Good news for car racing fans and simracers: Skip Barber announces its new competition on iRacing, with a major attraction. The champion will sit in a single-seater to race in the real-world Skip Barber Formula Race Series.
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For the 2023 season, the Skip Barber Racing School will host the Skip Barber Formula iRacing Series, where drivers will compete during five weeks of action for the biggest prize in motorsports: a fully funded seat in the real-world Skip Barber Formula Race Series.
The Formula iRacing Series includes a weekly Hot Lap qualifying, where drivers attempt to set the fastest laps to get into the race. From there, the top 20 drivers of the week will compete in races where points will be accumulated based on their final position. Between the qualifying and the race of that week, drivers will have the opportunity to receive guidance from the instructors of the Skip Barber Racing School in online test sessions. With over $500,000 in prizes at stake, the final winner will receive a seat in the Skip Barber Formula Race Series.
Drivers will compete in the iRacing Formula iR-04, iRacing’s equivalent to the Skip Barber Formula Car, on five circuits from the 2023 Skip Barber Formula Race Series calendar, including virtual versions of VIRginia International Raceway, Lime Rock Park, Road Atlanta, Circuit of the Americas, and Road America. Through our ongoing partnership with iRacing, the world’s most important racing simulation, the weekly races will be broadcast on iRacing.com/live, the official home of iRacing live coverage.
How to participate?
Each round of the Formula iRacing Series will feature a Hot Lap Qualifier on iRacing. The weekly registration fee is $20. The top 20 finishers of each week will be invited to participate in that week’s race. Click here to learn how to participate in the Time Attack.
Qualifying and racing will be held on iRacing.
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Series format
Each week, drivers will participate in the Hot Lap Qualifying. The top 20 drivers will be invited to participate in the race. Between the qualifying and the race, drivers are invited to participate in an open test session where Skip Barber Racing School instructors will be present to help drivers perfect their racing skills. The full series regulations can be found here.
Calendar
Week 1 – Lime Rock Park – OPEN registration, closes 1/28
- Qualifying – Friday, January 27, 12:00 AM ET – Sunday, January 29, 11:59 PM ET Open test with comments from Skip Barber instructors Race – Thursday, February 2, 7:00 PM ET Week 2 – Road Atlanta – OPEN registration, closes 2/2
- Qualifying – Friday, February 3, 12:00 AM ET – Sunday, February 5, 11:59 PM ET Open test with comments from Skip Barber instructors Race – Thursday, February 9, 7:00 PM ET Week 3 – Circuit of the Americas – OPEN registration, closes 2/9
- Qualifying – Friday, February 10, 12:00 AM ET – Sunday, February 12, 11:59 PM ET Open test with comments from Skip Barber instructors Race – Thursday, February 16, 7:00 PM ET
- Qualifying – Friday, February 17th, 12:00AM ET – Sunday, February 19th, 11:59PM ET Open test with instructor comments from Skip Barber Racing School Race – Thursday, February 23rd, 7:00PM ET Week 5 – Road America – Registration OPEN, closes on February 23rd
- Qualifying – Friday, February 24th, 12:00AM ET – Sunday, February 26th, 11:59PM ET Open test with instructor comments from Skip Barber Racing School Race – Thursday, March 2nd, 7:00PM ET
Qualifying Prizes
One participant will win a 1-day Racing School each week. All participants in the qualifying phase will receive a unique $200 credit for the Skip Barber Racing School.
Individual Race Prizes
- 1st Place – $1,000 credit for the Skip Barber Racing School Hard Charger – Skip Barber 1-Day Racing School Championship Prizes
- 1st Overall
- 5 Days of Competition with Racing School License SBRS Training Full Season in Skip Barber Formula Race Series 2nd Overall
- 5 Days of Competition with License SBRS Training Half Season in Skip Barber Formula Race Series 3rd Overall
- 5-Day Racing School SBRS Training One Race in Skip Barber Formula Race Series 4th and 5th Overall receive a 1-Day Racing School
- 6th – 10th receive an Introduction to Racing Program
