2025 Season 3 by the numbers: a million new custom paints!
We’ve rounded up some stats and figures from Trading Paints in the past iRacing season, including a record number of new paints.
With another iRacing season in the books, it’s time for our fifth edition of the Trading Paints season wrap-up — a look at what happened in the painting community over the past 13 weeks.
For the first time since we started tracking the numbers over a million new custom paints were assigned in a single season — 1,009,794 new custom paints, to be exact. (And that’s just during 2025 Season 3 alone!)
Enjoy some highlights and special shoutouts from the world of Trading Paints.
Top Color Codes Used in Season 3
With over 4.2 trillion pixels of new paints assigned in Season 3, these were the most common colors found.
#FF0000, good-old-fashioned plain-and-simple red, was the most common color across all paints, followed by a dark blue #051E37, then #FECE02 — a yellow that’s made the top trio more than once.
Most-Raced Showroom Paints in Season 3
It’s another big season for painter Emre K! This replica of Manthey EMA’s Nürburgring Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) was the most-raced Showroom paint in Season 3.
A pair of Verstappen (or, Franz Hermann, if you will) Ferrari replicas made up the top 3: Frank Amend’s Ferrari 296 Challenge and Emre K.’s Ferrari 296 GT3 test car.
Honorable mention:
Trading Paints
Raced 833 times in Season 3
Trading Paints
Raced 790 times in Season 3
Most Favorited Showroom Paints in Season 3
Most-raced paint, Emre K.’s Manthey EMA Nürburgring Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) replica was also the most favorited in Season 3, ahead of Scott N.’s stealthy BMW M4 GT3. This Sonny Hayes-inspired FIA F4 from Keith Archer racked up the third-most favorites last season.
Honorable mention:
Trading Paints
Favorited 220 times in Season 3
Trading Paints
Favorited 216 times in Season 3
A total of 280,327 favorites were handed out from members in Season 3 — an increase of over 60,000 from Season 2. Keep handing out those stars to send your favorite painter some love!
Most Popular Painters in Season 3
Paul R Chaloner’s on top for another season, followed closely by painting stalwart Don Craig. Christian Budd makes his podium debut, no doubt thanks to his incredible replicas of mid-2000s NASCAR Cup Series cars.
Honorable mention: Brantley Roden (3,587 favorites), John Rubino (3,472), Karsten B. (3,195), Emre K. (2,674), Ryan A Williams (2,580), Ronald Lawson2 (1,992), Doyle Lowrance (1,925).
Most Popular Vehicles in Season 3
The mighty NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, entry-level fave Global Mazda MX-5 Cup, and the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) were the most-painted cars in Season 3. The trio combined for some 87,163 paints in the season.
Thanks for making the iRacing track a more colorful place in Season 3. We appreciate the racers and artists that make up this vibrant sim racing community. 🏁
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