Automobilista 2 | The Ultimate Formula 1 Season Guide (Updated)

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When it comes to retro content in sim racing, it is hard to ignore Automobilista 2 – the selection is overwhelming, especially for Formula 1 fans. The sim currently offers no less than 15 Formula 1 seasons, spanning six decades – but which exact years are represented is only undoubtedly made clear in very few cases. To give you a better overview of the historic F1 content, we have assembled a guide to the different classes for you and also refreshed things to reflect the state as of late February 2024.

Last updated: November 30, 2023

No less than 51 cars from six decades – the amount of choice is a sight to behold and cannot be found anywhere else, except with mods. The best part: Most of the F1 cars in Automobilista 2 are free and already in the sim, all classes except both F-HiTech generations can be enjoyed without additional DLC.

Thanks to the incredible work of the RaceDepartment community, all generations of F1 cars in Automobilista 2 now feature a livery pack for at least one season they roughly represent.

Accurate Tracks & Locations​

After the update to the first version of this guide in May 2023, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has been added to AMS2, expanding the potential calendars of several seasons.
Additionally, we have also added an "Accurate Locations" section to most seasons, meaning you will be able to see tracks that have hosted an F1 event that year, but used a different layout.

The differences to what would have been run back in the day have also been added to the guide - a nice bonus for everyone who is interested in how circuits have changed over the years or wants to know why they are not listed in the "Accurate Tracks" section.

How to Install Skin Packs​

For increased immersion, we recommend skin packs to match the respective seasons. They usually come with AI files, so you will be able to compete against virtual versions of real drivers in singleplayer modes.

If available, the skin packs are linked on the respective season's page. Need a hand with installing them? Check out our handy guide on how to add mods to Automobilista 2 to get up and running!

What would you like to see?​

What other F1 seasons would you want to see represented in Automobilista 2? What are your favorites that are already in the sim? Let us know on Twitter at @RaceDepartment or in the comments below. Please also post about what elements you would like to see added to this guide in the future. Happy racing!

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Vilmos Vas said:
Amazing article! Now that the AI is capable of doing some pretty enjoyable races I find myself doing full length vintage F1 races more and more and this writing helps tremendously in setting up the races. My only wish is if the "Correct Locations" part also included the number of laps in the given season, even if the layout changes would end up resulting longer or shorter race distances than in real life. Congratulations!
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I did 71 laps replica of Interlagos 93 in the hitech (can't wait for the skins/ai data!) and made it to the end in first! 1hr and 35 mins later and sweaty as heck! Agree be cool if there was a guide to add some 'equivalent tracks' and indicated suggested laps for each to help round out the seasons. Great work all!!!
 
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Should the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans be added to the 1967 season accurate locations? I'm not too familiar with the history of that circuit but I believe a different layout at the same location was used that year
 
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Tcard said:
Should the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans be added to the 1967 season accurate locations? I'm not too familiar with the history of that circuit but I believe a different layout at the same location was used that year
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At first Historic Bugatti ofc had to be different at the Dunlop straight - of which ofc in more iterations was spoiled to a 1st-2nd corner chicane (growing up with the high speed straight, no esses post bridge to me this is the only right way).
Next I can think of is, that slope between Garage Vert and Garage Bleu esses was stretched out to a flat out Boef's bend (just like 'The Kink', Elkhart Lake).

So quite a high speed F1 circuit - but also a dull event and never became popular among pilots nor fans.
 
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Tcard said:
Should the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans be added to the 1967 season accurate locations? I'm not too familiar with the history of that circuit but I believe a different layout at the same location was used that year
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Absolutely! The guide will be updated further with more depth relatively soon, I hope. For now, the Bugatti Circuit for 67 should do - thanks for pointing that out! :)
 
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Tcard said:
Should the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans be added to the 1967 season accurate locations? I'm not too familiar with the history of that circuit but I believe a different layout at the same location was used that year
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Good point. While the Bugatti layout keeps the overall shape, the various chicanes, esses and other tweaks have made the track quite slower compared to its original version.

Still, it's not a bad fit when driven with more modern F1 cars, like the FV10G2, so when creating custom championships it's an option for having a French GP round :)
 

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Overview 1966/1967 - Formula Vintage Gen 1 1969/1970 - Formula Vintage Gen 2 1974 - Formula Retro Gen 1 1978 – Formula Retro Gen 2 1983 – Formula Retro Gen 3 1986 – Formula Classic Gen 1 1988 – Formula Classic Gen 2 1990 - F-Classic Gen 3 1991 – Formula Classic Gen 4 1992 - Formula HiTech Gen 1 1993 - Formula HiTech Gen 2 1995 – Formula V12 1997 – Formula V10 Gen 1 2000/2001 – Formula V10 Gen 2 2011/2012 – Formula Reiza 2019 – Formula Ultimate 2019 2022/2023/2024 – Formula Ultimate Gen 2 View full article

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