It was an expected date since the first event was held. The GP Explorer, the Formula 4 (F4) race between web personalities, will be entitled to a new promotion. Squeezie formalized the competition during a live stream on Twitch this Wednesday. The race will take place on September 9, 2022 at the Bugatti Le Mans circuit.
The event will not have eleven teams, like last year, but twelve. Likewise, the youtuber announced that of the 24 pilots (see the list at the end of the article), half will have already participated in the first GP Explorer. A duo will remain mysterious for a few more days, while additional information is due to be revealed on May 24.
For the most attentive, the announcement was slightly revealed a few minutes before the official announcement. The “gp_explorer” Instagram account posted a story shortly after 7pm stating a simple “Re”. This hint left little doubt about the big announcement promised by the cameraman on Twitter earlier today.
From driving school to F4
On Twitter, Vincent Manilève, who especially follows the content creation community, suggested that some duos could be made up of recently licensed personalities. This is particularly the case for Maghla, who will be partnering Seb La Frite, who had already participated in the first race.
It could also lead to believe that one of France’s iconic Twitch duos will be reunited behind the wheel: Baghera Jones and Horty Underscore. The two creators have just earned their sesame.
During the first edition, 22 personalities competed on the Le Mans circuit. The competition featured eleven teams of two drivers, each with the image of a sponsor. All the content creators, both on YouTube and on Twitch, had undergone specific training, in particular with the French Automobile Federation (FFSA), in order to be able to race in complete safety.
The first GP Explorer, which took place on October 8, 2022, allowed Squeezie to become the French streamer with the highest simultaneous audience on Twitch. More than a million viewers had followed the Formula 4 race of the web stars.
During this first race, it was Sylvain Levy, who forms the Vilebrequin duo with his teammate Pierre Chabrier, who won the race. He had preceded videographers Delpielo and Etienne Mustache.
These are the couples that will participate in GP Explorer 2:
• Squeezie and Gotaga
• Seb La Fite and Maghla (new driver)
• Kaatsup and LeBouseuh
• Mustache Etienne and Amixem
• Djilsi and Theodort (new driver)
• Ana on Air and Maxime Biaggi (new pilots)
Source: BFM TV
