With Le Mans Ultimate tracing its roots to rFactor 2, can mods bridge the gap between the two games? Here are all the RaceDepartment liveries you need to recreate a 2023 FIA WEC grid in rF2.
Image credit: Studio 397
The official World Endurance Championship game, Le Mans Ultimate is at the time of writing just one week away. But for many sportscar fans that have spent the past few decades waiting for a Le Mans racing game, that week will no doubt prove too long.
A quick scroll through RaceDepartment mods will show that several games feature content and liveries for last year’s entry list. No less so than rFactor 2, the game upon which LMU is being built. So what if we decided to recreate Le Mans Ultimate using RaceDepartment mods for rFactor 2? Well, here is a list of all the livery creations you can find for the 2023 Le Mans grid.
Elsewhere, the 2023 World Endurance Championship calendar featured seven circuits, as the LMU social pages will attest. Among these, Fuji and Portimao do not feature as official content for rFactor 2. The former does feature in RaceDepartment’s mod list. However, as an old conversion from the original rFactor title, quality is unlikely to match the rest of the calendar.
In fact, Studio 397 managed to recreate in great detail Sebring, Spa, Le Mans, Monza and Bahrain for its sandbox title. These circuits sit alongside the full GTE and LMP2 list one needs to fill a 2023 grid.
Unfortunately, the LMP2 class for 2023 is somewhat lacking. However, the 2022 ELMS class is very strong, with several cars fitting either season. Liveries for United Autosport, Inter Europol and PREMA come from @José Mª. Adding to this healthy collection comes RD user @Ned with a Jota LMP2 livery. Whilst inaccurate to the 2023 season, it is nice to see the infamous endurance racing team in rF2.
GTE cars in rF2 have many 2023 liveries. Image credit: Studio 397
Going back to Laurent Leceurs, they have also given the community a number of liveries for the Hypercar class. Using a trio of mods found on the rF2 Steam Workshop, every Porsche, Ferrari and Glickenhaus livery from 2023 is available. Far from the correct model, pparas has painted the Cadillac DPI-VR in Hypercar colours.
However, as a stop gap for the next week or so, rFactor 2 is certainly a serviceable Le Mans simulator. In addition, those with a passion for VR immersion will have to make do with mod collections until the official game gains support.
What Le Mans car and livery mods do you use for rFactor 2? Tell us on Twitter at @OverTake_gg or in the comments down below!
Image credit: Studio 397
The official World Endurance Championship game, Le Mans Ultimate is at the time of writing just one week away. But for many sportscar fans that have spent the past few decades waiting for a Le Mans racing game, that week will no doubt prove too long.
A quick scroll through RaceDepartment mods will show that several games feature content and liveries for last year’s entry list. No less so than rFactor 2, the game upon which LMU is being built. So what if we decided to recreate Le Mans Ultimate using RaceDepartment mods for rFactor 2? Well, here is a list of all the livery creations you can find for the 2023 Le Mans grid.
LMU Content for rFactor 2
Of course, we understand that every piece of content required for the 2023 FIA WEC is not present in rF2. Filling out the Hypercar class will no doubt be a struggle full of endless Googling and quality assessment. Some models do feature on the Steam Workshop. Meanwhile, the now-deceased Vanwall Vandervell 680 released as official rF2 content in 2022.Elsewhere, the 2023 World Endurance Championship calendar featured seven circuits, as the LMU social pages will attest. Among these, Fuji and Portimao do not feature as official content for rFactor 2. The former does feature in RaceDepartment’s mod list. However, as an old conversion from the original rFactor title, quality is unlikely to match the rest of the calendar.
In fact, Studio 397 managed to recreate in great detail Sebring, Spa, Le Mans, Monza and Bahrain for its sandbox title. These circuits sit alongside the full GTE and LMP2 list one needs to fill a 2023 grid.
Le Mans Liveries in rFactor 2
It is this lowest class from the 2023 Le Mans grid that RaceDepartment rFactor 2 livery mods do a great job of recreating. In fact, RD user @Laurent Leceurs has put together no less than 13 liveries from the GTE class from LM 2023. In addition, @pparas48 has numerous GTE liveries to help fill the field further, notably a Ferrari GTE collection. Together, these two painters give the community 10 full-season 2023 WEC liveries and four more present at the 24 Hours.Unfortunately, the LMP2 class for 2023 is somewhat lacking. However, the 2022 ELMS class is very strong, with several cars fitting either season. Liveries for United Autosport, Inter Europol and PREMA come from @José Mª. Adding to this healthy collection comes RD user @Ned with a Jota LMP2 livery. Whilst inaccurate to the 2023 season, it is nice to see the infamous endurance racing team in rF2.
GTE cars in rF2 have many 2023 liveries. Image credit: Studio 397
Going back to Laurent Leceurs, they have also given the community a number of liveries for the Hypercar class. Using a trio of mods found on the rF2 Steam Workshop, every Porsche, Ferrari and Glickenhaus livery from 2023 is available. Far from the correct model, pparas has painted the Cadillac DPI-VR in Hypercar colours.
Is rFactor 2 a LMU Replacement?
Having scrolled through the many rFactor 2 mods available on RaceDepartment, it is fair to say that Le Mans Ultimate certainly has its place on the market. The standard Studio 397 game does not currently feature enough accurate liveries to rival the official release. Bringing every car and livery from the 2023 WEC season, including Le Mans-specific colours, LMU definitely out-does rF2.However, as a stop gap for the next week or so, rFactor 2 is certainly a serviceable Le Mans simulator. In addition, those with a passion for VR immersion will have to make do with mod collections until the official game gains support.
What Le Mans car and livery mods do you use for rFactor 2? Tell us on Twitter at @OverTake_gg or in the comments down below!
