This Week in iRacing | November 11 to November 17, 2025 - iRacing.com

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.

Season 4 continues on! Here are a few of the highlighted series taking place this week — 2025 Season 4, Week 9 — from November 11th to November 17th in 2025.

PLEASE NOTE THAT HOURS MAY CHANGE DUE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CHANGES AROUND THE GLOBE

iRACING SPECIAL EVENTS

iRACING SUZUKA 1000KM PRESENTED BY NEXT LEVEL RACING

The next special event for the 2025 calendar is the iRacing Suzuka 1000km Presented by Next Level Racing. The Suzuka 1000km is an annual sports car endurance race that has been held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan since 1966. After a five-year hiatus, the event is scheduled to return in September 2025 as part of an International GT Series.

Race Schedule: Friday, 22:00 GMT; Saturday 7:00 GMT, 12:00 GMT, 16:00 GMT; Sunday 00:00

For more information on the iRacing Suzuka 1000km Presented by Next Level Racing -> 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 1 of 13 will take place at Daytona International Speedway – 2008 Oval.

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

NASCAR MODIFIED TOUR

Modeled heavily after real-world events and featuring many of America’s top short tracks, the NASCAR Modified Tour features 21 weeks of championship racing in the NASCAR Whelen Tour Modified.

Week 20 of 21 will take place at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway – Oval.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Thursday 01:00 GMT, Thursday 19:00 GMT, Saturday 01:00 GMT, Sunday 14:00 GMT

For more information on the NASCAR Modified Tour -> CLICK HERE

VINTAGE GRAND PRIX TOUR

New for 2025, the iRacing Vintage Grand Prix Tour brings the Lotus 79 on a tour that loosely resembles the 1978 World Driver’s Championship.

Week 16 of 16 will take place at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – Grand Prix Historic.

The races this week are scheduled for:

Tuesday 02:00 GMT, Sunday 07:00 GMT, Sunday 22:00 GMT, Monday 18:00 GMT

For more information on the iRacing Vintage Grand Prix Tour -> CLICK HERE

WEEKLY SERIES OFF THIS WEEK:

iRacing Grand Prix Tour | Next Race (#22 of 24) at Algarve International Circuit – Grand Prix (iRacing Season 4, Week 10)
Super Late Model Tour | Next Race (#22 of 23) at South Boston Speedway (iRacing Season 4, Week 10)

For more information on the iRacing Grand Prix Tour -> CLICK HERE
For more information on the Super Late Model Tour -> 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 like the MOZA F4 Regionals, as well as the fun ones like Draft Master, where there’s packed up Superspeedway racing that anyone can win every hour.

NEW IN 2025 SEASON 4! GT3 REGIONAL TOURS

The Regional racing format comes to GT3 racing in 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 9 Schedule:

Americas: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Asia-Pacific: Fuji International Speedway – Grand Prix
Europe: Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya – Grand Prix

FIA F4 ESPORTS 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 9 Schedule:

Challenge: MotorLand Aragón – Grand Prix
Americas: Sonoma Raceway – Indycar 2012-2018
Asia-Pacific: Mobility Resort Motegi – Grand Prix
Europe: Sachsenring

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 9 Schedule:

Dallara F3 at Nürburgring Nordschleife – Industriefahrten

DRAFT MASTER CHALLENGE BY SIMAGIC

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 9 Schedule:

NASCAR Xfinity Series cars at Daytona International Speedway – Oval

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 9 Schedule:

at Suzuka International Racing Course – 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!
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This Week in iRacing | November 11 to November 17, 2025

PLEASE NOTE THAT HOURS MAY CHANGE DUE TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME CHANGES AROUND THE GLOBE

iRACING SPECIAL EVENTS

iRACING SUZUKA 1000KM PRESENTED BY NEXT LEVEL RACING