This Week in iRacing | December 16 to December 22, 2025

Welcome back to This Week in iRacing, your guide to the daily, even hourly racing that members can get into, based on where their license level is at. There are also some special series that run at specific times that anyone can jump into, with the right credentials, that offer a more meaningful sim racing experience.

WELCOME TO 2026 SEASON 1!!! Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week — 2026 Season 1, Week 1 — from December 16th to December 22nd in 2025.

iRACING SPECIAL EVENTS

iRACING CHILI BOWL

While we are now officially in the 2026 iRacing schedule, the 2025 Special Events Calendar still has two events remaining, and both will take place this week! One of the last two special events on the 2025 calendar is the iRacing Chili Bowl. The Chili Bowl Nationals is an indoor dirt midget event held annually in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is the marquee event in the dirt midget racing world.

This Special Event utilizes Super Sessions. To make the Top Split by the end of the week, there will be two timeslots each day, Monday through Friday, at 10 a.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET (02:00 GMT & 15:00 GMT). The Super Sessions will be schedules for Saturday, and will take the top-60 in the overall points from the race week, scheduled as well for 10 a.m. ET and 9 p.m. ET (02:00 GMT & 15:00 GMT).

For more information on the iRacing Chili Bowl -> CLICK HERE

THE PRODUCTION CAR CHALLENGE AT VIR

The other final special event on the 2025 calendar is THE Production Car Challenge at VIR. Hosted at the virtual VIRginia International Raceway, THE Production Car Challenge is a four-hour endurance race using the Production Car Challenge cars at the VIR Grand Course. It can be run solo or with a team.

For more information on THE Production Car Challenge at VIR -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the 2025 iRacing Special Events calendar -> CLICK HERE

WEEKLY RACING SERIES

These are the series that are not confined to the iRacing seasons, that run independently throughout the course of the year and feature some of the most recognizable motorsports racing around. From NASCAR to the Whelen Modifieds, from Formula 1 to INDYCAR, and even some weekly local dirt track racing, iRacing offers many special series to jump in an compete in!

WINTER NASCAR iRACING SERIES

Since 2021, the Winter NASCAR iRacing Series keeps the oval competition going during the winter months, featuring the 1987 Ford Thunderbird and Chevy Monte Carlo duking it out in both Fixed and Open setup events following the standard NASCAR iRacing Series limited time slots.

Week 6 of 13 will take place at Watkins Glen International – Classic.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Fixed Schedule: Wednesday, 21:00 GMT; Friday, 02:00 GMT; Saturday, 10:00 & 17:00 GMT; Monday, 02:00 GMT
Open Schedule: Thursday, 02:00 & 19:00 GMT; Saturday, 02:00 GMT; Sunday, 15:00 GMT

For more information on the Winter NASCAR iRacing Series -> CLICK HERE

SPECIAL DAILY RACING SERIES

Of course, we are always racing something at iRacing.

Whether you’re an oval specialist, running in every NASCAR series we offer, or if you enjoy getting in your favorite tin-top or open wheel machine to make laps at some of the most historic race tracks out there, there is always something to jump in and wheel. These are a collection of our special curated hourly series, from the serious ones that can qualify you for top level eSports to the fun ones like Draft Master, where there’s packed up Superspeedway racing that anyone can win every hour.

NEW! FIA CROSS CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

New in the first season of 2026 is the FIA Cross Car, and with that, the FIA Cross Car Championship at the Rookie License level. Cross Car racing is among the earliest steps on the rallycross ladder for real-world drivers looking to climb the ladder in the sport. Take the wheel of the FIA Cross Car and master mixed-surface racing in this nimble RWD machine.

Week 1 Schedule: 

• at Winton Motor Raceway – Rallycross

FIA F4 REGIONAL TOURS

The Regional editions of the FIA F4 Esports Series returns returns in 2025 Season 4. Each region is spaced out to start every 15 minutes, with the Challenge Series kicking off each hour, followed by the Americas (:15 after), Asia-Pacific (:30 after), and Europe (:45 after).

Week 1 Schedule: 

• Challenge: Circuito de Navarra – Speed Circuit
• Americas: Virginia International Raceway – Full Course
• Asia-Pacific: Tsukuba Circuit – 2000 Full
• Europe: Motorsport Arena Oschersleben – Grand Prix

GT3 REGIONAL TOURS

The Regional racing format debuted in GT3 racing in 2025 Season 4! Featuring the same America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe regions as the F4 Regional Series, which has proven popular, GT3 is the perfect home for a similar concept. Nothing changes with the core GT3 fixed and open schedules. Each region will run hourly on the :45.

Week 1 Schedule: 

• Americas: Virginia International Raceway – Full Course
• Asia-Pacific: Tsukuba Circuit – 2000 Full
• Europe: Rudskogen Motorsenter

RING MEISTER RICMOTECH SERIES

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

The Ring Meister Ricmotech Series (Races on every hour on the hour | Qualifying every hour at :30) takes place at the Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten and cycles through mostly road-type racing vehicles every week. 

Week 1 Schedule: 

• Global Mazda MX-5 Cup at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten

DRAFT MASTER CHALLENGE BY SIMAGIC

Two of the more unique daily racing series on iRacing are the Ring Meister Ricmotech Series and the Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC Series, where the cars change every week as opposed to the tracks. The setups are fixed in both series, which means it’s all about jumping in and racing the combination at hand.

As for Draft Master Challenge by SIMAGIC (races every hour on the hour), the series contests six weeks at Talladega Superspeedway and six weeks at Daytona International Speedway, featuring many common NASCAR-oval style cars.

Week 1 Schedule: 

• NASCAR Cup Series NEXT GEN (Gen 7) at Talladega Superspeedway

RAIN MASTER CHALLENGE

For wet weather racing enthusiasts, Rain Master is one of the latest Special Series available on iRacing. Introduced in 2024 Season 4, those looking for some fixed setup wet weather racing can now jump into select GT3 vehicles at 12 different road courses around the world.

The forecasts will include light rain throughout the short, 15 minute events. Races run every hour at 15 minutes past the hour.

Week 1 Schedule:

• at Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto – Grand Prix

Check out our other weekly post, the iRacing Weekly Tune-In, to learn what you can watch on official iRacing channels as well as around the community!
For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.

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