Expanding Le Mans, Endurance & GT Racing in Forza Motorsport – A Call for More Realism and Features

[SeblVETTEL]

Forza Motorsport has built an incredible foundation for endurance and GT racing fans, but we believe the potential to push these experiences even further is immense. This thread is dedicated to highlighting ideas and expectations for enhancing Le Mans, endurance racing, and GT series content in future updates.

We’re calling on the developers to continue evolving these aspects of Forza Motorsport and to expand on its already impressive features. Here are some key areas we’d love to see grow:

1. Enhanced Realism and Simulation:

• Build on the current systems by adding more detailed damage mechanics, mechanical failures, and realistic wear and tear during endurance races.
• Further refine fuel management, pit strategies, and tire mechanics to deepen immersion.

2. Iconic Tracks and Locations:

• Add more legendary tracks tied to endurance racing history, such as expanded Le Mans layouts, Autodromo Jose Carlos, QATAR 1812 km, Imola, Bahrain, Circuit of the Americas (Texas) Shanghai or Fuji Speedway.

3. New Cars and Vehicle Classes:

• Introduce more LMP, GT, and Hypercars to enrich the variety of cars available for Le Mans and endurance racing.
• Add historically significant and fan-favorite cars from endurance racing history.

4. Simulation Features and Multiplayer Leagues:

• Expand on dynamic weather systems, day/night transitions, and more realistic pit stops.
• Establish dedicated endurance racing leagues for both single-player and multiplayer, with rewards and progression systems to engage players.

5. AI and Competitive Depth:

• Further enhance AI behavior to mimic realistic driving styles, strategies, and endurance pacing.
• Create a more dynamic drivatar experience tailored for long-format endurance events.
• More variable overall options for better realism/effects in Free Play - Advanced EVENT Setup
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As passionate fans of endurance and GT racing, we’re excited to see Forza Motorsport evolve and thrive. Let’s work together to make this the ultimate hub for Le Mans and endurance racing fans!

[Pooya995016]

New career mode (IMSA, WEC, DTM, GT3, etc)

Hello to all developers at Turn10 and community. I’m suggesting a new career mode, featuring several real world racing events like: WEC, IMSA, DTM, GT1, GT2, GT3, GT4, Super GT, etc. ● each event will have a track list which is similar to the real world. For example, if WEC track list is like this: Then, in game will be like this as well. ○ i already know that some tracks might not be available in FM, so those can be replaced with in game tracks until those missing tracks could come. ● BoP…

Hello @SeblVETTEL. I made a similar suggestion! Please vote.

[PJTierney]

In before the lock. You’ll need to split this up into multiple threads with individual suggestions.

[Lucas_J_SOARES]

Each point you mentioned already has topics on the forum with votes supporting them. I recommend visiting each one, voting, and sharing your comments. This increases engagement and helps make these suggestions more visible to the developers.

For the tracks you mentioned:

Track Voting - FM

Make sure to filter by votes to see the most popular suggestions. For example, Interlagos, which you mentioned, currently has 1,864 votes, making it the most-voted track.

For the cars:

Car Voting - FM

Similarly, filter by votes to find the most-requested cars. Many WEC, IMSA, and GT World cars are among the most popular, like the Ferrari 499P, which has 1,013 votes.

To make the game more immersive:

Race flags (visual info about track activity)

YESSSS!!! Let’s show forza penalty AI how its done.

For improvements to AI and Drivatar behavior:

AI / Drivatar Behavior Improvements

Please overhaul the AI system, fix the 1st corner pileup situation that seems to occur in every race in FM7, and give the AI some life! Improve AI awareness of the group during dense/pack situations to have less rear-enders. Increase diving & blocking behaviors, in relation to how the car in front or behind is driving (ie dive but only if there’s a gap. Block if there’s a driver close behind) Increase AI on AI battling.

Additionally, @Pooya995016 has shared ideas about homologating championships within the game. Check out their post and contribute your thoughts there too!