Le Mans Ultimate — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| V1.3.2.0 - Update 3, Patch 2 - 28th April | 2026-04-28 | Game UpdatesAchievementsFixed Back to Front Achievement being unlockable in single vehicle racesChampionships - OnlineFixed 2nd page of schedule showing final round as round 1Fixed an occasional invalid time value error.Fixed championships still showing as Available Championships after the user has already registered for themFixed missing scrollbar in upcoming timeslotsFixed styling issues in the "Select Team Lineup to Enter Championship" page.Fixed users being only able to register one lineup for an online team championship.Co-opFixed a game crash after receiving a hand over and then restarting stint when the TGM Display is on.Custom Liverie |
| V1.3.1.3 - Update 3, Patch 1, Hotfix 3 - 17th April | 2026-04-17 | Build ID: 22815142Fixed being unable to register for Team Endurance Championships race eventsFixed intermittent "Request failed with status code 404 OK" error popup after loading into an event |
| V1.3.1.2 - Update 3, Patch 1, Hotfix 2 - 14th April | 2026-04-14 | Build id: 22735899Improved TCP buffering with the aim of reducing dropped connections when connecting to servers |
| Le Mans Ultimate & GMR launch Sim-to-Sim Challenge | 2026-04-02 | To mark the arrival of the GMR-001 Hypercar in game, Le Mans Ultimate players have the opportunity to win a money-can’t buy experience courtesy of Genesis Magma Racing!During launch week (31st March - 7th April) - the Genesis GMR-001 Hypercar will be the highlight of the ‘GMR Sim to Sim’ competition hosted as a Silver Daily Race online in Le Mans Ultimate online. The 45 min race around Spa-Francorchamps will be open to all Silver DR players and test the players knowledge of strategy, tyre and fuel wear with mixed conditions!The lucky 5 fastest times on the overall leaderboard will win an expenses paid visit Genesis Magma Racing’s workshop at |
| V1.3.1.0 - Update 3, Patch 1 - 2nd April | 2026-04-02 | Game UpdatesEngine & TechFixed a crash in haptics and haptics not workingGraphicsFixed some issues around vehicle occlusion culling noticeably loading vehicles in and outUIFixed server names sometimes not showing on hosted serversFixed various translations are clipping and causing interaction issues in some cases.Fixed alignment issues on settings menu text and tooltipsFixed missing padlocks on hosted server viewFixed various issues with styling on the Race Watch screenFixed team images appearance on event cardsFixed intro video sometimes not playing smoothlyFixed multiple styling issues on car select screenTrack UpdatesCircuit de Barcelona A |
| V1.3 - patch notes | 2026-03-31 | Headlines - GameAdded Haptic Feedback (for TrueForce, general FFB and other devices)Implemented occlusion culling on vehiclesImprovements to clock synchronization to improve online stabilityReplaced CEF UI system with CoherentReviewed Loading Performance with gains of around 20% expectedSignificant update to Broadcast System, with latest WEC styling and dynamic deployment for easier updatesUpdated infrastructure for Balance of Performance allowing for more flexible updates Headlines - ContentAdded 4 extra Paul Ricard layouts (1a, 1av2, 1av2-short and 3a)Added Circuit de Barcelona as part of DLC ELMS Pack 3Added Duqueine D09 LMP3 as part of DL |
| Le Mans Ultimate announce V1.3 update with latest ELMS content & updates | 2026-03-26 | INTROWe always like to start our updates by saying, as always, thank you. The community response and involvement to everything we’re continuing to build is still incredible. We were so pleased to see the positive reception to our previous release and we hit new player records again!The passion from the community fuels our teams Studio 397 and Motorsport Games to bring our best work to Le Mans Ultimate. And with that - let's get into the latest instalment.ELMS PACK 3First up, content - the third and final pack of the ELMS season pass is here and probably one of the worst kept secrets out there! The Duqueine D09 is another third-generation LMP3 |
| Le Mans Ultimate joins Steam Spring Sale with biggest ever discounts! | 2026-03-20 | Spring into Le Mans Ultimate this season with our biggest ever discounts across all DLC! 🏷️30% off WEC content 🏷️20% off ELMS Packs 1 & 2 🏷️10% off ELMS Season Pass! Take the driving seat of some new content this Spring! 🛒http://store.steampowered.com/app/2399420/Le_Mans_Ultimate/ #lemansultimate #Springsale |
| V1.2.4.1 - Update 2, Patch 4, Hotfix 1 - 19th March | 2026-03-19 | Build id: 22398448GeneralFixed starting from the pit lane at Sebring in an online event with a GT3 or GTE causing the user's car to stop after exiting the pit lane |
| V1.2.4 - Update 2, Patch 4 - 24th February | 2026-02-24 | Game UpdatesNetcodeIncreased max client count to allow more spectators on a serverRaceControlFixed signup page being unaware of ELMS LMP2 registrationsTrack LimitsFixed running wide near the pit entry when entering the pits causing a track limits drive through penaltyCar UpdatesIncreased range of soft clipping on Hypercar batteries (now 15% instead of 5%)Increased weight penalties for driving aids on Hypercars (ABS now 25kg on Low, 45kg on High; Stability Control now 20kg on Low, 40kg on High)Reviewed Hypercar wet tyre performance and drivabilityRevised GT3 track limits relaxing them slightlyPorsche 963 LMDh Added CDA setups for Bahrain & Spa |
| Community update - February 2026 | 2026-02-18 | Hi everyone,First of all, thank you for the continued support and turnout for our endurance events in Le Mans Ultimate. Our recent 38-car 4, 6 and 8 hour races have been running consistently well, and we’re really pleased with how those events have performed.However, as we continue to gear up for much larger team races, we’ve identified some unacceptable service issues when running events with 130+ clients connected to servers - which is expected for longer races and 62 car grids like Le Mans. These issues don’t show up in smaller races but become critical at this scale.Because of this, we’ve made the decision to change how our larger team ra |
| V1.2.3 - Update 2, Patch 3 - 10th February | 2026-02-10 | Headlines - ContentUpdated Hypercar Tyres Game UpdatesCo-opFixed a free pit stop exploit by handover and then reassigning to yourselfEngine & TechFixed a rare server crashFixed an intermittent hang when server changes sessions from qualifying to raceGameplayFixed being teleported to the pits at Race Start will show you in first for a full lapFixed unserved stop go penalties in qualifying resulting in a 0 second pitstop during the raceLimited Tyre RulesFixed pit menu current tyre change selection not updating after becoming invalid due to a change in tyre allocation usageImproved game logic around replacement of tyres when picking up damagePre |
| V1.2.2.0 - Update 2, Patch 2 - 20th January | 2026-01-20 | Game UpdatesChampionships - OnlineFixed being unable to see the standings for a championship after completing a raceFixed being unable to select completed championshipsCo-opFixed being unable to complete co-op eventsCustom LiveriesFixed custom liveries sometimes loading as carbonDriver BadgesFixed badges being slightly cropped on relative MFD pageDriver Swaps - EngineerFixed engineer menu showing incorrect difference values on changed setupsFixed front wing setting not appearing in the engineer pit menuShared MFD Strategy Overview with EngineersDriver Swaps - OnlineFixed body damage resetting after a driver swap when a user has invulnerabilit |
| V1.2.1.2 - Update 2, Patch 1, Hotfix 2 - 9th January | 2026-01-09 | BuildID: 21415170 Driver Swaps - Online Fixed an issue which caused poor client performance in previous long team eventsFixed changing any setting from the default setup value will revert on the MFD menu when a engineer team member joins the server. (Note the difference change will not still not show correctly for the engineer)HUD Added logging to help diagnose HUD failing to render after driver swaps.Input Fixed input not working consistently when Epic Launcher is installed |
| V1.2.1.1 - Update 2, Patch 1, Hotfix 1 - 17th December | 2025-12-17 | BuildID: 21223978 Fixed some situations where driver badges would not display in Driver Swap eventsFixed various issues with engineer mode |
| V1.2.1.0 - Update 2, Patch 1 - 16th December | 2025-12-16 | Known issues and common fixes - https://guide.lemansultimate.com/hc/en-gb/articles/13240843908623-Known-Issues-and-AdviceGame UpdatesAIFixed AI vs. player performance on wet rubbered lineCo-opFixed a driver swap causing the AI to then swap to wet tyres in clear weatherDriver BadgesAdded Driver badges with tooltip into results screensDriver Swaps - EngineerFixed being unable to cancel or reject an engineer inviteEngine & TechFixed a game crash on parsing server informationFixed a game crash when launching the game directlySigned PluginAdapter.exe to prevent Anti Virus issuesHUDUpdated the pit menu to only enable auto repair when receiving red |
| V1.2.0.1 - Update 2, Hotfix 1 - 10th December | 2025-12-10 | Known issues and common fixes - https://guide.lemansultimate.com/hc/en-gb/articles/13240843908623-Known-Issues-and-Advice BuildID: 21120276Fixed crash relating to Seagull01 loading Paul Ricard mesh which has missing animation 🐦Fixed missing Spanish user interface translationsFixed intermittent UI error popup on practice server |
| V1.2 Update - patch notes | 2025-12-09 | Headlines - GameNew Texture Streaming technology to help improve fidelity on lower end systems. Full detail vehicle textures now more commonly available with reduced memory requirements.Added Driver Badges to give an indication of other players recent conduct and experience onlineAdded Easy Anti Cheat IntegrationAdded Japanese localisationAdded Online Team Endurance ChampionshipsAdded support for Time Penalties which are served during a pit stop or at the end of the race.Revised end of race behaviour allowing players to return to the pit lane of their own accord. Headlines - ContentAdded Ginetta G61-LT-P325-Evo LMP3 as part of ELMS Pack 2 DLC |
| Le Mans Ultimate announce V1.2 update with huge feature list & more ELMS content | 2025-12-04 | Fresh ELMS content lands in ELMS Pack 2 DLC with another new car and trackExtensive list of feature updates including RealRoad overhaul, rim heating, texture streaming, Anti-cheat implementation and tyre model improvementsLaunch of Team Online Championships, Engineer mode and Driver Badges for Online 2025 has been a big year for Le Mans Ultimate and we’re not done yet! Although it might be December and heading into festive season our work isn’t slowing down, we’ve still got time for one more giant update to Le Mans Ultimate.Lets jump right into what you can expect in version 1.2 coming live on PC on 9th December. ELMS Pack 2The second track - |
| Le Mans Ultimate Black Friday Sale! | 2025-11-24 | ⚫️Le Mans Ultimate Black Friday deals are here! ⚫️Whether you've been waiting to give Le Mans Ultimate a try or hunting the latest DLC we've got great discounts for all players!30% off base game25% off 2024 content (including Season Pass)10% off ELMS content (including Season Pass) Hurry, like Virtual Energy, these deals won't be around forever so check out all the great savings in the Steam store and save today! See you on track!Studio 397 Team |