New Le Mans Ultimate update released, hints at future Hypercar tyre model refresh

Le Mans Ultimate has received a new update, bringing the official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship up to V1.2.2.0.

Although today’s (20th January 2026) patch doesn’t feature any groundbreaking improvements, it does address several bugs, with players now able to view the series standings after online championship races.

The recently introduced engineer mode has also received some attention, with missing settings now appearing to aid your chosen race strategist. The game’s HUD has also been tweaked to prevent alignment, navigation and other errors, while instances of custom liveries loading in as carbon have now been reduced.

However, the biggest takeaway from LMU’s latest patch is the knowledge that its next update will feature brand new Hypercar tyres. Although the game’s LMGT3 cars have undergone significant changes to their tyre behaviour, the Hypercars have been largely neglected in comparison, but this will all change in ‘early-to-mid February.’

Following on from this, a new 24 Hours of Le Mans Test Event is set to be held across the 27th and 28th of February, including any amendments from the V1.2.3.0 update.

Alongside the new tyre model, the Hypercars will also receive BoP updates as the sim gears toward the release of its v1.3 update in March, where it’s expected that the third and final part of its ELMS DLC, containing the Duqueine D09 LMP3 and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, will be released.

Check out the full patch notes for V1.2.2.0 of Le Mans Ultimate below.

Le Mans Ultimate V1.2.2.0 changelog

Game Updates

Championships – Online

• Fixed being unable to see the standings for a championship after completing a race
• Fixed being unable to select completed championships

Co-op

• Fixed being unable to complete co-op events

Custom Liveries

• Fixed custom liveries sometimes loading as carbon

Driver Badges

• Fixed badges being slightly cropped on relative MFD page

Engineer Mode Driver Swaps

• Fixed engineer menu showing incorrect difference values on changed setups
• Fixed front wing setting not appearing in the engineer pit menu
• Shared MFD Strategy Overview with Engineers

Driver Swaps – Online

• Fixed body damage resetting after a driver swap when a user has invulnerability set locally
• Fixed rare occurrence of the new driver having no HUD displayed after performing a driver swap
• Fixed spectator timing differences being calculated via Safety Car lap simulation
• Engine & Tech
• Added toggle for Enable Plugins to Settings page
• Ensured the game does not crash if the game has an invalid vehicle_settings.json file
• Removed unnecessary thread name trace file logging
• Updated key art on bug reports form

Gameplay

• Fixed moving the seat in any direction causing a drop in FPS performance
• Fixed post race message mentions finishing in top ten when there were only 5 cars present
• Fixed repeatedly hitting cancel repairs during a pit stop delaying the end of the pit stop for another 3s

HUD

• Fixed HUD Pit Stop info not showing all information when serving a time penalty at a pit stop.
• Fixed MFD menu not updating repair options after receiving yellow followed by red damage
• Fixed oil overheat icon being misaligned to the background
• Fixed some game crashes related to the HUD MFD timing page
• Sped up MFD Fuel adjustments when holding button down
• Updated HUD tyre display to show tyres as too cold less frequently
• Fixed relative timing differences not working when your car is sat in the garage

Input

• Updated Moza presets for R3, R5, R9 and R12. New preset for R16.

Localisation

• Updated Japanese Fonts

Online

• Fixed errors on server shutdown
• Fixed network statistics in log files when receiving a disconnect.
• Fixed occasional server crashes on shutdown

Physics

• Fixed frontend sparks are forming in the wrong place when the undercarriage touches the race track.

RaceControl

• Add tyres as a per race setting in championships

Race Weekend

• Fixed the user is able to drive before they should be able to at the start of races

Replay

• Fixed the Pit limiter flashing on and off on hud + car display when loading a replay
• Improve Live Replay Scrubbing

Teams – RaceControl

• Fixed inaccurate post-race drive times

Track Limits

• Fixed pit entry cuts triggering illegal pit lane switch incorrectly when going off track beyond the point the pit lane has a barrier between the main track
• Recalibrated wet track limits to updated wet weather physics
• Slight increase to penalization for running off track

User Interface

• Added blue flag loading screen tip
• Fixed online schedule card styling
• Fixed Post-Race Report Countdown being 2x 1hr
• Shortened the online menu next race countdown formatting
• Updated weekly/special event cards