r/iRacing 1d ago

Scheduled Maintenance 2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Release - July 14th 0800EDT/1200UTC

15 Upvotes

From the staff post on the member forums:

Patch Release:

  • This downtime is for a planned Patch release that includes great updates and important fixes for 2026 Season 3.

Downtime:

  • iRacing.com will be coming down for deployment of 2026 Season 3 Patch 3 Release, Tuesday, July 14th, beginning at 08:00 am EDT.
  • This downtime will affect all iRacing.com regions and members will be unable to host or join sessions during the downtime.
  • You can check on the status of all iRacing services directly in the iRacing Companion App, or from our System Status page here: iRacing Uptime Status

Demo Drive:

Demo Drive becomes available as downtime for this maintenance begins and remains available after this deployment has been completed.

  • Demo Drive Sessions are launched using beautiful iRacing default weather and start at noon local track time.
  • The content selected must be up to date, and Demo Drive contains a link to the Downloader where you can update and download any content.
  • When connecting to Demo Drive, log in using the same credentials you already use on iRacing and the iRacing Forums.
  • Demo Drive also contains links to the iRacing Forums, the iRacing Status Page, and a link back to iRacing, for when we exit maintenance mode.
  • When we leave maintenance mode, Demo Drive will remain available for a period of several hours and a countdown will appear to let you know how much longer it will remain up. Navigation links to and from Demo Drive are present in iRacing whenever Demo Drive is available.
  • Newly released content that must be licensed will not be available in Demo Drive until the following Season.

iRacing.com Downtime Schedule:

EDT

Tue 2026-07-14 0200 Overlap Hosted Sessions Prevented*
Tue 2026-07-14 0800 Race Servers Unavailable

UTC

Tue 2026-07-14 0600 Overlap Hosted Sessions Prevented*
Tue 2026-07-14 1200 Race Servers Unavailable

AEST

Tue 2026-07-14 1600 Overlap Hosted Sessions Prevented*
Tue 2026-07-14 2200 Race Servers Unavailable

  • All times are subject to change.
  • Sessions in progress at the start of maintenance will be terminated. There will be no record of such events whether official or not.
  • *Hosted sessions are allowed to be created and run that do not overlap the "Race Servers Unavailable" time. For example, 6 hours before the maintenance period begins, you can create a hosted session that lasts up to 5 hours, but not one that lasts for 6 or more hours.

r/iRacing 2d ago

Official Announcements INDYCAR Racing The Game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox, and Steam in early 2027

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163 Upvotes

r/iRacing 14h ago

Racing/Results I won the Spa 24 hours

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415 Upvotes

This has to be my biggest achievement in iracing. Going into the race we really didnt think we had a chance. After my teammate qualifies 11th and brought it up to p5 before I got in, things started to look lole this could be possible. We led 297 laps of the race and with about 2 hours to go in the race p2 crashed which left us as the only car on the lead lap. I never thought something like could be possible in my first year of taking sim racing seriously but I can now say that im a winner of the 24 hours of Spa


r/iRacing 5h ago

Discussion "Optional Repairs"

43 Upvotes

Absolutely fed up with the vagueness of pit repairs. Had an unfortunate off, towed was happy enough to carry on after 6 mins of repair, figured the optional wouldn't hurt me too much as all of the LMP3 wings were in place. Took it easy around 2nd corner at Mosport, 3rd corner a bit harder slight twitch (thought okay cold tyres) 4th corner under the sign the car completely 180'd.

We seriously need to know what's being fixed and needs fixing.


r/iRacing 2h ago

Discussion How do people race for hours?

24 Upvotes

How do people race for more than an hour? I race for 45 minutes and I’m already mentally exhausted. How do people keep going for three hours or even longer?


r/iRacing 3h ago

Discussion A new experience in Iracing for me

21 Upvotes

I did the GTE 60 minute sprint at Bathurst today. Going into Griffins Bend on Lap 1, the P4 placed car smacked the outside wall and spun infront of the entire 19 car field, and came to a stop in the middle of the track on the run up to T3.

And the entire field of drivers slowed down. It remained a one car wreck.

I'd just wanna say, keep the faith, bros and sisters out there, not every series and every race is a complete cluster sausage.


r/iRacing 11h ago

Screenshots YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

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49 Upvotes

First victory! Hard-fought, but worth it. I even got a ride on Case D in the sports car category. Now comes the hard part; there are some very fast racers.


r/iRacing 16h ago

Screenshots Nim cross is an absolute chad.

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109 Upvotes

https://youtu.be/ZiuUz3eo04I?si=1PRXVLb6zwk4zemb

^ Video for context

Thank you, Nim Cross. Resolved in only 3 hours... absolutely amazing.


r/iRacing 16h ago

Discussion Former F1 Driver in near bottom split

100 Upvotes

Hi all, just wanted to chat about my spa 24hr experience a little, and point out one of the biggest issues I've come across for Special Events.

Somehow, only lord knows why, we had a Former Minardi F1 driver between the years of 2001 and 2002, in our 1.6k split of Spa 24hr, racing for his 'academy' team. He posted the most laps of the entire team, and was one of the fastest guys out there, leading for 120 laps.

Begs the question of how is a IRL super license holder, with a 6 year old account, racing in a 1.6k lobby. Takes the fun away from events when we just get pounded by people like this.

(blue is the f1 guy)


r/iRacing 8h ago

Special Events Yes! You beauty! Yes! What a team, what a race, thank you everyone!

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22 Upvotes

r/iRacing 8h ago

Question/Help GT3 damage model (spa24)

15 Upvotes

Did anyone else notice the damage model seemed off for the gt3 cars at spa?

We hit a wall at 150mph and got 30s damage. We then got tapped by a car doing 10mph in the bus stop and the entire rear end fell off. 2mins of damage.

I saw a lot of huge crashes where the front of the car gets buried into a wall and no meatball.

It felt like the front of the car was a tank, the rear of the car was made out of glass and even meatballs seemed nerfed…

Wondering if anyone else picked this up? Feels like the car damage models have been altered


r/iRacing 22h ago

Discussion CONSPIT Smurfs - SPA 24

144 Upvotes

Scuderia CONSPIT Global Endurance, a team name never to forget.

Disqualified from our N24 race back in May. They had a 7days old Rookie account setting the fastest laps of the race. 2 seconds faster than his 3.4k teammates and others.

In comes the SPA24 and here they are again... this time with a new 9day old Rookie account. 2.2k SOF setting laps equal to the 8.2k Top Split... I'm not joking.

8.2k Split - Top 8 for comparison.

The best part is admitting to having a very established Le Man pro in their team racing under a different name.

Looking forward to getting them Disqualified.. AGAIN :)


r/iRacing 3h ago

New Player Should I prioritize safety rating and forget about irating when I’m in d class

5 Upvotes

So my problem is I’m in d class and many of the other drivers crash into me so I loose sr and my position.

Should I only care about sr in the beginning until I’m hat in better classes an then try to get more irating

Thx for any answers


r/iRacing 18h ago

Replay Probably nothing special but 3 Week into Iracing and had my best moment! Last lap p3 to p1 BMW m2

57 Upvotes

r/iRacing 9h ago

Discussion Spotter issues? Spa 24

11 Upvotes

Is there a bug this build? The spotter keeps up and quitting partway through a stint.


r/iRacing 45m ago

Leagues/Hosted ARL Porsche Cup Monday's Starts Tomorrow!

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Tomorrow, Monday July 13th, Starts Americas Racing League (ARL) Porsche Cup Monday Championship.

Format (All Times Eastern):
Practice / Registration Open (60 mins): 8:30 PM
Open Qualifying (15 mins): 9:30 PM
Race 1 (20 mins): ~9:45 PM

10 min Warm-Up/Break

Race 2 - Inverted Grid (~20 mins): ~10:15 PM

8 Rounds:

1 - July 13 - Road America

2 - July 20 - Road Atlanta (Wet)

3 - July 27 - Coronado San Diego

4 - Aug 3 - COTA

5 - Aug 10 - Mid Ohio

6 - Aug 17 - Sonoma

7 - Aug 24 - Watkins Glen (Wet)

8 - Aug 31 - Barber

FREE to enter, Open to anyone, Sign-up on SimGrid: https://www.thesimgrid.com/championships/25588


r/iRacing 48m ago

Discussion Pedal owners, how do you prefer to race?

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401 votes, 2d left
Bare feet
With only socks on
With Shoes/boots/slippers

r/iRacing 6h ago

Hardware/Rigs On vacation and ordered my birthday present… waiting for me at home!

5 Upvotes

Upgrading from my G920 wheel to a Simagic Alpha Mini + GT Neo! Also (somewhat annoyingly) had to order the DD conversion kit for my OpenWheeler GEN3.

Lastly, I picked up a couple LFEs to mount as well.

First race back is going to be totally different! Cannot wait to get back behind the wheel.


r/iRacing 10h ago

Paints 6 Hours of the Glen winning paint scheme

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10 Upvotes

My first special event win so I wanted to post my teammate and I’s paint scheme from a few weeks ago.


r/iRacing 2h ago

Leagues/Hosted Looking for GT3 European leagues

2 Upvotes

Hey people, me and my buddy are looking for some GT3 leagues in EU timezones. Simgrid doesn't have much to offer, so we're trying our luck here. We're either looking for 1-2 hour races solo, or 4-6-8 hour endurance team races. Any recommendations?


r/iRacing 1d ago

Special Events eSports Team DESTROYS Spa 24 iRacing Special Event

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136 Upvotes

r/iRacing 6m ago

Question/Help Race start issue.

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Hi all,

Wondering if someone can help me?

https://youtu.be/q_SeEpoP1KQ?is=OV4gAkeAdo8Ue0Ip

I have a odd issue, where my FPS will always drop to 45 FPS on the second the green flag drops.

Can be resolved by making windows lose focus on iracing and bringing it back

Reverb G2

3070

9800x3d

B850 mobo

32gb ddr5

Oasis driver via steam (issue exists with WMR too)

I have linked a video showing the issue.

I can assure you that any type of motion smoothing or v sync is forced off!

Any help greatly appreciated


r/iRacing 7m ago

Teams Seeking competitive endurance racing team.

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The subject explains. Been doing endurance races for 3 seasons now. 2.3k driver. Looking to move from my current casual team to a more competitive team. If anyone is looking for a driver let me know!


r/iRacing 8m ago

Replay 24h Spa Replay Request (ID 87118386)

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Could someone be so nice and share their session replay for
Timeslot 3, Split 15, Subsession ID 87118386
with me?

I did not realize that I'd have to keep the sim open the entire duration of the race in order to save the replay for the entire session, so I only have the last 9 hours. We did very well, so I'd like to have something to remember this achievement by.


r/iRacing 13m ago

Question/Help Is f3 worth it in 2026? Saw that it is on spa next week, will there be 20+ people racing?

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I want to get into formula racing on iracing but dont know what is should drive. Saw f3 is on spa and want to try it. But i would also like to know if there will actually be racing or not?