iRacing 2025 Season 4 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 update
iRacing’s 2025 S4 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 delivers critical fixes, including a team tire-option UI issue and a VW Beetle Lite session-loading failure.
We’ve logged iRacing’s 2025 Season 4 Patch 3 Hotfix 1, a small follow-up focused on critical fixes and a couple of targeted updates. The official notes are here in the release notes.
What changed
Features
- This update is published as 2025 Season 4 Patch 3 Hotfix 1.
Fixes
- iRacing states this hotfix contains critical fixes plus some updates for the 2025 Season 4 Patch 3 release.
Physics
- In the Simulator > User Interface, iRacing fixed an issue where tire options were shown to team members even when those options were not available to the crew chief or driver.
Cars
- VW Beetle Lite
- Fixed a critical issue where the car could fail to load into sessions.
From the changelog
Structured change list parsed from the official notes.
features
- [h2] 2025 Season 4 Patch 3 Hotfix 1 Release Notes \[2025.10.17.01] [/h2]
fixes
- This Hotfix Release contains critical fixes as well as some updates for the 2025 Season 4 Patch 3 Release.
physics
- [h2] Simulator [/h2] [h3] User Interface [/h3] [*] Fixed an issue where tire options were available for team members that were not available for the crew chief or driver. [/*]
cars
- [h2] Cars [/h2] [h3] VW Beetle Lite [/h3] [*] Fixed a critical issue where this car would fail to load into Sessions. [/*]
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