Just Updated

September 2026 Update

iRacing welcomes FOUR brand new cars into our garage, including the Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH, two versions of the Caterham - Academy and 420R, and the Gen 4 Grand National. A diverse set of vehicles showcasing the many ways drivers race! We’ve also added THREE entirely re-scanned and re-built tracks to update the iRacing 2026 landscape: Road America, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and The Milwaukee Mile. Each of these tracks fully replace the older versions and are top-notch racing locations. Both Summit Point Raceway and Road Atlanta have also received a major artwork update, taking their appearance into the modern age. Finally, we plan to introduce a new system that more authentically replicates real-world multiclass race starts: dedicated pace cars for each car class. Please note that this feature must pass a final shakedown in Week 13’s iTested series before officially joining the IMSA iRacing Series.

Our physics processing engine has been upgraded to allow for multi-threading, making object interactions more accurate than ever before. Car Rule Sets have been made available on dozens more vehicles, providing even more structure and options to the ways you can race. Our vehicle development team has completed a significant vehicle mechanics overhaul for both the Global Mazda MX-5 Cup and the Sprint Car - these cars should feel nearly brand new, and drive much closer to their real-life counterparts.

The iRacing Simulation has been updated from stem to stern for complete UTF8 character support - this includes chat messages, display names, and all files associated with iRacing such as Replays, Setups, and Camera sets filenames. A new UI element has been added: Reference Car UI, which allows you to see live controls inputs from a reference car in solo sessions so you can learn and advance your own technique. TWO brand new UI Widgets are now available: Pit Summary which provides control and visibility to everything related to a pit stop, and Car Damage for a select few cars which displays the general health of your vehicle. The F9 Black Box has been reimagined as a Quick Access panel to add easy use for a variety of impactful options. A new UI Mode is also now available: “Minimal” where you can strip down your interface to only the essentials and anything else you’d like to keep pinned. Following up from last Season, the Fuel Calculator Widget algorithms have received more data and have improved estimates. The Track Map Widget has also been updated with some quality improvements for ease of use.

The iRacing Launcher Team has completed a full rebuild of the Team Registration process, making it easier than ever to clearly see how your team is registered for an event, and what everyone is signed-up for. The Leagues area has been refreshed, leaving runway for upcoming improvements. Past Results may now be viewed as individual pages. When launching a solo session from an Official Session, you may now also carry in the BoP from the event to your test session, allowing you to practice better. The team also completed a re-build of the iRacing Companion App recently which will allow for even better future development - if you haven’t gotten the latest updates for it yet, be sure to grab them from your device’s preferred app store!

Finally, AI racing has been expanded to EIGHT new cars, including: Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH, Caterham - Academy and 420R, Gen 4 Grand National, Chevrolet Corvette C7 Daytona Prototype, Formula Renault 2.0, [Legacy] BMW Z4 GT3, and [Legacy] Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype - 2008. AI racing is also now available at NINETEEN new track configs, including: Auto Club Speedway - Competition, Interior, and Moto, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Kansas Speedway - Infield Road Course and Road Course, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - All configs, Oswego Speedway - Dirt, Road America - All configs, The Milwaukee Mile - Both configs, and USA International Speedway - Dirt. Rain racing availability comes pre-loaded with the new Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH and both Caterhams as well as all non-Oval new track configs.

Season highlights include:

• Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH

• Caterham - Academy and 420R

• Gen 4 Grand National

• Road America (Updated Laserscan & Fully Rebuilt)

• Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Updated Laserscan & Fully Rebuilt)

• The Milwaukee Mile (Updated Laserscan & Fully Rebuilt)

• Summit Point Raceway (Major Art Update)

• Road Atlanta (Major Art Update)

• Multiple Pace Cars Multiclass Starts available in select official series, beginning with the IMSA iRacing Series

• Multi-threaded Physics Processing

• Full UTF8 character support

• New SIM UI Widget: Pit Summary

• New SIM UI Widget: Car Damage (Global Mazda MX-5 Cup, Toyota GR86, BMW M2 Racing (G87), Renault Clio R.S. V, Ray FF1600, Mini Stock, and Lucas Oil Off Road Pro 2 Truck)

• New Sim UI Black Box: F9 Quick Access

• Sim UI Update: Minimal/Pinned UI Mode

• Sim UI Update: Fuel Calculator Widget improvement

• Sim UI Update: Track Map updates

• Global Mazda MX-5 Cup (significant vehicle update)

• Sprint Car (significant vehicle update)

• Car Rule Sets are now supported on 81 vehicles

• iRacing Launcher Feature: Team Registration Refactor

• iRacing Launcher Feature: Bring Official Session BoP into Test Drive

• Rain racing for THREE more vehicles! (Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH, Caterham - Academy and 420R)

• AI Racing is now available with EIGHT new cars: Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH, Caterham - Academy and 420R, Gen 4 Grand National, Chevrolet Corvette C7 Daytona Prototype, Formula Renault 2.0, [Legacy] BMW Z4 GT3, and [Legacy] Riley MkXX Daytona Prototype - 2008

• AI Racing is available at NINETEEN new tracks: Auto Club Speedway - Competition, Interior, and Moto, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Kansas Speedway - Infield Road Course and Road Course, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - All configs, Oswego Speedway - Dirt, Road America - All configs, The Milwaukee Mile - All configs, and USA International Speedway - Dirt

• Hundreds of the highest quality vehicle setups

Just Updated

JUNE 2026 UPDATE

The iRacing 2026 Season 3 Release Build is on the grid and ready to fly! This is one of four major annual releases for iRacing, and it adds new content, features, upgrades, and more fixes than an expert pit crew could apply during a 24-hour special event.

The wait is over - AI Racing has arrived at Dirt Ovals! AI Drivers are ready to challenge you in the dirt at TWELVE of our Dirt Oval tracks with either the Dirt Street Stock or the Dirt Legends Ford '34 Coupe! Two brand new vehicles arrive on our service, including the BMW M2 Racing (G87) and the EURO NASCAR RC01. We have also added two new body types for the Formula Vee; Cutlass and Conqueror, which capture the worldly spirit of grassroots racing. Get ready to spend some time in California, as Qualcomm Circuit (Naval Base Coronado) is ready for its world premiere, and we have fully rebuilt WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca using new scan data and artwork.

On the track updates front, Charlotte Motor Speedway receives a new Dirt Road config with Rallycross - Dirt Road. Two tracks also receive major artwork updates, including Chicagoland Speedway and Oran Park Raceway, bringing much of their visuals into the modern age. We have also deployed fully 3D modeled curbs which will enhance the realism at two other tracks, including: Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, and Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. Also, we’ve made some updates to the Dynamic Track System, including tuning some dust parameters, water drainage systems, and how solar energy behaves on the asphalt.

As for car updates and features, the NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified and SK have received full vehicle refreshes and brand-new tires. Seasonal class-wide updates continue with the GT3 and GTE classes, making them as real-to-life as they can be. Drafting improvements have been applied to short track asphalt oval race cars after a lengthy series of testing and tuning. Also, we have updated the pit speed limiter programming and rules for a more precise pit stop experience.

The 2026 Season 3 Release also includes some brand new features, including a new routing option for our Race Servers! This new option adds Anycast-announced endpoints to our Race Servers, which allows the simulation to enter our network at an endpoint close to you, even if the Race Server is very far away. This bypasses routing your connection halfway around the world on public infrastructure and plugs you directly into the iRacing network. With the addition of AI Racing for Dirt Ovals, we knew we needed to get Heat Racing for AI ready, and it is! The Sim UI continues to expand, and this season we’ve added three new UI Widgets including: Track Map, Fuel Calculator, and Incident Tracker. The Sim UI will also now be able to utilize Controls Profiles where you can set up, save, and load various different control configurations quickly from within the Sim.

The iRacing Launcher is how you explore all iRacing has to offer and find events to get you racing. With this season, we have added a new Series Discovery interface to help you browse and target your interests so you can find more of what you like. Another new feature is Series-Specific Sporting Regulations & Branding, which allows an additional layer of real-world rules to be in effect for some events. We have also added language support for Simplified Chinese to the iRacing Launcher, 欢迎!

Season highlights include:

• BMW M2 Racing (G87)

• EURO NASCAR RC01

• Formula Vee - Cutlass and Conqueror

• Qualcomm Circuit (Naval Base Coronado)

• WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (Updated Laserscan & Fully Rebuilt)

• Charlotte Motor Speedway - Rallycross - Dirt Road (New Track Config)

• Chicagoland Speedway (Major Art Update)

• Oran Park Raceway (Major Art Update)

• 3D Curbs added to TWO Tracks (Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours & Motorsport Arena Oschersleben)

• iRacing Race Servers: Anycast network routing protocol

• Heat Racing support for AI Opponents

• New Sim UI Widget: Track Map (with four variants)

• New Sim UI Widget: Fuel Calculator

• New Sim UI Widget: Incident Tracker

• New Sim UI Feature: Controls Profiles

• New Sim UI Feature: What’s New!

• Sim UI Update: Tire Compounds

• Sim UI Update: Drag-to-Resize

• Sim UI Update: Unicode Support

• NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified / SK (Full vehicle refresh and new tires)

• GT3, GT4 and GTE Class Updates

• BMW M Hybrid V8 updated to Evo model

• Dallara IR18 updated with ramp flaps and Indy 500 body wicker

• Porsche 911 Cup (992.2) updated with “X tape”

• Dynamic Track Updates (Dust parameters, rain drainage, and solar energy behavior)

• Pit Speed Limiter Updates

• Short Track Asphalt Oval Drafting Improvements

• iRacing Launcher Feature: Series-Specific Sporting Regulations & Branding

• iRacing Launcher Feature: Series Discovery interface

• iRacing Launcher Feature: Simplified Chinese language support

• Rain racing for FOUR more vehicles! (BMW M2 Racing (G87), EURO NASCAR RC01, and both the Formula Vee - Cutlass and Conqueror)

• AI Racing is now available with TWO Dirt Oval vehicles: Dirt Street Stock & Dirt Legends Ford '34 Coupe!

• AI Racing is now available at TWELVE Dirt Oval track configs: Bristol Motor Speedway - Dirt & Dirt - 2021, Eldora Speedway, Fairbury Speedway, Huset's Speedway, Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway - Dirt Track, Lanier National Speedway - Dirt, Lernerville Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, Lucas Oil Speedway - Dirt Oval, Port Royal Speedway, and The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

• AI Racing is now available with SEVEN new cars: BMW M2 Racing (G87), EURO NASCAR RC01, Formula Vee - Cutlass and Conqueror, Pontiac Solstice & Rookie version, and Radical SR8.

• AI Racing is available at FOUR new tracks: Autodromo Nazionale Monza - ALL THREE Combined configs, and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

• Hundreds of the sharpest quality vehicle setups our trained drivers can hone.

About the Game

What Is iRacing?

We are the world’s premier computer based motorsports racing simulation/game. An membership provides entry into the newest form of competitive motorsport: internet racing. Internet racing is a fun, easy, and inexpensive way for race fans, simracers and gamers alike to enjoy the thrill of the racetrack from the comfort of their home.

We are the ultimate place to go racing online. From NASCAR , to World of Outlaws , Aussie Supercars to sports cars and Grand Prix racing, iRacing has it all. All you need is a computer, a gaming wheel or game pad that simply plugs into the USB port of your computer and an Internet connection. iRacing centrally organizes all of the racing for you with over 150 cars and tracks, 40 official series , or you can choose to host your own race or race in one of over 800 private leagues. iRacing is a thrilling online experience that offers:

* The best online racing simulation and service in the world with brilliant features and functionality

* Head-to-head racing competition in an easy to use centralized place- racing against real people

* Dynamic track surfaces that change over the course of a race just like in real-world racing

* Open practice, qualifying, testing, ghost racing, time trialing competition

* Team Racing - share driving, spotting and pit crew responsibilities with your teammates and race in events up to 24 hours long

* Heat Racing

* Constant free automatic updates and improvements to the service

* Officially licensed cars that are engineered from the ground up in cooperation with real-world race teams and using real-world physics

* Officially-licensed, laser-scanned exact replicas of the world’s greatest race tracks

* Officially-sanctioned racing organized by iRacing

* An online community of racing enthusiasts over 300,000 strong

* Host your own private sessions, run your own tournaments

* League Racing : create your own custom racing series with your friends or join one of the 800+ existing leagues

iRacing is partnered with some of the most influential motorsports brands in the world including:

AI tooling and technologies were used to assist and support our developers, including the creation of in-game voiceovers and localized text.

iRacing accounts purchased through Steam may not be combined with accounts purchased directly with iRacing. Special introductory pricing on Steam only available for new accounts. Pricing subject to change.