iRacing adds DTM to calendar
iRacing launched a new DTM series aligned with the real 2026 calendar and kicking off ahead of the Red Bull Ring opener — a big win for sim-to-real schedule parity x status and analysis from OverTake x status. Expect factory teams and sim drivers to use it as prep for the real DTM swing this year.
iRacing confirmed the series will run eight roundsiracing.com, with the sim opener scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2026 — the day before DTM’s Red Bull Ring weekend (DTM’s Red Bull Ring event runs April 24–26, 2026).overtake.gg Each iRacing DTM race is slated to be a 55-minute event with a mandatory pit stopovertake.gg, and iRacing says rounds will be held on Thursday evenings with 20:00 start slots offered in AEDT, CET, ET and PT time zones to accommodate global players.iracing.com Six of the eight 2026 DTM venues are already modelled on iRacing, while the Lausitzring and the Norisring are the two outliers not hosting an iRacing round in the announced schedule.overtake.gg iRacing’s announcement was published March 12, 2026 on its site and press channelsiracing.com, following DTM’s own calendar reveal that confirmed the Red Bull Ring season opener in late April 2026.motorsport.com
