iRacing Arcade To Launch; Project Motor Racing to Premiere; IMSA Esports Global Championship Set For 2025 Season
BRASELTON, Ga. – IMSA’s Esports presence digitally will kick into high gear this fall as the on-track portion of the 2025 season concludes with Motul Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
Confirmation of two new games – one announced today during IMSA’s State of the Sport address and a second with its release date revealed – is paired with the countdown to the start of the new 2025 IMSA Esports Global Championship on iRacing season in November.
iRacing Arcade Launches with GTP Presence at Motul Petit Le Mans
The newest and latest place to sample IMSA machinery – including cars from the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class – is iRacing’s new iRacing Arcade. It’s a new collaboration between iRacing and Original Fire Games, which will release its demo on Steam on Monday, October 13. IMSA cars including those from GTP will be integrated throughout the game.
The iRacing Arcade game is designed for race fans of all ages to pick up and play. The game features pocket-sized versions of some of real-world racing’s most famous cars and circuits. Build your motorsport legacy in an engaging career mode that sees you develop team facilities, unlock boosts, and climb through the racing ranks, or hit the global time attack leaderboards to post the fastest laps. After it demos on Steam, it will be on console in early 2026. For more information on the game, visit www.iRacingarcade.com.
Of note, iRacing Arcade signage will appear this weekend on the No. 85 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 GTP entry at Motul Petit Le Mans.
Max Esterson, one of the world’s top iRacers, is set to make his WeatherTech Championship debut in the car alongside two-time Motul Petit Le Mans winner Neel Jani and Tijmen van der Helm.
Project Motor Racing Confirms November 2025 Release Date
Back in July for National Video Game Day, Project Motor Racing was among the titles highlighted where fans can find IMSA content in the virtual world. Now, there’s an official release date for the new game.
Project Motor Racing will be released on November 25 and will heavily feature a bevy of IMSA cars and tracks throughout the game. They’ll span several eras of IMSA’s more than 50-year history and build up to include cover artwork featuring the Lamborghini SC63.
The game will be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox platforms. Project Motor Racing released more details on the IMSA content available here via its website.
2025 IMSA Esports Global Championship on iRacing Gears Up for New Season
Announced in August, the countdown is on to the start of the newest IMSA Esports Global Championship on iRacing. Its first of four races is set for Sunday, November 2, at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, so the Esports Global Championship starts at the same venue where the on-track season concludes.
Subsequent races are at Sebring International Raceway on Sunday, November 16, a GTP at Long Beach then GTD at VIRginia International Raceway doubleheader on Sunday, November 23 and the finale at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, December 7.
Signups for the open qualifiers are now live online, with Time Attack Pre-Qualifying giving iRacing members their chance to secure a spot on the grid.
More information is available here, via VCO Esports’ Instagram. Additionally, you can register here. The IMSA Esports Global Championship on iRacing is supported by AMD, Michelin and VCO.