iRacing’s special competition series are back. This Sunday BMW SIM GT Cup at Road Atlanta.
After skipping the month of April, the BMW SIM GT Cup concludes its first five-race 2021 season with two races during the first three weekends of May. iRacing’s BMW M8 GTEs will roar again this Sunday at Road Atlanta, with another group of talented drivers looking to join the top six iRacers who have already secured their seats in the BMW SIM GT Live later this year.
The BMW SIM GT Cup is the successor to last year’s popular BMW SIM 120 Cup. Divided into two seasons, a total of ten races will be contested in 2021. In the five rounds that make up the first season, the sim racers battle it out in teams of two in the BMW M8 GTE. A total prize purse of $4,200 is up for grabs for the top three teams in the first four races of each season.
Three rounds of the first 2021 season have already been contested, with different winners in each round. Jonas Wallmeier and Gianni Vecchio teamed up for victory at Daytona International Speedway in January, Enzo Bonito and Maximilian Benecke took the checkered flag at Suzuka International Racing Course in the first event in March, and Joshua Rogers and Mitchell deJong took top honors that same month at the Silverstone circuit.
The BMW SIM GT Cup round at Road Atlanta begins Sunday at 13:00 GMT (9AM ET), while practice sessions are available throughout the week. The final race of the 2021 Season 1 will take place at the Nürburgring GP circuit on Sunday, May 16.
See you on the track!
