This Week in iRacing: January 14-20, 2025

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 2025 Season 1, Week 5, from January 14th to January 20th in 2025.

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.

2025 iRACING DAYTONA 24 presented by VCO – iRACING SPECIAL EVENT!

The next special event for the 2025 calendar is the iRacing Daytona 24 presented by VCO, a team endurance event at Daytona International Speedway’s Road Course that lasts two trips around the clock. This 24 hour event will feature the GTP class, with the Cadillac, BMW, Acura, Porsche, as well as the new Ferrari, the LMP2 class with the Dallara P217, and the GTD class with the Audi R8, BMW M4, Chevrolet Corvette, Ford Mustang, Ferrari 296, Lamborghini, McLaren 720S, Mercedes-AMG, Porsche 911, and the new Acura NSX.

This weekend, from January 17th to the 19th, there will be four chances to participate in the multi-class endurance event. Team racing is enabled, and at least two drivers per team are required to classify.

2025 iRACING DAYTONA 24 PRESENTED BY VCO SCHEDULE:

Timeslot #1 – Friday 22:00 GMT
Timeslot #2 – Saturday 07:00 GMT
Timeslot #3 – Saturday 12:00 GMT
Timeslot #4 – Saturday 16:00 GMT

For more information on the iRacing Daytona 24 presented by VCO -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2025 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

WINTER NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Since there’s no NASCAR iRacing Series until the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season begins, the offseason makes room for the Winter NASCAR iRacing Series (WNiS), a similarly-structured fixed and open setup series which will utilize the 1987 NASCAR Cup Series cars. Week 10 will feature the 1987 cars at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

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

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

BMW M2 CUP – NEW ROOKIE SERIES!

With the introduction of the BMW M2 CS, we have a new series at the Rookie ranks called the BMW M2 Cup. This fixed setup series will run on base package tracks. A base content car on base content tracks, this series has the potential to be one of the biggest yet!

Week 5 Schedule:

at Lime Rock Park – Chicanes

FIA F4 ESPORTS REGIONAL TOURS

The Regional and Global editions of the FIA F4 Esports Series returns returns with a slightly different format in 2025 Season 1. Both the fixed and open setup Global series will be going off hourly on the hour (at the same time) while the Regional series will be going off hourly on the :30.

Week 5 Schedule:

Americas: Sonoma Raceway – Open Wheel 2012-2018
Asia-Pacific: Sandown International Motor Raceway
Europe: Thruxton Circuit
Global: Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli – Grand Prix

RICMOTECH RING MEISTER / DRAFT MASTER CHALLENGE BY SIMAGIC COMBINATIONS

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master Challenge by 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. As for Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC (races every hour on the hour), the series contests six weeks at Talladega Superspeedway and six weeks at Daytona International Speedway, featuring many common NASCAR-oval style cars.

Week 5 Schedule:

Ring Meister: Renault Clio at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks at Talladega Superspeedway

RAIN MASTER

For wet weather racing enthusiasts, Rain Master is one of the latest Special Series available on iRacing. Introduced in 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. 2025 Season 1 introduces the Acura NSX GT3 EVO to the fold.

The forecasts will include light rain throughout the short, 15 minute events. Races run every hour at 15 minutes past the hour.

Week 5 Schedule:

at Daytona International Speedway – Road Course

Coming Soon: Dirt Oval fans have two new year-long series to look forward to in 2025—Dirt Super Late Model Tour – Fixed and Dirt 410 Sprint Car Tour – Fixed! Starting in February, these tours will transition to year-long special series, similar to the NASCAR iRacing Series (NiS), running from February through November.

Official iRacing eSports

With IMSA Esports complete, focus will start to turn towards the start of the real-world racing season. Alongside the real-world NASCAR schedule, the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series is back, with the schedule for 2025 announced last week. Porsche TAG Heuer will be back on the same week as eNASCAR, both eSports converging at Daytona International Speedway. The eNASCAR College iRacing Series also returns next week at Watkins Glen. This week, however, the World of Outlaws are back on Monday night with the eighth race of the 2024-25 season.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS PRO SERIES/QUALIFYING SERIES

The World of Outlaws are back in the eSports rotation with the eighth race of the 2024-25 season in the Dirt Late Model at Fairbury Speedway. This season, the qualifying series will take place simultaneously as the season progresses, with each race getting their 35 driver lineup from the week prior’s qualifying series action. The series will also rotate between 410 Sprint Cars and Super Late Models.

FAIRBURY – RACE #8 — BROADCAST BEGINS AT 8:00 PM ET (01:00 GMT)

For more information on the World of Outlaws Pro Series -> CLICK HERE

OFF THIS WEEK:

eNASCAR College iRacing Series
- Next Race -> Race #5 at Watkins Glen International (January 21st)
eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
- Exhibition Race -> CLASH at Daytona International Speedway (January 28th)
Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup
- First Race -> Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway (February 1st)

For more information on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

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