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
- 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
- 2nd in 2024 IMSA Esports Round 1
Achievements
- R8G Predator Race Cup Winners
Leagues
- Hosted PGZ Rally Cup I in 2021
- Hosted PGZ Rally Cup II in 2022
OUR TEAM
Founder
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
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
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.
KALEN CHIN
Kalen is our skilled Australian driver. He has competed with the team for various events and always impressed us with his pace. A great driver from down under.
KEVIN DESNOYERS
Kevin is our second American driver and has showed great pace in not only official races but also in special events. He has helped develop multiple setups and is a great knowledgeable person. He is ready to deploy the American eagle!
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.
OSKARI KAAKINEN
Oskari grabbed our attention over with his strong finishes in officials and winning the Bathurst 1000. Oskari, has recently been promoted to the main team after showing great pace and results. He is a levelheaded driver and has great insight on how to win races.
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.
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 championshi and recently qualified for IMSA Esports in Iracing.
CHRISTIAN STEENBURGH
Christian quickly proved that he was as skilled on the track as analyzing data and telemetry. Christian has showed incredible knowledge on and off the track and is a strong competitor in any car.
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.
MATTHIEU VICTORINO
Racing karts since he was 6 years old and now transferring his skills over to the virtual world. He has had good showings already competing in IMSA Esports, finished 3rd in GSR and winning a race in WGTC. We can´t wait to see how far he can go.
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
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. Also achieving a P2 in the first round of IMSA Esports 2024.
Academy Drivers
WILL FOULKES
Will joins our academy team with promising results from other sims like Assetto Corsa. Will has shown great pace in multiple different car classes and we can not wait to see where he goes from here.
MLADEN MILOSEVIC
Mladen is one of our newest drivers in the team and also in the sim. He has quickly proven to be a skilled driver and climbing the Iracing ladder. Mladen, like the rest of the team, shows great potential and a bright future with Team PGZ.
RUI RODRIGUES
Rui is joining our Academy team and also responsible for producing our media content on our various social media platforms. Rui is particularly notorious for his pace around Fuji.
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.
OLIVER SKADHAUGE
Oliver is joining our Academy team as a driver with a lot of potential. He has proven to be quick and just need to refine his skills. We hope to see him fighting against the very best soon enough.