Fanatec Announces New Partnership With WRC And Teases New Products

Back in January, we could already witness Fanatec providing its sim racing hardware for the WRC eSports Invitational event that took place in Monaco.

Via the official WRC social media pages, the German Sim Racing peripheral manufacturer has now announced that they have secured a multi-year agreement to become the official partner of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Already having partnered with Formula 1 and NASCAR, the WRC agreement is the next step in the German manufacturer’s quest to be prominently represented in the world’s most acclaimed racing series, by becoming an official supplier for their respective eSports derivatives.

Interestingly, the publication also states that Fanatec is currently developing a range of rally based sim racing products in close co-operation with WRC. The new products are expected to become available later this year. We will keep you up to date when more details or media become available.

Thomas Jackermeier, CEO of German-based Endor AG, which owns Fanatec, said the company was honoured to join the WRC family and would play its part in allowing sim rally drivers to get as close as possible to the real thing.

 

“Rally driving is one of the most intense forms of motorsport and one which is extremely difficult to practise.

 

“Fanatec is developing a range of rally products in close co-operation with WRC, which will be perfectly suited to simulate this exciting sport and to compete in official WRC sim racing competitions,” he added.

 

An all-new Fanatec WRC-branded steering wheel will be introduced for gamers later this year.

 

WRC Promoter managing director Oliver Ciesla said Fanatec’s enthusiastic support of WRC’s virtual rallying would further boost soaring interest in eSports motorsport.

 

“We welcome Fanatec to the championship’s growing portfolio of premium partners and it’s great to see the company’s passion and commitment in creating bespoke products for WRC sim racers,” he said.