This Week in iRacing: July 23-29, 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 7, from July 23rd to July 29th, 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.

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 7 Schedule:

Americas (Every ODD hour, :15 after): Lime Rock Park – Grand Prix
Asia-Pacific (Every EVEN hour, :45 after): Phillip Island Circuit
Europe (Every EVEN hour, :15 after): MotorLand Aragón – Grand Prix

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

iRACING NURBURGRING ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP

The iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Championship returns for the fifth time in 2024, a nine-race season spanning through the end of October. There will be four timeslots to compete in—Saturday, July 27th at 7:00 GMT or 17:30 GMT, and Sunday, July 28th at 1:00 GMT or 13:00 GMT. Drivers will race on the Combined Gesamtstrecke VLN course.

Participants can choose between five different classes. GT3 includes the Audi R8 LMS EVO II, BMW M4, Ferrari 296, Mercedes-AMG, or Porsche 911 GT3 R (992). GT4includes the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW M4, and Porsche 718 Cayman. TCR includes the Honda Civic Type R TCR or Hyundai Elantra TCR. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) and Toyota GR86 will run as their own single car classes.

For more information on the iRacing Nurburgring Endurance 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 Talladega for the middle four weeks of 2024 Season 3.

Week 7 Schedule:

Ring Meister: Ray FF1600 at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: NASCAR Legends 1987 Cars at Talladega Superspeedway

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 7 Schedule:

Ferrari 296 GT3 at Oulton Park Circuit – Fosters

OFF THIS WEEK

Global Endurance CONSPIT Tour
- Next Race -> August 3rd at Road America (2024 Season 3, Week 8)
NASCAR iRacing Series
- Next Race -> August 7th at Richmond Raceway (2024 Season 3, Week 9)
INDYCAR iRacing Series
- Next Race -> August 14th at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) – Oval (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 CREVENTIC Endurance Series -> CLICK HERE

Official iRacing eSports

With both the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series and the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series off, this week will focus on the many qualifying series currently taking place on our official eSports branches.

eNASCAR QUALIFYING iRACING SERIES – ROUND 2

The now-second race of the 2024 eNASCAR Qualifying iRacing Series will take the series over to Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for dueling, snake split races of 120 laps on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. ET. The first race of the series saw both Connor Yeroschak and Eddie Kerner take victories at Chicagoland Speedway.

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.

INDIANAPOLIS RACEWAY PARK RACE #2 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (00:00 GMT)

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

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER iRACING QUALIFYING SERIES

The INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Qualifying Series will continue its seven-week series with the second race of the season at the Open Wheel Oval of Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday night, at 00:00 GMT. The first race of the season saw nearly 200 drivers take on Long Beach across six splits of competition. Luke McKeown won the top Strength of Field (SoF) split and leads the standings after one week.

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 third race of the 2024 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup Qualifying Series season takes to the National layout at the Red Bull Ring this weekend for a 36-lap event. Last week, Tristan Iglesias pulled out the Top Split SoF victory at Silverstone. Xander Reed currently leads the standings.

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

OFF THIS WEEK: eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series

The next race in the series will be at Pocono Raceway on July 30th, at 8:00 pm ET (00:00 GMT). This is the 14th and final race of the 2024 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Regular Season. Three positions in the eNASCAR Playoffs are still to be determined.

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

OFF THIS WEEK: Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series

The next race in the series will be at the Grand Course of Virginia International Raceway on August 1st, at 7:00 pm ET (23:00 GMT). Hot Lap Qualifiers will open from July 26th to July 28th.

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

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