iRacing schedule tools and viewers
iRacing runs four 12-week seasons a year, each with well over 100 official series, plus a Week 13 build week between them. The official schedule ships as a PDF, and flipping through it to find what your track runs in or when a series goes green in your timezone is a recurring complaint. Here are the tools that fix that, sorted by the job they actually do.
Start with the official sources
Section titled “Start with the official sources”The iRacing Companion app (iOS and Android, free with membership) is the fastest way to look up any series schedule, results, and standings from your phone. It mirrors the live data, so when a race “disappears” from the desktop UI mid-week it’s often still listed correctly in the app. It can also set reminders that notify you before a race starts. What it does not do: a live time-to-green countdown or a what’s-running-now view.
The schedule itself has two sources of truth. The official PDF (members-assets.iracing.com/public/schedulepdf/SeasonSchedule.pdf) drops in preliminary form before the season starts and is the document everyone parses. Once the season goes live on Monday, the /data JSON API carries the real, updated schedule. Third-party tools read the PDF before the season and switch to the API after it starts.
Season planners and viewers
Section titled “Season planners and viewers”These answer “what runs this season and should I buy it” — the buy-decision tier. Lead with the one that matches how you shop: by track, by car, or by week.
| Tool | Platform | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| IRBG | Web | A buyer’s guide: what series your track runs in, what series your car runs in. /Home/NextWeek and /Home/CurrentWeek views |
| Braking Lab Planner | Web | Weekly planner across all series, with race times and track rotation |
| RCR Planner | Desktop | Schedule planner plus purchase guide, stats, and program manager |
| AMG iRacing Planner | Web | A sortable table of series/cars/tracks for the current season |
| ryanturcotte viewer | Web | A flexible web view of the schedule and a printable calendar spreadsheet |
| Week Planner | Web | A clean week-by-week view |
If you’re deciding what content to buy before the season starts, IRBG is the right first stop: enter a track or car you already own and it shows every series it appears in, so you can chase license progression on content you’ve already paid for.
Knowing when a series actually runs
Section titled “Knowing when a series actually runs”Race times are published in GMT/UTC, and converting them is the daily pain point. A NASCAR series might list slots at Wed 21:00, Fri 01:00, Sat 10:00 and 16:00, and Mon 01:00 GMT — none of which tells you, at a glance, whether a session is open right now where you sit.
The viewers above tell you what runs this season. They don’t tell you what’s live this minute. The Companion app can remind you before a race starts, but nothing native shows a live countdown or a what’s-running-now view — a gap racers raise often: you focus on two or three series but want to see, at a glance, whether a session is open right now and how long until it goes green. Startlight ($9.99 iOS app, Home Screen widget, and Apple Watch app) fills exactly that gap — it shows which iRacing session is running now, what’s next, and the time-to-green countdown in your local time, without flipping a PDF.
Season voting and the spreadsheet that tracks it
Section titled “Season voting and the spreadsheet that tracks it”Voting happens on the forums, not in the app, and most people miss it. Each season iRacing posts an info thread (forum discussion 85583), and the community maintains a Google Sheet that aggregates every series’ voting thread and Discord link in one place. It repeats every season (25S3, 25S4, 26S1).
Set your expectations on how voting works, because it varies by series:
- Oval series typically want a full 12-week Excel sheet submitted, not a single-track vote.
- Road series often have a community rep who polls the regulars. If a rep exists, emailing your own sheet does nothing useful — vote through the rep’s poll.
The honest read: voting is per-series and slow. The catalog turns over a few new tracks per season, so the same circuits cycle back. Voting through the right channel moves the needle more than venting in a general poll.
Week 13 and why series “disappear”
Section titled “Week 13 and why series “disappear””Between each 12-week season there’s a Week 13 — a build-and-fun week where most series are off and the schedule can change daily. If you log in expecting your normal series and find nothing, that’s why. iRacing publishes a separate Week 13 schedule, and the better planners (Braking Lab, IRBG) will show it. Don’t troubleshoot a series that’s simply on its off-week.
Which tool for which job
Section titled “Which tool for which job”- Deciding what to buy: IRBG (by track/car), RCR or AMG Planner (full table).
- Planning your week: Braking Lab, the Week Planner, or the ryanturcotte calendar.
- Looking up a schedule on your phone: the official Companion app.
- Knowing what’s live now and time-to-green: Startlight.
- Shaping next season: the voting thread and the community Sheet (forum 85583), through your series’ correct channel.
Frequently asked questions
What's the best iRacing schedule planner for deciding what content to buy?
IRBG is the buyer's-guide first stop: enter a track or car you already own and it shows every series it appears in, plus current-week and next-week views, so you can chase license progression on content you've already paid for. For a full sortable season table, use the Braking Lab Planner or the RCR and AMG planners.
How do I know what iRacing series is running right now in my timezone?
Schedule viewers show what runs this season but not what's live this minute, and race times are published in GMT/UTC. The Companion app can remind you before a race starts, and Startlight ($9.99 iOS app, Home Screen widget, and Apple Watch app) shows what's running now, what's next, and a live time-to-green countdown in your local time.
How does iRacing season voting work and where do I do it?
Voting happens on the forums, not in the app. Each season iRacing posts an info thread (forum discussion 85583) and the community maintains a Google Sheet aggregating every series' voting thread and Discord link. Oval series typically want a full 12-week Excel sheet submitted; road series often poll through a community rep, so vote through the rep rather than emailing your own sheet.
Why did my iRacing series disappear from the schedule?
It's likely Week 13 — the build-and-fun week between the four 12-week seasons, when most series are off and the schedule can change daily. iRacing publishes a separate Week 13 schedule, and the better planners like Braking Lab and IRBG show it. Don't troubleshoot a series that's simply on its off-week.