Sim racing fans have a new global competition to keep an eye on. Assetto Corsa Rally has officially been selected as the platform for the FIA Esports Global Rally Tour, a new international rally esports competition backed by the FIA. The announcement is a major win for 505 Games, Supernova Games Studios, and KUNOS Simulazioni. It also gives Assetto Corsa Rally a huge stamp of approval while the game continues its Early Access journey on Steam. For years, FIA esports has been closely tied to circuit racing. Now, rally racing is getting its own global stage. That matters because rally is a very different kind of discipline. It is not just about clean laps and wheel-to-wheel racecraft. It is about commitment, precision, car control, surface changes, co-driver calls, and surviving stages where one mistake can ruin an entire run. With the FIA Esports Global Rally Tour, the goal is simple. Find the best virtual rally drivers in the world. What is the FIA Esports Global Rally Tour? The FIA Esports Global Rally Tour is a new global esports competition built around Assetto Corsa Rally. According to the FIA, online qualifiers will run from May 12 through May 25, 2026. Those qualifiers will narrow the field down to 56 drivers from across the world. The format is designed to give multiple regions a real path into the competition, including North America, South America, Europe, MENA, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. That global structure is important. Instead of making this feel like a small invitational or a limited promotional event, the FIA is putting together a competition that can reach rally fans across several major regions. For a newer rally sim, that kind of exposure is massive. It also gives Assetto Corsa Rally a chance to prove itself under serious competitive pressure. Early Access