WELCOME TO THE INDY EURO SERIES!
The Indy Euro Series [IES] is a European time zone-friendly INDYCAR league, including both road and oval races.
There will be 9 rounds with a mix of Sprint & Feature rounds, longer Grand Prix's, and Oval format events.
Entry is USD $2, which goes towards server rentals, stream graphics/telemetry and the overall prize pool.
Due to high demand, we currently have a waiting list system in place to race in the series. To join this waiting list, join the Indy Euro Series Discord Server and register through the form in the #📚│series-info channel.
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PRIZES
Prize pool
For Season 2, we have a total Prize Pool of $240, split between the Driver’s and Team’s Championship. Here are the cash prizes in the Driver's Championship:
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P1 in the standings will receive $50
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P2 in the standings will receive $40
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P3 in the standings will receive $30
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P4 in the standings will receive $20
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P5 in the standings will receive $10
Here are the cash prizes in the Team’s Championship:
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P1 in the standings will receive $45
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P2 in the standings will receive $30
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P3 in the standings will receive $15
Prizes awarded for the Team’s Championship will be distributed evenly between all main drivers who have competed for the team.
Additional Prizes
- The winner of Round 5, now titled the Maconi Setup Shop Indy 250, will receive 3 free months of Maconi’s 'All Asphalt' setups worth $90.
- Extra Driver's Championship points will be given to drivers that complete a minimum of 7 races throughout the season
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CALENDAR
R1 - Algarve International Circuit [GP] - Jul 29, '26
R2 - Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello [GP] - Aug 5, '26
R3 - Charlotte Motor Speedway [Oval] - Aug 19, '26
R4 - Road America [Full] - Aug 26, '26
R5 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Oval] - Sep 2, '26
R6 - Miami International Autodrome [GP] - Sep 16, '26
R7 - Autodromo Nazionale Monza [GP] - Sep 23, '26
- R8 - Phoenix Raceway [Legacy - 2008 Oval] - Sep 30, '26
- R9 - Watkins Glen International [Classic Boot] - Oct 7, '26
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TIMING
For Full Weekend events, the timing is as follows (in BST):
- Practice: 30 mins [19:00 - 19:30]
- Open Qualifying: 20 mins, [19:30 - 19:50]
- Reverse Top 16 Sprint Race: 25 mins [~19:50 - 20:15]
- Warmup: 5 mins [~ 20:15 - 20:20]
- Feature Race: 45 mins [~20:20 - 21:05]
For Grand Prix events, the timing is as follows (in BST):
- Practice: 30 mins [19:00 - 19:30]
- Open Qualifying: 20 mins, [19:30 - 19:50]
- Main Race: 1hr 10 mins [19:50 - 21:00]
- Oval event timing is subject to race length
- 2hr practice sessions will be hosted 24 hours before a race event
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RACE INFORMATION
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Start Type: Rolling Starts
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Restart Type: Single-file Maintain
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Fast Repairs: 1
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Wave Arounds: Disabled [will be done manually by Race Control]
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Weather: Season 2 will use dynamic weather for custom forecasts [rain will not appear on Oval events]
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X limit can be found in section 11.9 of the IES Regulations in the Rules tab
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Leave debris on track: Enabled
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Session State: Generate in Practice, carry over to Qualify and Race sessions
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Setups: Fixed setups for all races!
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Safety Cars will be called manually by Race Control and not automated by iRacing on road courses, but will be automated on oval tracks. More information about this can be found in the IES Regulations.
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OTHER INFORMATION
Custom liveries are allowed and can be viewable via Trading Paints, but must follow iRacing's and Trading Paints' guidelines! We encourage drivers to not use real-world liveries or liveries inspired from other real motorsports (unless applicable).
The remainder of the rules can be found on the rules tab on SimGrid!