iRacing – Previews & progress report of the Montreal track dev.

iRacing shared some information and a few previews of the progress of the Montreal track. 

The track is in full production an the entire Art & Production team is contributing towards different areas of the track’s development.
Almost all 3D objects are modeled, placed, and fully textured. The textures for the track itself are also underway and coming along nicely. 

The track should enter testing in the next few weeks and iRacing expects to roll it out in the third quarter of this year.

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the venue for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. It has previously hosted the FIA World Sportscar Championship, the Champ Car World Series, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

The Canadian Grand Prix that took place for 30 years at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was dropped from the 2009 Formula One calendar and replaced with the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. On November 27, 2009, Quebec’s officials and Canadian Grand Prix organisers announced a settlement with Formula One Administration and signed a new five-year contract spanning the 2010–2014 seasons. The 2011 edition took place on June 12 at 1:00pm (17:00 GMT) and was the longest World Championship Grand Prix ever, due to a lengthy rain delay