Le Mans Ultimate Update 5 And DLC Pack 5 Both Arrive

Two new cars, the Lusail Circuit, team events, driver swaps and custom liveries all make the headlines as Le Mans Ultimate Update 5 and DLC Pack 5 both arrive.

The new paid content is the final part of the 2024 Season Pass for the racing sim, which is still in Steam Early Access. It costs £9.99, with the Season Pass containing all five DLC releases for £39.99, although it’s currently on sale until June 16th, alongside the previous four individual installments, timed to coincide with the real 24 Hour of Le Mans over the weekend of June 14th and 15th.

Le Mans Ultimate 2024 DLC Pack 5

The last of the 2024 WEC season paid content adds the Lusail International Circuit in Qatar, which has hosted the 10 hour Qatar 1812 KM endurance race as part of the endurance calendar since 2024.

Alongside the track, Pack 5 also adds two LMGT3 cars, with the Lexus RC F LMGT3, which debuted in 2024 with Akkodis ASP running the 5.4 litre naturally asperated 5.4 litre V8 car.

Also being added in the Lamborghini Huracan LMGT3 Evo2, which also appeared in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024 with a 5.2 litre V10, following on from the earlier GT3 and GT3 Evo models. While it’s not racing in 2025 due to the replacement Lamborghini Temerario planned to arrive in 2026, it was competitive in the hands of the Iron Lynx and Iron Dames teams.

Le Mans Ultimate Update 5

While there are a large number of fixes included in this release, the big news is that you can finally get the full endurance experience with live driver swaps allowing you to share your car and hand it over mid-race. At the moment it’s only available in special curated events until the new feature is ready to be rolled out across the sim.

Along with driver swaps, there’s also the new team management system powered by RaceControl which allows you to assign members as a Driver, Engineer, Manager and Team Owner to register for events together, with new DR and DR values attached to team line-ups.

Teams and drivers can also now run a custom livery in the game, with anyone able to use them, but only RaceControl Pro and Pro+ players able to use the livery upload tool.

Le Mans Ultimate Update 5 Release Notes:

Headlines – Game

Added Team Events and Driver Swaps
Added support for Custom Liveries

Headlines – Content

Added Lamborghini Huracan EVO2 LMGT3 as part of DLC Pack 5
Added Lexus RCF LMGT3 as park of DLC Pack 5
Added Lusail Circuit as part of DLC Pack 5
Added Showroom Environment for Custom Liveries

Game Updates

Driver Labels

Fixed driver labels not fading in and out smoothly online

Gameplay

Changed behaviour to always put new tyres on when returning to the garage to always keep last set of tyres on
Fixed rain lights not showing correctly when the track is wet but it’s not raining
Fixed various issues around best sector reports in results files
Prevented the use of time acceleration when the user is driving
Refined behaviour for changing to wet tyres for both AI and player recommendations
Removed auto pit request for worn tyres and added an Engineer message instead
Updated classification so that DNFd cares are classified below everybody else who finished the race
Updated race length calculations to use accurate pitlane time loss predictions and median lap times

Graphics

Fixed flashing weather/sky issues at start of sessions online
Fixed headlight pulse not functioning when the previous session completed with the function activated.

HUD

Fixed an occasional game crash when clearing HUD notifications
Fixed chat input box remaining on screen after being used.
Fixed fastest lap time always displaying as a split when sector is selected in the MFD
Fixed HUD race lap length occasionally showing an extra lap when the leader has finished
Fixed standings panel showing lap differences by one too many laps when behind
Fixed time differences on standings panel being incorrect once cars have finished a race
Fixed VE colours on HUD are not applied for opponent cars in multiplayer
Improved robustness of tracking fastest laptimes online when clients leave the server
Removed lap target from Electronics menu as it’s now configurable in the Fuel menu
Updated Fuel MFD tab with improved fuel saving information
Updated strategy panel to show required fuel when requesting a pit stop

Input

Fixed input interpolation to reduce noise, resulting in significantly lower FFB noise when turning the wheel
Interpolate inputs per axis and corrected input sample time stamps to reduce aliasing

Online

Fixed chat messages not outputting to results files for moderation
Fixed limited tyres always being shown as unlimited on all online registration pages
Fixed practice servers loading a new practice session after ending

Physics

Added clutch protection so it cannot be used above 1st gear
Updates to the way brake bias migration is applied

Protests

Added 2h cooldown to Protests Creation to allow you all to reflect…
Updated front end protest options and made timestamp mandatory to make protest management more productive

RaceControl

Added event caching to RaceControl – this is expected to improve behaviour if RaceControl has an issue and restarts
Added Maintenance Mode Notifications
Implement Updated Profile Component Navigation
Updated Daily Race Screens
Updated RaceControl Panel Online Menu Design

Race Starts

Added start groups for different classes on the formation lap
Always enabled driving guide for first row
Locked controls during formation until the game tells the player to start driving

Race Weekend

Fixed right click not adjusting available tyres in larger steps

Save & Load

Fixed a set of tyres being lost when loading a backup or manual save

Settings & Profiles

Added PXN default controller profile

Sound

Fixed some sound effects sometimes permanently breaking if the game is paused and unpaused
Updated OpenAL to fix spatial perception of reverb

Track Limits

Added pit lane cut detection
Added Track Limits investigation resolutions to results files
Extended return illegal pass duration to 20s
Increased relative speed other cars need to travel at register an illegal pass
Reduced threshold to receive a warning in Race Sessions on Strict Mode

User Interface

Added new background images
Fixed next race title clipping on the online screen
Fixed selecting hosted servers removing the Daily Race tabs

Track Updates

Added new sound profile to flat curbs on all tracks.
Standardized fast rolling starts on all tracks to be 1km or 1.5km from finish line depending on grid capacity.
Updated all tracks so that crowds have greater crowd capacity in all sessions.

Circuit de la Sarthe

Added crowd underpass at Tertre Rouge
Added secondary crowd fences
Added small chalet at Tertre Rouge
Added various tents, flags and props at various areas around the circuit.
Barrier corrections outside Corvette Curves
Corrected pit exit cone materials
Corrected Porsche bridge location
Corrected various building colours down the Mulsanne straight
Extend pitwall security walls near podium
Fixed finish line decal floating slightly
Fixed Light Pole positioning outside Corvette curves
Fixed light poles not rendered on low circuit detail settings
Fixed missing barrier collisions on Mulsanne straight
Fixed nightlighting not working correctly on pit exit marshals
Fixed some floating crowds before Tertre Rouge
Fixed some minor uvw issues on some road skidmarks
Reviewed camera men placement
Reviewed crowd placement, increased density in some areas
Reviewed various marshal placements such as before Tertre Rouge
Reviewed VIP stands approaching T1 and Ford Chicanes
Tweak foliage materials
Update 24h fencing graphics
Updated advertising to 2024
Updated fencing and assets in spectator area to the left after Dunlop bridge
Updated secondary fencing / view blockers at Arnage
Updated secondary fencing in general such as near Tertre Rouge
Updated some grandstand seat colours
Updated terrain accuracy near Corvette Curves with support pitlane and other minor details
Updated terrain and road materials

Spa-Francorchamps

Added Ferris Wheel opposite Endurance Pitlane
Fixed crane pop in when approaching final chicane
Fixed fast rolling start locations being off track in the right lane
Fixed mesh smoothing on distance markers at T1
Fixed sign clipping through armco
Fixed some foliage placement issues
Fixed various pop ins
Updated generic assets opposite Endurance Pit lane

Bahrain

Fixed car specular lighting issues when inside pit building
Fixed various asset pop ins

Fuji

Fixed various asset pop ins

Circuit of the Americas

Fixed various asset pop ins

Sebring

Fixed various asset pop ins

Monza

Fixed various asset pop ins

Imola

Fixed various asset pop ins

Car Updates

Updates to LMGT3 Tyres, shifting forward balance, adjustments to reduce the benefits to sliding, heating adjustments and increased steering weight at lower speeds.
Review LMGT3 engine heating/cooling parameters
Revised FFB Equalization for GT3 & new tyres
Revised LMGT3 AI for physics updates
Corrected cockpit flag display texture
Fixed various cars cockpit displays being too dim at night time.
Made wiper LOD out the same for all cars, and pushed it further out to reduce popping
Standardized certain car headlight settings
Added clutch restriction which disallows use of clutch above 2nd gear and above 60kph
Adjusted LMGT3 ABS maps to latest tyre iteration
Adjusted LMGT3 traction control ranges to latest tyre iteration
Adjusted tyre slip sound thresholds to latest tyre iteration
Fuel consumption should correlate better now across GT3s and at different RPM values. Short shifting has slightly less benefit.
Hypercar BOP: Alpine -10kg, BMW -5kg, Cadillac -5kg, Ferrari +15kg LM & +10kg elsewhere, Peugeot Wingless -5kg, Porsche -10kg
Removed delay in pit stop time when pit stop has not been requested

Porsche 911 GT3 R LMGT3

Added missing steering wheel adjuster
Corrected font issues
Fixed too bright Porsche GT3 brake glows
Correcting setup labelling of Front and rear brake duct blanking to show a % symbol.

Cadillac V-Series.R LMDh

Added missing suit and helmet for 2024 #311
Fixed Cadillac headlights popping in
Fixed missing driver suit and helmet for #2 Cadillacs
Fixed z fighting on headlight glass
Updated steering animation

BMW M4 LMGT3

Adjusted lap amount clipping outside box when hitting triple digits
Fixed gaps on hood
Fixed headlight and tail light LOD distances
Fixed object poking through roof
Updated Gear Ratios
Updated to include latest aero data and engine BSFC maps (more accurate fuel consumption vs RPM).

Lamborghini SC63 LMDh

Corrected #63 Le Mans logos
Improved rpm light texture

Aston Martin Vantage AMR LMGT3

Corrected flag display
Fixed gap in shadow mesh

Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE

Fixed carbon fibre not showing on body

Ferrari 499P LMH

Fixed driver suits not showing on #50 and #51
Fixed hybrid status light not being centred

McLaren 720S LMGT3 Evo

Fixed gap on side intakes
Improved rain light visibility
Updated physics from new data on aero and suspension

Oreca 07 LMP2

Fixed gaps in shadow mesh
Updated LMP2 tyre physics with balance adjustments and slightly more aggressive slip curve.
Tweaked idle sound

Ferrari 488 GTE EVO

Fixed LOD3 smoothing issues

Toyota GR010 LMH

Fixed missing ERS light

BMW M Hybrid V8 LMDh

Fixed missing glove textures on #20 LM

Alpine A424 LMDh

Fixed number plate not being masked on dirt map

Porsche 911 RSR -19 GTE

Fixed Rexys wing supports not being green

Ferrari 296 LMGT3

Fixed wiper LOD out distance
Fixed draft Issues with Ferrari 296 at Eau Rouge
Reviewed damper setting ranges

Porsche 963 LMDh

Removed front brake disk cover

Le Mans Ultimate is available for the PC via Steam Early Access. You can keep up with the latest Le Mans Ultimate news, updates and DLC, here. Or check out everything that’s available in the WEC racing sim with our Le Mans Ultimate Car List, and Le Mans Ultimate Track List.