FORMAT

Hotlap competition

August 10th - August 16th

To participate in the Hotlap Competition the drivers have to set their laptimes on the “R1 Qualifier Hotlap” Servers found under “Multiplayer > Official Contest” and sign up using the correct registration form.

The registration form can be found here: https://forms.gle/rbdGq9XU1zWwmtDv5

The Laptimes will automatically be tracked on the Hotlap Leaderboard (3.1.3). The Hotlap Leaderboard can be accessed through a link shared on the official RENNSPORT Discord.

Any car available in the contests is permitted to be used for the Hotlap Competition.

shootout races

Qualifier Round 01 — August 21st, 2026

Qualifier Round 02 — August 22nd, 2026

Qualifier Round 03 — August 23rd, 2026

24 community drivers will advance to the three R1 Qualifier rounds, based on their RENNSPORT Rating or the lap time set in the Time Trials.

8 Drivers can qualify for the shootout races through their RENNSPORT Rating.

16 Drivers will qualify through the laptimes set in the Hotlap Competition.

Qualifier rounds are separated into two splits of 12 drivers.

Drivers can compete in all races, however, only the two best race results will count toward an overall points score.

At the end of the qualifiers, the 10 highest-scoring privateers will be grouped into five teams of two drivers. Further drivers are eligible as reserve drivers for the R1 Season.

main season format

Main Season Round 01 — September 1st

Main Season Round 02 — September 8th

Main Season Round 03 — September 15th

Main Season Round 04 — September 29th

Each Round of the online Main Season consists of 4 races, with each of the 12 Teams competing in 2 of them. Teams will be shuffled into different groups for each Round. The Tracks used will be voted by the community and revealed at the start of the competition.

SEASON FINALE @ SIMRACING EXPO

Offline Season Finale - October 18th

The 6 highest scoring teams from the main season make it to the finale at the Simracing Expo in Frankfurt!

For the finale, all points will be reset. The points leaders will start the finale with 100 points, every other team with a proportional amount of points based on their main season score.

To win the R1 Fall Season 2026, a team has to enter “finalist mode” by reaching 160 points and then winning a race to seal the deal!

The competition ends as soon as a team in “finalist mode” wins a race or 6 races have been completed, at which point the team with the most points takes the championship.