New Le Mans Ultimate update out now alongside Daytona and Laguna Seca DLC

Brake heating has also been reworked for enhanced realism, with 2026-spec Cadillac and Alpine LMDh Hypercars being added to the game for free.

The Circuit de la Sarthe has been given a huge art overhaul to mirror its appearance during this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, while the game’s new – and initially controversial – multiplayer Joker system has been officially rolled out.

A replay-based protest system underlines further backend multiplayer improvements, including to LMU’s netcode, while AMD FSR 1.0 should help alleviate performance issues for players on lower-spec PCs.

VR users will now have the option to change FOV resolution scaling via OpenXR, with the full patch notes listed below.

Le Mans Ultimate V1.4.0.0 changelog

• Improved protest system, with reports to come directly from event replays.
  o Each player has 3 protests per month, with protest credits returned on a successful protest
  o Protest cooldown removed
• Replaced TCP game connections with Reliable UDP for more reliable network connectivity
• Added new start driving in the pit lane feature when leaving garages and implemented fast lane logic
• Added VR FOV resolution scaling via OpenXR
• Overhauled brake system with more accurate brake thermals and brake pad performance curves
• Added minimum drive time requirements for team events. If lineups do not meet this they will not gain DR/Champ Points but they can still lose DR.
  o Previous use of this exploit by players will be see their DR amended
  Headlines – Content
• Added Cadillac V-Series.R Evo
• Added Alpine A424 joker updates
• Added Daytona as part of US Track Pack 1 DLC
• Added Laguna Seca as part of US Track Pack 1 DLC
• Significant update to Le Mans to match 2026 event
  Game Updates
  Championships – Online
• Fixed online championship rank breakdown points update clipping
  Co-op
• Fixed car icons appearing stretched in menus
  Custom Liveries
• Fixed an occasional crash downloading custom liveries
• Fixed back button is visible after hiding the UI in Showroom
• Fixed custom liveries appear as carbon fibre and “custom Team” on online leaderboards
• Updated region map conversion format to reduce artifacting
  Driver Badges
• Custom badges are now only allowed for trusted drivers
  Driver Swaps – Engineer
• Fixed damage not appearing on engineer menu until the driver changes an option on the MFD
  Driving Standards
• Added HUD notification of incoming penalisation for being stopped on track
• Added server penalisation for cars stationary on the racing line
  Engine & Tech
• Fixed a rare crash on startup when enumerating audio devices
• Fixes to resolve various in gameplay stalls
  Gameplay
• Added logic for the game to hold the player in the garage if their pit box is blocked
• Added penalties and warnings for driving in other team’s pit areas of the pitlane
• Disabled collisions when a car is spawned in the pit lane during the take control phase
• Implemented safe to exit garage checks before placing a driver in the pit lane
• When leaving pit boxes, cars are now always angled to avoid cars driving over other people’s pit boxes
  Graphics
• Added AMD FSR 1.0 Support
• Minor optimisation to occlusion culling
• Various minor PostFX adjustments around exposure and warmth of image
  Hosted Servers
• Fixed some cars receiving a disqualification after having a time penalty applied on hosted servers
  Input
• Fixed numerous issues with controller steering rates
• Fixed some devices not working when DirectInput Fallback is left at it’s default setting of false.
• Improvements to gamepad rumble
  Limited Tyre Rules
• Fixed damaged tyres showing as available after returning to garage in non race sessions.
  Netcode
• Fixed clients who can not see other cars due to latency or similar issues causing collisions for other people
• Improved netcode robustness by allowing the use of a flexible port range
  Online
• Updates to ensure car damaged state is correctly restored when rejoining a race after a disconnection
• Added Event Jokers for all players – removing DR / SR impact from single driver events. It will take 10 races to earn your first, 20 for your second and 30 for your third
  Physics
• Added look up tables for brake pad friction vs temperature curves
• Added physically modelled punctures
• Brake disc thermal physics simulation overhaul focusing on core temperatures and emissivity
• Improvements to brake rim heat calculation when wet
• Improvements to tyre damping to increase rolling resistance at low load and decrease rolling resistance at high load
  Protests
• Change protest toast to notification toast
  RaceControl Pro/Pro+
• Added Pro Subscription only Practice Servers
  Race Watch Screen
• Redesigned stint page on watch screen
  Race Weekend
• Fixed event time displaying as NaN Mins if no sessions are selected
  Replay
• Fixed not all damage displaying in replays
• Fixed throttle and brake spam when the game is running at a low tick rate
  Teams – RaceControl
• Fixed an extremely long error message when registering a line up where drivers have a Bronze 0 SR.
• Fixed number selection not working at team event registration
  Track Limits
• Added a calculation to reduce points lost when driving off track but “on the limit”
• Fixed an issue where time ratio points are incorrectly recalculated after rejoining the track
  User Interface
• Fixed driver images not showing when their names use special characters
• Fixed event history page number not being highlighted fully
• Fixed incorrect font for your team name in the standings screen
• Fixed missing nationalities on car selection menu for 2026
• Fixed the rare situation that certain users have extremely poor UI performance
• Updated Le Mans loading screen image
  Virtual Reality
• Added VR support to FSR
• Added native OpenXR support
• Added VR FOV resolution scaling via OpenXR
  Track Updates
  Le Mans 2026 Season Update
• Add more Helicopters
• Add new tyre barriers near Maison Blanche
• Added 24h fan zone balloon
• Added armco Adecco advert at Tetre Rouge
• Added Bosch branding to tyre barrier at Mulsanne Chicane
• Added car manufacturer flags to fan areas
• Added crane at Corvette curves
• Added drones
• Added emergency helicopters
• Added extra ambulances
• Added extra assets to the Maison Blanche car park
• Added extra Goodyear on track sign at Arnage
• Added extra Michelin sign at Mulsanne chicane
• Added extra Michelin sign at Porsche curves
• Added Fan zone flags at Maison Blanche
• Added flags to the podium
• Added floodlights to Porsche curves
• Added garage number signs to pit lane garage lighting gantries
• Added karting branding to Maison Blanche pit building
• Added Le Mans Spirit Club building
• Added missing lighting on Ford Chicane
• Added missing radio tower by Ford chicane
• Added new crowd fencing at Mulsanne corner
• Added new grandstands after Goodyear bridge
• Added new grandstands and spectators at Corvette curves
• Added new Rolex TV prodium
• Added new spectator area mound inside Karting corner
• Added new TV screen at Le Mans bridge
• Added new under construction building at Forest esses
• Added nightlighting at Corvette Curve and Maison Blanche fan zones
• Added Of Course branding to the pit lane and start finish straight
• Added Porsche advert shipping container at Porsche curves
• Added Porsche Raceborn branding at start finish
• Added Raceborn branding at Porsche curves
• Added radio tower at Porsche curves
• Added red and blue fencing adverts
• Added second ferris wheel at Corvette curves
• Added spectator fencing on Corvette curves spectator mound
• Added spectators at Mulsanne corner
• Added Spectators to MMA building at Pit Entry
• Added TV Screen Truck at Arnage
• Added TV screens at Corvette curves
• Added TV screens near Endurance Club
• Added various assets at Corvette curves fan zone
• Added various TSOs on hill at Porsche curves
• Adjusted gravel edge on the exit of Mulsanne
• Advertisement updates on the start finish before Podium
• Arnage apex curb: Corrected curb profile
• Arnage exit curb: Corrected curb profile
• Corrected astro turf material before entry to Indianpolis
• Corrected Crowd Strike branding colour
• Corrected goodyear ad size between Indianapolis and Arnage
• Corrected sizing of MMA advert boards on the start finish
• Corvette Curves apex curbs, significantly reducing their height
• Extended curb with painted asphalt after Dunlop chicane
• Extended tyre barrier at Arnage exit
• Fix Sizing of MMA Advert Boards at Start Finish
• Ford Chicane entry curb: Reviewed profile, reduced height of road behind curb
• Indianapolis apex curbs: Reviewed camber and type, opening up the entry into the corner.
• Indianapolis entry curb: Reviewed profile, reduced height of road behind curb
• Minor barrier and fence updates at Corvette curves
• Mulsanne Corner apex curb: Updated curb profile
• Mulsanne Corner Building Update
• Mulsanne Corner exit curb:
• Corrected curb type Mulsanne Corner Inner Curb Update
• New Glass Shader on Main Buildings • Porsche curves apex curb: Increased height of curbs • Raccordament apex curb: Updated textures
• Raccordament exit curb: Corrected curb type
• Recoloured Peugeot building
• Remove white markers from track
• Removed building outside Mulsanne corner that doesn’t exist anymore
• Removed traffic sign at Porsche curves
• Reviewed Armco material brightness
• Reviewed density of foliage in dense woodland areas
• Reviewed foliage material colour balance
• Revised emissive lighting on Pit BUilding
• Revised nightlighting colour temperature and brightness
• Revised nightlighting on Michelin grandstand
• Tweaked settings for advertisement materials
• Updated advertising on buildings at Indianapolis corner
• Updated barriers at rejoin from Bugatti circuit
• Updated BMW clubhouse at Ford chicane
• Updated buildings inside Arnage corner
• Updated Cadillac branding at Corvette curves
• Updated crane position at Ford chicane
• Updated Crowdstrike ads at Arnage
• Updated curb paint pattern frequencies
• Updated DHL branding at Mulsanne
• Updated emissive lighting on Rolex assets in pit lane
• Updated Goodyear branding colour balance
• Updated house colours outside Arnage
• Updated Le Mans bridge advertising to match real life
• Updated marshall positioning at Ford chicane
• Updated marshalls at Corvette curves
• Updated material of safer barrier at Porsche curves
• Updated Michelin branding colours
• Updated MMA sign positions near Maison Blanche
• Updated Motul on track advert positioning at Ford chicane
• Updated nightlighting on Endurance club
• Updated nightlighting on Goodyear grandstand
• Updated nightlighting on pit lane rolex gantries
• Updated nightlighting on start finish gantry
• Updated nightlighting on village assets
• Updated Of Course advertising on Pit Building
• Updated on track Cadillac signs at Corvette curve
• Updated pit in and pit out Rolex gantries
• Updated Pit Wall Glass Materials
• Updated road lines at Mulsanne chicanes
• Updated rooftop tent at Maison Blanche
• Updated secondary TSOs outside Raccordement
• Updated spectators at Ford chicane
• Updated spectators at Indianapolis
• Updated spectators at Maison Blanche
• Updated start finish tower emissive
• Updated Toyota Building at Ford Chicane
• Updated track surface materials where road has been resurfaced
• Updated truck and tent assets on Porsche circuit
• Updated tyre barrier colours at Ford chicane
• Updated wall and branding at Mulsanne corner
• Various branding updates to the pit wall
• Various updates to buildings at Ford chicane
• Various updates to buildings at Maison Blanche
• Virage du pont exit curbs: Reviewed profile flattening end curbs
  Monza
• Fixed occasional occurrence of track limits not applying at T1
  Portimao
• Fixed some minor issues with track limits corridors at Portimao
  Silverstone
• Added ear of corn to Silverstone WEC full rolling start
• Reviewed multiclass behaviour into Copse corner
  Car Updates
• Add Le Mans livery hypercars to 2026 season opponent options
• Adjusted Hypercar cold tyre grip to better match 2026 real-life compounds
• BOP: Weight reduction to GT3s at Le Mans, improved LMH vs. LMDh acceleration balance, re-balanced Ford GT3 acceleration on some tracks. Full changelog on guide.lemansultimate.com
• Improved accuracy of which undertray points can produce sparks
• Improvements to dynamic diameter of Hypercar tyres for more accurate engine RPM at car speed
• Reduced rear tyre wear on Hypercars
• Updated CDA setups
• Updated Le Mans atmosphere conditions to match 2026 real-life event
• Updated Le Mans default setup of all Hypercars
• Updates to damage on all cars, removing randomness and making damage more predictable
  Adess AD25 LMP3
• Fixed “Lap” text on display
• Fixed missing normal map on roll cage welds
  Aston Martin Valkyrie LMH
• Added numbers to inside of rear wing
• Added track map to cockpit
• Updated Le Mans gear ratios
  BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh
• Fixed issues on pre-Le Mans 2024 HUD
• Fixed various issues with HUD
  BMW M4 LMGT3
• Added missing rear latch
• Updated differential to newer spec and opened preload adjustability
  Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh
• Added track map and additional sticker to cockpit
• New wear, rain, and damage for EVO
• Updated Custom Livery 2026 team to use EVO. All existing 2026 Cadillac Custom Liveries will be removed.
  Ferrari 296 LMGT3
• Added pit lights
• Corrected Vista AF Corse team names
• Fixed outside window wiper streaks not matching the actual wiper
• Updated gear ratios to 2026 spec
  Ferrari 499P LMH
• Added more decals to cockpit
  Ford Mustang LMGT3
• Corrected headlights and pit lights
• Fixed 2024 mirrors showing on the 2026 EVO at Le Mans
• Fixed squished numbers on 2026 teams
  Genesis GMR-001 LMDh
• Added missing pit lights
• Various model updates to latest spec of the car
  Lexus RCF LMGT3
• Corrected issues with headlights and brake lights
  Mercedes AMG LMGT3
• Added dashboard logo to 2026 teams
• Added pit lights
• Updated gear ratios
  Oreca 07 LMP2
• Adjustments to tyre heating to stop tyre pressures endlessly increasing after some lock-ups
• Increased car weight (+7kg) to match latest minimum driver weight requirements
• Limited gear ratio set to “Le Mans” only at Le Mans as per latest technical regulations
  Oreca 07 LMP2+ (ELMS Spec)
• Adjustments to tyre heating to stop tyre pressures endlessly increasing after some lock-ups
  Peugeot 9X8 LMH (w/Wing)
• HUD updates
  Porsche 911 LMGT3 R
• Adjusted seat movement limits to fix clipping when using a high fov
• Fixed issue with chassis LOD