All News: Open Wheel Racing

Lemanek adds name to winners list with Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series victory at Silverstone

October 6th, 2023 by

The fourth race of the 2023 Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series got back to the series’ roots up in England with a return to normalcy and road course racing. 25 of the top drivers in the Dallara iR-01 ranks were on the grid for 27 laps around Silverstone Circuit on Thursday. For the third … Read the Rest »

Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series Race Preview: Silverstone

October 4th, 2023 by

The Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series takes on the Silverstone Circuit for its fourth round of the 2023 season on Thursday. The action kicks off at 19:00 GMT (3PM ET) and will stream live across iRacing social media channels. Last Race: It was a change of scenery for the entire open-wheel field last week, as the … Read the Rest »

iRacing and Formula Hybrid + Electric: Virtual Racing Teaches Race Engineering

October 4th, 2023 by

iRacing and the Formula Hybrid + Electric Competition collaborate to deliver a unique race engineering experience to Engineering students Formula Hybrid + Electric History Twenty years ago, the students from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering in Hanover, NH wanted to enter a hybrid-powered car in an internal combustion competition run by FSAE (Formula SAE, part … Read the Rest »

Lebigre wins first Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series oval event in photo finish at Texas

September 29th, 2023 by

Thursday’s third round of the 2023 Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series was a first of its kind, as some of the top open wheel road racers took on oval racing in the Dallara iR-01 at Texas Motor Speedway. Utilizing the new oval-centric package developed for the naturally aspirated, 3.0-liter V10 open-wheel racing machine, 25 … Read the Rest »

Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series Race Preview: Texas

September 27th, 2023 by

The Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series makes its first American stop of the 2023 season on Thursday, as well as its first oval stop ever, with a visit to Texas Motor Speedway. The action kicks off at 19:00 GMT (3PM ET) and will stream live across iRacing social media channels. Last Race: Rookie Matt Emery made … Read the Rest »

Super Formula SF23 Honda Available Now!

September 27th, 2023 by

The Honda-powered edition of the Super Formula SF23 is now available on iRacing! It joins the Toyota-powered version of the car, which was released with the deployment of 2023 Season 4 content earlier this month. Both the Honda and Toyota versions of the SF23 are included in the same content package, so users who have … Read the Rest »

Matt Emery hangs on for first Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series win at Jerez

September 22nd, 2023 by

Round two of the 2023 Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series took the 26 top-ranked open wheel racers to its first new venue of the season, the recently released Circuito de Jerez -Ángel Nieto on the Grand Prix layout. After 33 laps around the 15-corner course in the Dallara iR-01, Veloce VEXT rookie Matt Emery … Read the Rest »

iRacing Downshift #52: The 2023 Season 4 Build Show

September 21st, 2023 by

Click here to listen to the latest iRacing Downshift! Downshift is back and we’ve got tons to talk about with the release of 2023 Season 4! With five new cars and three new tracks, plus some epic new series and feature improvements, we’ve got a lot to catch you up on. We’ve also got updates … Read the Rest »

Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series Race Preview: Jerez

September 20th, 2023 by

The Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series continues with its second round of the 2023 campaign at Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto. The action kicks off at 19:00 GMT (3PM ET) and will stream live across iRacing social media channels. Last Race: Florian Lebigre survived not only a chaotic first lap, but also differing pit strategies, … Read the Rest »

Florian Lebigre scores first Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series victory at Spa

September 15th, 2023 by

The return of top-level open-wheel esports on the iRacing platform came on Thursday, as the 2023 Grand Prix Turn Racing iRacing Series kicked off its second season at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Two years removed from the last iteration of the series, the Dallara iR-01 is once again the racing machine of choice with 26 of … Read the Rest »