A pilot season built around one idea: give people an opportunity to grow, learn, and develop together through fair competition. Six weeks of broadcast GT3 racing on iRacing's most iconic circuits. Twenty-car grid; seven from SKR Sim Racing Center, thirteen from drivers around the world.
The idea of this pilot season is to give people an opportunity to grow, learn, and develop together through fair competition. Not to gatekeep. Not to crown an alien. To build a community of drivers who push each other forward race after race, season after season.
Twenty drivers per grid. Seven race from SKR Sim Racing Center in Lansdale, PA. Thirteen race from their home or another sim center anywhere in the world. Every race goes live on YouTube with full commentary.
The format is built for real racing. GT3, fixed (High Downforce Sprint) setup, one mandatory pit stop. Bring your Ferrari, your Porsche, your BMW; whatever you race, and race it for six weeks straight against the same competition.
Registration is open to anyone with an iRacing account who meets the iRating and Safety Rating requirements. SKR seats lock in with payment. Home seats are awarded on a rolling basis to the first thirteen approved applications.
The full Season 1 schedule, announced upfront so drivers can prepare. Every track is laser-scanned, every car is fixed setup, and every race is broadcast live on YouTube starting at 7pm US Eastern Time. All race times below are US Eastern.
Countdown to the next green flag, with track conditions and the weather forecast. Championship standings unlock once Season 1 is underway.
The first five races run the same schedule. The Week 6 finale at Le Mans gets a longer race format to close the season properly.
All sessions — practice, qualifying, warmup, and race — run with damage off and racing line off. Damage off means cars repair fully within 2-3 seconds of contact, though handling is affected during the repair window. Racing line is off in every session so drivers learn the circuits in their own practice before race day.
Because damage is off, car-to-car contact will be reviewed heavily after every race. Post-race penalties use the IMSA GT3 ruleset as the reference framework and are final when delivered. Penalties may include post-race time penalties, championship points deductions, grid position deductions, disqualification from the event, single-race suspension, or ejection from the entire series. Repeated incidents that appear intentional after thorough review will result in ejection from the series.
Stewards & penalties · §05 →Three $50 iRacing Gift Cards awarded at season end. Performance, growth, and conduct, because this pilot is about more than crossing the line first.
Seven seats are reserved for drivers racing at SKR Sim Racing Center. Thirteen seats are awarded on a rolling basis to drivers racing from home or another sim center anywhere in the world.
Anyone with an iRacing account who meets the requirements can register. The cap and floor keep the field competitive and clean — they're not there to gatekeep, they're there to make sure every grid spot is a real race.
Every driver in the league signs the SKR Development Sim Racing League Code of Conduct before grid placement. It covers race etiquette, communication standards, the stewards process, refund policy, and what gets you removed from the season.
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Submit your details below by Friday, June 5, 2026 at 11:59pm US Eastern Time. All applicants will hear back from us on or before Sunday, June 7. SKR drivers: we verify eligibility, send the Code of Conduct via Smartwaiver, and follow up with payment. Home drivers: applications are reviewed on a rolling basis — if you're selected for one of the thirteen home seats, we'll contact you with invoice and Garage 61 onboarding. Bio and photo will be featured in broadcast graphics during the season.
Two paths to the grid, depending on where you'll race. Both end at the same place; a confirmed seat on race night and a community of drivers committed to growing together.
A pilot season built for drivers who want to put in the work, share what they learn, and come out the other side better than they started. Open registration, fair competition, three prizes for performance, growth, and conduct.
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