The
2012 World Cup is poised to get underway on
July 10-14, with three days of practice followed by the first of three scheduled rounds of qualifying oval and road races on Saturday, July 14. The 2012 World Cup features an exciting
new format devised by a dedicated group of iRacing members.
All iRacers from all 37 international clubs are
eligible to compete in qualifying rounds in July, October and January, with the top 21 clubs from the qualifying rounds advancing to the
World Cup Tournament in mid-January. The top four clubs in World Cup Tournament will then move on to the
World Cup Finals on January 19, 2013.
Round One sees the clubs competing in the
Cadillac CTS-V at
Mosport International Raceway and the
Chevy Impala Class B at
Chicagoland Speedway, with three races on tap for each discipline. Drivers will be seeded into one of three divisions based on iRatings, with a maximum number of 30 starters per split. The
ten highest scoring drivers from each club will count towards their club’s total, with the
seven highest scoring clubs advancing to the World Cup Tournament.
For complete details, see the
2012 World Cup Event Guide on the member site.
Taken from the iRacing.com press room July 12th 2012
