The online league and standings operate in many ways like a racing MMO; players climb the ranks and improve skills to compete in bigger, faster races. New players begin as rookie drivers and can advance to bigger races by performing well enough to raise their license grade.The game requires a constant internet connection and there is no AI or offline racing available. Pricing model includes a monthly subscription, which comes with 12 cars and 13 tracks. Additional cars and tracks can be purchased individually.Currently, the following content is in iRacing:CarsAston Martin DBR9 GT1Audi R18 LMP1Audi R8 LMS GT3Audi 90 GTOBMW Z4 GT3C&R Racing Silver Crown CarCadillac CTS-V RChevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet Corvette C7 Daytona PrototypeDallara DW12Dallara Indycar (2011)Dallara Indycar IR18Ferrari 488 GTEFerrari 488 GT3Ford GTFord GT GTEFord Mustang FR 500SFord SCCA Spec RacerFord Falcon FG V8Ford Falcon V8 Supercar (2012)Formula Renault 2.0Holden Commodore VF V8HPD ARX-01CJR Motorsports Street StockKia Optima (GTS)Lotus 49Lotus 79Mazda MX-5 Cup (2015)Mazda MX-5 Roadster (2015)McLaren MP4-12C GT3McLaren MP4-30Mercedes-AMG GT3NASCAR Camping World Series Chevrolet SilveradoNASCAR Camping World Series Toyota TundraNASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo SSNASCAR K&N Pro Chevrolet Impala Gen 5NASCAR Sprint Cup Chevrolet SS Gen 6 (2013-present)NASCAR Sprint Cup Ford Fusion Gen 6 (2013-present)NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota Camry Gen 6 (2013-present)NASCAR National Series Chevrolet Impala SS (2011)NASCAR Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado (2013)NASCAR XFINITY Series Chevrolet Camaro (2014)NASCAR XFINITY Series Chevrolet Impala (2010-2012)NASCAR XFINITY Series Ford Mustang (2013)NASCAR XFINITY Series Toyota CamryNissan GTP ZX-TPontiac SolsticePorsche 919 LMP1Porsche 911 GT3-CUPRadical SR8 V8Riley MKXX Daytona PrototypeRUF AWDRUF C-SpecRUF RT 12 RRUF RWDSK ModifiedSkip Barber Formula 2000Super Late ModelStar MazdaTour ModifiedUS Legends Cars Intl. Ford '34 CoupeVolkswagen Jetta TDI CupWilliams-Toyota FW31Cars in DevelopmentAston Martin Vantage GT3BMW E92 M3 GT2/GTEBMW One Series NGTCHonda Civic NGTCMazda MX5 Cup (2016)TracksAtlanta Motor SpeedwayAuto Club Speedway (Fontana)Barber Motorsports ParkBathurst (Mount Panorama Circuit)Brands HatchBristol Motor SpeedwayCanadian Tire Motorsport Park (aka Mosport International Raceway)Centripetal Circuit (fictional test track)Charlotte Motor SpeedwayChicagoland SpeedwayCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveCircuit De le SartheCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit of the Americas (COTA)Circuit Park ZandvoortCircuit ZolderConcord SpeedwayDarlington RacewayDaytona International Speedway (2007 version and repaved 2011 version)Donington ParkDover International SpeedwayFive Flags SpeedwayGateway Motorsports ParkHomestead Miami SpeedwayImolaIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayInterlagos (Autódromo José Carlos Pace)Iowa SpeedwayIrwindale SpeedwayKansas SpeedwayKentucky SpeedwayLangley SpeedwayLanier National SpeedwayLas Vegas Motor SpeedwayLime Rock ParkLucas Oil RacewayMartinsville SpeedwayMazda Raceway Laguna SecaMichigan International SpeedwayMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseMonza (Autodromo Nazionale Monza)New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayNew Smyrna SpeedwayNürburgring (GP, Nordschleife and combined layouts)Okayama International CircuitOran Park RacewayOulton Park CircuitOxford Plains SpeedwayPhillip Island CircuitPhoenix International Speedway (2008 version and reconfigured 2012 version)Pocono RacewayRichmond International RacewayRoad AmericaRoad AtlantaRockingham SpeedwaySebring International RacewaySilverstone CircuitSnettertonSonoma RacewaySouth Boston SpeedwaySouthern National Motorsports ParkStafford Motor SpeedwaySummit Point RacewaySuzuka CircuitTalladega SuperspeedwayTexas Motor SpeedwayThe Milwaukee MileThompson International SpeedwayTwin Ring MotegiUSA National SpeedwayVirginia International RacewayWatkins Glen InternationalTracks Under ConstructionCroft CircuitGateway Motorsports ParkLime Rock (Update)Mallory ParkMichigan (Update)Miller Motorsports ParkMontgomery Motor SpeedwayMosport OvalPocono (Update)Silverstone (Update)Thruxton CircuitTsukubaEldora (Dirt Track)Williams Grove (Dirt Track)Volusia (Dirt Track)Tech TracksLong BeachNew Jersey Motorsports ParkModesTesting: Take to the tracks you own with any of the rides you own to do some single-car testing in which you can tweak the setups and practice the racing line. Unlimited time limit.Open Practice: Take to the track in a open session of practice in which you can run out on track with your fellow iRacers online. All sessions are timed.Time Trials: Take to the track and see if you can lay down consistent laps around the circuit of your choice. Users must lay down 3-10 consecutive "clean" laps in order for the session results to become official. It's a race against the clock and track itself!Qualifying: Hit the track and lay down several fast laps in order to qualify for an official or unofficial iRacing-hosted race event. Your best time will determine your grid position for rest of the week.Race: Take to the track against a field of fellow iRacers as the green flag waves in both official and unofficial series races! Based on your performance in the race, your iRating for your current license rank will be affected by your actions on track in official races. Drive a clean race, and your ratings will increase. Get involved in accidents or driving dirty will see your ratings drop as a result of your actions. Unofficial races (such as Carburetor Cup) do not have an impact on your iRating but the Sporting Code is still in effect, so keep it clean!License ClassesWhen you first start out on iRacing, you will be given a Rookie Class license for both the iRacing Oval and Road Divisions. Each Rookie Class license starts off with a Safety Rating of 2.50 and an iRating of 1600. To advance up the ranks, you must advance your Safety Rating to 3.0 or higher along with meeting the special MPR requirements in order to be promoted to the next license class. The ranking system is listed below (from lowest to highest):Rookie Class (Red)Class D License (Orange)Class C License (Yellow)Class B License (Green)Class A License (Blue)Pro Class License (Black)Driver's World Championship License (Black)Safety Rating is based upon your ability to complete laps and races with as few incidents as possible. Incidents fall into several categories:Contact/Car ContactOff-TrackLost ControlEach incident is assigned a point value from 0x to 4x based on the severity. For example, scraping the wall lightly may result in a 0x contact incident, which is minor and does not impact your Safety Rating. Driving through the grass is a 1x off-track incident, and will have a slight impact on Safety Rating. More severe contact with the wall or with another car may result in a 2x or 4x incident. The total number of points per race is added together, and an incident total that is too high may result in disqualification from the event. This is intended to discourage reckless driving.After each race, iRacing will adjust your Safety Rating based on your incident rate. The more turns and laps you complete without incident, the more your Safety Rating will go up.CustomizationiRacing lets users customize their car's paint scheme, as well as your helmet and driver suit. The user first selects a pre-made design from the paint booth, then picks up to three different colors for the design from a full RGB palette. The car number can also be customized with three colors and a selection of fonts. From there, a number of sponsors can be chosen from a drop-down list.For more personalized or realistic paint schemes, users can download layered templates and edit them in Photoshop or similar applications. In order for other drivers to view these custom designs, they must either be shared manually, or through the use of a third-party program called Trading Paints that monitors iRacing for activity and downloads all the custom schemes for the drivers in a given session.
