Article Summary - iRacing’s 2026 Season 3 update adds the BMW M2 Racing as free base content for all subscribers. - The BMW M Hybrid V8 has been updated to the latest Evo specification, replacing the older version in the sim. - The BMW M Hybrid V8 also arrives in Gran Turismo 7 this week, coinciding with Le Mans and a special BMW EV reveal. BMW’s virtual racing footprint just got a little bigger. iRacing’s 2026 Season 3 update adds two important BMW Motorsport machines to the sim: the new BMW M2 Racing and the updated BMW M Hybrid V8. For BMW fans who use iRacing as the next-best thing to actual seat time, this is a pretty strong seasonal update. New BMWs Come to iRacing The more accessible of the two is the BMW M2 Racing, based on the G87-generation M2. In the real world, the M2 Racing is BMW M Motorsport’s newest entry-level customer race car, designed to replace the M2 CS Racing as a more modern, more approachable stepping stone into touring car and club-level racing. That makes it a natural fit for iRacing. It gives players a current-generation BMW race car without jumping straight into GT3 or prototype machinery, and it should slot nicely into the sim’s lower-to-mid-level sports car ladder. Even better, the M2 Racing is being added as base content. That means it is free for all iRacing subscribers. iRacing’s ecosystem can get expensive quickly. Especially once cars and tracks start stacking up. So, adding a new BMW race car to the included content pool gives more players a chance to experience modern M Motorsport without immediately buying another piece of content. It isn’t too surprising. After all, the M2 CS Racing is already present, and it’s included, too. At the other end of