With iRacing 2025 Season 1 just a few days away one of its new features has been showcased by the developers today, the Thruxton Circuit.
Built around the former RAF Thruxton airfield of World War II fame, the circuit is home to Superbike and British Touring Car races, and it’ll be added to iRacing’s lineup with the next big update.
You can check it out in the video below, including a minute or so of cinematic shots followed by one lap seen from the driver’s seat.
iRacing 2025 Season 1 will release on December 10, so you’ll be driving around the old airfield soon.
More content coming with the season includes new cars like the Supercars Chevrolet Camaro Gen 3 and Supercars Ford Mustang Gen 3, the BMW M2 CSR, the Acura NSX GT3 EVO 22, and the Ferrari 499P.
On the tracks’ front, Thruxton Circuit will be joined by refreshes of New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
If you’re unfamiliar with iRacing, it’s a subscription-based, esports-focused racing simulation platform on PC that originally debuted in 2008 and is considered by many one of the most realistic in the industry. It’s also used by many professional racing drivers to train on its LIDAR-scanned tracks that precisely reproduce their real counterparts.
Not only does it simulate real-world driving as closely as possible, but it also implements racing regulations closely mimicking real motorsports to create an online esports environment that feels as professional as possible.
iRacing partners with several real-world racing series and organizations including NASCAR, IMSA, the FIA, and many more, and it’s also one of the most respected and prestigious esports environments for racing simulation enthusiasts
Recently, the developers of iRacing announced a partnership with Microsoft Research to implement Large Action Models AI in the game.
