This Week in iRacing: October 15-21, 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 6, from October 15th to October 21st, 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.

2024 PETIT LE MANS – iRACING SPECIAL EVENT!

The next special event on the 2024 calendar is another one for the Endurance racing fans—the 2024 iRacing Petit Le Mans powered by VCO. Petit Le Mans is a 10-hour endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. It is a marquee event in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

This week, from October 18th to October 20th, there will be four opportunities to participate. This is a multi-class, team endurance event, with three classes of racing to choose from. Those car classes include GTP (Acura ARX-06, BMW M Hybrid V8, Cadillac V-Series.R, Porsche 963), LMP2 (Dallara P217), and GTD (Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3, BMW M4 GT3, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R, Ferrari 296 GT3, Ford Mustang GT3, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, McLaren 720S GT3 EVO, Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)).

PETIT LE MANS 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 2024 iRacing Petit Le Mans -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2024 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

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 33 of 36 is set to take place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 134-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, 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

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 6 Schedule:

Americas (races every hour at :45 after): Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Asia-Pacific (races every hour at :15 after): Winton Motor Raceway – National Circuit
Europe (races every hour at :30 after): Sachsenring
Challenge Series (Fixed Setup races every odd hour on the :00 / Open Setup races every even hour on the :00): Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

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 6 Schedule:

at Tsukuba Circuit – 2000 Full

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 Talladega for the first six weeks.

Week 6 Schedule:

Ring Meister: GTE Class at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten
Draft Master: NASCAR Xfinity Series at Talladega Superspeedway

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 6 Schedule:

at Road Atlanta – Full Course

OFF THIS WEEK

iRacing Nürburgring Endurance Championship
- Final Race -> October 26th-27th at Nürburgring Combined – Gesamtstrecke VLN (2024 Season 4, Week 7)
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 iRacing Nurburgring Endurance Championship -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the iRacing CREVENTIC Endurance Series -> CLICK HERE

Official iRacing eSports

This week, the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series headlines a week bookended by Contender Series, with eNASCAR on Tuesday and Porsche TAG Heuer on Saturday. The eNASCAR College iRacing Series will begin its Time Attack for the third race of the season at Kansas Speedway this week as well.

eNASCAR CONTENDER iRACING SERIES

The eNASCAR Contender iRacing Series returns on Tuesday night with the second race of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 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, Taylor Hurst was able to capitalize on a long run at the end to win at Las Vegas.

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI – RACE #2 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:30 PM ET (00:30 GMT)

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

INDYCAR BUTTKICKER iRACING PRO SERIES

After seven weeks of qualifying, the top-33 drivers in the Dallara IR-18 have qualified for a 10-week season on Thursday nights, visiting many of the most recognizable venues on the NTT INDYCAR Series schedule. Next up for the open-wheel championship series is a trip back up to Speedway, Indiana for 66 laps around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Last week, Luke McKeown took his first win of the season at Barber Motorsports Park.

INDY OVAL– RACE #5 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 8:00 PM ET (00:00 GMT)

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

PORSCHE TAG HEUER ESPORTS SUPERCUP CONTENDER SERIES

34 of the best sports car contenders are set to battle for a chance to advance to the 2025 Porsche TAG Heuer Esports Supercup roster. Made up from relegated drivers from the 2024 season, as well as some of the best up-and-coming, and returning, talent in the Porsche ranks, these drivers will race against one another at many popular road courses for a six week schedule on Saturday afternoon. Last week at Circuit Zolder, Dayne Warren took the Sprint pole, but Joshua Rogers took home another victory from the second starting spot. In the Feature, Nicolas Mateo inverted to the pole and led every lap to take the win.

SACHENRING – RACE #5 – BROADCAST STARTS AT 3:00 PM ET (19:00 GMT)

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

OFF THIS WEEK

FIA SIMAGIC F4 Esports Global Championship
- Final Races -> October 26th at To Be Determined (Races #7 & 8)
eNASCAR College iRacing Series
- Next Race -> October 29th at Kansas Speedway (Race #3)

For more information on the FIA SIMAGIC F4 eSports Global Championship -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the eNASCAR College iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

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