GP Explorer
{{Expand French|GP Explorer}}
{{Short description|Formula 4 car competition}}
{{Infobox sports competition event|image=GP_EXPLORER_-_LOGO.svg|event=|location=Circuit Bugatti|type=Car racing|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|name=GP Explorer|image_size=200px}}
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
File:Bugatti_Circuit1.jpg, venue for the GP Explorer in 2022.]]
Originally a challenge during the ZEvent 2020,{{Cite journal |date=2022-10-07 |title=Grand Prix Explorer: tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur l'événement organisé par le streamer Squeezie |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/grand-prix-explorer-tout-ce-qu-il-faut-savoir-sur-l-evenement-organise-par-le-streamer-squeezie-07-10-2022-13195209.php |journal=Le Télégramme |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}} the first edition was held on October 8, 2022 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans,{{Cite journal |date=2022-10-08 |title=GP Explorer: 22 des plus grands streamers français dans une course de Formule 4 |url=https://www.20min.ch/fr/story/22-des-plus-grands-streamers-francais-dans-une-course-de-formule-4-243832119154 |journal=20 minutes |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}} bringing together 22 French web streamers and YouTubers, divided into eleven teams.{{Cite journal |last=Birken |first=Maxime |date=2022-10-08 |title=Squeezie compte bien concurrencer la F1 ce week-end |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/divertissement/video/squeezie-met-youtube-et-twitch-aux-courses-automobiles-avec-son-gp-explorer_208696.html |journal=Le HuffPost |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}}{{Cite journal |last=Pierret |first=Benjamin |date=2022-10-08 |title=Squeezie au Mans pour son Grand Prix automobile, avec 21 autres stars d'Internet |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/people/squeezie-au-mans-pour-son-grand-prix-automobile-avec-21-autres-stars-d-internet_AN-202210080213.html |journal=BFM TV |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}}{{Cite journal |date=2022-10-08 |title=GP Explorer: le youtubeur Squeezie organise une course de F4 sur le circuit Bugatti du Mans |url=https://www.cnews.fr/sport/2022-10-08/gp-explorer-le-youtubeur-squeezie-organise-une-course-de-f4-sur-le-circuit-bugatti |journal=CNews |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}} Participating streamers trained for several months, with some such as Seb la Frite obtaining racing licenses.{{Cite journal |date=2022-04-08 |title=Esport - Jeux vidéo: Squeezie organise un Grand Prix de Formule 4 entre youtubeurs |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Jeuxvideo/Actualites/Esport-jeux-video-squeezie-organise-un-grand-prix-de-formule-4-entre-youtubeurs/1326618 |journal=L'Équipe |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}}
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 ==
| class="wikitable"
|+GP Explorer Drivers' Prize List !Year !Driver !Car racing team |
| 2022
|{{Flagicon|France}} Sylvain |NordVPN Vilebrequin |
| 2023
|{{Flagicon|France}} Depielo |
== Car racing team ==
= Classification =
| class="wikitable alternance"
! scope="col" |Pos. ! scope="col" |{{Numero |
! scope="col" |Driver
! scope="col" |Car racing team
! scope="col" |Laps
! scope="col" |Time/Retired
! scope="col" |Grid
! scope="col" |Points
|-
|1
|16
|{{Flagicon|France}} Sylvain
|NordVPN Vilebrequin
|15
|
|2
|90
|-
|2
|64
|{{Flagicon|France}} Depielo
|
|
|1
|78
|-
|3
|99
|{{Flagicon|France}} Étienne Moustache
|
|
|3
|70
|-
|4
|94
|{{Flagicon|France}} LeBouseuh
|
|
|8
|62
|-
|5
|14
|{{Flagicon|France}}Squeezie
|
|
|6
|54
|-
|6
|30
|{{Flagicon|France}} Valouzz
|
|
|14
|47
|-
|7
|15
|{{Flagicon|France}} Djilsi
|
|
|15
|40
|-
|8
|6
|{{Flagicon|France}} Manon
|
|
|10
|35
|-
|9
|11
|{{Flagicon|France}} Bibi
|
|
|11
|30
|-
|10
|31
|{{Flagicon|France}} Dobby
|Fruitz
|
|
|9
|28
|-
|11
|7
|{{Flagicon|France}} Gotaga
|
|
|16
|26
|-
|12
|26
|{{Flagicon|France}} ThéoBabac
|Rhinoshield
|
|
|17
|24
|-
|13
|27
|{{Flagicon|France}} Kaatsup
|
|
|13
|20
|-
|14
|49
|{{Flagicon|France}} Amixem
|
|
|20
|18
|-
|15
|3
|{{Flagicon|France}}Seb
|Igraal
|
|
|18
|14
|-
|16
|12
|{{Flagicon|France}} Domingo
|Cupra Team Pax
|
|
|21
|10
|-
|17
|24
|{{Flagicon|France}} Prime
|
|
|4
|8
|-
|18
|8
|{{Flagicon|France}} Sofyan
|Igraal
|
|
|19
|6
|-
|19
|13
|{{Flagicon|France}} Deujna
|Fruitz
|
|
|22
|4
|-
|20
|29
|{{Flagicon|France}} Joyca
|Rhinoshield
|
|
|12
|1
|-
|21
|21
|{{Flagicon|France}} Xari
|Cupra Team Pax
|
|
|7
|0
|-
|22
|10
|{{Flagicon|France}} Pierre
|NordVPN Vilebrequin
|
|
|5
|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.{{Cite news |last=Lavenant |first=Gwenaëlle |date=8 October 2022 |title=GP Explorer au Mans: après le crash de Joyca, les internautes émus |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/le-mans-72000/gp-explorer-au-mans-fin-de-l-aventure-pour-joyca-apres-le-crash-les-internautes-emus-d99517ce-46ed-11ed-8aac-483dd288c11f |newspaper=Ouest France |language=fr |access-date=8 October 2022}} 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 =
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.{{Cite journal |date=2022-10-08 |title=Squeezie bat le record de vues sur une chaîne Twitch francophone avec son GP Explorer |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/people/squeezie-bat-le-record-de-vues-sur-une-chaine-twitch-francophone-avec-son-gp-explorer_AN-202210080255.html |journal=BFM TV |language=fr |access-date=2022-10-08}}
Symbols
= Logotype =
File:GP EXPLORER - LOGO.svg|alt=GP Explorer's logo|Logo since 2022
References
{{Reflist}}