FM Featured Events & Cars Overview | Jan. 1-8, 2025
This is the fourth and closing week of Update 15 weekly content. Weekly events for the series conclude on January 8 while the Featured Tour will remain open through January 22.
Share car selections, tuning tips, and liveries for these events!
CARS
Note that Reward cars are only available to collect by the event deadline; they are not available from the Buy Cars Showroom. Spotlight cars are briefly discounted but available from the Showroom.
- The 2014 HSV Limited Edition GEN-F GTS Maloo is this week’s Spotlight car, available in the Showroom at a 30% discount through Jan. 8.
- The 2014 HSV GEN-F GTS and 2017 Nissan Altima Racecar is discounted 15% for VIPs through Jan. 8.
- The 2011 HSV GTS is available as a Reward either from the Challenge Hub, or from completing the Open Tour in Career, by Jan. 8.
- The 2013 Holden #10 Xbox Racing Team Commodore VF is available as a Reward either from the Challenge Hub or from completing the Mid-Engine Tour in Career by Jan. 22.
CHALLENGE HUB REWARDS
Navigate to the Challenge Hub from the Main Menu to track your progress in unlocking cars, suits, and credits.
Featured Challenges
| Title | Description | Reward | Challenge Dates (4pm PT, midnight UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aussie Challenge | Complete all series in the Australian Tour; OR Complete 10 races in the Forza AUS Series in Featured Multiplayer |
2013 Holden #10 Xbox Racing Team Commodore VF (Available from Jan. 1) | Dec. 11 - Jan. 22 |
| Open Class Challenge | Complete all series in the Open Class Tour; OR Complete 10 races in Featured Multiplayer | 2011 Holden HSV GTS | Dec. 11 - Jan. 8 |
| Bathurst Challenge | Complete 10 clean laps at Bathurst in an Australian car | Rebellious Race Suit | Dec. 11 - Jan. 8 |
| Drifting through the Holidays | Beat 10 Rivals in the ‘Holly Jolly Holden’ Drift Rivals Event | 2016 Formula Drift #530 HSV Maloo GEN-F | Dec. 11 - Jan. 8 |
| Commodore Conqueror | Get on the Podium in any Holden Commodore in a race with at least 10 opponents | 1985 HDT VK Commodore Group A | Dec. 11 - Jan. 8 |
| Stay Frosty | Complete a lap in the 2019 Elemental Rp1 on Nürburgring Nordschleife in the Rain | Frostbite Race Suit | Dec. 11 - Jan. 8 |
| Logitech McLaren G Challenge: Car | Complete 15 laps in the ‘Logitech McLaren G Challenge Qualifier #2’ Rivals event | 1988 McLaren #12 Honda McLaren MP4/4 | Dec. 11 - Jan. 15 |
| Logitech McLaren G Challenge: Livery | Complete a clean lap in the ‘Logitech McLaren G Challenge Qualifier #2’ Rivals event | Logitech McLaren G Challenge Livery | Dec. 11 - Jan. 15 |
Weekly Challenges
Week 4: Jan. 1-8 (cutoff at 4pm PT, midnight UTC)
| Title | Description | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Spotlight Challenge | Beat 5 Rivals in the ‘Spotlight - HSV Maloo’ Rivals Event | 10,000 Credits |
| Weekly Skills Challenge | Finish a race 10 positions ahead of where you started on the grid at Bathurst | 25,000 Credits |
| Weekly Safety Challenge | Complete 5 races without receiving a penalty in Featured Multiplayer | 25,000 Credits |
| Weekly Rivals Challenge | Complete 10 laps in Rivals in an Australian car | 10,000 Credits |
| Weekly Track Challenge | Complete 5 clean laps at Bathurst | 25,000 Credits |
RIVALS
The Spotlight rivals will cycle weekly. The Featured Track, VIP, and Drift events are available through Jan. 8 and the Logitech McLaren G Challenge event is available through Jan. 15. Beat at least 10 Rivals in the Holly Jolly Holden Drift Rivals event to unlock the 2016 Formula Drift #530 HSV Maloo Gen-F!
| Menu | Event | Car | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featured | Logitech McLaren G Challenge Qualifier #2 | 1988 McLaren #12 Honda McLaren MP4/4 | Silverstone GP |
| Featured | Featured Track - Bathurst Circuit | 2019 Brabham BT62 | Bathurst Circuit |
| Featured | Spotlight – HSV Maloo | 2014 HSV Limited Edition GEN-F GTS Maloo | Road Atlanta – Short |
| Drift Zone | Holly Jolly Holden | 2016 Formula Drift #530 HSV Maloo GEN-F | Grand Oak - Club |
| Drift Zone | Open Class Drift - C Class | C Class + RWD | Hakone - Club |
| VIP (DLC) | WRX Walkabout | 2019 SUBARU STI S209 Forza Edition | Bathurst |
Logitech McLaren G Challenge Qualifier #2 (closes Jan. 15)
The Logitech McLaren G Challenge Qualifier #2 is here! Race for $100,000+ in cash and prizes and the chance to win a VIP race experience with McLaren. Sign up on Discord to confirm eligibility and qualify for prizes. This month’s event features the 1988 McLaren #12 Honda McLaren MP4/4 on the Silverstone – Grand Prix Circuit. The top 10 drivers per region qualify for grid races on March 1-2.See also the Rivals Rewards in the Challenge Hub.
- Complete clean laps to earn an additional 50,000 Credits, the McLaren MP4/4, and a special livery (see the Challenge Hub)
CAREER
JORDAN LUKA 3 MOTORSPORT SERIES
The Jordan Luka 3 Racing Suit is available as a reward for completing the Jordan Luka 3 Motorsport Series by January 30, 2025.
- Jordan Luka 3 Unexpected Speed
- Hakone – Club Circuit (6 laps)
- Silverstone – Grand Prix Circuit (2 laps)
- Catalunya – Grand Prix Circuit (3 laps)
- Yas Marina – Full Circuit (2 laps)
- Hakone – Grand Prix Circuit (4 laps)
FEATURED: AUSTRALIAN TOUR (Update 15)
This week opens the Super Utes events. Complete all series events by January 22, 2025 to collect the 2013 Holden #10 Xbox Racing Team Commodore VF - or collect it via the Challenge Hub (reward available Jan. 1)
- Forza AUS Series (Starts Dec. 11)
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit (4 laps)
- Watkins Glen – Short Circuit (6 laps)
- Catalunya – National Circuit (6 laps)
- Kyalami – Grand Prix Circuit (4 laps)
- Australian Saloons (Starts Dec. 18)
- Grand Oak – Club Circuit (7 laps)
- Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit (8 laps)
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit (3 laps)
- Maple Valley – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Aussie Classics (Starts Dec. 25)
- Eaglerock Speedway – Club Circuit (11 laps)
- Sebring International Raceway – Short Circuit (6 laps)
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit (3 laps)
- Laguna Seca – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Super Utes (Starts Jan. 1)
- Eaglerock Speedway – Club Circuit (13 laps)
- Road Atlanta – Short Circuit (7 laps)
- Kyalami – Grand Prix Circuit (4 laps)
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit (3 laps)
- Reward Showcase (Complete all Australian Tour series)
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit (3 laps)
OPEN CLASS TOUR
Upgrade your favorite stock racers – or any other cars of your choosing – and use them to complete all six series in the Open Class Tour before January 8, 2025, to collect the 2011 Holden HSV GTS - or collect it via the Challenge Hub.
Open Class Tour Track List
- Open Class Tour (Available from Dec. 11 - Jan. 8)
- D Class Series
- Eaglerock Speedway – Club Circuit
- Silverstone – National Circuit
- Suzuka – East Circuit
- C Class Series
- Grand Oak – Club Circuit
- Road America – East Circuit
- Yas Marina – South Circuit
- B Class Series
- Watkins Glen – Short Circuit
- Sunset Peninsula – Club Circuit
- Hockenheim – National Circuit
- A Class Series
- Mugello – Club Circuit
- Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit
- Virginia International Raceway – Full Circuit
- S Class Series
- Hakone – Grand Prix Circuit
- Silverstone – Grand Prix Circuit
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit
- R Class Series
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Full Circuit
- Brands Hatch – Grand Prix Circuit
- Road Atlanta – Full Circuit
- Reward Showcase (Complete all Open Tour series)
- Bathurst – Mount Panorama Circuit (3 laps)
FEATURED MULTIPLAYER
This week features the Mustang Shelby GT500, and Forza P1 Series. Forza Touring Cars switch to Long length, Endurance cars switch to GTP/C and GTX, Forza GT3 replaces Forza GT2, and the Open Class Series switches to B Class.
| Menu | Event | Car Restriction | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featured | Mustang Shelby GT500 Spec Series | Spec Ford GT500 '20 | Short (~8 min.) |
| Featured | Forza AUS Series | Forza AUS (Spec) | Medium (~20 min.) |
| Featured | Forza P1 Series | Forza P1 (Spec) | Medium (~20 min.) |
| Spec Events | Forza Touring Car Series | Forza Touring Cars | Long (~30 min.) |
| Spec Events | NASCAR Series | NASCAR | Medium (~20 min.) |
| Spec Events | Endurance Series | Forza P2, Forza Touring Cars (Spec) | Endurance (~60 min.) |
| Spec Events | Forza GT3 Series | Forza GT3 | Long (~30 min.) |
| Open Events | Multi-Class Series | C/B/A/S Class | Medium (~20 min.) |
| Open Events | Cycled Class Series | P,D,X,C,E Class cycled daily | Short (~8 min.) |
| Open Events | B Class Series | B Class | Short (~8 min.) |
Mustang Shelby GT500 Spec Series
Ford and Shelby collaborated again on Serious V8 power with technologically advanced suspension and brakes to conquer road circuits better than any previous Mustang.
Mustang Shelby GT500 Track List
| Track | Notes |
|---|---|
| Sunset Peninsula - Club | 8 |
| Mugello - Full | 4 |
| VIR - North | 5 |
| Eaglerock - Oval | 16 |
| Laguna Seca - Short | 7 |
| Hakone - Club | 7 |
| Homestead-Miami - Road | 5 |
| Suzuka - East | 9 |
| Sebring - Short | 7 |
| Kyalami - GP 4 | |
| Maple Valley - Full | 5 |
| Road America - East | 7 |
| Indianapolis | 5 |
| Hockenheimring - National | 5 |
| Yas Marina - North | 7 |
| Lime Rock Park - Full Alt | 8 |
| Daytona - Sports Car Circuit | 4 |
| Barcelona-Catalunya - National | 6 |
| Suzuka - East | 9 |
| Grand Oak - National Reverse | 6 |
| Mid-Ohio - Sports Car Circuit | 5 |
| Watkins Glen - Short | 6 |
| Road Atlanta - Short | 8 |
Forza AUS Series
Several legendary rivalries have formed behind the wheels of these high-performance V8-powered supercars from the land down under. 9 laps on Mount Panorama Circuit - Bathurst Circuit.
Forza P1 Series
Conceived for long distance endurance races, P1 Prototypes feature massive aerodynamic downforce with super-efficient engines, many with hybrid systems to boost performance.
Forza P1 Track List
| Track | Notes |
|---|---|
| Grand Oak - National Reverse | 17 |
| Suzuka - Full | 11 |
| Road Atlanta - GP | 16 |
| Barcelona-Catalunya - GP | 12 |
| Sunset - Full Reverse | 15 |
| Spa-Francorchamps - Full | 9 |
| Road Atlanta - GP | 16 |
| Brand Hatch - GP | 15 |
| Watkins Glen - Full | 12 |
| Le Mans - Full | 6 |
| Indianapolis - GP | 15 |
| Yas Marina - Full | 11 |
| Hakone - GP | 18 |
| Daytona - Sports Car Circuit | 13 |
| Nürburgring - GP Circuit] | 11 |
| Kyalami - GP | 13 |
| Mount Panorama - Bathurst | 10 |
| Homestead-Miami - Road Circuit | 16 |
| Maple Valley - Full | 15 |
| Road America - Full | 10 |
| Silverstone - GP | 11 |
| Hockenheimring - Full | 13 |
| Mugello - Full | 12 |
NASCAR Series
Overtake the opposition on a variety of ovals in the NASCAR series, where every lap brings new thrills and unexpected twists.
NASCAR Track List
| Track | Notes |
|---|---|
| Eaglerock - Oval | 45 |
| Indianapolis - GP | 14 |
| Daytona - Tri-Oval | 27 |
| Watkins Glen - Short | 17 |
| Indianapolis - The Brickyard Speedway | 24 |
| Eaglerock - Club | 35 |
| Homestead-Miami - Speedway | 40 |
| Road America - Full | 9 |
| Sunset Peninsula - Speedway | 26 |
| Daytona - Sports Car | 12 |
Endurance Series
A thrilling test of stamina and speed, endurance races push the limits of both machine and driver in grueling long-distance events that demand the highest levels of consistency, strategy, and focus.
GTP/C and GTX Endurance Track List
| Track | Laps |
|---|---|
| Sebring - Full | 29 |
| Nürburgring - Nordschleife] | 8 |
| Watkins Glen - Full | 31 |
| Road America - Full | 27 |
| Suzuka - Full | 29 |
| Indianapolis - GP | 41 |
| Daytona - Sports Car Circuit] | 33 |
| Road Atlanta - GP | 43 |
| Maple Valley - Full | 39 |
| Nürburgring - GP Circuit] | 28 |
| Spa-Francorchamps - Full | 24 |
| Silverstone - GP | 28 |
| Sunset Peninsula - Full Reverse] | 39 |
| Hockenheimring - Full | 34 |
| Barcelona-Catalunya - GP | 31 |
Forza GT3 Series
Designed for balance and agility, GT3 cars feature aerodynamic enhancements, lightweight construction, and powerful engines, making them a thrill to drive on the track.
Forza GT3 (Long) Track List
| Track | Laps |
|---|---|
| Homestead-Miami - Road | 21 |
| Laguna Seca - Full | 20 |
| Mugello - Full | 16 |
| Mount Panorama - Bathurst | 14 |
| Spa-Francorchamps - Full | 12 |
| Nürburgring - Full | 3 |
| Kyalami GP - GP | 17 |
| Daytona - Sports Car | 17 |
| VIR - Grand West | 12 |
| Yas Marina - Full | 15 |
Multi-Class Series
Multiple classes. Multiple winners. 1 race. Pick an eligible car or build your very own within one of the classes to compete against other drivers within the same class.
ABCS Track List
| Track | Laps |
|---|---|
| Sebring - Full | 8 |
| Watkins Glen - Full0 | 9 |
| Mugello - Full | 9 |
| Grand Oak - National Reverse | 14 |
| Road Atlanta - GP | 13 |
| Suzuka - Full | 9 |
| Hockenheimring - Full | 10 |
| Mid-Ohio - Sports Car | 13 |
| Sunset Peninsula - Full Reverse | 12 |
| Maple Valley - Full | 11 |
| Homestead-Miami - Road | 13 |
| Silverstone - GP1 | 8 |
| Barcelona-Catalunya - GP | 9 |
| Nürburgring - Nordschleife | 2 |
| Hakone - GP | 14 |
| Laguna Seca - Full | 12 |
| Spa-Francorchamps - Full | 7 |
| Indianapolis - GP | 12 |
| Grand Oak - National | 14 |
| Yas Marina - North | 16 |
| Road America - Full | 8 |
| VIR - Grand Wes | 7 |
| Nürburgring - GP | 9 |
| Kyalami - GP | 10 |
| Daytona - Sports Car | 10 |
| Brands Hatch - GP | 12 |
Cycled Class Series
Classes rotate daily. Class rotation includes P, D, X, C, and E Classes. Pick your favorite car for the class of the day or build your very own and bring it to dominate the competition!
B Class Series
Pick your favorite R Class car or build your very own and bring it to dominate the competition!
B Class Track List
| Track | Laps |
|---|---|
| Maple Valley - Full | 5 |
| Nürburgring - GP | 4 |
| VIR - North | 5 |
| Brands Hatch - GP | 5 |
| Laguna Seca - Full | 5 |
| Sebring - Short | 7 |
| Spa-Francorchamps - Full | 3 |
| Mugello - Club | 8 |
| Indianapolis - GP | 5 |
| Silverstone - International | 7 |
| Kyalami - GP | 4 |
| Daytona - Sports Car Circuit | 4 |
| Yas Marina - North Corkscrew | 8 |
| Hakone - Club | 8 |
| Mount Panorama - Bathurst | 4 |
| VIR - Full | 4 |
| Eaglerock - Club | 13 |
| Lime Rock - Full | 9 |
| Nürburgring - Sprint | 5 |
| Laguna Seca - Short | 7 |
| Watkins Glen - Short | 6 |
| Road Atlanta - Short | 8 |
| Sebring - Short | 7 |
| Mid-Ohio - Short | 7 |
| Mugello - Full | 4 |
| Road America - East | 7 |
| Hakone - GP | 6 |
| Sunset Peninsula - Club | 8 |
| Barcelona-Catalunya - National | 6 |
| Homestead-Miami - Speedway | 15 |
| Hockenheimring - National | 5 |
| Grand Oak - National | 6 |
| Yas Marina - South | 9 |
