All News: spa-francorchamps

Three's Company, 363 is a Crowd

August 29th, 2011 by

Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Jenson Button had plenty of company on the podium at Spa-Francorchamps over the weekend.  Less than 24 hours before 24 Formula One pilotes set off for the 2011 Shell Belgian Grand Prix, more than 363 iRacers took to the challenging 4.35 mile circuit in their virtual Williams-Toyota FW31s for the … Read the Rest »

iRacing.com Belgian Grand Prix Set for August 27

August 22nd, 2011 by

The iRacing.com Belgian Grand Prix is set for Spa-Francorchamps on August 27 as the latest round of the iRacing.com World Tour.   The event is free and open to all iRacers and will feature digital versions of the Williams-Toyota FW 31 cars beginning at 17:00 GMT (1 pm EDT). The 44 lap races will feature splits … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Andrea Disarò

August 20th, 2011 by

It should come as no surprise that Andrea Disarò is a big Ferrari fan.  After all, as a resident of the Rho, Italy, he’s almost a next door neighbor to Maranello.  Nor should it be surprising that Spa-Francorchamps is Disarò’s favorite track on the iRacing service.  After all, it would be tough to name another … Read the Rest »

Luis Takes Mid-Ohio Honors

August 15th, 2011 by

After 85 bruising laps around the virtual Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Hugo Luis claimed his second race victory of the 2011 iRacing.com NVIDIA Grand Prix Series – narrowing the gap on World Championship leader Klaus Kivekäs in the process and solidifying his credentials as a candidate for the 2011 title. Starting on the front row … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Matthieu Fourtemberg

June 25th, 2011 by

Check the standings in a range of racing cars and series – Street Stock, Skip Barber, Mazda MX5 – and you’ll find Matthieu Fourtemberg’s name.  You’ll also see the icons of his cars are usually colored in the reds, whites and greys of the BAM Pro Racing team of which he is a proud member.  … Read the Rest »

iRacer Profile: Madison Down

May 21st, 2011 by

If Madison Down’s name sounds familiar, it may well because you’ve been reading Patrick Atherton’s superb accounts of his exploits in the Ford Falcon V8 Supercar in inRacingNews. Down may not be unbeatable in the Trans Tasman Racing FG01, but with 11 wins in 14 starts in 2011 Season 1, let’s just say those who … Read the Rest »

Down At The Summit

March 22nd, 2011 by

The iRacing.com V8 Supercar Series headed  from the classic long, picturesque stretches of Spa Francorchamps to the short but exciting blast of Summit Point Raceway, for Week Seven of 2011 Season One. Quite a contrast, but this strip of tarmac in the West Virginian countryside was still popular with the virtual V8 field, especially with … Read the Rest »

McCabe’s Belgian Renaissance

March 16th, 2011 by

iRacing’s unique simulation service not only replicates real-world physics and geography down to the nearest umpteenth of an inch, it provides a platform to realise some ultimate motorsport fantasies, and create some killer competition to boot.  Case in point: There would be a veritable army of fans, drivers and teams who have dreamt of seeing … Read the Rest »

Home Win For McLean at Philip Island

March 14th, 2011 by

Avoiding a huge opening lap accident that involved 12 of the iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing field, and capitalising on a ‘power failure’ for Jesse Nieminen, Australia’s Luke McLean secured his first ever race victory in the globe’s most prestigious sim-racing series. Before the 35 car field had even taken to the grid for … Read the Rest »

iWCSRR Round Two Broadcast Saturday

March 9th, 2011 by

Round Two of the 2011 iRacing.com World Championship Series Road Racing will be broadcast live on iRacing.com this coming Saturday, March 12. From the brooding pine forests of Spa-Francorchamps in Round One, the world’s best online road racers travel to the Phillip Island circuit on Australia’s sun-splashed southern coast for the second installment of the … Read the Rest »