Build Notes

2022 Updates

2022 Season 1 Release Notes [2021.12.07.01]

iRacing 2022 Season 1 has the green flag! This major season release adds a pair of new touring cars, the Honda Civic Type R and the Hyundai Elantra N TC, as well as the Mercedes-AMG F1 W12 E Performance racing machine. The iRacing horizon has expanded to include Scotland’s Knockhill Racing Circuit, Watkins Glen International…

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2021 Updates

iRacing 2021 Season 3 is HERE!

It’s time for another massive iRacing content release for 2021 Season 3! After the early releases of the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen cars and Chicago Street Circuit, you’ve already gotten a taste of some of our newest content, but there’s plenty more to share. Here’s a look at what’s in store: Porsche 911 GT3 R: Porsche’s…

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2021 Updates

2021 Season 2 – Release Notes [pre-release draft]

iRacing 2021 Season 2 is here! This Release features the legendary Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, the 2021 Super Late Model, a new Sonoma Raceway config (IndyCar 2012-2018), Bark River International Raceway (a new Dirt Road track), and even more dirt racing content! We’ve added specialized dirt tires to classic asphalt oval machines, covered Bristol Motor Speedway in…

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2020 Updates

2020 Season 3 – Release Notes

This season release includes SIX new vehicles, one re-scanned track, one updated track, tire sets, new tires for a variety of vehicles, new AI content, more cars utilizing the New Damage Model, New Damage Model multithreaded processing, XAudio2, and much more! Welcome to iRacing 2020 Season 3! Some highlights include:• BMW M4 GT4• Indy Pro…

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2020 Updates

June 2020 Season 3 Build

Tony Gardner took to the iRacing forum to give us an update as to some of the things coming in the upcoming June build as well as some things coming in future builds. We have a great quarterly software update coming in less than two weeks with three all-new road cars and three all-new oval…

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2019 Updates

2019 Season 3 Build is LIVE!

The moment you’ve all been waiting for is here… Season 3 content is officially LIVE! We’ve got an entire fleet of new content for the new season—check out some of the highlights below: New NASCAR Rides: From the Monster Energy Cup Ford Mustang to brand new Whelen Tour and SK Modifieds, Oval racers have plenty to…

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2017 Updates

Release Notes for 2017 S3 P3 Hotfix 1

CHANGE LOG: EasyAntiCheat – A new SDK for EAC has been added. CARS: BMW Z4 GT3 – Vehicle setups have been updated. Dirt Late Model – (PRO) – Vehicle setups have been updated. Mazda MX-5 Cup circa 2015 – Setups have been adjusted to pass Tech based on previous changes. Mazda MX-5 Roadster circa 2015…

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2017 Updates

Release Notes for 2017 Season 3 Patch 3

CHANGE LOG: DirtThe car-to-car incident detection threshold for generating 2X contact penalties has been increased. This means that a stronger hit will now be needed on Dirt Tracks to generate a 2X penalty. Adjusted the look of wet dirt. Garage Fixed an issue where ride height adjustments would continue to modulate while sitting in the…

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2017 Updates

Release Notes for 2017 Season 3 Patch 1

Sporting Code The iRacing Official Sporting Code has received an upgrade. CARS: Dallara DW12 Season setups have been updated. Dirt Street Stock Season setups have been updated. Ferrari 488 GTE Fixed a bug with the gearbox temperature display.Cooling has been increased so steady state operating temperature is ~110C / 230F.Backfires have been adjusted slightly.Engine cooling…

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2017 Updates

Release Notes for 2017 Season 3 [2017.06.06.01]

This season release features TWO new cars, one new track, and a host of other enhancements. Some highlights include: • Ferrari GTE 488 • Ford GT 2017 • Myrtle Beach Speedway • More realistic Dynamic Track surface heat behaviors • Dynamic environment cube maps • A brand new shadow mapping system • New and fun…

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2017 Updates

Release Notes for 2017 Season 2

Improvements and upgrades galore with this new season release. Some highlights include: • The Bullring • Selectable pace cars • Expanded hand-over-hand driver animations • Dynamic headset audio for virtual reality • McLaren MP4-30 MGU-K Optimized deployment strategy • Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari frame rate improvements • Extensive vehicle tire changes • Engine sound…

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2017 Updates

Release Notes: 2017 Season 1

Website – Added some more pre-race information for drivers in the Drivers’ Meeting pre-race page. – The Sporting Code URL has been updated. – Fixed an error on the What’s Hot page that mistakenly showed Time Trial Sessions. – Fixed navigation of the Quick Start Guide to allow smooth navigation transitions when viewing it after…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes for 2016 Season 4

This season adds the long awaited Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans to the iRacing service! Some extensive updates to the Dynamic Track System have also been added that should increase the realism of heat mapping and make rubber have a bit more of an impact on your race. Brake bias adjustment is now also…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes for 2016 Season 3 Patch 2

This Patch release aims to fix some of the issues seen with the 2016 Season 3 Patch 1 Release. We hope this improves your racing experience! CHANGE LOG: Incident Points – Fixed an issue that was causing delays in getting driver Incident Point counts distributed to everyone that is connected. Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 –…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes for 2016 Season 3 Patch 1

This Patch release aims to fix some of the issues seen with the 2016 Season 3 Release. We hope this improves your racing experience! CHANGE LOG: Simulator – Fixed an issue that could have caused an unnecessary request to run the Microsoft C++ runtime installer for either x86 or x64, even if the required files…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes for 2016 Season 3 Hotfix

CHANGE LOG: Website – Added an icon to the fixed footer in the bottom-right corner of the screen that toggles your Online Status visibility. – We identified a calculation error in Statistics from past races where we were counting wins in unofficial races as well as counting wins that occurred during weeks that were dropped….

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2016 Updates

Release Notes for 2016 Season 3

This season release features the brand new Italian road course, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola! We have performed an extensive update to all track surfaces to better model physics collisions, even with tiny particles like sparks, gravel, and marbles. The dynamic track surface now includes dust and gravel, which is brought…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes – 2016 – S2 – Patch 2.2

This patch aims to fix several remaining issues after our last patch. CHANGE LOG: Website – Fixed functionality for scrolling while dragging drivers around the Race Setup Grid and for the context menu for moving drivers. Race Servers – The iRacing infrastructure will now alert the developers if any race servers are running with any…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes – 2016 Season 2 – Patch 2

This patch aims to fix several remaining performance and functionality issues after our last patch. We’ve also included a few more vehicle balance tweaks to help make the remainder of this racing season more competitive and exciting. Have fun ’round the circuits and ovals! CHANGE LOG: Netcode – Fixed an issue that might have caused…

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2016 Updates

Release Notes for 2016 Season 2

This release features a whopping FOUR new vehicles: Audi R8 LMS GT3, Formula Renault 2.0, Mercedes-AMG GT3, and Mazda MX-5 Cup. Try them all and find out which one is going to be your favorite! With this release we are also launching a few brand new systems to further enhance your sim racing experience. We…

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