Rennsport has released its first update in almost six months, including new content, but also lots of fixes and additions.
To say that the update frequency for Rennsport has been a tad slow in 2026 would be a huge understatement: The last bigger patch for the sim was released in early December of 2025, and since then, things had fallen quiet in terms of new updates.
Rennsport did start off 2026 with a big announcement in February regarding its revamped strategy moving forward, and throughout all of this, the Endurance Classics DLC was delayed multiple times as well.
Now, the paid content pack is here, alongside a considerably-sized update that accompanies it and takes the first steps into fixing the most pressing issues, as well as more singleplayer-focused elements. Update v1.2.4 has arrived, so let's check whether it moves things in the right direction.
Rennsport: New Free Content & Endurance Classics DLC
Starting off with the new content, it was known since we visited Rennsport in Munich earlier this year what the Endurance Classics DLC would entail. The following is part of the pack:
Cars
- Mercedes CLK LM
- Peugeot 9X8 (with rear wing)
- Porsche 911 GT1-98
- Porsche 956
Track
- Le Mans (Circuit de 24 Heures du Mans)
Rennsport v1.2.4 Free Content
In addition to this paid DLC, the following content is added free of charge for all players:
Car
- Hyundai N Vision 74
Liveries
- Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II: Audi Sport Customer Racing livery
- BMW M2 CSR: Six distinct customer raceing liveries
- Hyundai Elantra N TCR: Customer racing livery
- Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020: Official reveal livery
- Porsche 911 GT3 R rennsport: nine official OEM liveries
Track
- Kuala Lumpur Street Circuit
Track Layouts
- 8ETA (Oval)
- Daytona (Speedway)
- Fuji (Shortcut)
- Monza (Shortcut)
- Nürburgring (GP Fast Chicane)
The new content is a nice addition, of course, and it is particularly good to see that despite it being ruled out in February, H-pattern support has been added in the update. Considering the Porsche 956 is a manual car, it would have felt incomplete without it - which is something we brought up with the Rennsport team when talking about the DLC content. Similarly, support for manual-sequential shifting is on board, too.
It has to be noted, however, that the new content also creates new classes, and they are lacking depth as a result. The Porsche 956 is the only Group C car in the game, and the GT1 class only has two entries. while the Peugeot slots into the LMDh class (despite technically being an LMH car), bumping it up to three entries.
Le Mans comes with two layouts, the normal 24-hour variant, and the chicane-less version as well, providing a good playground for the new prototypes in particular - although the 956 only comes in its short tail configuration, not the longtail versions that were raced at Le Mans in the 1980s.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur might be the visual star of the show, as the track detailed street circuit can stake a serious claim for best-looking circuit in Rennsport. Racing there is quite hectic, however, with few straight lines in its layout - plenty of full-throttle passages are slightly curved, leading into quite challenging braking zones as a result.
AI Improvements
As mentioned, AI improvements are also part of the patch, as Rennsport wants to offer a better singleplayer experience. This is not a revolution - in fact, the dev team themselves treat it as a first iteration, so there should be more to come still. They do claim that the AI logic has been rebuilt from the ground up to help them "understand space, aggression, and the physical consequences of a collision" better, according to the team.
In practice, that does translate to AI races now actually being possible without being plowed into whenever you go near another car, though not in a groundbreaking way. Still, it's an improvement compared to what was there at release - just like the ability to choose a difficulty preset for custom singleplayer races, which also wasn't a thing when Rennsport launched.
The team is aware of issues that the AI has even with this new update, such as them holding back quite a bit at the start of a race to prioritize safety rather than speed, or them lifting where you wouldn't expect them to. The new AI system was calibrated using the GT3 class, so performance in other classes may vary.
To get an overview of all the other changes in the new Rennsport update, check out the full patch notes below!
Rennsport v1.2.4 - Full Changelog
Updated Championship Mode
- Championships are now grouped by Playlists instead of by “Rookie, "Amateur" and “Pro”
- Championship Medals have been replaced by Championship Score
- Added leaderboards for Championships
Custom Contests
- Added the functionality to create custom multiplayer contests
H-Pattern & Sequential Shifting
- Added support for H-Pattern and Sequential shifting
- Added support for hardware shifters
Visual Improvements
- Tweaks to the sky and skylight to be more cinematic (light colors adjustments, improved cloud visuals, more vibrant sunsets etc)
- Tweaks to the post processing (increased contrast, added lens flares)
- Changed vehicle headlights strength (to compensate for darker nights due to high contrast)
- Adjusted Color Values of Assets to more physically correct values (mostly gravel pits and grass)
Track Limits
- Adjusted track limits on all tracks based on community feedback
Bug Fixes & Changes
Stability
- Multiple client related crash fixes
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where penalty received on stage change
- Added tire wear equalization to reduce effect of flat spots over time
- Fixed an issue where sometimes if you “lagged” over the start/finish line the lap would not count
AI
- Fixed an issue where AI "cuts" (misses) multiple corners without any sort of pressure/interference
UI
- Fixed an issue where players in official contests lobby missing their RENNSPORT Rating
- Fixed an issue where you could get stuck on the lobby screen after navigating to session info in the Quick Play mode.
- Fixed an issue where ignition “Off” option fails to appear and the car fails to start after toggling the ignition and restarting the stage.
- Fixed an issue where you could not navigate the result screen leaderboard after applying a filter on the stage result screen.
- Fixed an issue where "Skip" should be "Next"
- Fixed an issue where manufacturer logos look pixelated when scaled down
- Fixed an issue where update the color of the GT3X class icon
- Fixed an issue where the third sector times on the MFD are truncated during the race in Quickplay mode
- Fixed an issue where 'Cars in Reverse Order' can be set to 24 instead of the correct limit of 12
- Fixed an issue where unable to assign touchpad swipe gestures for TC and ABS controls
- Fixed an issue where BMW M Hybrid V8 Livery thumbnail displays default livery in Time Trial after exiting replay
- Fixed an issue where MFD HUD widget shows old gamepad binding
- Fixed an issue where 'Sector 1' timings are still running in MFD on restarting in time trial
- Fixed an issue where minimum Safety rating lobby filter not saving selection.
- Fixed an issue where add the ability to pause the game during countdown
- Fixed an issue where spectating option disappears from race results screen
- Fixed an issue with bad alignment of gamertag on player widget
- Fixed an issue where the user is unable to navigate back to ‘Go on Track’ using the directional buttons or the left stick after navigating to the drivers table on the pit screen
- Fixed an issue where unable to navigate to ‘Complete Setup’ option in FTUE without using LB/RB
- Fixed an issue where pre-Rank screen visuals not in line with text
- Fixed an issue where ‘Buy Livery’ option should be enabled even though the user has zero currency since selecting the button redirects to the currency store
- Fixed an issue where update the player card and player widget to include Safety Rating
- Fixed an issue where PS5 icon appears with white background in online lobbies
- Fixed an issue where car and track selection tabs working erratically
- Fixed an issue where races in progress fill most/all of first page of races, necessitating browsing to even find a race to join
- Fixed an issue where track selection - squished track map when selecting the variant
- Fixed an issue where track selection flags are slightly distorted
- Fixed an issue where the highlighter unexpectedly switches to other buttons or disappears in the Replay UI
- Fixed an issue where binding keys in Interface for Controller and Keyboard are locked
- Fixed an issue where EV cars shows fuel
- Fixed an issue where the Filter option for changing 'Liveries' fails to function
- Fixed an issue where preferred Steering Device selection field is locked
- Fixed an issue where preview for "behind" cameras in Pause menu is wrong
- Fixed an issue where most Track layout images are stretched in LEADERBOARDS>TRACK BESTS
- Fixed an issue where the slow down penalty would be applied but not shown
Audio
- Fixed an issue where there was no SFXs in Pause Menu
- Fixed an issue where qualifying - You can hear the invisible opponent cars
Lighting
- Fixed an issue where lighting is broken on Daytona, Nurburgring (GP&24H)
Controller
- Updated the default controller bindings to fix an issue where ignition was activated by mistake while driving and the MFD only having forward navigation.
Performance
- Fixed an issue where title crashes unexpectedly after cancelling the 'First Time Setup' and exiting to the race screen.
PS5
- Fixed an issue where incorrect PS5 'Touchpad' terminology displayed in binding options after FTUE interaction
Daytime Simulation
- Fixed an issue where night Sky doesn't look much like night
Garage
- Fixed an issue where the tires of Mission R are clipped to the surface in the garage
HUD
- Fixed an issue where the Low fuel alert was not appearing
- Fixed an issue where minimap is too zoomed out on large tracks
- Fixed an issue where sector times offset in MFD when driving the Nordschleife
- Fixed an issue where highlight is too wide in penalty widget
- Fixed an issue where lap cancel penalty shows on already cancelled lap
- Fixed an issue where the peripheral icons are misaligned in the MFD menu
- Fixed an issue where the slow-down penalty is missing a visible HUD widget
- Fixed an issue where if you were editing your HUD and went back to the menu, the layout you just made would not save
- Fixed a specific issue on PS5 where HUD changes were not being saved correctly
Hardware
- Fixed an issue where wheel setup wizard does not allow you to turn the wheel the full way blocking the calibration
- Fixed an issue where headset button getting recognized as ingame input
- Fixed an issue where it is possible to bind all MFD controls to the same input.
- Fixed an issue where the "Previous and Next secondary tab" actions use controller icons.
Hardware SDKs
- Updated Logitech PS5 SDK to version 2.2.10
- Updated Revosim SDK to V1.00.07
- Optimized of telemetry on the dashboard
- Added new vibration functions to manage deeper vibrations
Input
- Fixed an issue where PS5 gamepad doesn't work on PC
Misc
- Fixed an issue where car Ride Height is Wrong in the showroom/garage
- Fixed an issue where standings don't update properly
Time Trial
- Fixed an issue where opponent's personal best lap displays for the user on restarting the Time Trial for the car 'BMW M2 CS RACING'
Online Multiplayer
- Fixed an issue where rejoin contest is not available for custom contests
- Fixed an issue where Multi-Class slide animation resets before displaying all the available classes in official contest Lobby
Quickplay
- Fixed an issue where a single player can start and proceed into gameplay after initiating matchmaking alone in Quick Play.
- Fixed an issue where the game gets stuck on an infinite loading screen of Quick Play mode for P2 if P1 starts a Quick Session after beginning matchmaking.
- Fixed an issue where 'Lost connection to the server' message appears if the player starts a Quick Play matchmaking.
Quicksession
- Fixed an issue where go On Track option remains inactive when starting Quick Session with BMW M Hybrid V8 2022 using Purple Mist livery.
- Fixed an issue where no AI drivers are added, despite having a multi-driver grid
- Fixed an issue where no way to restart stage in "Quick Session"
Replays
- Fixed an issue where redundant button mapping in Free Camera mode during replay
- Fixed an issue where free camera mode is incorrectly enabled during replay transitions from Practice to Qualification to Race
- Fixed an issue where selecting next EVENT in timeline bar shouldn't redirect focus to the SPECTATOR MENU widget
- Fixed an issue where the live replay dont work properly
Settings
- Fixed an issue where wheel buttons can't navigate quick setup
- Fixed an issue where RT and LT retain dual functionality after switching from Analog to Standard in FTUE setup
- Fixed an issue where users seems to be unable to save their anti aliasing settings
- Fixed an issue where gamepad Interface bindings block Spectator bindings
- Fixed an issue where reset to default settings is unavailable for Gameplay/Drivers and Cars in Session Settings
- Fixed an issue where 'Restore to Default Settings' option is not available for the 'Edit Gameplay Cameras'
- Added an option for console players to revert bindings to default
Spectator
- Fixed an issue where live replay stops 10-20 seconds after joining
- Fixed an issue where live replay timeline does not update
- Fixed an issue where spectator visibility bindings do not work
- Fixed an issue where UI bar on the bottom in Spectator can't be hidden
- Fixed an issue where missing option to go back into Live Feed / Sync to the most current point ("Live" Button)
- Fixed an issue where player's car rubberbands when spectating after a race
Stickers
- Fixed an issue where can't apply stickers due to failure to communicate with backend
Wheelbase
- Fixed an issue where wheel and pedal inputs are not reflected in menu "controls" menu, but are in in-race "controls" menu
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