8+ years of high-level sim racing
I've been sim racing for over eight years, competing as a top 1% iRacing driver. Over time I became fascinated not only with driving fast, but with understanding why the fastest drivers are fast.
About GitGud Racing Academy
We exist to make you measurably faster.
GitGud Racing Academy is a complete training platform for sim racers — structured courses, personal lap reviews from real coaches, live workshops, weekly drills and a community that races together. One membership, every sim: iRacing, ACC, Le Mans Ultimate and AMS2.
1,500+Drivers Trained
25M+Online Views
450+Video Lessons
5+Years of Impact
About the founder
Meet Marian Barbieru.
Sim racing coach, course creator and performance-focused instructor helping drivers build speed through technique and step-by-step guidance.
Founder • Lead Coach
Marian Barbieru
Sim Racing Coach & Course Creator
I built GitGud Racing to help sim racers improve with structure, clarity and deliberate practice. My coaching focuses on the fundamentals that actually create speed: braking, rotation, traction, consistency and racecraft — the things that transfer to every car and every track.
- 1,500+ drivers coached worldwide
- 5,000+ students across courses
- 25M+ online views helping sim racers improve
The journey
From sim racer to driving coach.
My mission is simple: help sim racers understand driving at a deeper level and unlock the speed they already have.
Sharing the passion through YouTube
I started sharing what I learned through track guides, technique breakdowns and tutorials. That turned into nearly 1,000 YouTube videos helping thousands of drivers improve their lap times and racing understanding.
An engineering mindset
As an electronic engineer I naturally approached driving through data and analysis. That led me into telemetry — breaking down inputs and technique to understand the physics behind braking, rotation, traction and consistency.
From helping friends to coaching worldwide
I started by helping teammates, then coached others for free. Eventually I launched coaching publicly and became the top-rated sim racing coach on Fiverr, working with drivers all over the world.
“I've always loved explaining complex things in simple ways. Coaching sim racers and seeing their breakthrough moments is what motivates me every day.”
Meet your instructors
Learn from elite drivers & coaches.
Learn from esports drivers and professional sim racing coaches who help drivers build speed through technique, structure and real-world racecraft.
Leo Ovtcharov
Formula Specialist · Delta Esports Driver
- 8.5k iRating in Formula cars (top 0.01%)
- Multiple world-record lap times in iRacing
- Race winner in top-level esports leagues
- Specializes in open-wheel driving technique
Marian Barbieru
Sim Racing Coach & Course Creator
- Creator of the GITGUD Racing Courses
- Expert in driving technique & performance training
- Personal coaching for 1,500+ sim racers worldwide
- Built a system used by 5,000+ course students
Matteo Kuenzner
GT3 Specialist · Williams Esports Driver
- 10.1k iRating professional GT3 driver
- Williams Esports GT3 competitor
- Real-life racing driver
- Specializes in GT3, GT4 and prototype technique
Get started
Ready to find your missing seconds?
Create a free GitGud Racing account — no credit card required. Browse the academy, drop a lap for review and see what's inside.