FM Update 21 Overview
Experience intense open-wheel racing in the latest generation of IndyCars, a new, permanent Career called the Champions Cup, and the return of previously released Featured Tours and reward cars. Show off your car building skills in Open Division Rivals, join Top Speed and Cycled Ovals Meetups, and re-order the starting positions of competitors with Manual Grid Ordering in Private Multiplayer.
Announcements
- Blog: Race with IndyCar and Compete in the Champions Cup
- Release Notes: Update 21 bug fixes - Forza Support
Dates
| Content | Date |
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| Content Update | Monday, June 16, 2025 5:00 PM |
| Multiplayer and Rivals refresh | Thursday, June 19, 2025 12:00 AM |
| Return of Featured Tours/Rewards | Thursday, July 3, 2025 12:00 AM |
CARS AND REWARDS
New Cars
Update 21 adds 2 cars to the roster - Go to the Showroom and add the new-to-Motorsport 2025 Chevrolet IndyCar and 2025 Honda IndyCar to your garage today. Both cars will permanently be available in the game using Credits, and you can even get them discounted until July 2, 2025.
These cars are featured in the IndyCar Series in the Thunder Tour in the new Champions Cup Career, ‘Spec Division – IndyCar’ Rivals, and Multiplayer. The IndyCar Series in Featured Multiplayer will cycle between oval track layouts and GP/road layouts, with the appropriate aero parts being automatically swapped depending on the track type.
Car Pricing Changes
To make the new Champions Cup more accessible to all players, we have adjusted the in-game pricing for most racecars. Of the cars affected, 162 (87%) of them saw a decrease in their price. This means most racecars will now be more affordable to purchase from the Showroom. A full breakdown of all car pricing adjustments can be seen in the release notes.
Reward Car Access
Update 21 provides more access to reward cars through the new Career Champions Cup and returning Featured Tours. Additionally, all previous Open Class Tour reward cars will be earnable by completing challenges in the Challenge Hub. These new challenges will be introduced on the same monthly cadence as the returning Featured Tours and will be permanently available in the Featured tab within Challenge Hub.
Challenge Hub
Play your favorite game modes in Forza Motorsport and earn exciting cars, driver suits and credit bonuses. Challenge Hub objectives are spread across Career, Featured Multiplayer and Rivals.
Some challenges will always be available. These include reward cars associated with both the Builders Cup and Champions Cup, as well as a collection of driver suits that you can unlock at any time.
We’ve also added an evergreen Fujimi 500 challenge that rewards you with 1 million credits for competing 49 laps in an IndyCar on Fujimi Kaido.
Every month new challenges featuring reward cars from previously released Featured Tours will be permanently added to the game. There will also be limited-time challenges where you can obtain seasonal driver suits and credit rewards.
See the Discussion topic for a closer look at the challenges you can complete throughout the rest of June, as well as those coming in July, August, and September.
FEATURES / CHANGES
Below is an overview of the changes and improvements included with Update 21:
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Featured Multiplayer has been reorganized, incorporating player feedback, with the goal of providing players with even more event variety.
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We’ve implemented BoP Spec changes to the Forza GT2, Forza GT3, Forza Touring Car, and Forza Proto-H divisions with help from participants in the Forza Insiders Program. [See the release notes for an overview of the adjustments that have been made.]
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The Challenge Hub menu has been reorganized to more effectively communicate where rewards can be earned as well as the type of rewards available to unlock.
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We’ve fixed an issue for players using the Fanatec DD2 racing wheel that would assign the peripheral an incorrect mapping profile.
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All Builders Cup Tours are now immediately unlocked, which means you no longer need to complete the Modern Tour to access the 3 other Builders Cup Tours. In addition, select Builders Cup Series have been updated to feature additional eligible cars and post-launch tracks. A detailed overview of these changes has been included in the release notes.
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There are also numerous fixes to AI behavior and competitiveness in single-player racing.
EVENTS
NEW CHAMPIONS CUP
New permanent racecar-focused Tours have been added to Career mode in the form of the Champions Cup, the new home of competition for single-player racing.
Dive into the world of Motorsport in a variety of modern and historical racecars. Immerse yourself in multiple disciplines of events inspired by real world racing from one-make series to endurance spectacles. Prove your skills on the track to unlock Invitationals and complete them to earn some of the most highly coveted reward cars that have been added to the game since its release.
Champions Cup is a free extension to the Career mode, and all five of its Tours as well as their unlockable Invitational events will always be available for you to play, so you can complete them at your own pace.
Here’s a closer look at the Tours and Invitationals featured in the Champions Cup:
One-Make Tour
Start your journey in the Champions Cup with the One-Make Tour. Experience progressively faster and more expensive one-make series in events focused on driver skill and spec car mastery. These include Ginetta Juniors, MX-5 Cup, KTM X-Bow GT4, 488 Challenge and Lamborghini Challenge.
Complete all five series in the One-Make Tour to get the 1979 BMW #6 BMW Motorsport M1 Procar. You’ll also receive an invitation to participate in the Early BMW Challenge Series where you can obtain the epic 2023 BMW #96 Turner Motorsport M4 GT3.
Touring World Tour
Experience Touring Car racing with the second Tour of the Champions Cup. Challenge yourself across three regional series, each consisting of 8 races in American Touring Car, Eastern Touring Car, and European Touring Car.
Showcase your skills across this trio of series and you will receive the 1989 Audi #4 Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO added to your garage.
You’ll also be invited to the Retro GT Invitational Series where you can unlock another reward car: the iconic 1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R.
Thunder Tour
The V8 has always been synonymous with Motorsport – and power and speed are at the heart of the Thunder Tour.
Master four unique disciplines of competition that epitomize the V8 racing experience: Australian Supercars, Forza T/A, Modern NASCAR, and IndyCar.
In the Forza T/A Series, we’ve also included the 2014 Dodge #93 SRT Motorsports Viper GTS-R alongside the four Forza T/A cars in the Forza Motorsport Car Pass. This is to ensure all players, even those who don’t own any of the DLC cars, can complete these events.
Prove your abilities on the track and you will be challenged to participate in the Historic Endurance Invitational Series. Race in the 1966 Ford #2 GT40 MkII Le Mans reward car to obtain another car to add to your collection, the classic 1988 Chevrolet #77 Beretta Trans Am.
Single Seat Tour
Open wheel racing is a storied legacy of motorsports. Experience it in the Single Seat Tour of the Champions Cup.
Single seater cars are a true test of competitive aptitude where every step on the ladder takes drivers to the ultimate culmination of open-wheel mastery.
Complete Grand Prix Rivals, Formula 60s, and Formula 70s, and get the 1939 Auto Union Type D, alongside an invite to the Birth of Grand Prix Invitational Series where you can win the open-wheel 1977 Renault #15 Equipe Renault Elf R.S. 01.
Endurance Tour
The Endurance Tour is the absolute pinnacle of the Champions Cup.
Strap in for longer races with ultra-competitive GT racecars and cutting-edge prototype hypercars. Test your racing skills, as well as your tire and fuel strategy across American GT3, Global GTE, Daytona Prototype, European LMP2, Global Endurance, and American LMDh.
Complete all six series to join the final stage of Champions Cup, the GPT Endurance Invitational Series, where you can race in the legendary 1991 Mazda #55 Mazda 787B and compete to unlock another reward car of the same stature: the 1988 Nissan #24 International R88C.
Invitationals
Completion of each Tour in the Champions Cup unlocks an Invitational. These one-off series highlight brilliant moments in motorsport and feature their own reward cars.
Reward cars in the Champions Cup are obtained regardless of your final position in each event, so feel free to crank up the difficulty and experience the improvements that our multi-line Drivatar AI system brings to single-player racing.
Here’s a summary of all the reward cars you can get by playing the Champions Cup:
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One Make Tour
- Tour Reward Car: 1979 BMW #6 BMW Motorsport M1 Procar
- Invitational Series: Early BMW Challenge
- Invitational Reward Car: 2023 BMW #96 Turner Motorsport M4 GT3
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Touring World Tour
- Tour Reward Car: 1989 Audi #4 Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO
- Invitational Series: Retro GT
- Invitational Reward Car: 1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R
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Thunder Tour
- Tour Reward Car: 1966 Ford #2 GT40 MkII Le Mans
- Invitational Series: Historic Endurance
- Invitational Reward Car: 1988 Chevrolet #77 Beretta Trans Am
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Single Seat Tour
- Tour Reward Car: 1939 Auto Union Type D
- Invitational Series: Birth of Grand Prix
- Invitational Reward Car: 1977 Renault #15 Equipe Renault Elf R.S. 01
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Endurance Tour
- Tour Reward Car: 1991 Mazda #55 Mazda 787B
- Invitational Series: GTP Endurance
- Invitational Reward Car: 1988 Nissan #24 International R88C
RETURNING FEATURED TOURS
Previous Featured Tours and reward cars make their return in Update 21, starting on July 3 with the Road to Race Tour, with an additional Tour coming back to the game every month. This includes the Track Toys Tour on August 7, followed by the Ringer Tour on September 4, and so on. Featured Tours will be unlocked in their entirety, which means all series within a Tour will be available as soon as it is active. Upon their return, each Tour and any associated rewards will be permanently available for all players to enjoy. Whether you’re replaying your favorite Featured Tour or are playing it for the very first time, all returning Tours will appear within the Featured tab in Career.
EXPANDED OPEN TOURS
With Update 21, the Open Class Tour has been expanded to feature every class in the game! This means you can enjoy racing the slower cars in E Class and D Class all the way to the fastest and most competitive cars in P Class and X Class! Enjoy the flexibility to tune and upgrade the cars you love to race with minimal restrictions. This version of the Open Class Tour will always be available to enter! Check it out in Career mode and ensure you have all your favorite cars upgraded so you can bring them into each series. Complete every series of the Open Class Tour and you will receive the 2024 Nissan Z NISMO.
RIVALS MENU
Open Division Rivals
Jump into Open Division Rivals, a new category of Rivals events that challenges builders to create the top-performing car within each production car division within a set PI limit. This is also a great place to practice and test your build for the return of the Cycled Production Series in Featured Multiplayer.
Open Division Rivals details
| Open Division | Restriction | Track |
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| Early Sport Compact | Max 500 PI | Suzuka Circuit – East Circuit |
| Exotic GT Classics | Max 800 PI | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – Full Circuit |
| Hot Hatch Icons | Max 400 PI | Hockenheim – Short Circuit |
| Modern Exotic GT | Max 800 PI | Yas Marina Circuit – North Circuit |
| Modern Hot Hatch | Max 600 PI | Grand Oak Raceway – Club Circuit |
| Modern Hypercars | Max 900 PI | Le Mans – Circuit International de la Sarthe – Full Circuit |
| Modern Sport Compact | Max 600 PI | Hakone – Club Circuit |
| Modern Sport Coupe | Max 700 PI | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Short Circuit |
| Modern Sport GT | Max 800 PI | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Grand Prix Course |
| Modern Sport Touring | Max 700 PI | Brands Hatch – Grand Prix Circuit |
| Sport Coupe Icons | Max 400 PI | Mugello Circuit – Club Circuit |
| Sport GT Icons | Max 700 PI | Nürburgring – Sprint Circuit |
| Sport Luxury | Max 700 PI | Silverstone Racing Circuit – International Circuit |
| Sport Touring Classics | Max 600 PI | Virginia International Raceway – North Circuit |
| Street Drag Racers | Max 400 PI | Watkins Glen International Speedway – Short Circuit] |
| Track Toys | Max 800 PI | Road America – Full Circuit |
| Vintage Exotic GT | Max 400 PI | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – National Circuit |
| Vintage Muscle | Max 400 PI | Eaglerock Speedway – Club Circuit |
| Vintage Sport Compact | Max 300 PI | Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit |
VIP Rivals
In addition to Open Division Rivals, all VIP Rivals have been re-activated and will always remain available to play, and we’ve added 8 permanent Drift Rivals events.
These include the Ghost of Fujimi Drift Rivals from Update 20, Open Class Drift events for A, B, and C classes, as well as new Formula Drift themed events.
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| Drift Rivals Event | Car | Track |
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| Ghost of Fujimi | 1985 Toyota Sprinter Trueno GT Apex | Fujimi Kaido – Full Circuit Reverse |
| Open Class Drift - A Class | Any A Class | Grand Oak Raceway – Club Circuit |
| Open Class Drift - B Class | Any B Class | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Short Circuit |
| Open Class Drift - C Class | Any C Class | Hockenheim – Short Circuit |
| Japanese Drift Battle | Drift Spec Toyota GR86 or Drift Spec SUBARU BRZ | Suzuka Circuit – East |
| Formula Drift at Road Atlanta | Any Formula Drift Car | Road Atlanta |
| Formula Drift at Laguna Seca | Any Formula Drift Car | Laguna Seca |
| Formula Drift at Barcelona-Catalunya | Any Formula Drift Car | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – National |
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Featured Rivals
New Featured Rivals events will also be available for a limited time over the coming months. These include our ongoing 20th Anniversary Rivals where you can obtain special, commemorative liveries for Forza Motorsport cover cars, and the Logitech McLaren G Challenge.
Featured Rivals details
| Rivals Event | Car | Track | Starts | Ends |
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| Forza Ferrari on Mugello | 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia | Mugello Circuit - Full Circuit | June 18 5pm PT / June 19 12am UTC | July 2 5pm PT / July 3 12am UTC |
| A New Era of Racing with McLaren | 2013 McLaren P1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - Full Circuit | July 2 5pm PT / July 3 12am UTC | July 16 5pm PT / July 17 12am UTC |
| Logitech McLaren G Challenge Qualifier #3 | 1988 McLaren #12 Honda McLaren MP4/4 | Maple Valley - Full Circuit | July 9 5pm PT / July 10 12am UTC | Aug. 6 5pm PT / Aug. 7 12am UTC |
| What We’ve Been Racing Towards | 2017 Ford GT | Yas Marina - Full Circuit | July 16 5pm PT / July 17 12am UTC | July 30 5pm PT / July 31 12am UTC |
| Ultimate Automotive Playset | 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS | Hockenheim- Full Circuit | July 30 5pm PT / July 31 12am UTC | Aug. 13 5pm PT / Aug. 14 12am UTC |
| Logitech McLaren G Challenge Bonus Stage | 1997 McLaren F1 GT | Sunset Peninsula Raceway - Full Circuit | Aug. 6 5pm PT / Aug. 7 12am UTC | Sept. 3 5pm PT / Sept. 4 12am UTC |
| Track Day at Maple Valley | 2023 Cadillac #01 Cadillac Racing V-Series.R | Maple Valley - Full Circuit | Aug. 13 5pm PT / Aug. 14 12am UTC | Aug. 27 5pm PT / Aug. 28 12am UTC |
| Corvette E-Ray on Hakone | 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray | Hakone - Grand Prix Circuit | Aug. 27 5pm PT / Aug. 28 12am UTC | Sept. 10 5pm PT / Sept. 11 12am UTC |
PRIVATE MULTIPLAYER MANUAL GRID ORDERING
Private Multiplayer now includes an option for the host to manually adjust the starting grid prior to race start. This option will be enabled in the Event Setup menu by default, providing the option to confirm or adjust any driver’s starting position. Manual Grid Ordering can be enabled via the Private Multiplayer Event Setup menu in the ‘Rules’ section by switching ‘Adjust grid before race’ to ‘ON’
MEETUPS
Since their arrival in Update 20, Meetups have brought the community together through a shared passion for cars and racing. Whether you’re showing off your skills in Open Track Day or Drift Meetups or experimenting with new cars in the 24/7 Fujimi Kaido or Nürburgring Nordschleife Meetups, there’s a Meetup that’s made for you! With Update 21, we’re expanding the list of available Meetups with 3 new additions to give you even more choice in how you participate:
Fujimi Kaido Track Day Meetup
Calling all Touge racers! Do you have what it takes to set the best lap time on Fujimi Kaido? Put your car and driving skills to the test in this gauntlet of speed and control.
Top Speed Track Day Meetup
Do you like going fast? This is the perfect Meetup for you! This Meetup takes drivers all around the globe onto tracks that allow even the fastest cars to be pushed to their absolute limit.
Cycled Ovals Track Day Meetup
This Meetup is perfect for motorsport enthusiasts looking to experience the unique challenges, culture, and excitement of oval racing.
FEATURED MULTIPLAYER MENU
In Update 21, Featured Multiplayer has been reorganized, incorporating player feedback, with the goal of providing players with even more event variety.
Here’s an outline of the changes made for each category of events in Featured Multiplayer, as well as an overview of the series rotation schedule and race lengths to expect within each series.
Featured
The ‘Featured’ category has been updated to focus on some of our most popular racing series, putting them front and center for all players to easily jump into, including the new IndyCar Series!
Spec Events
The ‘Spec Events’ category will now include a number of series, cycling between a rotation of one-make staples (such as MX-5 Cup, Ginetta Juniors, Formula Mazda, etc.) as well as historical spec division series.
Semi-Open Events
A new ‘Semi-Open Events’ category has been added and focuses on events that challenge drivers to build and race their very own project car within a loose set of cycled car restrictions and themes.
This includes a series that some players may recognize from previous Forza Motorsport titles – the Cycled Production Series! This series will feature a new Production Division each day, each with its own Max PI restriction.
Additionally, this category will feature a rotating assortment of multi-class series, as well as other unique car building-focused events, such as the Mid-Engine Series, a new AWD series, 6 Cylinder Series, and more!
Open Events
Finally, one of our top community requests – all Open Class Series have been made permanently available in the ‘Open Events’ category. Enjoy!
Open Class Series details
| Event Category | Series Rotation | Series & Playlists (Theme / Race Length) | Playlist Rotation |
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| Featured | Permanent | Touring Car Series - Short - Medium - Long |
Weekly |
| Featured | Weekly | Forza GT2 Series - Medium - Long Forza GT3 Series - Medium - Long |
Daily |
| Featured | Weekly | NASCAR Series - Medium - Long IndyCar Series - GP Circuits - Medium - Oval Circuits – Medium |
Daily |
| Featured | Weekly | Forza P2 Series - Long - Medium Forza Proto-H Series - Long - Medium Forza P1 Series - Long - Medium |
Daily |
| Spec Events | Weekly | Ginetta Juniors Spec Series - Short MX-5 Cup Spec Series - Short Formula Mazda Spec Series - Short Challenge Series - Short Lamborghini Series - Short |
N/A |
| Spec Events | Weekly | Subaru BRZ Spec Series - Short Forza AUS Series - Medium Mazda Miata Spec Series - Short Mustang Shelby GT500 Spec Series - Short BMW M3 Spec Series - Short Ferrari FXX Spec Series - Short VW Golf GTI Spec Series - Short Modern Factory Racecar Series - Medium Lexus RCF Spec Series - Short BMW M Procar Spec Series - Short Lotus 3-Eleven Spec Series - Short Porsche Mission R Spec Series - Short |
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| Spec Events | Weekly | The Birth of Grand Prix Series - Medium Vintage Le Mans Sportscar Series - Medium GTP/C Series - Medium Formula 60s Series - Medium Early LMP Series - Medium Early Factory Racecar Series - Medium Formula 70s Series - Medium Vintage Le Mans Prototype - Medium GTX Sportscars Series - Medium Grand Prix Rivals Series - Medium Prototype Group Series - Medium |
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| Spec Events | Seasonal | Daytona Sports Car Series Available in January - Long - Endurance 12 Hours of Sebring Series Available in March - Long - Endurance Endurance Series Available in October, June - Forza Proto-H, Forza P2, Forza GT3 |
Daily |
| Semi-Open Events | Permanent | Cycled Production Series - Modern Exotic GT, Max 800 PI - Short - Vintage Muscle, Max 400 PI - Short - Modern Hypercars, Max 900 PI - Short - Sport Touring Classics, Max 600 PI - Short - Modern Hot Hatch, Max 600 PI - Short - Sport GT Icons, Max 700 PI - Short - Modern Sport Compact, Max 600 PI - Short - Hot Hatch Icons, Max 400 PI - Short - Modern Sport Coupe, Max 700 PI - Short - Vintage Sport Compact, Max 300 PI - Short - Modern Sport GT, Max 800 PI - Short - Early Sport Compact, Max 500 PI - Short - Modern Sport Touring, Max 700 PI - Short - Sport Coupe Icons, Max 400 PI - Short - Track Toys, Max 800 PI - Short - Exotic GT Classics, Max 800 PI - Short - Sport Luxury, Max 700 PI - Short - Vintage Exotic GT, Max 400 PI - Short - Street Drag Racers, Max 400 PI - Short |
Daily |
| Spec Events | Weekly | 20th Anniversary Series - All FM Cover Cars (Multi-Class) - Short Porsche Multi-Class Series - Historic Porsche - Medium - Modern Porsche - Medium BMW Challenge Series - Medium Road to Race Series - Audi RS 3 '20 / Audi #1 RS 3 LMS - Medium - Dodge Viper '16 / Dodge #93 Viper - Medium - Ford GT '17 / Ford #66 GT - Medium - AM GT12 '15 / AM #7 Vantage - Medium - 2021 Porsche 911 GT3 / 911 GT3 R '23 - Medium - Chev. C7 Z06 '15 / Chev. #3 C7 - Medium - Ferrari 458 Italia / #62 F458 GTC - Medium Ford Mustang Challenge Series - Medium Multi-Class Series - EDC Classes - Medium - BAS Classes - Medium - RPX Classes - Medium |
Daily |
| Spec Events | Weekly | RWD Series - E Class - Short - D Class - Short - C Class - Short - B Class - Short - A Class - Short - S Class - Short - R Class - Short 4 Cylinder Series - E Class - Short - D Class - Short - C Class - Short - B Class - Short Front-Engine Series - E Class - Short - D Class - Short - C Class - Short - B Class - Short - A Class - Short - S Class - Short 6 Cylinder Series - D Class - Short - C Class - Short - B Class - Short - A Class - Short - S Class - Short AWD Series - C Class - Short - B Class - Short - A Class - Short - S Class - Short - R Class - Short 8 Cylinder Series - D Class - Short - B Class - Short - A Class - Short - S Class - Short Mid-Engine Series - B Class - Short - A Class - Short - S Class - Short - R Class - Short - P Class - Short FWD Series - E Class - Short - D Class - Short - C Class - Short - B Class - Short 12 Cylinder Series - A Class - Short - S Class - Short - R Class - Short |
Daily |
| Open Events | Permanent | E Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | D Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | C Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | B Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | A Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | S Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | R Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | P Class Series - Short |
N/A |
| Open Events | Permanent | X Class Series - Short |
N/A |
RELEASE NOTES
Look for the content update to download after 10 am PT on Monday, June 16.
If you experience any issues with the content update installation we recommend that you quit out of your game and restart your device. If this does not solve the issue please report it in Motorsport Troubleshooting > FM Report New Issues. Any game crashing issues should be reported directly at Forza Support so the team can investigate your account.
