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Sporting announcement
Original content adoptedSporting regulations
1. Introduction
The series SRC GT3 Challenge 2026 is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations of the SimRaceCommunity . It takes place in accordance with the sporting and technical regulations of the series.
The competitions are carried out in accordance with the Regulations of the SimRaceCommunity unless otherwise specified below or in the respective event announcement.
The series is supported by the following companies:
SRC Commerce UG
2. organization
2.1 Details about the titles and awards of the series
The SimRaceCommunity hereinafter referred to as the series organizer, writes the SRC GT3 Challenge 2026 for the year 2026.
The vehicle class is exclusively Vehicles in one of the following categories are used:
Each driver can select one of these vehicles:
Acura NSX GT3 Evo 22
Aston Martin Vantage GT3 EVO
Audi R8 LMS EVO II GT3
BMW M4 GT3 EVO
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R
Ferrari 296 GT3
Ford Mustang GT3
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO
McLaren 720S GT3 EVO
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 (2020)
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
The “Balance of Performance” is generally the responsibility of the developer iRacing. The league management reserves the right to make exceptions.
2.2 Name of the organizer/promoter, address and contact details
2.3 Simulation used
The iRacing.com simulation including the necessary additional content is used as part of the series.
Additional content used.
2.4 Race Calendar
| Race | Distance | Format | Date |
| 1 | Sebring | 20 min Q + 2x 35 min Sprint Race | 16.03.26 |
| 2 | Road America | 20 min Q + 90 min Endu Race | 06.04.26 |
| 3 | Hockenheim | 20 min Q + 2x 35 min Sprint Race | 20.04.26 |
| 4 | Spa | 20 min Q + 90 min Endu Race | 11.05.26 |
| 5 | Le Mans | 20 min Q + 2x 35 min Sprint Race | 25.05.26 |
| 6 | Suzuka | 20 min Q + 90 min Endu Race | 08.06.26 |
3. Regulations of the series
3.1 Official language
In principle, all written and linguistic instructions are issued in German and English.
3.2 Responsibility, changes to the announcement, cancellation of the event
- The participants (drivers) take part in the event at their own risk. They bear sole civil and criminal responsibility for all damage caused by them, unless an exclusion of liability is agreed upon in accordance with this tender.
- The tender may generally only be changed by the series advertiser and the approving body. From the start of the event, changes in the form of bulletins can only be made by the chairman of the race management, but only if necessary for reasons of safety and / or force majeure or due to official orders or if they affect the information contained in the announcement about route length, race duration, number of laps and marshals or obvious errors in the announcement.
- The organizer reserves the right to cancel or postpone the event or individual competitions for the aforementioned reasons. Claims for damages or fulfillment are excluded in this case.
4. Entries
4.1 Registrations/entries, eligibility to start
The driver must submit the entry issued by the series organizer by the closing date, the 14.03.2025, in order to apply for admission to the SRC GT3 Challenge 2026 .
The series organizer reserves the right to accept applications received later.
The completed application is here find:
The series organizer reserves the right not to hold the SRC GT3 Challenge 2026 series if there are fewer than 10 registered participants.
The registrations will be processed according to the date of receipt. Registration is only accepted and binding after written confirmation from the series organizer. (Entrylist)
4.2 Starting authorization
As a general rule, no training rounds have to be completed, but the penalty increases significantly in the event of culpable misconduct.
4.3 classes
Pro: 4500+ iRating
Pro-Am: 2500 – 4500 iRating
AM: <2500 iRating
4.3.1 Membership fee
Pay annual fee ( Charge the first season we no Membership fee, only those who want are welcome to support us )
4.4 start numbers
Free start numbers are from 2-299 (1 is reserved for the reigning winner of the last league season). selectable.
4.5 Skins
The skins must be made as per the provisions of the SimRaceCommunity regulations. The SRC number plate must be used in the location specified by iRacing. (Numberplate – coming soon). The respective paint job must be uploaded to Trading Paints for the respective personal car, multiple violations may result in penalties.
5. Vehicle change
5.1 Vehicle change during the current season
The vehicle selected at the start of the season may be changed during the season, but all championship points will be deleted.
6. Events
6.1 General implementation
The races are usually run on Mondays every two weeks. For each event there will be a qualification (20 minutes) and a race of 90 minutes / 2x 35 minute sprint races. The exact dates can be found in the racing calendar (link to the racing calendar).
6.2 Driver registration and waiting list
Basically, all drivers with the official registration in Discord are registered for all racing events of the respective season.
If a driver cannot take part in an event, he is obliged to register in Discord at least 48 hours in advance Race start, log out.
The link and password will be stored in a special Discord channel (🏎️iracing server). This channel can only be seen by registered regular drivers.
If a driver does not register for 3 championship races, he loses his place as a regular driver.
6.3 Maximum number of permitted vehicles
The maximum number of permitted vehicles is: 45
6.4 Conduct of the competitions
There are 3 different ones before each championship race Training server organized for 2 hours each. The exact information can be found in the special event channel in Discord. There is also a 20-minute training session on each race day on the respective race server before qualification.
b) Qualification
Each driver has 20 minutes to drive his fastest lap - there is no limit to the number of laps. You may use the ESC key during the ongoing qualification - but at your own risk and next to the racing line.
c) Start and pre-start
The start of the race is controlled via the iRacing simulation.
The game automatically punishes early starts with a drive-through penalty / Stop&Go penalty.
d) Races
After the end of the race, each vehicle must drive into the pit lane under its own power.
e) Pitstops
The pit stop times are set by the developer iRacing. In exceptional cases, the league management reserves the right to make adjustments.
f) Restart
After the server has switched to the race, there is no restart because individual drivers had a disconnect for whatever reason. Restarts due to accidents are also excluded. In exceptional cases - for example in the event of technical problems on the server - the race management reserves the right to initiate a restart. In this case, the originally planned race time will be adhered to if possible.
g) Route limits / track limits
The track limits are generally punished by the simulation.
If the racing commission recognizes that an advantage is being taken by shortening the route, separate penalties may be imposed awarded.
6.5 Racetracks
The routes are driven according to the specified racing calendar. The calendar of events can be viewed on the SRC website or in the Discord
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6.5.1 Weather conditions
The race management will create its own weather timeline for each race weekend, which will then be posted 14 days before the respective race in the respective Discord channel for the respective race will.
6.5.2 Track conditions
Each session starts at 70% track condition (track state), and is then carried over from training to qualification or the race.
6.6 Driving aids, damage and assistance
Basically the following server settings apply. Exceptions or special regulations can be found in the advertisement.
- Automatic clutch permitted
- Automatic Pit Speed Limiter not permitted
- Automatic engine start allowed
- Automatic windshield wipers allowed
- Automatic tear off allowed (not necessary for GT3 cars)
- Ideal line not allowed
- Pit lane exit line allowed
- Brake aid not allowed allowed
- Gas aid not allowed
7. Scoring
7.1 Minimum requirements
In order to be scored, at least 75% of the total number of laps must be completed. If the connection to the server is lost due to client-side problems, only the laps completed online will be counted.
7.2 Points table and scoring mode
The following points are awarded for the scoring runs:
1. Place: 25 points
2. Place: 20 points
3. Place: 18 points
4. Place: 16 points
5. Place: 14 points
6. Place: 12 points
7. Place: 10 points
8. Place: 8 points
9. Place: 6 points
10. Place: 4 points
11. Place: 2 points
12. Place: 1 point
7.2.1 Additional points
Pole (in the respective class (Pro / Pro-Am / Am)): 2 points
Fastest race lap (in the respective class): 1 point
All results of the individual races are taken into account for the year-end ranking. There is 1 deleted result(s).
7.2.2 Championship ranking
A championship ranking is kept separately in each of the 3 classes. There is no overall ranking.
7.3 Equality of points
If there is a tie of points between several drivers in the final evaluation, the greater number of first, then second and further places in all races carried out decides.
7.4 Title overall winner
The title “SRC GT3 Challenge 202 – Champion” or other championship titles are awarded to the driver who has achieved the highest number of points at the end of the season. The winner of the drivers' championship is entitled to claim starting number 1 for himself in the following season. In the event of a tie, the better placings are decisive.
Deleted results: The results system always deducts unranked races first as the worst result, so this only becomes fully apparent at the end of the season. The deleted results are included after the penultimate race. In the event of a tie, the better placings are decisive.
7.5 Prizes
The first 3 in the driver standings receive 1 year of free SRC membership (wildcard) and can therefore take part in 2 more GTW seasons free of charge. A payment of the prize is not possible. Wildcards are name-linked and are not transferable.
8. protest
Any misconduct that does not comply with the rules can be filed for a period of 48 hours after the 24-hour blocking period has been observed. Protests that are not submitted within this two-day period will be deleted without comment. This also applies to protests that are submitted too early. Specifying the race time based on the server VCR is mandatory. In addition, for two-part races, the respective race must be specified.
Protests are in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations of the SimRaceCommunity in the Discord Chanel "Protests" to be submitted!
9. TV rights/advertising and television rights
All copyright and image rights belong to Organizer including the images taken from television broadcasts of the live streams will be.
All television rights of the series, both for terrestrial transmission as well as for cable and satellite television transmission, all video rights and all rights for exploitation through all electronic media, including the Internet, belong to the Organizer.
Any type of recording, broadcast, repetition or reproduction for commercial purposes is without written consent of the organizer prohibited.
Drivers are allowed to stream themselves and their race live. The organizer is free to link this stream or integrate it into the organizer stream.