iRacing’s World Championship GP Series will be getting some major media presence for their 2016 as the series will be broadcast by TV channel MotorsTV.
This further blurs the line between real and virtual racing as MotorsTV usually broadcasts major racing series around the world, now expanding their portfolio with virtual racing.
The??World Championship GP Series is iRacing’s elite road-racing series with racers competing for a prize pool of more than $15.000. The series uses the new??McLaren-Honda MP4-30 Formula One car that was released last winter.
Aside from the coverage on MotorsTV, the exact schedule of which is still to be revealed, the series will also be covered live on iRacing.com
2016 iRacing’s World Championship GP Series Schedule
| ROUNDS | DATE | TRACK |
|---|---|---|
| Season Premiere | February 27th | Interlagos |
| Round 2 | March 5th | Phillip Island |
| Round 3 | March 19th | Sebring |
| Round 4 | April 2nd | Road America |
| Round 5 | April 16th | Monza |
| Round 6 | April 30th | Watkins Glen International |
| Round 7 | May 14th | Silverstone |
| Round 8 | June 4th | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
| Round 9 | June 18th | Imola |
| Round 10 | July 9th | Twin Ring Motegi |
| Round 11 | July 23rd | Okayama |
| Round 12 | August 6th | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Round 13 | August 20th | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
| Round 14 | September 3rd | Suzuka |
| Round 15 | September 24th | Nurburgring (GP) |
| Season Finale | October 8th | Circuit of the Americas |
