2025 Season 1 Release Notes [2024.12.09.03]
The iRacing 2025 Season 1 Release Build has arrived! This release includes new content, features, improvements, and fixes for 2025 Season 1, which officially starts on December 17th at 0000 UTC! The iRacing garage expands with five new bays for: Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22, BMW M2 CSR, Ferrari 499P, Supercars Chevrolet Camaro Gen 3, and Supercars Ford Mustang Gen 3. The BMW M2 CSR is being released as new FREE content to all iRacing Members! iRacing is also excited to offer two new tracks: Huset's Speedway and Thruxton Circuit. The Track Art Team has also completed a full overhaul of the classic New Hampshire Motor Speedway, bringing its look and feel up to modern standards.
The Test Drive Service which is available whenever iRacing is down for maintenance has been re-built from the ground-up, is integrated seamlessly with the iRacing application, and is now known as Demo Drive! Our graphics and physics developers have tag-teamed an outstanding upgrade to the debris system which now includes mud and gravel, and all debris types are now easier to see and impact racing much more realistically. We are pioneering some upgrades to the iRacing netcode system with this Season Release, including improving the experience for a lagging driver as well as everyone else in the race with them. The lighting for the entire iRacing world has undergone an improvement which increases contrast and reduces some excessive brightness. Your spotter will now inform you if any damage you receive is going to have a negative impact on an aspect of your vehicle performance. AI drivers have also now been trained in the art of headlight flashing when passing.
Our hydromancers have prepared the Formula Vee for rain racing, and ALL FIVE new cars come equipped with a unique set of rain tires. AI Racing systems have been programmed and implemented on six cars, including: Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22, BMW M2 CSR, Ferrari 499P, Supercars Chevrolet Camaro Gen 3, Supercars Ford Mustang Gen 3, and Williams FW31. AI Drivers have mastered Thruxton Circuit and two of New Hampshire’s Road Courses. And last but not least our vehicle dynamics team has polished and included over 400 new and updated vehicle setups to give you the optimal driving experience using any car at any track. Prepare your racing rig for 2025 and get hyped for iRacing 2025 Season 1!
Season highlights include:
- Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22
- BMW M2 CSR [FREE!]
- Ferrari 499P
- Supercars Chevrolet Camaro Gen 3
- Supercars Ford Mustang Gen 3
- Huset's Speedway
- Thruxton Circuit
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2024 Art Upgrade)
- Demo Drive
- Debris Refresh
- Netcode Improvements
- Specular Lighting Upgrade
- Spotter Damage Effects Report
- AI Flashing Behavior
- Formula Vee and ALL FIVE new cars are all Rain-Ready
- SIX new cars for AI Racing (Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22, BMW M2 CSR, Ferrari 499P, Supercars Chevrolet Camaro Gen 3, Supercars Ford Mustang Gen 3, and Williams FW31)
- THREE new tracks and configs for AI Racing (Thruxton Circuit, New Hampshire Motor Speedway -Road Course & Road Course with North Oval)
- Over 400 happily crafted iRacing vehicle setups
Visit our 2025 Season 1 features page here: https://www.iracing.com/seasons/2025-s1/
Full 2025 Season 1 Release details can be found on the iRacing Forums here:
https://forums.iracing.com/discussion/71285/2025-season-1-release-notes-2024-12-09-03#latest
