Driver Swap and Team Races – Everything You Need to Know

It’s finally here, our first public 24 Hour Driver Swap Test on Le Mans Ultimate!

Notes for players:

A different method for splitting grids will be trialed this weekend compared to the last few weeks and look forward to your feedback
For players experiencing poor performance specifically in the pitlane – please try changing the follow perameter to help improve – change the ‘Garage Car Detail’ to 0.01 – LMU/UserData/Player, settings.json, Garage Car Detail 0.01
Additional logging for driver swap bugs has already been implemented and we encourage all players who do experience any issues during test events to continue reporting across support tickets and in this forum thread – Info Required – Driver Swap Bugs MEGATHREAD

Event Details – 24 Hours Le Mans

Key Info:

Race Dates: 28 – 30 November 2025
Race Format: 24 Hours Le Mans
Track: Le Mans (WEC)
Classes: Hypercar, LMP2 (WEC), LMGT3
Grid Cap: Up to 62 cars per split
Team Requirement: Minimum of 2 drivers per team (no solo entries) and maximum of 6 per team (including engineers)
Sessions: 10 minute Practice/ 20 minute qualifying (Private)/ 24 Hour Race

Race Times (UTC):

UTC	Los Angeles (PST)	New York (ET)	London (GMT)	Paris (CET)	Dubai (GST)	Tokyo (JST)	Sydney (AEST)
10:00	02:00	05:00	10:00	11:00	14:00	19:00	21:00
16:00*	08:00	11:00	16:00	17:00	20:00	01:00	03:00
22:00	14:00	17:00	22:00	23:00	02:00	07:00	09:00

*The 10:00 and 22:00 UTC slot will run Friday and Saturday. The 16:00 UTC slot will only run Saturday 29th Teams will be placed into splits using skill-based matchmaking to ensure balanced, competitive grids.

Registration will open soon – keep an eye on the in-game RaceControl Special Event dashboard for your chance to sign up and select your race slot.

What You Need to Join & guides

Create a Team

All entries must be part of a team. You can create one inside the game or accept an invite from a friend.
→ Read the Team Creation and Management Guide
Assign Roles (before registering for any event)

Drivers, Engineers, and Managers all play a part. Make sure everyone on your team knows their role before joining the event.
Apply Your Custom Livery (Optional)

If you’re a RaceControl Pro or Pro+ user, you can upload a custom livery for your car. It’ll be visible to all drivers and spectators in the race.
→ Read the Custom Livery Guide
Register for the Event

→ Read the How to Register for a Team event guide here

Other useful guides

→ How to conduct a driver swap guide

What You Will Experience

During these events, you will:

Join a team with at least one teammate and take turns driving the same car
Execute live driver swaps in the pitlane using the in-game Multi-Function Display (MFD)
Experience the thrill of long-format team racing with full multiclass grids
Compete using skill-based matchmaking

These events are powered by RaceControl, and will be the first chance to test the full end-to-end team experience in a live, controlled environment.

This Is still a Test Event – there might still be bumps in the track

Although test events have exceeded our expectations with performance so far, driver swaps are one of the most technically demanding features we’ve ever implemented and there’s no substitute for wide-reaching, real-world data.

Please be aware:

Issues may occur – This is expected and part of the reason these events are being run.
Driver Ratings (DR) WILL be affected during the event. We want players to start building team ratings as well as taking part. Gains will be small so you should not have to worry about any huge rating losses due to technical problems or early bugs. Please note Safety Rank (SR) will still be active.
Skill-based matchmaking will still be in place, so you’ll be grouped with teams of similar ability for competitive balance.

If you encounter problems, please report them via support tickets or the megathread above so we can continue to refine and improve the feature for future events. Please keep feedback concise with as much detail as possible and without editorialising.

🔗 Known Issues for Driver Swaps

Timings on Watch Screen during Race does not show differences correctly when cars have not completed the same number of laps
Engineer being able to change pitstop values for team events is unavailable due to some persistent issues that we do not want to affect the test event so the currently in control driver will set the incoming driver and pit strategy. Engineers can still connect to watch and view advanced timing and VE data.

View general Known Issues

Final Notes

Your feedback during this stage is vital, and your support makes these milestones possible.

So grab your teammates, assign those roles, and get ready to go racing—together.

We’ll see you on track.