Can’t get out to the track this season and really want to some racing time? Go virtual! iRacing has begun its 10-week long BMW M Power Tour, a virtual-racig collaboration with BMW that features a variety of BMW M cars racing on top tracks. The event started in late April, but will go strong for several more weeks.
The BMW-exclusive racing series features five different BMW race cars and will feature races launching every two hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
BMW M is a staunch supporter of automotive gaming, with their website stating, “Since 2019, automotive gaming has been one of the pillars of the BMW M Motorsport program alongside works and customer racing. The motivation for entering this rapidly growing gaming segment was the huge potential offered by virtual experiences in the world of motorsport.”
From the BMW-M.com automotive gaming webpage:
BMW M Motorsport and iRacing expanded their successful cooperation in 2024 to include another exciting project: the BMW M Power Tour. The series is aimed at every member of the community of over 200,000 drivers and has been running for twelve weeks since March 2024. The racing events will be held on twelve of the most prestigious circuits in the motorsport world.
Platform: iRacing
Cars: BMW M Hybrid V8, BMW M4 GT3, BMW Z4 GT3, BMW M4 GT4, BMW M8 GTE
Race days: Tuesday, Wednsday and Thursday
Format: Warm-up (3 minutes) – qualifying (8 minutes/2 laps) – race (30 minutes)
Read all about BMW’s participation full details of 2024 BMW Power Tour here.
This week (May 14-16) is the BMW M4 GT3 Misano World Circuit. For May 21-23, race the BMW M4 GT4 at Nürburgring Nordschleife. And for May 28-30, the BMW M Hybrid V8 concludes the tour at Circuit des 24 Heures.
Don’t miss out on all the iRacing excitement (and potential for prizes for the top three drivers in overall standings at the end of the season). Visit the iRacing website for more information and to register.
Images courtesy of iRacing and BMW M.