour of black teamed with the bright red easily makes this livery stand out, even when you compare it to other liveries that Redline have raced in their many successes across esports racing. TRIBUTE TO AN ICON Partnering with Zansho Simsport, Jenson Button's own Rocket team - which competes in British GT and was the team that World's Fastest Gamer James Baldwin raced for - expanded into esports racing. If the livery seems familiar, you would be correct to feel that way because Button's championship winning Brawn F1 car is the inspiration. The Brawn is one of the most iconic F1 cars, so it's great to see that white, black and fluorescent yellow livery's legacy continue in both real world GT racing and the virtual world across many series. F1 TEAM LEADING THE WAY IN ESPORTS Whilst Williams are still trying to fight back from their struggles in F1, their esports team is going from strength to strength. Their livery - like fellow F1 giant McLaren - is a bit different in the virtual world, featuring an almost glittery pattern on the back. Whilst it doesn't stand out in a crowd, it's very clean and easy on the eyes. It's safe to say that if you tune in to watch a virtual race, Williams will likely be there, so keep an eye out for this livery.

With the rise to prominence of esports racing teams, comes the eye-catching liveries that provide them with their identity. Here are the ones we reckon are some of the best in the virtual world of motorsport.

Image credit: SRO Esports

What’s your favourite motorsport livery? Maybe it’s the late 80’s red and white , or a car that is sponsored by Gulf with its iconic blue and orange colour scheme. Hey, maybe you can appreciate the colour pink which is what makes Austrian water company BWT’s sponsored vehicles so easy to spot.

So when esports racing began becoming mainstream, more and more teams would be joining and thus earning fame in their own right. That being partly because of their success, and partly because of their engagement with their fans. However, the first thing that prospective fans will notice is a car’s livery, and a good first impression can go a long way.

We here at OverTake thought we would compile a list of some of our favourite liveries from esports racing teams.

Are there any great esports racing team liveries we missed? Tell us on Twitter at @OverTake_gg or in the comments down below!

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