The second Ranked Event of 2024 is the

The top European split with the highest Ranked Multiplayer rating and reputation will be streamed live and the winners will get a spot in the Hall of Fame.

Everybody is invited to set their best lap on the leaderboards to compare your time against others. You do not need to own the track and you can try every car for free. The leaderboards will close on Thursday, February 22 13:00 CET.



Everyone who wants to race is invited: all skill levels and regions. You do need to own the content in order to participate. You will be matched with other drivers based on your Ranked Multiplayer Rating and Reputation of your region.

The races are organized in three main time zones:

• America: ET
  
• Europe: CET
  
• Oceania: AEDT

When the leaderboards close, a confirmation form will be opened. This form will be sent by mail to everybody who set a lap time on the leaderboard. The form will also be announced on Discord, Social Media and added to this topic.

The confirmation form will be open from Thursday February 22 13:00 CET until race day Saturday February 24. The form will close at a different time for each region:
America: 09:00 ET
Europe: 12:00 CET
Oceania: 18:00 AEDT
Your rating and reputation will be fetched at the time listed above. To be safe, make sure your last race ends +/- 30 minutes before the deadline.

All times below are the local times (AEDT / CET / ET).

• Practice: 18:00
  
• Qualification: 20:00
  
• Warm-up: 20:30
  
• Race: 20:33

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Client version = 0.9.5.36
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• Resolved FFB issue in Audi TT cup 2015/2016 from the last update.
  
• Enhanced handling for non-wheel controllers: Steering lock now defaults to 18, with new speed-sensitive steering settings.
  
  Notes:
  - Existing players can opt for the default profile or manually apply new speed-sensitive settings: 'Speed Sensitive Steering = 60%', 'Min Steering Speed = 30', 'Max Steering Speed = 90'.
  - Previous steering lock settings will override the new default of 18, reset it in the top-right of the car setup menu.

Download size = 2.4 GB

Client version = 0.9.5.35
Client BuildID = 13268011

• Fixed an issue where next lap would be invalidated after restarting a lap from an offline area in time attack mode
  
• General AI improvements
  
• Audi TT RS VLN - Updated aero behaviour, tweaked some spring and damper calculations, updated brakes and dialled in the baseline setup.
  
• Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3 - Fixed asymmetrical camber settings
  
• DTM 1992 - Physics improvements
  
• Formula RaceRoom X-22 - Fixed exaggerated downforce this car had received, wiped the leaderboards for it
  
• Touring Classics - Physics improvements
  
• VW Scirocco Gr2 - Fixed some physics issues
  
• Bathurst - AI improvements
  
• Bilster Berg - Updated pitlane entrance corridors for AI’s
  
• Brands Hatch - Fixed sector line and an area of the pitlane that was off limits
  
• Charade - AI improvements
  
• Hockenheim - Art tweaks and improvements
  
• Mantorp - Fixed some areas that were wrongly off limits, added cones to mark pitlane entrance path on short layout
  
• Nogaro - Fixed an issue where laps could sometimes not count when passing on the far left of the pitlane
  
• Norisring - Fixed an overly dangerous manhole cover that could sometimes be hard on suspensions
  
• Paul Ricard - Fixed some hole in the ground
  
• Watkins Glen - Reduced AI pace
  

In the winter season of 2023-2024 RaceRoom is organizing the DTM Esports Pro Championship.



Everybody can participate in the Shootouts which consists of 2 rounds with leaderboards and multiplayer races.



The 2 Shootout rounds will determine which 32 drivers will race in the 6 rounds of the DTM Esports Championship 2023-2024 with a Prize Pool of 50.000 EUR.


The Shootout starts with a leaderboard competition.



You do not have to own the car or track and you are free to pick any of the DTM ‘23 cars. Your target: get in the top 64! When the leaderboard closes on Monday 29 January, the top 100 are invited by mail to participate in multiplayer races.



The top 64 confirmed drivers will be split in 2 heats. The top 6 of heat 1 and 2 directly qualify for the main season. Positions 7-22 of both heats will move to the last race (heat 3), after which the top 4 are qualified for the main season. Drivers can pick any of the DTM ‘23 cars, but can not make setup adjustments and a Balance of Performance is applied. The race day has a 10 minutes (private) qualification followed by a 20 minutes race. The BoP is announced as soon as possible.

It's the first Ranked Event of 2024 and we're going to Daytona on Saturday, February 3!

First we have a support race with the Touring Cars (TCR) for an exciting 20 minutes race.
The main event is the 2.4H multiclass race with the Mazda DPi and the latest GT3 cars.

The European top split with the highest Ranked Multiplayer rating and reputation for both races will be streamed live and the winners will get a spot in the Hall of Fame!



Everybody is invited to set their best lap on the leaderboards to compare your time against others. You do not need to own the track and you can try every car for free. The leaderboards will close on Thursday, February 1 13:00 CET.
Support Race: TCR Leaderboard
Main Race: GT3 Leaderboard
Main Race: Mazda DPi Leaderboard

Everyone who wants to race is invited: all skill levels and regions. You do need to own the content in order to participate. You will be matched with other drivers based on your Ranked Multiplayer Rating and Reputation of your region.

The races are organized in three main time zones:
America: ET
Europe: CET
Oceania: AEDT
Confirm you want to race
When the leaderboards close, a confirmation form will be opened. This form will be sent by mail to everybody who set a lap time on the leaderboard. The form will also be announced on Discord, Social Media and added to this topic.

The confirmation form will be open from Thursday February 1 13:00 CET until race day Saturday February 3. The form will close at a different time for each region:
America: 09:00 ET
Europe: 12:00 CET
Oceania: 18:00 AEDT
Your rating and reputation will be fetched at the time listed above. To be safe, make sure your last race ends +/- 30 minutes before the deadline.

All times below are the local times (AEDT / CET / ET).

Support race:

• 18:00 - Practice starts
  
• 20:00 - Qualification (10 minutes, private lap)
  
• 20:10 - Warm-up (3 minutes)
  
• 20:13 - Race start (20 minutes, rolling start)

Main event:

• 18:00 - Practice starts
  
• 20:10 - Qualification starts (30 mins, open session)
  
• 20:40 - Warm-up (3 minutes)
  
• 20:43 - Race 1 start (144 minutes, rolling start)

It is possible that the servers will be opened earlier for America and Europe, however the qualification for the support race will always start at 20:00 local time and the main race will always start at 20:10 local time. It is advised to join before the qualification starts, you can (re)join during qualification and during the first warm-up.

Ping limit
Broadcast server 200
Other servers: 350
Incident limit:
Broadcast server: 20/50
Other servers: 30/70
Mandatory pitstop: no
Start: rolling start
Setup:
Support race: closed
Main race: open
Join during qualification: enabled
Qualification:
Support race: 10 minutes private/closed
Main race: 30 minutes public/open
Warm-up
Broadcast server 1 minute
Other servers: 3 minutes
Race duration:
TCR: 20 minutes
GT3: 144 minutes
Drivers per grid: minimum 16, maximum 34
If a grid has less than 16 participants, the server will start with no password
Allowed GT3 cars:
Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II, BMW M4 GT3, Ferrari 488 GT3 EVO ‘20, Ferrari 296 GT3, McLaren 720S GT3, Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)
Classes: DTM '23, DTM '21, ADAC '21, ADAC '20 and GTR 3


Note for the players who want to participate in multiple races in multiple regions: you are allowed to do so. You have to submit the form on the race day to participate in all 6 races across all 3 regions. Confirm for Oceania when the form opens. On race day there is an update post available on Discord in #announcements. When the Oceania grid is ready and/or the server has gone online without a password, you can sign up for the European race until the deadline (countdown available on Discord). When the European grids are ready, you can sign up for the American race until the deadline.
Whether you go for the support race, both or all 6 races around the world (HERO!): good luck and have fun!

Download size = 55 MB

Client version = 0.9.5.28
Client BuildID = 13011405

• Fix for turbo pressure that was accidentally not building up properly

Download size = 1.3 GB

Client version = 0.9.5.27
Client BuildID = 13007405

• Fix for missing renders in car selection menu
  
• Aquila - AI improvements
  
• Audi TT cup - AI improvements
  
• Audi TT RS VLN - AI improvements
  
• Bathurst - AI improvements
  
• Callaway C7 GT3 - AI improvements
  
• DTM 1992 - AI improvements
  
• Fabcar 935 - AI improvements
  
• Group 4 - AI improvements
  
• GT1 - AI improvements
  
• GT2 - AI improvements
  
• GT4 - AI improvements
  
• Hillclimb Icons - Fixed a wrong name for the soft tyre compound
  
• Mazda MX-5 - removed tyre warming blankets, adjusted default tyre pressures accordingly
  
• Nogaro Caupenne - AI improvements
  
• Pagani Zonda - AI improvements
  
• Porsche 991.2 GT3 - AI improvements
  
• Porsche 992 GT3 - AI improvements
  
• Porsche 944 - removed hard tyre compound
  
• Porsche 964 - removed hard tyre compound
  
• Stowe short - AI improvements
  
• Touring cars (WTCR) - AI improvements
  
• Touring Classics class - Updated brake behaviour, increased mechanical trail of the Volvo and BMW 635. Tweak to high speed damping thresholds
  
• Zhuhai - AI improvements

Features 23 officially-licensed GT3 cars from Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, showcasing the best of the 2023 DTM season.

Introducing two brand-new car models to the sim:

NEW Ferrari 296 GT3


NEW Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II




RaceRoom has a long history with the DTM and we’re excited to continue our collaboration with a grid of stunning GT3 cars that starred in the 2023 championship season. Featuring 23 cars and the latest models from Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-AMG, our DTM 2023 pack will throw you into one of the most hard-fought GT3 series around.



We’re proud to add Ferrari’s 296 GT3 to RaceRoom for this pack, the newest GT car from the stable of the Prancing Horse. Featuring a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 and showing off Ferrari’s typical design flare married to cutting edge aero, the 296 won a race its debut DTM season while also claiming victory at the Nürburging 24 Hours endurance classic. A pair of 296s is complemented by five Audi R8 LMS Evo IIs (another new model added to Raceroom as part of this pack, and the fourth iteration of the R8 featured in the game), four BMW M4 GT3s and half a dozen each of Mercedes-AMG’s GT3 and Porsche’s 911 GT3 R (992).



All the cars feature authentic, officially-licensed liveries used in the championship, representing iconic race teams. Throw yourself into the action in one of Raceroom’s organised championships or online race events, or organise a whole offline championship season against RaceRoom’s challenging AI drivers to see if you can be crowned DTM champion!

New Tyre Model



All cars in the sim have been updated to utilise the New Tyre Model resulting in a much more dynamic driving experience.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS2aUeTnTYI



Download size = 10.8 GB

Client version = 0.9.5.23
Client BuildID = 12987166

Dedi version = 95.0.1454
Dedi BuildID = 12988246

• New Content - DTM 2023 car pack with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II, the BMW M4 GT3, the Ferrari 296 GT3, the Mercedes-AMG GT3 and the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).
  
• Tyre model - applied to all cars. All leaderboards are wiped clean in this update.
  Note: Default car setups have been adapted to the new tyres for most car classes, however this work is still in progress and we will continue updating with small adjustments as we go along.
  Note (2): A.I. has to learn to handle the new tyre and this learning process is still in progress for some car classes, it will be improved in future hotfix updates.
  
• Car physics - Brake behaviour has been updated on most cars. As per driver feedback, this results in much more braking power for 100% brake input.
  
• Track limits - The rule is now that cars should have at least one wheel on track at all times and anything beyond the white lines is not considered track.
  
• Added a startup argument to not render the cockpit, used in professional simulators where the driver is sitting in the real car. To activate,use -hidecockpit
  
• Depth of field - Fixed blurry cars on large track scenes due to imprecisions in focus point calculations when using large xyz coordinates values.
  
• Bathurst - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Brands Hatch - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Brno - Fixed absence of yellow flags when an incident occurred
  
• Chang International - Added some cones in the pitlane to better guide cars on the correct path.
  
• Donington - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Hockenheimring - Updated to 2023 specs and corrected some inaccuracies
  
• Imola - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Interlagos - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Lausitzring - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Mantorp - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Monza - Updated to 2023 specs and vegetation since the July storm)
  
• Motegi - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Nordschleife - 24H layout - Moved the curb and tyrewall in turn 2 closer to the apex
  
• Norisring - Updated to 2023 specs
  
• Nürburgring GP - Minor texture updates
  
• Paul Ricard - Fixed pit entrance gate
  
• RedBull Ring - Updated audience, normal maps and various fixes
  
• Silverstone - Added cones at pit exit, added normal maps
  
• Slovakiaring - Updated with many improvements
  
• Spa-Francorchamps - Fixed a hole at pit entrance in an armco
  
• Suzuka - Added Vettels Buzzin Corner (curb and bee hotels), various texture updates
  
• Zhejiang - Fixed horizon texture
  
• Zhuhai - Performance improvement pass
  

Expect some down time as we will go into maintenance mode during that day while we deploy the update.

We also have some great news to share as the store issues mentioned in our last dev notes article have been addressed, and we plan to resume our normal content rollout plans in 2024!

Highlights to look forward to in the update:




The DTM 2023 Car Pack includes five car models, two of which are brand-new to the sim:

• NEW Ferrari 296 GT3
  
• NEW Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II
  
• BMW M4 GT3
  
• Porsche 911 GT3 (992)
  
• Mercedes-AMG GT3

The pack will be available on https://game.raceroom.com/store/ for a base price of 14,99 €
Your personal price will depend on which of the car models you already own, as those will be discounted.

The Ferrari 296 GT3 will be sold exclusively in the DTM 2023 class at launch, and won’t be part of the Premium Pack. More liveries for the car are already in the works, and planned to be added to the GTR 3 class in the future.

All cars have been updated to our New Tyre Model, thanks to valuable data we received from our motorsports partners. Real driver feedback makes us confident this update brings substantial improvements to the way the cars handle at the limit, as it affects vehicle dynamics not only when cornering but also during the braking phase.



Read more about it on our forums.

Many tracks have been updated with additional trackside details, improved layout accuracy and their latest branding.



Join the RaceRoom community on discord for all the latest news.

RaceRoom has a long history with the DTM and we’re excited to continue our collaboration with a grid of stunning GT cars that starred in this year’s championship season. Featuring 23 cars and the latest models from Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-AMG, our DTM 2023 pack will throw you into one of the most hard-fought GT3 series around.

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We’re proud to add Ferrari’s 296 GT3 to RaceRoom, complementing the 488 GT3 that was added for our 2021 DTM pack; Emil Frey Racing’s pair of entries represent the Prancing Horse. A trio of teams ran the Audi R8 LMS Evo II, Abt, Engstler and Attempto, entering five cars in total. Schubert and Project 1 represent BMW, with four M4 GT3s. Six Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evos raced across the HRT, Mann-Filter, BWT and the American Winward teams. Last but not least, Toksport WRT, KUS Team Bernard and the iconic Manthey EMA squads fielded six of the latest Porsche 911 GT3 R (992).



The 296 packs a serious punch and only looks forward. Modern and daring in design, this mid-rear engined monster delivers 600hp from its 2.9-litre, twin-turbocharged V6.



The car won in its debut appearance at the Nürburging 24 Hours, held on the fearsome Nordschleife circuit, and took one victory in the 2023 DTM season at the Lausitzring.



Audi’s R8 LMS GT3 Evo II is another new model to RaceRoom. The Evo II continues to sharpen the razor that is the R8 LMS: even faster, with even more efficient aero and uprated suspension, its growling V10 powerplant is instantly recognisable.



Developed in 2008 and first raced in 2009, to date almost 300 R8s have been produced across two model generations and multiple evolutions. R8s have notched up 13 overall victories in 24-hour endurance races and eight in 12-hour events – along with countless individual race wins – to cement the model’s place in GT3’s pantheon.



The BMW M4 GT3, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) and Mercedes-AMG GT3 add new 16 DTM 2023 liveries to car models which are already available in-game.



The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters remains an iconic brand in its new GT3 guise, still a proudly German series at heart but with international reach and recognition.



Over the last decade the series had been on an uphill trajectory and working towards a global expansion – with a tie-up with the Japanese GT Series and a possible move into America on the cards – just as the global pandemic hit. Plans were thrown up in the air, but the DTM immediately changed course, adopting the GT3 rules set to build the foundations for this new, exciting era.



Of course, it’s not the first major change of regulations for the DTM: the championship has always moved with the times. Its predecessor, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft, ran from 1984 till 1996, and evolved through standard Group A touring cars to the techno-monsters of the mid-90s like the Mercedes 190E Evo 2 or Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.



Within a few years the new DTM was born, involving a small name change but a huge change in philosophy: in came bespoke, more powerful machinery, initially coupés but then four-door models to fit more in a ‘touring car’ philosophy. However, by the 2010s DTM racers had morphed into virtual prototypes built on single-seater chassis, enclosed in silhouette coupé bodywork and aggressive aero.



Along with this new DTM 2023 release, you can also dive into the RaceRoom store to experience cars from these earlier eras of DTM, with classic cars and famous drivers plus full grids from 2013-2016. We’ve also got a number of epic tracks that have featured on the DTM calendar across the years.



Raceroom’s DTM 2023 pack will be released in mid December, and will be available for purchase as a Car Pack on game.raceroom.com/store. Watch out for exciting news about the official DTM Esports series that will use these cars.



Manthey’s Thomas Preining took the DTM 2023 title in his Porsche 911 GT3 R on the final race weekend: which car will you choose, and how will you get on?!