iRacing has confirmed that the full design spec for its upcoming Career Mode is now complete. The development team has been working closely across design, sim engineering, web engineering, and backend systems to prepare for one of the most ambitious additions to the service in years.
With the design work locked in, focus has shifted to building the extensive data model required to support such a complex and advanced set of systems.
What This Means
The completion of the spec is a major milestone. Career Mode will not just be a menu-driven mode bolted on top of the sim—it requires fundamental changes to how iRacing stores and processes user progress, AI racing, and new gameplay systems.
iRacing has also confirmed that while the ultimate goal is to launch a full Career Mode, players will see incremental improvements along the way. These targeted updates will improve areas of the UI and supporting systems, gradually laying the foundation for the full mode.
Timeline
iRacing has set expectations that delivering Career Mode will take the development team into 2025. While no specific release date has been shared, the clear focus is on doing the work properly to match the studio’s standards of authenticity.
Why It Matters
Career Mode is designed to give sim racers:
- A structured way to progress outside of online competition.
- Authentic racing ladders modeled after real-world motorsport paths.
- An experience that blends AI racing, persistence, and new systems that expand the sim’s depth.
It represents a major shift in how players can engage with iRacing—not just as an online competition service, but as a complete racing ecosystem.
