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Jon Armstrong

The basics

Name Jon Armstrong

In real life racing since 2008
Nationality Northern Irish
Category Racing

Favourite platforms

In a nutshell Jon Armstrong is a rally expert both in real-life, competing in Junior WRC, and in sim racing, as 2018 World Champion and 2019 Sub-Champion in eSports WRC Championship.

Favourite platforms

Category Racing

In a nutshell Jon Armstrong is a rally expert both in real-life, competing in Junior WRC, and in sim racing, as 2018 World Champion and 2019 Sub-Champion in eSports WRC Championship.

SIM RACING

Favourite setup

TS-XW Racer Sparco P310 Competition Mod

Rally Wheel Add-On Sparco® R383 Mod

TSS HANDBRAKE Sparco Mod +

T-LCM Pedals

T-LCM Pedals - Thrustmaster

TM OPEN WHEEL ADD-ON

Favourite games

#1

DiRT Rally 2.0

#2

F1 2020

#3

Euro Truck Simulator 2

#4

Richard Burns Rally

#5

Assetto Corsa

Favourite sim racing competition

Virtual Rally Racing

Best achievement

2018 eSports WRC Champion

Favourite sim racing car

#1

Ford Fiesta R5

#2

Ford Escort MK2

#3

Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3

REAL LIFE RACING

Team

M-Sport Poland

In competition

Junior World Rally Championship

Car

Ford Fiesta Rally4

Favourite real-life racing competitions

#1

World Rally Championship

#2

European Rally Championship

#3

Irish Rally Championship

Best achievement

Carryduff Forklift Down Rally 2019 Winner

Personal Life

Job

Games designer at Codemasters on DiRT Rally franchise

Hobbies

Running, gym, live streaming, cooking

Motto

“The brave don’t live forever, but the cautious never live at all.”