Announcement · GT3 World Tour 2026

Sporting regulations

1. Introduction

The series SRC GT3 World Tour 2026 is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations of the SimRaceCommunity performed. 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 World Tour 2026 for the year 2026.

The vehicle class is exclusively Vehicles in one of the following categories are used:

Each team can select and register one of the 14 vehicle types from the two rFactor2 GT3 packs. The “balance of performance” is generally the responsibility of the developer Studio 397. The league management reserves the right to make exceptions.

2.2 Name of the organizer/promoter, address and contact details

Imprint

2.3 Simulation used

As part of the series, the simulation rFactor 2 including the necessary mod packages is used.

Workshop content for this series: Steam workshop

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 23.06.2026, in order to apply for admission to the SRC GT3 World Tour 2026 Summer season .

The series organizer reserves the right to accept applications received later.

The completed application is here find:

Online entry

The series organizer reserves the right to cancel the seriesSRC GT3 World Tour 2026 with fewer than 10 enrolled participants.

The registrations will be processed according to the date of receipt. Only registrations for which the registration fee has been received will be processed. Registration is only accepted and binding after receipt of payment and 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 Start numbers

When entering, the participants choose a free start number of their choice. You will receive permanent starting numbers for the entire season from the series organizer.
Participants in the previous season have a first right to the start number used there. Exception of start number 1

The previous season champion's number remains blocked if he chooses start number 1.

4.4 Skins

The skins are to be made out as in the regulations of the SimRaceCommunity and by June 23, 2026 // 8 p.m (CET) submit.
Template download: Template download
Upload link (as ZIP with vehicle number): Skinupload

5. Licenses

5.1 Drivers and Teams

Teams consist of 2 drivers, each with one vehicle. One substitute driver is permitted per team per race (see substitute driver).

At 12h and For 24h events, a vehicle must be occupied by a minimum of 2 drivers and a maximum of 5 drivers. A maximum of 50 vehicles can take part in the SRC events.

On the GT3 World Tour, each team shares a double garage with a pit spot. If several teams with only one driver are registered, the league management will assign these teams to a common pit spot.

5.2 Guest driver/guest start

Each forum member is permitted to make 3 guest starts per GT3 World Tour season. These guest starts are free of charge and must be registered with the league management/admins by the Friday before the racing event. The time of the guest start will be coordinated with the league management. Vehicles in a separate class and with SRC livery are available for guest drivers. If a guest driver registers for the series, he takes over the rating points he has already earned. If the guest driver does not register for the series, the points will be deleted after the 3rd guest start.

5.3 Substitute driver

• A fully occupied one Team with 2 regular drivers, may register a maximum of two replacement drivers.
• The replacement driver must no Pay registration or entry fee.
• A Replacement driver must at simracecommunity.eu in the forum, in Teamspeak and on the racing servers registered with real name be.
• Substitute drivers do this Vehicle of the failed regular driver the team he belongs to. He takes over the success weights of the regular driver. So you have no own starting number.
• A replacement driver gets no trophy or other prizes.
• If a replacement driver changes, this must be done no later than Friday 7:00 p.m., before the race, in the relevant place Discord channel to report publicly.
• On At the end of the season, a maximum of four drivers are allowed (2 regular drivers and 2 substitute drivers) must have been active per team. Are more than 4 drivers have been active in a team all team points withdrawn.

5.4 Vehicle changes during the current season

Every driver is free to change vehicles once per season. Vehicle changes are not permitted for the last two races of the season. The change of vehicle does not include the change of team. The vehicle change must be registered on Discord by Thursday 8:00 p.m. before the race.

5.5 Team change

A one-time team change is possible during the season. The team points received until the change remain with the “old” team. The driver points are taken over. When changing teams, the choice of vehicle is open, provided no vehicle change has taken place beforehand.

6. Events

6.1 General implementation

The races are usually run on Sundays every two weeks. Each event includes a qualification (15 minutes) and a race lasting 90 minutes. The exact dates can be found in the race calendar (navigation on the main page or in the information section in the forum).

Only drivers who have paid the full entry fee before the start of the event will be admitted to the race (except for guest starters and substitute drivers).

6.2 Driver registration and waiting list

In principle, all drivers and teams with the official registration in the forum are eligible for all racing events of the respective season reported.

If a driver cannot take part in an event, he is obliged to deregister in the announcement thread of the respective event early, at least 1 week before the event.

If a driver culpably fails to register for an event within this period for the first time, he will be warned. If drivers are on the waiting list, the starting place can be given to a waiting driver by the race management at the end of the briefing.

In the second culpable failure to de-register from a racing event, the driver will be moved to the waiting list and the first driver on the waiting list will take their place in the season.

The race management will decide whether there is a culpable failure. If the driver cancels registration with other participants within the deadline, then they should deregister the missing participant in the announcement thread in due time.

6.3 Maximum number of permitted vehicles

The maximum number of vehicles permitted is: 50

6.4 Conduct of the competitions

a)  Training

If the organizer is able, a training server will be made available for free training all day and the entire time between the races. Free training sessions are generally not streamed. Special training and test days will be announced in the race calendar. Special training sessions can be streamed by the organizer.

b) Qualification

Each driver has 15 minutes to drive his fastest lap - there is no limit to the number of laps.

During qualifying, ESC is prohibited - this means that a driver is not allowed to move from the track to the pits using the ESC button. If you change into the pits despite the ESC ban, the vehicle is no longer allowed to leave the pits during the ongoing qualification. The use of the ESC key is permitted within the pit lane, in your own pit area. The starting grid is based on the lap times achieved in qualifying.

c) Start and pre-start

The race begins with the formation lap. It must not be overtaken! Overtaking during the introductory/formation lap is only permitted if a vehicle was late when leaving the starting grid and the vehicles behind could not avoid passing.

The leader sets the pace, but should stick to a recommended speed of approx. 130 km/h. The start takes place classically standing in rows of two. The start box is signaled by the simulation with a red box.

The race is automatically released by rFactor2.

The game automatically punishes early starts with a drive-through penalty / Stop&Go penalty.

d) Races

The race duration is generally 90 minutes on the SRC GT3 World Tour. The speed limit in the pit lane is set at a flat rate of 80 km/h on all routes. At the end of the race, each vehicle must drive into the pit lane under its own power. The first three line up for the winner's photo at the end of the pit lane.

e) Pitstops

The pit stop times are set by the developer Studio397. In exceptional cases, the league management reserves the right to make adjustments.

f) Restart

After the server has started 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. There are 5 cut points set on the server side. If this is exceeded, the simulation automatically assigns a penalty.

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 forum.

6.5.1 Weather conditions

The weather conditions are retrieved live from several of the closest weather stations on the race track and introduced into the simulation. A suitable server plugin is used as the weather data station. Weather data can be accessed, for example, via Wetteronline.com.

6.5.2 Track conditions

Every route starts “green” when online or updated, i.e. without grip. As vehicles use the track, the grip conditions change dynamically. Rain washes away grip that has already been built up on the track. Dynamic lighting and weather conditions place high demands on the PC hardware. Therefore, every team must ensure that smooth image playback on their own computer is guaranteed under all conditions.

6.5.3 Community Vote

In each SRC GT3 World Tour season, a route is selected by community vote. The vote will be activated via the forum 4-6 weeks before the event takes place. The league management offers various routes to choose from. Every driver has one vote. The simple majority decides the election. If there is a tie, the league management will determine one of the voted routes.

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 and gearshift permitted
• Damage 66%
• Tire wear normal
• Fuel consumption normal
• ABS: fully approved
• Traction control: fully approved

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: 50 points

2. Place: 45 points

3. Place: 40 points

4. Place: 36 points

5. Place: 32 points

6. Place: 29 points

7. Place: 26 points

8. Place: 24 points

9. Place: 22 points

10. Place: 21 points

11. Place: 20 points

12. Place: 19 points

13. Place: 18 points

14. Place: 17 points

15. Place: 16 points

16. Place: 15 points

17. Place: 14 points

18. Place: 13 points

19. Place: 12 points

20. Place: 11 points

21. Place: 10 points

22. Place: 9 points

23. Place: 8 points

24. Place: 7 points

25. Place: 6 points

26. Place: 5 points

27. Place: 4 points

28. Place: 3 points

29. Place: 2 points

30. Place: 1 points

All results of the individual races will be taken into account for the year-end ranking. There are 2 cancellation result(s).

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 additional points

The pole setter receives 2 bonus points.

The driver with the fastest lap receives 2 bonus points.

The driver who wins the most positions receives 2 bonus points.

For finishing the race by entering the pit lane, each driver receives 3 bonus points.

7.5 team ranking

Both drivers of a team score points for the team ranking.

7.6 Success weights

Depending on the championship standings, the following success weights will be distributed to the leading drivers:

1. Place: 60 kg - 2nd place: 50 kg - 3rd place: 40 kg - 4th place: 30 kg - 5th place: 20 kg - 6th place: 10 kg

In addition, the following short-term weights will be awarded for the following race:

1. Place: 30 kg - 2nd place: 20 kg - 3rd place 10 kg

The maximum winning weight is 60kg. The short-term weights are awarded with the 3rd race of the season.

Example 1: A driver is 4th in the championship (30kg) and is 3rd in the 2nd race of the season (10kg). 30kg +10kg =40kg for the 3rd run of the season. If he is still in 4th place in the championship after the 3rd round of the season and was not in the top 3 places, his winning weight for the next round will be reduced again to 30kg.

Example 2: A new driver starts the season (0kg) in the 6th round of the season. He wins this race (30kg). 0kg + 30kg = 30kg for the next season race in which he takes part. Then 0kg again.

Example 3: The driver from example 2 (30kg) also wins the next season race. 30kg for the following season run. Then again 0kg if he does not make it into the top 3 drivers.

7.7 title Overall Winner

The title “SRC GT3 World Tour – Champion” or other championship titles will be 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. The title “SRC GT3 World Tour – Team Champion” or other championship titles will be awarded to the team that has achieved the highest number of points at the end of the 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.

7.8 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 submit under the following link:

simracecommunity.eu/protestformular

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.