IMSA has announced that it is launching its own e-sports racing series in a bi-weekly format called the ‘IMSA iRacing Pro Series.’
The series, which will be held on Thursdays, follows the format used by the Sebring SuperSaturday event held a few weeks ago. It will feature 90-minute single driver races, with the series’ four GTLM cars in the Porsche 911 RSR, Ford GT, BMW M8 GTE and Ferrari 488 GTE.
The races will be capped at a maximum of 50 entries and open to professional IMSA drivers. A points system will be established based on finishing position, with a champion crowned at the end of the season. All races will be streamed live on iRacing’s YouTube channel, Twitch channel and Facebook page, which will include commentary from IMSA Radio announcer John Hindhaugh.
The IMSA iRacing Pro Series is a six-round championship. Sebring SuperSaturday served as the season opener, and the championship will continue on April 16 with a round at Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca.
“Our Sebring SuperSaturday event and subsequent iRacing events held by other sanctioning bodies have proven to be popular with race fans,” said IMSA President John Doonan. “We had a fantastic turnout of participating drivers and strong viewership, which ignited further discussions among our IMSA team, our partners at iRacing and many of our other partners.
“Together, we determined that a series of races that somewhat mirrors what our actual 2020 WeatherTech Championship schedule would have been prior to the COVID-19 stoppage was logical. With that, the IMSA iRacing Pro Series was born.”
IMSA iRacing Pro Series Schedule:
March 21 – IMSA Sebring SuperSaturday
April 16 – WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
April 30 – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
May 14 – IMSA venue to be determined
May 28 – IMSA venue to be determined
June 11 – Watkins Glen International
