All News: Silverstone Grand Prix circuit
Kronke Goes Six for Six
June 21st, 2017 by David Philips
Martin Kronke isn’t just running away with the 2017 iRacing World Championship Grand Prix Series: he’s rewriting the sim racing record books in a season that has now seen him win six of six races and vault to a virtually insurmountable lead in his quest to mount a successful defense of his 2016 series title. … Read the Rest »
Road to Pro: Close Battle for Victory
November 25th, 2016 by Paul Slavonik
Round 3 of the 2016 Road to Pro on iRacing saw drivers continue their quests for one of the coveted slots in the 2017 iRacing.com World Championship Grand Prix Series. As drivers from all over descended upon the digital replica of the legendary Silverstone Circuit, the top split consisting of 31 drivers in the online … Read the Rest »
ineX Racing Steps It Up in Blancpain GT Qualification
November 14th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
To be competitive in a series such as the iRacing.com Blancpain Endurance Series is certainly a feat worth being proud of. It’s not easy to jump into a series as top-heavy as this and be able to pull a top-five finish out of the hat. To be able to win, however, one must drive at … Read the Rest »
Bakkum States his Intention
May 14th, 2015 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing Grand Prix Series headed to Northern Europe for Round 8 of the season. One of the (if not THE) most historic and well known tracks in Britain was the destination: Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. The track was a fitting one for the series to end its journey of Europe before heading back to … Read the Rest »
Di Palo Captures Week 7 GT3 Victory
June 18th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
Week 7 of the iRacing.com GT3 Challenge Series has concluded an exciting week of sim racing at Circuit Zolder. With over 1,300 different sim-racers registering for official races, the competition was tough and very close on this winding road course. So close, in fact, that the podium finishers for this week only had 12 points … Read the Rest »
Road Warriors Silverstone
April 16th, 2014 by Jaime Baker
For Round Four of iRacing.com’s Road Warrior Series we hop the pond and head to the quaint English village of Silverstone. The town’s 2,000 or so residents used to hear the thunder of mighty Rolls-Royce engines in the Vickers Wellington bombers. Now, nearly 70 years on, those roars have not ceased, but rather have been … Read the Rest »
Prototype & GT Challenge Week 3: Bathurst
November 20th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The iRacing.com Prototype & GT Challenge bid adieu to Japan and the Suzuka International Circuit to head Down Under to Australia and iRacing’s newest addition, the legendary Mount Panaroma (aka Bathurst). The 23-turn, 4 mile (5.81km), track hosts a multitude of real life racing series, including the ever so popular V8 Supercars and the Bathurst … Read the Rest »
Prototype & GT Challenge Week 11: Silverstone
October 18th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The eleventh round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series took place on the fast and flowing Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire, England. The twisty and somewhat unforgiving 3.194 mile (5.14 km) circuit hosts many different pedigrees of racing, including Formula One and the World Endurance Challenge. Prototype and GT Challenge drivers Paul Ilbrink, William … Read the Rest »
Prototype & GT Challenge Week 10: VIR
October 9th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
The tenth round of the iRacing.com Prototype and GT Challenge series took the HPD ARX 01Cs, Corvette C6.Rs and Ford GTs to twisty Virginia International Raceway (VIR). The circuit was the host for the American Le Mans Series this past weekend, and was therefore a fitting venue for our second endurance round of 75 minutes. … Read the Rest »
Moreira Takes Surprise CTC Lead
May 10th, 2013 by Jaime Baker
Fittipaldi driver Nuno Moreira opened the 2013 S2 Classic Teams Championship with an excellent performance that placed the veteran sim-racer atop the championship. Several pre-season favourites and leading runners were absent as the season opened with 136 drivers visiting the classic Northamptonshire venue of Silverstone. Running the Silverstone Historical layout 12 drivers registered race wins, … Read the Rest »