A race between 24 top streamers in Formula 4 cars in Le Mans, France was watched by 1.4 million people on the Twitch platform and almost as many on television.

The GP Explorer race — the third and final in a series organised by French influencer Lucas Hauchard, alias Squeezie — drew 1.2 million viewers on public broadcaster France 2, audience measurement firm Mediametrie said Monday.

Around 200,000 people showed up at the racetrack famous for the Le Mans 24-hour endurance event.

Spanish streamer Karchez claimed first place in the 16-lap contest, with the 1.4 million watching on livestreaming platform Twitch a new French record for a live event — topping the 2023 edition of the race.

“It was the very last one, so it was important for me to be here,” 21-year-old Romane Auffret-Lebon told

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