NED Whisky Racing’s André Heimgartner has been handpicked to race in this weekend’s official Formula 1 Eseries Grand Prix thanks to BP Ultimate and Castrol. While André hasn’t even begun his BP Supercars All Stars Eseries career, he’s already making the step up to the top tier of motorsports – in the virtual world in Formula 1.



The twenty-four-year-old Kiwi will be swapping his NED Whisky Racing Ford Mustang for the Renault DP World F1 car to race in the official Formula 1 Eseries Grand Prix, to be staged at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit next Monday morning 6am local time.



André’s inclusion was proposed by Supercars Official Fuel Supplier and Kelly Racing partner, BP, who alongside Castrol are a partner of the Renault DP World F1 Team.



Heimgartner is expected to take on current F1 drivers in the virtual race, including the Mercedes pair of Stoffel Vandoorne and Esteban Gutierrez, Williams’ Nicholas Latifi and McLaren’s Lando Norris who finished fifth in the opening virtual F1 race in March.



A host of wildcard drivers – including André – will also take part. International celebrities including Golfer Ian Poulter, British Olympian Chris Hoy, One Direction's Liam Payne and ex-F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg took part in the opening race last weekend.