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D’Banj, Captain For Nigeria Motorsports Team, To Perform Live At The 2022 FIA Motorsports Games In France
D’Banj, music star and captain for Nigeria Motorsports Team, to perform live at the 2022 FIA Motorsports Games in France.
This year’s event will take place between October 26 – October 30 in Marseille and at the nearby Circuit Paul Ricard.
As a member of the FIA, through ATCN, Nigerian representatives will also participate at this year’s racing events.
This year’s event will feature GT3-spec cars, TCR Touring Car, Formula 4, drifting, a karting slalom and eSports disciplines.
Endurance racing, a new multi-class competition with LMP3 and GT3 cars sharing the track, will make FIA Motorsport Games debut.
The captain for Nigeria motorsports team, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name D’banj, will be performing live at the opening of the 2022 FIA Motorsports Games in Marseille, France.
As a member of the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile), through Automobile and Touring Club of Nigeria (ATCN), Nigerian representatives will also be participating at this year’s racing events taking place between October 26 – October 30 in Marseille and at the nearby Circuit Paul Ricard.
This year’s event, the second-edition, will feature GT3-spec cars, TCR Touring Car, Formula 4, drifting, a karting slalom and eSports disciplines, while Endurance racing, a new multi-class competition with LMP3 and GT3 cars sharing the track, will make FIA Motorsport Games debut.
First held in 2019 at ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma from 1 November to 3 November 2019, the 2020 edition was postponed to 2021, and then subsequently to 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The FIA Motorsport Games is a multi-sport motorsport events of nations administered by the FIA (Federation Internationale de l’Automobile), which promotes and governs motor sports worldwide.
About Automobile & Touring Club of Nigeria (ATCN)
Automobile & Touring Club of Nigeria (ATCN) is the motorsport governing body in Nigeria as the sole representative of the Federation International de l’Automobile (FIA).
ATCN represents its sports (motorsport) and mobility operations in Nigeria. This means that ATCN is vested with the power to sanction all motorsport events in Nigeria in accordance with the FIA Statutes and regulations and also mandated to organize campaigns for Road Safety.
