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This week, the iRacing Suzuka 1000 Presented by PIMAX takes the highlight with GT3 equipment taking over the well-known Suzuka Worldwide Racing Course for 1000 kilometers, or 173 laps.
Right here’s every thing it’s essential to find out about taking part on this iRacing Special Event.
TRACK: SUZUKA INTERNATIONAL RACING COURSE – GRAND PRIX
CARS COMPETING: GT3 Class
BROADCAST DETAILS
There might be a broadcast of the High Break up broadcast for the third time slot, the Saturday 12:00 GMT, or Saturday 8 a.m. ET occasion. RACESPOT might be dealing with the decision of the motion. The present might be obtainable at iRacing.com/live.
TIMES TO RACE
- Timeslot #1: Friday at 22:00 GMT (6:00 p.m. ET)
- Timeslot #2: Saturday at 7:00 GMT (3:00 a.m. ET)
- Timeslot #3: Saturday at 12:00 GMT (8:00 a.m. ET) <- BROADCASTED SPLIT
- Timeslot #4: Saturday at 16:00 GMT (12:00 p.m. ET)
- Timeslot #5: Sunday at 00:00 (8:00 p.m. ET Saturday)
ABOUT THE 2026 iRACING SUZUKA 1000
The Suzuka 1000km, is an annual sports activities automobile endurance race that has been held on the Suzuka Circuit in Japan since 1966. After a five-year hiatus, the occasion returned in September 2025 as a part of an Intercontinental GT Problem.
This weekend, from September eleventh to the thirteenth, iRacing members can join with a crew to tackle the Suzuka International Racing Course for a 1000 kilometer showdown in a single class, crew racing format. As with most of our Crew occasions, a minimal of two and a most of 16 drivers per crew is in impact with justifiable share enabled.
This race is an open setup occasion and might be scheduled within the sim for November twelfth at 8:00 AM. Dynamic climate is enabled as properly. BoP is about to be finalized nearer to the beginning of the occasion, so control the iRacing Boards.
This occasion is open to iRacing members which have a Sports activities Automobile license at Class C or larger, or at Class D with a 4.0 Security Ranking. Splits can have as much as 60 groups, and a disqualification restrict has been set at 150 incident factors, or 150X per crew. Cease and Go penalties might be administered after 40 incidents, or 40X, and each 20 incidents (20X) afterward till the restrict is reached and disqualification happens.
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ABOUT SUZUKA INTERNATIONAL RACING COURSE
One of many world’s really nice race tracks, Suzuka has been the house of the Japanese Grand Prix for the reason that Nineteen Eighties and its flowing structure usually places the circuit at or close to the highest of the checklist of most Components One drivers’ favorites. As if that weren’t sufficient, Suzuka boats three completely different configurations – Suzuka East, Suzuka West and Suzuka Full, the latter two that includes a uncommon determine eight structure the place the again straightaway crosses the entrance part observe on an overpass.
Designed by famous circuit architect John Hugenholtz (who additionally designed the unique Zandvoort circuit), Suzuka opened in 1962 and served primarily as a check observe for Honda and because the website of sports activities automobile racing together with the Suzuka 1000K and the 8 Hours of Suzuka and MotoGP bike occasions. Suzuka was nominated to stage the Japanese Grand Prix in 1987 and has typically been the positioning of the Components One season finale. As such, Suzuka has been the decisive occasion in a few of the closest battles for the World Championship of Drivers and has witnessed a lot of controversial incidents, together with clashes between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost. Suzuka additionally hosted non-championship NASCAR races in 1996 and ’97.
Along with its signature crossover structure, Suzuka options a lot of notable challenges together with a testing sequence of esses, the multi-apex Spoon Curve and dauntingly quick 130R nook. The race observe additionally serves as the muse for a significant sports activities and leisure facility together with an amusement park whose big Ferris Wheel is distinguished in pictures and tv pictures of the circuit.
To be taught extra in regards to the occasion and take part on the dialogue, go to our Special Events web page and head over to the iRacing Forums.
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