Formula iRacing Series returns in 2023 with Skip Barber seat on the line

Another of iRacing‘s announcements on Wednesday (25th January) included the reintroduction of the Formula iRacing Series, which will have ties with the Skip Barber Racing School again in 2023.

More than $500,000 in prizes are up for grabs in the five-week sim racing program, the biggest prize of them all being a fully funded seat in the real-world Skip Barber Racing Series program.

Those looking to participate need to register for the events. Each race cost $20 unless you pre-pay for the entire season at $80 (which saves $20!) for all five races. Participants will also need to compete in the Hot Lap Qualifying to attempt to make the 20 car field.

Races will be fixed setup races in the iRacing IR-04 race car, and those who make the show will be able to get hands on training with Skip Barber instructors before race day. There will be prizes handed out throughout the series, including for qualifying, individual races, and the overall championship.

In the press release, iRacing’s Director of Sales and Marketing, Otto Szebeni, said that “it was amazing to see last year iRacing competitor Elvis Rankin win the real-world series last year. It’s a testament to the fidelity of the sim iRacing has created over the years. It supports all the testimonials that there is a viable path from virtual to real world racing and the sim is a great way to train.”