This Week in iRacing: November 5-11, 2024

Welcome back to This Week in iRacing, our weekly post that details all you need to know about what is going on in the world of iRacing!

As always, This Week includes topics ranging from official eSports to some of the top community-driven events, and everything in between.

Here’s what to expect from 2024 Season 4, Week 9, from November 5th to November 11th, 2024.

For the Members: iRacing Official Series Highlights

Every week, iRacing offers daily, even hourly racing that members can get into, based on where their license level is at. There are also some special series that run at specific times that anyone can jump into, with the right credentials, that offer a more meaningful sim racing experience.

Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week.

NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Back in 2024, the NASCAR iRacing Series (Open Setup and Fixed Setup) follows the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for a 36-week racing season. The final week! Week 36 of 36 is set to take place at Phoenix Raceway. The 156-lap event utilizes the NASCAR Next Gen Stock Cars from Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 02:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 and 17:00 GMT; Monday, 02:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Thursday, 02:00 and 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 02:00 GMT; Sunday, 15:00 GMT

DO NOTE: Some times have been adjusted from their normal times GMT for Daylight Savings Time in the US.

For more information on the NASCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

SIMAGIC FIA F4 ESPORTS REGIONAL TOURS

While 2024 Season 3 featured a regional face-off to qualify for the Global Championship, in 2024 Season 4, the SIMAGIC FIA F4 eSports returns to a normal weekly series. With the popularity of the series, this season will introduce racing every hour, each region start time offset by 15-minute intervals. The global FIA Formula 4 Challenge series will also pair with a Regional Tour schedule every week and will alternate throughout the season.

Week 9 Schedule:

Americas (races every hour at :45 after): Lime Rock Park – Grand Prix
Asia-Pacific (races every hour at :15 after): Tsukuba Circuit – 2000 Full
Europe (races every hour at :30 after): Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari – Grand Prix
Challenge Series (Fixed Setup races every odd hour on the :00 / Open Setup races every even hour on the :00): Tsukuba Circuit – 2000 Full

GLOBAL MAZDA MX-5 FANATEC CUP | RACING PRODIGY PASSES AVAILABLE!

Four Prodigy Passes are on the line in 2024 Season 4’s Global Mazda MX-5 Fanatec Cup. Compete for your all-expenses-paid trip to Prodigy Week for tryouts in a real race car and a shot at being drafted by a Prodigy Racing Team for a pro racing career. The top 36 drivers with the most series points will earn a spot in the iRacing Prodigy Racing League Finals on Sunday, December 15. An additional 12 drivers will secure their spot through the Williams Gaming Club iRacing MX-5 Cup Time Attack series.

The top 25% of drivers from the series will be eligible for two of the Prodigy Passes via the Prodigy Search Committee. Eligible driver must have an active Racing Prodigy Membership via the iRacing or Combo Game Pass. Go to RacingProdigy.com/membership to join.

Week 9 Schedule:

at Circuit de Lédenon

iRACING CREVENTIC ENDURANCE SERIES

The iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series, one of iRacing’s longest-standing team racing challenges, returns in 2024 with a four race schedule through the end of the year. In partnership with CREVENTIC, the organizers of the real-world 24H Series and iRacing’s 24H Series Esports Endurance League, this series of 12-hour endurance events brings a full slate of GT and touring cars to some of the world’s most iconic tracks. The second venue on the calendar is Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli – Grand Prix.

Competitors can choose between three different classes, featuring the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992), GT4 cars, and TCR cars. GT4 racers have the choice of the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M4, McLaren 570S, Mercedes-AMG, and Porsche 718 Cayman. TCR teams can select the Audi RS 3 LMS TCR, Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai Elantra N TCR, or Hyundai Veloster TCR.

Race 3 Schedule: Saturday, 01:00 and 13:00 GMT

For more information on the iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series -> CLICK HERE

RICMOTECH RING MEISTER / SIMAGIC DRAFT MASTER COMBINATIONS

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

The Ring Meister Ricmotech Series (races on every odd 2 hours | qualifying every even 2 hours at :30) takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten and cycles through mostly road-type racing vehicles every week, although this season will feature a week with some Rallycross cars and a few weeks with some oval stock cars.

As for Draft Master (races every hour on the hour), the series contests six weeks at Talladega Superspeedway and six weeks at Daytona International Speedway. With Season 4 having a 14th week this year, iRacing Superspeedway returns for a 13th week showdown as well in the 2009 NASCAR Cup Series Impala COT. Both Talladega and Daytona will feature six oval racing vehicles—the SRX, 1987 NASCAR Cup cars, NASCAR Craftsman Trucks, the aforementioned 2009 Impala COT, NASCAR Next Gen cars, and the Xfinity cars. This series heads to Daytona for weeks seven through twelve.

Week 9 Schedule:

Ring Meister: Global Mazda MX-5 Cup at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: NASCAR Trucks at Daytona International Speedway

RAIN MASTER

For wet weather racing enthusiasts, Rain Master is one of the latest Special Series available on iRacing. New for 2024 Season 4, those looking for some fixed setup wet weather racing can now jump into select GT3 vehicles, including the BMW M4, Lamborghini Huracán EVO, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche 911, Ferrari 296, Audi R8 LMS EVO II, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and Ford Mustang, at 12 different road courses around the world. The forecasts will include light rain throughout the short, 15 minute events. Races run every hour at 15 minutes past the hour.

Week 9 Schedule:

at Donington Park Racing Circuit – Grand Prix

Official iRacing eSports

With the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship Series completed, the remainder of the year will see more eNASCAR College and Contender, the conclusion of the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series, and the start of both the World of Outlaws Pro Series and the IMSA Esports Global Championship, two series that will conclude in the 2025 calendar.

eNASCAR CONTENDER iRACING SERIES

The eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series returns on Tuesday night with the fifth race of the season at Richmond Raceway. 40 drivers, made up of those relegated from the 2024 season of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series and the top of the class in the eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series, will fight for seven weeks at some of the most-popular intermediate tracks on the NASCAR schedule. The top-30 drivers at the end of the season will qualify for a chance to advance to the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series roster for the 2025 season.

Last week, Ryan Luza made the move on the final corner of the final lap on Malik Ray at Darlington to win his first race of the season. Eddie Kerner continues to lead the standings.

RICHMOND – RACE #5 – BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:30 PM ET (01:30 GMT)

For more information on the eNASCAR Road to Pro Ladder -> CLICK HERE

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER iRACING PRO SERIES

Moving into the final races of the inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season, the top-33 drivers in the Dallara IR-18 are back on the road for the final time this Thursday night. The series visits many of the most recognizable venues on the NTT INDYCAR Series schedule, and next up for the open-wheel championship series is a trip to Laguna Seca for 40 laps of racing at the 2.23-mile, 11-corner course in Monterey, California.

Last week, Philip Kraus collected his second win of the season at World Wide Technology Raceway. He closes to within three points of the points lead, held by Diogo Pinto, with three races to go.

LAGUNA SECA – RACE #8 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

For more information on the INDYCAR ButtKicker Pro iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

OFF THIS WEEK

World of Outlaws Pro Series
- Next Race -> November 11th at Volusia Speedway Park with Super Late Model (Race #1)
eNASCAR College iRacing Series
- Next Race -> November 19th at Michigan International Speedway (Race #4)
IMSA Esports Global Championship
- Next Race -> November 24th at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta (Race #1)

For more information on the World of Outlaws Pro Series -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the IMSA Esports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE

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