GP Explorer
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| Location | Circuit Bugatti |
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| Competitors | Squeezie / Gotaga Dobby / Deujna Bibi / Prime Valouzz / Depielo LeBouseuh / Kaatsup Xari / Domingo Manon / Djilsi Joyca / Théobabac Sylvain / Pierre Seb la Frite / Sofyan Étienne / Amixem |
| Website | https://gpexplorer.lemans.org |
The GP Explorer or Grand Prix Explorer is a Formula 4 car competition bringing together 22 Internet personalities organized by the French YouTuber Squeezie.
The first edition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans. Broadcast live on Twitch, it became the most viewed French Twitch stream, reaching a peak of over one million viewers and averaging 400,000 just to be beaten one month later by Eleven All Stars, a football event organized by AmineMaTue.
History[edit]
Originally a challenge during the ZEvent 2020,[1] the first edition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans,[2] bringing together 22 French web streamers and YouTubers, divided into eleven teams.[3][4][5] Participating streamers trained for several months, with some such as Seb la Frite obtaining racing licenses.[6]
The first race was won by Sylvain Levy (from the duo Vilebrequin), with Depielo and Etienne Moustache completing the podium.
Prize list[edit]
Per year[edit]
Driver[edit]
| Year | Driver | Car racing team |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 |  Sylvain
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NordVPN Vilebrequin |
| 2023 | Depielo
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Racers by Alpine |
Car racing team[edit]
| Year | Car racing team | Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oscaro | Depielo / Valouzz |
| 2023 | NordVPN Vilebrequin | Sylvain / Pierre |
Classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car racing team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Sylvain
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NordVPN Vilebrequin | 15 | 90 | ||
| 2 | 64 | Depielo | Oscaro | 78 | |||
| 3 | 99 | Étienne Moustache | World of Tanks | 70 | |||
| 4 | 94 | LeBouseuh | PUBG Mobile | 62 | |||
| 5 | 14 | Squeezie | MWII Racing Team | 54 | |||
| 6 | 30 | Valouzz | Oscaro | 47 | |||
| 7 | 15 | Djilsi | Alpine | 40 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Manon | Alpine | 35 | |||
| 9 | 11 | Bibi | Black Adam | 30 | |||
| 10 | 31 | Dobby | Fruitz | 28 | |||
| 11 | 7 | Gotaga | MWII Racing Team | 26 | |||
| 12 | 26 | ThéoBabac | Rhinoshield | 24 | |||
| 13 | 27 | Kaatsup | PUBG Mobile | 20 | |||
| 14 | 49 | Amixem | World of Tanks | 18 | |||
| 15 | 3 | Seb | Igraal | 14 | |||
| 16 | 12 | Domingo | Cupra Team Pax | 10 | |||
| 17 | 24 | Prime | Black Adam | 8 | |||
| 18 | 8 | Sofyan | Igraal | 6 | |||
| 19 | 13 | Deujna | Fruitz | 4 | |||
| 20 | 29 | Joyca | Rhinoshield | 1 | |||
| 21 | 21 | Xari | Cupra Team Pax | 0 | |||
| 22 | 10 | Pierre | NordVPN Vilebrequin | 0 |
Key facts[edit]
Accident[edit]
During qualifying, Joyca was involved in a major accident at the exit of the Dunlop curve which severely damaged his car.[7] The mechanics managed to repair the car and the videographer was able to start the race. He reacts: "I got there, in the big Dunlop of death, there's a wall that's a little scary, well I took it."[7]
Personalities invited[edit]
In 2022, the third position trophy was given by Matthieu Vaxiviere, the second position by Bigflo & Oli and the winning trophy by Jamel Debbouze.
Around the race[edit]
Number of spectators per year[edit]
| Year | On site | On Twitch |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 40 000[3] | + 1 000 000[8] |
| 2023 | 60 000[9] | + 1 000 000[10] |
In 2022, the event broadcast live on Twitch gathered just over one million concurrent viewers, becoming the most viewed French stream and one of the top 10 most viewed streams on the platform.[11]
Symbols[edit]
Logotype[edit]
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Logo since 2022
References[edit]
- ^ "Grand Prix Explorer: tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur l'événement organisé par le streamer Squeezie". Le Télégramme (in French). 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "GP Explorer: 22 des plus grands streamers français dans une course de Formule 4". 20 minutes (in French). 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ a b Birken, Maxime (2022-10-08). "Squeezie compte bien concurrencer la F1 ce week-end". Le HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ Pierret, Benjamin (2022-10-08). "Squeezie au Mans pour son Grand Prix automobile, avec 21 autres stars d'Internet". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "GP Explorer: le youtubeur Squeezie organise une course de F4 sur le circuit Bugatti du Mans". CNews (in French). 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "Esport - Jeux vidéo: Squeezie organise un Grand Prix de Formule 4 entre youtubeurs". L'Équipe (in French). 2022-04-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ a b Lavenant, Gwenaëlle (8 October 2022). "GP Explorer au Mans: après le crash de Joyca, les internautes émus". Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ Le Lay, Clément; Nédelec, Guillaume (2022-10-08). "GP Explorer au Mans. Devant plus d'un million de spectateurs, Sylvain Levy s'impose au Bugatti". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
- ^ "GP Explorer 2 : les 60 000 billets vendus en 30 minutes, certains se revendent déjà à prix d'or". Sud Ouest (in French). 2023-05-26. ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Grand Prix Explorer 2 sur Twitch : record d'audience en France". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ "Squeezie bat le record de vues sur une chaîne Twitch francophone avec son GP Explorer". BFM TV (in French). 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.