All News: 24 Hours of Le Mans

iRacing Returns to Le Mans for Annual 24-Hour Special Event

June 15th, 2020 by

Think you’ve got what it takes to go twice around the clock in the beautiful French countryside? The iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans gives you the chance to team up with iRacers from around the world this weekend for one of our most popular endurance events. Open to the public, this year’s event has … Read the Rest »

Coanda, CoRe, Williams Score 24 Hours of Le Mans Class Victories

June 5th, 2019 by

Martin Kronke, Mitchell deJong, Mack Bakkum, and Josh Rogers combined to lead 394 of a possible 432 laps to win Saturday’s iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans for VRS Coanda Simsport. With Kronke behind the wheel for the final stint, the quartet wheeled their Audi R18 LMP1 to a victory of more than two laps … Read the Rest »

iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans This Weekend!

May 30th, 2019 by

It’s been a busy season for iRacing special events, especially in endurance racing—and the top iRacers in the discipline get one more chance to prove themselves this weekend! This year’s iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans runs on Friday at 9PM ET and Saturday at 9AM ET (Saturday at 01:00 and 13:00 GMT). Featuring the … Read the Rest »

iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans by the Numbers

November 1st, 2016 by David Phillips

VRS Coanda Simsport and ineX Racing Shine in inaugural event Nearly 2000 iRacers participated in the inaugural iRacing 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend in an online race that saw more than 486 teams of sim racers participate in the twice ‘round the clock event.  Utilizing iRacing’s unique “driver swap” feature, competitors from around … Read the Rest »

iRacing Partners with Ferrari to Create the Digital Simulation of Ferrari 488 GTE

October 18th, 2016 by David Phillips

iRacing Motorsport Simulation, LLC today announced plans to create digital versions of Ferrari’s models. The first product of the partnership between the renowned eSport racing service and the iconic brand will be a virtual Ferrari 488 GTE as raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and other events in the 2016 World Endurance Championship. … Read the Rest »

Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans Now Available on iRacing

September 8th, 2016 by By David Phillips

The world’s most historic endurance race track – Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans – is now available on iRacing.com, the world’s leading online motorsports service.  Under development for more than a year, iRacing’s digital rendition of the 13.6 km/8.4 mile circuit is based on state-of-the-art laser scanning conducted during the week leading up to … Read the Rest »

iRacing Development Update – Dirt, Le Mans, VR and more

June 28th, 2016 by Steve Myers

We Are Building Dragons I have spent a LOT of time in the car and on planes lately traveling to meetings and events for some very exciting developments for iRacing.  I can’t really get into the specifics yet on what these trips are for but during these long drives and flights I have had a lot time … Read the Rest »

iRacing Pros Get a Head Start at 24 Hours of Le Mans

June 16th, 2016 by David Phillips

Track time.  It’s key to any race driver’s fortunes, whether you’re talking stock cars or sports cars, Formula One or IndyCar, drag racing or rallying.  The more familiar a driver is with the track he or she is racing on, the better the odds of success. But what’s a driver to do when the track … Read the Rest »

Seeing the Global Picture

July 31st, 2015 by

One of the most important weapons in a race driver’s arsenal is selective memory.  By all means learn from your mistakes, but don’t dwell on them . . . then move on.  Be it the Daytona 500, Monaco Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Le Mans or an iRacing rookie Legends race, the most important race … Read the Rest »

iRacing Signs Agreement with Le Mans

July 9th, 2015 by

iRacing.com announced today it has signed an agreement with the Automobile Club de l’Ouest to develop a digital version of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit for its award-winning online motorsports simulation service.  iRacing’s team of nearly a dozen laser scanning technicians, photographers and artists recently completed their data-gathering work in France prior … Read the Rest »