# GP Explorer

The GP Explorer or Grand Prix Explorer was 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

Originally a challenge during the ZEvent 2020, the first edition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans, bringing together 22 French web streamers and YouTubers, divided into eleven teams. Participating streamers trained for several months, with some such as Seb la Frite obtaining racing licenses.
The first race was won by Sylvain Levy (from the duo Vilebrequin), with Depielo and Etienne Moustache completing the podium.

## Prize list
### Per year
#### Driver

GP Explorer Drivers' Prize List :
| Year | Driver | Car racing team |
| 2022 | Sylvain | NordVPN Vilebrequin |
| 2023 | Depielo | Racers by Alpine |

#### Car racing team

Winning teams at GP Explorer :
| Year | Car racing team | Drivers |
| 2022 | NordVPN Vilebrequin | Sylvain / Pierre |
| 2023 | Oscaro | Depielo / Valouzz |

### Classification

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car racing team | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Sylvain | 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
### Accident

During qualifying, Joyca was involved in a major accident at the exit of the Dunlop curve which severely damaged his car. 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."

### Personalities invited

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
### Number of spectators per year

| Year | On site | On Twitch |
| 2022 | 40 000 | + 1 000 000 |
| 2023 | 60 000 | + 1 000 000 |
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.

## Symbols
### Logotype

* Logo since 2022