WHAT IS TEAM PGZ?
Team PGZ is a sim-racing team founded in 2021 by Pablo Araujo, a popular Twitch streamer, with the aim of competing against elite sim-racers in the most popular sim-racing events. Team PGZ strives in being all inclusive with a highly-experienced driver line-up from across the world and also investing in young talent to help further build the depth of the team.
WHERE WE COMPETE
Leagues
- Official iRacing Special Events
- GermanSimRacing Masters
- IVRA Endurance Series
Achievements
- $2000+ raised for Gamers Outreach
- 2023 OSR Logitech Bathurst 12H Winners
- Season 6 & Season 7 GSR Masters Champions
- 1st & 2nd in 2022 Petit Le Mans GTD Class (2nd Split)
- 2nd in SCO Endurance Series 12H of Sebring
- 2nd in 2022 Bathurst 1000
- 3rd in 2023 Nürburgring 24H GT4 Class
- 4th in 2022 Suzuka 10H
![Assetto Corsa Logo](src/imgs/assettocorsa.png)
Achievements
- R8G Predator Race Cup Winners
![Richard Burns Rally Logo](src/imgs/rbr.png)
Leagues
- Hosted PGZ Rally Cup I in 2021
- Hosted PGZ Rally Cup II in 2022
OUR TEAM
Founder
![Pablo Araujo](src/imgs/pablo.jpg)
PABLO ARAUJO
One of our most experienced drivers with over a thousand official races under his belt, Pablo has been able to gain a deep understanding of iRacing and proven to be crucial to the success of our team.
Management & Strategy
![Kash Patel](src/imgs/kash.jpg)
KASH PATEL
Chief Strategist
Kash has quickly proven to be an excellent choice for the role of engineer and strategist. He has helped in providing strategies that have led us to winning multiple events.
Drivers
![Anjan Amuthan](src/imgs/skrt.png)
ANJAN AMUTHAN
Anjan is one of our newest drivers to start sim-racing and has quickly grown his reputation as a fast and consistent racer. He is now one of the highest rated drivers of Indian nationality on the service.
![Jorge Garcia](src/imgs/jorge.jpg)
JORGE GARCIA
Jorge's strong finishes in officials over his five years on iRacing have shown his strong pace and racecraft. This is further cemented by his P4 finish in the 24 hours of Nordschleife in the Porsche Cup class.
![Pablo López](src/imgs/pulpo.jpg)
PABLO LÓPEZ
A veteran of sim-racing with over a decade’s worth of experience on a variety of simulation platforms, Lopez is an extremely resilient and determined individual who has performed to the highest levels in a variety of events.
![Cooper Murray](src/imgs/cooper.png)
COOPER MURRAY
Currently racing in the Dunlop Super2 series we're proud to have another real-life racer join our arsenal. Cooper started taking sim racing seriously in 2020 and as a result has accomplished many achievements.
![Loïc Rabier](src/imgs/loic.jpg)
LOÏC RABIER
Loic started sim-racing in late 2020 and has since then became a well-rounded driver with strong pace and racecraft. Loic has had particular success in events on the Nordschleife like winning the NEC 2022 championship.
![Lukas Thomsen](src/imgs/lukas.jpg)
LUKAS THOMSEN
Our first real life racer to join the mix. Lukas is a factory driver for Mach1 Kart and a K72 class champion. His proven pace in karting can be seen in the virtual world consistently finishing in strong positions.
![Samuel Ward](src/imgs/samuel.jpg)
SAMUEL WARD
Samuel is one of our youngest drivers who has recently been promoted from the Academy team due to his excellent performances on track and his ability to keep calm and collected even during intense moments.
![Lewis Woods](src/imgs/lewis.jpg)
LEWIS WOODS
Lewis joined iRacing in late 2019 and has consistently performed during his multiple seasons in GSR Masters as well as finished 2nd in the IVRA Endurance Championship since then.
Academy Drivers
![Oskari Kaakinen](src/imgs/oskari.png)
OSKARI KAAKINEN
Oskari grabbed our attention over this past year with his strong finishes in officials and winning the Bathurst 1000. Oskari, like the rest of the team, shows great potential and a bright future with Team PGZ.
![Rui Rodrigues](src/imgs/jc.png)
RUI RODRIGUES
Rui is joining our Academy team and also responsible for producing our media content on various social platforms. Rui is particularly notrious for his pace around Fuji.
![Surrin Selvarajoo](src/imgs/surrin.png)
SURRIN SELVARAJOO
Surrin has quickly made his mark as a key influencer in the simracing community. His progression as a sim-racer has impressed us to take him onboard into our Academy.