This Week in iRacing: August 6-12, 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 3, Week 9, from August 6th to August 12th, 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. Week 23 is set to take place at Richmond Raceway, a 200-lap event which 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, 01:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 and 16:00 GMT; Monday, 01:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Thursday, 01:00 and 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 01:00 GMT; Sunday, 14:00 GMT

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

FIA F4 ESPORTS REGIONAL TOUR

The FIA F4 Esports Regional Tour takes on another big change for 2024 Season 3—Fixed Setups! This time around, drivers will be able to qualify for the FIA F4 eSports Global Championship series, due in September, by running competitively in this series. At the end of the season, the top 10 eligible drivers in championship standings across each of the Regional Tour series will be invited to compete in the Global Championship. In order to be eligible for an invitation to the Global Championship, drivers must reside within the respective region for which they qualify, ensuring a truly global championship field.

Week 9 Schedule:

Americas (Every ODD hour, :15 after): Watkins Glen International – Boot
Asia-Pacific (Every EVEN hour, :45 after): Mobility Resort Motegi – East
Europe (Every EVEN hour, :15 after): Knockhill Racing Circuit – International

For more information on the FIA F4 eSports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE

RING MEISTER / DRAFT MASTER COMBINATIONS

Two of the more unique daily racing series added in recent seasons are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. This season, 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.

As for Draft Master (every hour), there are three tracks—Current Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, and 2008 Daytona, replacing iRacing Superspeedway as of 2024 Season 3—and four NASCAR vehicles—the 2009 Impala COT, Craftsman Trucks, 1987 Cup cars and the current-day Next Gen—that each track will cycle through. This series heads to current Daytona for the final four weeks of 2024 Season 3.

Week 9 Schedule:

Ring Meister: FIA F4 at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: [Legacy] NASCAR Cup Chevrolet Impala COT – 2009 at Daytona International Speedway – Oval

RAIN MASTER

Announced in Week 5 of 2024 Season 2, Rain Master is the latest Special Series on iRacing. Those looking for some fixed setup wet weather racing can jump into the Ferrari 296 GT3 at 12 different road courses around the world. The forecasts will include light rain throughout.

Week 9 Schedule:

Ferrari 296 GT3 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Grand Prix Pits

OFF THIS WEEK

INDYCAR iRacing Series
- Next Race -> August 14th at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) – Oval (2024 Season 3, Week 10)
Nurburgring Endurance Championship
- Next Race -> August 17th-18th at Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN (2024 Season 3, Week 10)
Global Endurance CONSPIT Tour
- Next Race -> August 17th-18th at Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans – 24 Heures du Mans (2024 Season 3, Week 10)
iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series
- Next Race -> November 8th-9th at Algarve International Circuit – Grand Prix (2024 Season 4, Week 9)

For more information on the NASCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the INDYCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Championship -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series -> CLICK HERE

Official iRacing eSports

While the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series takes a week off in-between the end of the Regular Season and the eNASCAR Playoffs, all of the Qualifying Series are on, as is the next race in the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series.

OFF THIS WEEK: eNASCAR COCA-COLA iRACING SERIES

The 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series playoffs begin next week at Michigan International Speedway.

For more information on the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER iRACING QUALIFYING SERIES

The INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Qualifying Series will continue its seven-week series with the fourth race of the season at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course on Thursday night, at 00:00 GMT. The third race of the season also saw over 125 drivers take on Barber Motorsports Park across four splits of competition. Diogo Pinto won the top Strength of Field (SoF) split and sits fifth in the standings, behind Jose Soria, Jordan Caruso, Brandon Traino, and Michele Costantini.

As a reminder, the entire schedule has been shifted by one week. This series is open to all iRacing members with an A-class Formula Car license.

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

PESC Qualifying Series

PORSCHE TAG HEUER ESPORTS SUPERCUP QUALIFYING SERIES

The fifth race of the 2024 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Qualifying Series season takes to the Nürburgring Grand-Prix-Strecke – Sprintstrecke this weekend for a 22-lap event. Last week, Elvis Rankin pulled off the victory in the Top Split SoF at Watkins Glen. Mitchell deJong continues to lead the way with two races left in the season.

These races are scheduled for Saturdays at 18:45 GMT. A driver’s top five out of six scores will determine their eligibility to advance to the Contender Series, where they’ll compete against Supercup drivers from the 2024 season for a chance at a spot on the 2025 grid. Races will be open to all drivers with an A-class Sports Car license.

For more information on the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Qualifying Series -> CLICK HERE

SKIP BARBER FORMULA iRACING SERIES

The third race of the 2024 Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series takes the top-20 qualified participants over to Road America on Thursday night. Victor Miranda and Ivan Machado split victories at Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course last week in the second round of the competition.

From August 2nd to August 4th, iRacing members could attempt to qualify into the race via Time Attack. The top 20 eligible drivers on the Time Attack leaderboard will be invited to run each race.

ROAD AMERICA RACE #3 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 7:00 PM ET (23:00 GMT)

For more information on the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

eNASCAR QUALIFYING iRACING SERIES – ROUND 2

The eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series returns this week with the fourth race of the 2024 season at the Cup Layout of Watkins Glen International. The most recent races saw Agnel Philip and Christopher Hill share victories at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Only the Top 20 in the final standings will be guaranteed a chance at possible advancement into the next round of the eNASCAR ladder, the eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series, which will coincide with the conclusion of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series later this year.

WATKINS GLEN RACE #4 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (00:00 GMT)

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

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