GP Explorer 2, the second racing festival organized by popular French streamer Squeezie, took place in France on September 9. Twenty four amateur pilots competed in a Formula 4 race on the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans. The event was attended by over 60K spectators, and 1.3 million concurrent viewers watched the race live.
Popular French streamers and bloggers specializing in vehicles participated in GP Explorer 2. Among them were Amixem, Gotaga, Étienne Moustache, Maxime Biaggi, Depielo, Sylvain Lévy, and others. This year, the organizers also invited several popular rap artists, such as SCH, Kekra, and Soso Maness, to take the wheel of the race cars. The special guests of the event were professional Formula 1 drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly from the Alpine team. They not only performed exhibition races and shows for the spectators but also acted as mentors.
GP Explorer 2 was not limited to just one race featuring popular content creators. There were many other entertainments for guests, such as a car exhibition, test drives of elite sports cars like the Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series and Porsche 911 GT3 RS, celebrity meet-ups, pit lane walks, and a grand festive concert.
Before the race, participants had several warm-up races and qualifications, with the culmination of the event being a 15-lap race. The winner was YouTuber Depielo, with Sylvain Lévy securing second place. Interestingly, these two racers were also the leaders at GP Explorer in 2022, but back then, Lévy surpassed Depielo in the battle for first place.
GP Explorer 2 Viewership Results
GP Explorer 2 viewership statistics
The GP Explorer 2 broadcast reached 6.8 million Hours Watched. The event saw 562.3K Average Viewers and 1.39 million Peak Viewers. The broadcast was on the Squeezie channel, and these numbers set new records for him. Previously, the most popular stream by a French streamer was during the first GP Explorer in 2022, which gathered over a million Peak Viewers.
GP Explorer 2 has set a record for Peak Viewers among all French-language broadcasts. Other popular streamers, such as ZeratoR, Kamet0, Gotaga, and others, have also made it into the Top10 in this category.
Most popular French-language broadcasts on Twitch by Peak Viewers
Overall, the GP Explorer festival significantly improved its audience reach compared to last year. Not only did it last two hours longer, but it also attracted a significantly larger number of viewers for the stream. This success can be attributed to the packed show program, participation of professional Formula-1 racers, and media support from the community.
GP Explorer 2 made it into the Top 6 most popular sports streaming events, trailing only media football matches and boxing matches at La Velada del Año III. Squeezie has already hinted at a third event in the GP Explorer series, but no details are available yet.
