V1.0 Update - July 2025 - release notes

Headlines - Content

• Added Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH

• Added Mercedes AMG LMGT3

• Added BMW M4 Evo LMGT3

• Added 2025 WEC Season with Hypercar and GT3 liveries (note: 2025 LMP2 Le Mans liveries to follow in a later update)

• Implemented new Car Setup screen

• Added support for position displays as used in 2025 WEC Season

• LMGT3 Tyre Tweaks with heating/cooling improvements, minor grip changes with temp and lower exponent to thermal deg.

Game Updates

AI

• Fixed AI tyre temps not heating up when skipping full formation lap

Custom Liveries

• Fixed game crash clearing livery cache

• Fixed Livery Editor crashes on reload livery

• Fixed some issues which would prevent certain liveries from processing

• Fixed weather conditions of the last race the user was in is being carried over into the showroom.

DLC Support

• Repackaged all "free DLC" content to be part of the base game

Engine & Tech

• Add a basic popup with advice for out of memory issues instead of crash report

Gameplay

• Fixed a crash when viewing car setup information

• Fixed tyre condition still deteriorating when setting Tyre Wear to OFF

• Disabled the safety car from leaving the pit lane

HUD

• Fixed HUD scale "full" setting resulting the HUD not being visible

• Fixed HUD timing panel toggling not working

• Hidden unused tabs in Pit MFD in Watch Screen

• Updated LMGT3 class category to green

Limited Tyre Rules

• Fixed an online issue with drivers receiving wrong tyres when multiple drivers are running custom liveries

• Fixed losing used tyres from qualifying on race transition

RaceControl

• Fixed being unable to report players with custom skin in solo driver events

• Fixed burger menu showing incorrect subscription level as RaceControl Lite at times

• Fixed incorrect Driver Rating and Safety ratings being displayed on event registration

• Fixed qualifying results not translating to driver rank after finishing a hot lap when the qualifying timer has run out

• Updated event notifications so they are stored in the backend and not cached

Race Starts

• Fixed an issue when multiple players have a starting penalty, leader status will be relinquished to the first player without a penalty, which can DQ cars with a penalty

Race Weekend

• Fixed loading a default setup failing to clear the red -/+ change indicators.

• Redesigned and implemented Race Weekend menu

Replay

• Fixed pausing and selecting replay while the car is shaking causing the car to shake in the replay

• Updated monitor auto-replay to false by default and for current settings

Settings & Profiles

• Fixed Rookie and Novice difficulty presets not being selectable

User Interface

• Added combined basic car setup/tyres screen

• Added new driver panel in watch screen and replay mode

• Implement 2024 Season Pass to 2024 Season DLC changes

• Replaced LMU Boot video with new trailer

• Update splash screen with Aston logo and Mercedes footer text

• Updated game credits and added community members that submitted a response to our 2024 community survey

• Updated LMGT3 class category to green in the UI

• Various corrections and fixes to UI text entries

Track Updates

• Update helicopter colour scheme

• Updated digital blue flag materials

**Spa-Francorchamps  **

• 2024 Advertisement Update

• Fixed lod popping on Armco on Kemmel Straight

• Fixed pit lane track limits at La Source on Endurance Layout

• Fixed the last endurance garage containing incorrect branding

• General terrain/road materials review

• Improve road surface quality at endurance layout pit exit

• Les Coombes second apex curbs being too high

**Interlagos  **

• Fixed minor issues with track limits trigger near garages

**Circuit of the Americas  **

• Fixed real road heavy loading as saturated grip and medium loading as high grip.

**Fuji  **

• Fixed Start/finish gantry smoothing issue

**Monza  **

• Improved mesh resolution outside Ascari exit

Car Updates

General

• Added display panel to 2025 cars

• Fixed swingman camera shifting positions between cars

• General review of cockpit specular occlusion

• General review of exterior car LOD distances

• General review on Orange Peel effect on car liveries

• Updated 2024 and 2025 teams to use correct pit spots

• Improved LMGT3 Fuel & NRG estimates accuracy

• LMGT3 Tyre Tweaks with heating/cooling improvements, minor grip changes with temp and lower exponent to thermal deg.

**Alpine A424 LMDh  **

• Added pit lights

Aston Martin Vantage LMGT3

• Adjusted Weight Penalty [kg] at Sebring [+3], Portimao [+8], Spa [-10], Le Mans [+13], Fuji [-7], Bahrain [+10], Imola [-7], Interlagos [+22], Qatar [-3]

**BMW M4 LMGT3  **

• Added BMW M4 Evo 2025 as a visual version of the car (no physics difference)

• Added missing cockpit light

• BMW M4 Missing latch on rear of car

• Fixed interior gap at the side/rear

• Fixed missing aero and carbon EVO parts

• Fixed reversed text on tail light

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at Sebring [+20], Portimao [+15], Le Mans [+25], Monza [-6] Fuji [+10], Bahrain [+10], Imola [+5], COTA [+12], Interlagos [+28], Qatar [+12]

**Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh **

• Added correct endurance lights

• Added missing car "indicator" lights

• Fixed 311 Cadillac showing wrong number

Corvette Z06 LMGT3.R

• Adjusted Weight Penalty [kg] at Sebring [+15], Portimao [+8], Spa [-10], Le Mans [+11], Monza [+10], Fuji [+15], Bahrain [+5], Imola [+20], COTA [+12], Interlagos [+11], Qatar [+12]

**Ferrari 296 LMGT3  **

• Added missing sliding window element

• Fixed mask in template being slightly offset on some parts

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at Sebring [+20], Portimao [+22], Spa [+25], Le Mans [+15], Monza [+10], Fuji [+20], Bahrain [+27], Imola [+10], COTA [+27], Interlagos [+12], Qatar [+27]

**Ferrari 488 GTE EVO  **

• Fixed body being slightly offset

**Ferrari 499P LMH  **

• Added New Endurance Lights

• Adjusted cockpit light colour

• Corrected brake light inaccuracies

• Fixed error where you could see through body on trackside cameras

**Ford Mustang LMGT3  **

• Fixed inaccurate side mirror casings

• No BoP changes

Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2

• Fixed zfighting on body panel

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at Sebring [+31], Portimao [+35], Spa [+10], Le Mans [+20], Monza [+20], Fuji [+15], Bahrain [+31], Imola [+22], COTA [+12], Interlagos [+10], Qatar [+9]

Lexus RCF LMGT3

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at Sebring [+10], Portimao [+27], Spa [+15], Le Mans [+12], Fuji [+15], Bahrain [+10], Imola [-5], COTA [+12], Interlagos [-10], Qatar [+7]

• Adjusted PowerPosition [%] at Le Mans [+1]

**McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo  **

• Various updates to interior model

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at Sebring [+10], Portimao [+25], Spa [+10], Le Mans [+22], Monza [-12], Fuji [+10], Bahrain [+20], Imola [+10], COTA [+12], Qatar [+27]

**Peugeot 9X8 LMH  **

• Fixed HANS device and safety belt not showing

Peugeot 9X8 2024 (with wing)

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at all tracks [+15]

**Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3  **

• Added grill texture to 92

• Corrected 90 headlight colour

• Corrected 90 number plate

• Improved look of delta bar on hud

• Steering wheel buttons are now lit at night

• Updated aero for tyre updates

• Adjusted WeightPenalty [kg] at Sebring [+25], Portimao [+35], Spa [+30], Le Mans [+28], Monza [+7], Fuji [+25], Bahrain [+35], Imola [+20], COTA [+37], Interlagos [+29], Qatar [+32]

**Porsche 963 LMDh  **

• Corrected windshield banners

• Fixed dashboard numbers