iRTES Round 2 Preview: Five Hours in the Styrian Hills at Red Bull Ring The Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series moves from the heat, darkness, and high-speed oval transitions of Homestead-Miami to the elevation changes, heavy braking zones, and spectacular Alpine setting of Austria’s Red Bull Ring for Round 2 of the 2026 championship. After a dramatic four-hour season opener at Homestead, the challenge grows by another hour on August 9. The Red Bull Ring may feature one of the shortest laps on the schedule, but its combination of long acceleration zones, steep climbs, downhill braking, fast corners, aggressive curbs, and frequent multi-class traffic should make the five-hour race anything but simple. It is also the middle round of a three-race season. With only the St. Petersburg finale remaining afterward, every position gained or lost in Austria could have a major effect on the championship. Red Bull Ring > more

iRTES Post-Homestead Power Rankings: PCA and Moradness Rise to the Top After Round 1 The first points race of the Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series season is complete, and Homestead-Miami Road Course B has already reshaped the championship picture. Before the opener, the preseason power rankings were built from team reputation, early form, entry strength, and expected endurance execution. Now, after Free Practice, the Saturday GT3 Sprint Race, and the four-hour Homestead feature, the rankings have real race data behind them. These rankings are not simply the championship standings. They weigh overall pace, race execution, finishing result, incident profile, ability to move forward, and what each team showed across the full Homestead weekend. The feature race carries the most weight, while the Sprint Race is treated as a useful but lighter indicator, especially since it was GT3-only and allowed single-driver entries. GTP Power Rankings After Homestead Rank Team > more

iRTES Round 1 Recap: PCA Sim Racing 963 Wins Homestead Thriller as Moradness Squad Takes GT3 HonorsThe Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series opened its season with a demanding four-hour race at Homestead-Miami Speedway Road Course B, where track position, traffic management, and survival proved just as important as raw pace.Round 1 delivered exactly the kind of endurance challenge that makes iRTES unique. The Homestead layout proved extremely difficult to pass on, placing a premium on qualifying, clean pit cycles, and maintaining position once established. The high-speed transitions on and off the oval and into the infield section also tested every team throughout the event, contributing to four Code-60 safety car periods over the four-hour race.The event also produced one of the most visually striking races in recent CMS memory. The race began at 4:00 PM in-sim track time in Miami and ran into the night, creating a spectacular day-to-evening-to-night > more

iRTES Homestead Final Prep Report: FP3 Complete, PCA Sim Racing GT3 Wins Porsche-Heavy Sprint Tune-UpThe Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series completed its final day of preparation for the Homestead-Miami Road Course B feature, with Free Practice 3 followed by a GT3-only Sprint Race that gave teams one last competitive rehearsal before the July 12 four-hour main event.After two earlier free practice sessions helped establish the first GTP and GT3 benchmarks, Saturday’s final prep day gave the field one more chance to evaluate setup direction, tire behavior, fuel numbers, braking references, traffic rhythm, and driver readiness.Free Practice 3 served as the last open preparation session before the feature, while the Sprint Race offered a short-format racecraft test. For the sprint only, teams were allowed to run single drivers, which created a different dynamic from the four-hour feature. On Sunday, teams return to full iRTES endurance rules, with each entry expected > more

iRTES Homestead Practice Report: GermanPitbullzRacing Sets the Early Benchmark as Teams Prepare for July 12 FeatureThe Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series has completed its first two free practice sessions for the upcoming Homestead-Miami Road Course B event, giving teams their first serious look at race preparation ahead of the four-hour feature on July 12.With the Road Course B layout combining infield rhythm, technical braking zones, and portions of the Homestead oval, teams used Free Practice 1 and Free Practice 2 to begin building their programs around lap time, traffic management, consistency, and setup direction. The first two sessions featured a focused group of GTP and GT3 entries, with several teams collecting meaningful mileage before the final practice and Sprint Race arrive on July 11.Overall Practice PictureThe fastest lap of the opening two practice sessions came in Free Practice 2, where Leon Friedrisczyk, driving for GermanPitbullzRacing Alpha, put the Porsche > more

GT Mania Season Recap: Gong, Hudson, and Banfield Crowned Champion Motorsports Class Champions Champion Motorsports has officially crowned its GT Mania champions after a thrilling 10-round Wednesday night campaign that delivered big grids, changing conditions, multi-class traffic, and championship battles that rewarded much more than raw speed alone. Across a season that visited Le Mans, Road America, Silverstone, Monza, Watkins Glen, the Nürburgring, Sebring, Suzuka, Road Atlanta, and Spa, GT Mania brought together GTE, GT3 PRO, and GT3 AM competitors for one-hour races featuring required pit strategy, traffic management, and the added pressure of CMS’s safety bonus and penalty system. When the final checkered flag fell at Spa, three drivers stood above the rest. Congratulations to the GT Mania Champions GTE Champion: James Gong GT3 PRO Champion: Kris Hudson GT3 AM Champion: Andy Banfield Season in Numbers The final standings tell the championship story, but the race data shows > more

Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series Opens Season 6 with Exciting Prelude at Okayama The Champion Motorsports iRacing Team Endurance Series officially kicked off its sixth season Sunday with the inaugural Prelude Race at Okayama International Circuit – Full Course, marking the first visit to the Japanese circuit in series history. While no championship points were on the line, the two-hour event served as the perfect opportunity for teams to shake down new cars, fine tune strategies, and size up the competition before the Season 6 championship begins on July 12. The only prize at stake was bragging rights—but judging by the intensity on track, that was more than enough motivation. A field of 17 teams took the green flag, featuring 4 GTP prototypes and 13 GT3 entries, producing outstanding multi-class racing from start to finish. GT3 Battle Comes Down to the Closing Laps The race of the afternoon > more

Congratulations are in order to CMS Member Justin Cutler for winning the Championship in our most recent Le Mans Ultimate Fun Series on Monday Nights.  We ran a really fun five race season with the LMP3 Cars, deemed LMP Trophy.  Justin was able to take wins in the series at three of the five events, including a season ending win to cap off a great season at Algarve Portimao.  A huge congrats to Justin for a great accomplishment with a new sim we are enjoying at CMS!

Champion Motorsports would like to congratulate our latest iRacing Series Champion James Gong for his win of multiple races and the overall season Championship in the Wednesday night iRacing Renault Clio Cup Series.  A series which featured a really unique and fun heat to qualifier to main race format James took to the cars very quickly.  With the races all being fixed setup it was important for the driver to be the difference.  James was able to win all but one of the races, with Brian Blanchette taking a victory as well.  The series toured around the world and raced at Iconic Series.  James brought his Tim Hortons clio to the front early and stayed there throughout the 5 race series! Congrats on your Championship James!

For Immediate Release - April 25th, 2025 Champion Motorsports and VPG Sim, Professional Gaming Steering wheels are proud to announce a partnership for the 2025 Series 2 iRacing Series hosted every Weds in North America by Champion Motorsports.  We are excited that CMS will broadcast many of the races in our GT World Championships this season and VPG will be the title sponsor.  As such, two members of the series will be selected to receive deeply discounted vouchers for the ability to apply towards a purchase of a VPG steering wheel from this amazing hardware company. As part of the Partnership, Champion Motorsports will provide the following: Title Sponsor identification on broadcasts and series communications and social media paint templates (required) for all racers to display windshield and number plates sponsored by VPG Promotion of the VPG brand in our events VPG will provide the following: 50% discount voucher > more

The 2025 iRacing Team Endurance Series kicked things off in Wisconsin at Road America on Sunday Nov. 3rd. Known as 'America's Nation Park of Speed', the 4.048-mile, 14-turn, Grand Prix layout was an excellent venue for the 60 race teams to get to know one another. With ample overtaking opportunities it allowed the multi-class grid to showcase what endurance racing is all about—traffic management. Qualifying got underway with an overcast sky and a cool 64 degrees. Getting the tires up to operating temperature and avoiding the easy 1x off track penalty would prove to be difficult. Quite a few teams would see their best laps erased due to these critical errors. With the checkered flag waving, the field was set, and the nerves began to build as the opening round was ready to start the clock on the 4hrs at Road America. The XBOX Game Pass Pole Awards for > more

November 4th, 2024 - Congratulations to Jesse Lyon for winning the first race of the 2025 Porsche Cup iRTES Support series at Road America.  The series kicked off it's first race of a six race season for the 5th consecutive season with a chilly fall day at the Iconic Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, WI. A twenty four car field would grid up for the race, with Afonso Souto taking pole position.  Souto, after winning a race last season looked to build upon success in prior races and would look strong throughout the race.  He would lead 12 of the 14 laps before having a DQ for exceeding incident limits late in the race while battling with hard pressure from Jesse Lyon for the win.  The two cars separated by less than a second for most of the race. Michael Parker, 2023 series Champion would finish in P2 > more