Forza Motorsport adds eight new Porsches in Update 19

The latest Forza Motorsport game update is all about Porsche, as the German brand is once again the focus.

Following the Porsche-only Forza Horizon 5 update last November, eight new performance cars from Stuttgart will be available within Microsoft’s circuit racing game.

As always, some will be available immediately via the showroom, while others will have to be earned. Likewise, several are re-used car models from the Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 5 games.

Eight new Porsche cars

The Porsche 924 GTP Le Mans (main article image) is not one of those carried-over models, a faithful recreation of a diminutive and overlooked race car from the early 1980s.

Likewise, the Porsche 961 race car, which is a racing version of the famed 959 supercar. It won its class at the 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans race, before retiring in flames the next season.

The road-going current-generation 911 Turbo S and track-going 911 GT3 R were both part of the aforementioned Horizon update, now part of the circuit racing title.

Meanwhile, the 935/78 was known affectionately as ‘Moby Dick’ in period, thanks to its looks that resemble a large whale. Also with a nickname, the 917/20 is the ‘Pink Pig’.

Lastly, the least interesting is a copy and paste for the 2016 Cayman GT4 – which seems surplus to requirements as the GT4 RS model is already in Forza Motorsport. But hey, that seems to be the process here. A few all-new cars, and a few cars new to this particular game but ported across.

• 1981 Porsche #1 Porsche System Engineering 924 GTP Le Mans – Complete Porsche Tour
• 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S – Complete Open Class Tour
• 1978 Porsche #43 Porsche Racing 935/78 – Showroom
• 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 R – Showroom or Complete Challenge Hub task
• 1971 Porsche #23 917/20 – Spotlight car
• 1987 Porsche #203 Porsche AG 961 – Spotlight car
• 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 – Spotlight car
• 1978 Porsche #78 MOMO 935/78 – Spotlight car

Fresh events

To go with the new cars, or rather to help unlock most of the roster expansion, is the usual set of events and challenges.

The main single-player Featured Tour is Porsche-themed, with four weeks of races, and the new 924 as a reward.

The Open Tour will feature events for tuned Porsche, the Feature Multiplayer mode will have online races for Porsche and the Rivals option will have challenges for… Porsche.

All the details are in the full changelog below.

Minor tweaks

The game update, live now for PC and Xbox Series X|S consoles also includes a series of tweaks.

Mainly, these are a new balance of performance for GT2 and GT3 series events, and touring cars (added in Update 17). Three cars – Lamborghini Super Trofeos and a Ferrari 488 Challenge – are no longer part of the GT3 class. As it should be.

Fujimi Kaido, Forza Motorsport’s highly touted fictional venue, is not part of this update and is expected later this year.

Forza Motorsport Update 19 patch notes

Game Content and Events [All Platforms]  

Spec Division Rivals

Compete for the top of the leaderboard in your favorite car from select divisions while utilizing the same Spec Series (BoP) tune from Featured Multiplayer in this new permanent category of Rivals events!

Spec Division Rivals events will be a great place to set lap times in a wide variety of competitively balanced cars, as well as practice for Featured Multiplayer events, and find tunes – even if that particular series isn’t currently active – on a track that is well-suited for each division of cars.

• Early Factory Racecar
• Early LMP
• Formula 60s
• Formula 70s
• Formula Mazda
• Forza AUS
• Forza GT2
• Forza GT3
• Forza GT4
• Forza P1
• Forza P2
• Forza Proto-H
• Forza Touring Cars
• Grand Prix Rivals
• GTP/C
• GTX Sportscars
• Modern Factory Racecars
• NASCAR
• Prototype Group Racing
• The Birth of Grand Prix
• Vintage Le Mans Prototypes
• Vintage Le Mans Sportscars

Spec Division Rivals event leaderboards may occasionally be wiped if significant changes are made to the underlying Spec Series (BoP) tune resulting in lap times that are no longer achievable. This should typically only occur in cases where we are further improving the balance between the cars.

Career Events

• Featured Tour: Porsche Tour (Available from Apr. 9 5pm PT | Apr. 10 12am UTC – May 21 5pm PT | May 22 12am PT)
  • Porsche Motorsport Icons (Starts Apr. 9 5pm PT | Apr. 10 12am UTC)
    • Le Mans – Old Mulsanne Circuit
    • Mugello – Full Circuit
    • Hockenheim – Full Circuit
    • Nürburgring – Grand Prix Circuit
  • Porsche Endurance (Starts Apr. 16 5pm PT | Apr. 17 12am UTC)
    • Hockenheim – Full Circuit
    • Watkins Glen – Full Circuit
    • Kyalami – Full Circuit
    • Road America – Full Circuit
  • Mid-Engine Porsche (Starts Apr. 23 5pm PT | Apr. 24 12am UTC)
    • Lime Rock Park – South Chicane
    • Virginia International Raceway – Full Circuit
    • Road Atlanta – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Nürburgring – Nordschleife
  • Rear-Engine Porsche (Starts Apr. 30 5pm PT | May 7 12am UTC)
    • Silverstone – Grand Prix Circuit
  • Reward Showcase (Complete all Porsche Tour series)
    • Le Mans – Old Mulsanne Circuit

• Open Class Tour (Available from Apr. 9 5pm PT | Apr. 10 12am UTC – May 7 5pm PT | May 8 12am PT)
  • D Class Series
    • Road America – East Circuit
    • Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Short Circuit
    • Yas Marina – North Corkscrew
  • C Class Series
    • Hockenheim – Short Circuit
    • Mugello – Club Circuit
    • Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit
  • B Class Series
    • Nürburgring – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Watkins Glen – Short Circuit
    • Yas Marina – North Circuit
  • A Class Series
    • Kyalami – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Hockenheim – Full Circuit
    • Laguna Seca – Full Circuit
  • S Class Series
    • Brands Hatch – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Daytona International Speedway – Sports Car Circuit
    • Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit
  • R Class Series
    • Hakone – Grand Prix Circuit
    • Suzuka – Full Circuit
    • Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – Grand Prix Circuit 
  • Reward Showcase (Complete all Open Tour series)
    • Maple Valley – Full Circuit

Reward Cars

• Porsche Tour: 1981 Porsche #1 Porsche System Engineering 924 GTP Le Mans
• Open Class Tour: 2023 Porsche 911 Turbo S

Showroom Cars

The following cars have been added to the Showroom for all Forza Motorsport players:

• 1978 Porsche #43 Porsche Racing 935/78
• 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 R

The 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 R can also be obtained from the Challenge Hub during Porsche Month by completing 15 laps in the Porsche 911 GT3 R Challenge Featured Rivals.

Racing Suits

The following driver suits can be unlocked from the Challenge Hub during Porsche Month:

• Earth Day
  • Unlock Prerequisite: Complete a race on a track in Europe, Asia, and North America.
• Rewind
  • Unlock Prerequisite: Complete 5 races in any car from the 20th century.

Spotlight Cars

Porsche Month introduces four Spotlight cars to the Showroom, one per week.

These Spotlight cars can be used in the Porsche Tour and Spotlight Rivals, the Porsche Motorsport Series in Featured Multiplayer, as well as to complete Challenge Hub objectives.

VIP Discount Cars

New Featured Multiplayer Series

• Porsche Multi-Class Series (Available from Apr. 9 5pm PT | Apr. 10 12am UTC – May 7 5pm PT | May 8 12am PT)
  • With over a dozen Le Mans wins and icons like the 911 and 917, Porsche’s impact on motorsport is significant. Buckle in for a limited-time event featuring legendary historic and modern Porsches! Car Restrictions cycle daily
• Porsche Mission R Spec Series (Available from Apr. 9 5pm PT | Apr. 10 12am UTC – Apr. 16 5pm PT | Apr. 17 12am UTC)
  • Showcasing the future of electric racing, the 2021 Porsche Mission R combines state-of-the-art technology and sustainable materials to create a machine that pushes the boundaries of innovation and design.

Featured Multiplayer Events Calendar

Rivals Events Calendar

Challenge Hub

Featured Challenges

Apr. 9 5:00 PM PT – May 7 5:00 PM PT | Apr. 10 12:00 AM UTC – May 8 12:00 AM UTC

Weekly Challenges

Week 1: Apr. 9 5:00 PM PT – Apr. 16 5:00 PM PT | Apr. 10 12:00 AM UTC – Apr. 17 12:00 AM UTC

Week 2: Apr. 16 5:00 PM PT – Apr. 23 5:00 PM PT | Apr. 17 12:00 AM UTC – Apr. 24 12:00 AM UTC

Week 3: Apr. 23 5:00 PM PT – Apr. 30 5:00 PM PT | Apr. 24 12:00 AM UTC – May 1 12:00 AM UTC

Week 4: Apr. 30 5:00 PM PT – May 7 5:00 PM PT | May 1 12:00 AM UTC – May 8 12:00 AM UTC

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Audio [All Platforms]

• Car audio for the 2016 Ford Shelby GT-350R, 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupé, and 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG has been updated based on community feedback.

Cars [All Platforms]

• 2014 BMW M4 Coupé: Fixed bug where holes appeared in the dashboard when the Race Roll cage was applied. [1935958]

Gameplay [All Platforms]

• Updated default track rubbering-in behavior in both Career and Featured Multiplayer:
  • Practice will now always start at 20% rubbered in (previously 33%)
  • Races will now always start at 75% rubbered in (previously 66%)
• Updated default track rubbering-in behavior in Featured Rivals events to align with behavior in Open Class Time Attack Rivals events:
  • Track rubbering will remain at 100% along the driveline from the start of ALL Rivals event (existing functionality)
  • To ensure fairness, rubber will no longer build up outside of the driveline over time, regardless of how much the player has driven around the track in ALL Rivals events

Featured Multiplayer [All Platforms]

• Added new Porsche Mission R Spec Series to the one-make series rotation
• Removed the following cars from the Forza GT3 Series eligible car list with plans for a future release of dedicated series to more accurately reflect their usage in real-world motorsport:
  • 2018 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán Super Trofeo Evo
  • 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo
  • 2017 Ferrari #25 Corse Clienti 488 Challenge

Featured Multiplayer Spec Series Balance Changes: 

Minor tweaks have been made to a couple Forza Touring Cars based on player feedback after the Spec/BoP overhaul in Update 17. Additionally, all new cars in Update 19 have been added and tuned within their respective Featured Multiplayer Series.

Similar to our rebalancing overhaul of the Forza Touring Cars in Update 17, we’re now happy to share a new Spec/BoP overhaul for both the Forza GT2 and Forza GT3 Series in Update 19.

As with the Forza Touring Car Series overhaul, all Forza GT2 and Forza GT3 Series cars were reverted to stock parts – except for tire width to normalize – and re-tuned with feedback from participants in our Forza Insiders Program.

With that in mind, the percentages seen below are in relation to the stock cars.

Forza GT2 BoP Update

Forza GT3 BoP Changes