Forza Motorsport Celebrates One Year with Free New Mustangs

Forza Motorsport launched worldwide for Xbox Series X|S and PC exactly one year ago – October 10, 2023! That day was an important moment for the team as we finally got the game in your hands, however it was only the starting line of this journey, which as you know, is far from over.

Since launch, we’ve improved stability and performance, while also developing new content and features – many of which were inspired by your feedback. These have been released as part of our monthly game updates, and all of this work is part of our ongoing effort to shape Forza Motorsport into the best game it can be. Between the return and evolution of features already loved by the community like Spectate Mode and Multi-Class Racing to all-new additions such as the Car Proximity Radar and Challenge Hub, each update has helped us get to where we are today.

They’ve also allowed us to fine-tune existing features: Forza Race Regulations, Drivatar AI, as well as Driver and Safety Ratings have all received tweaks and upgrades based on player feedback and telemetry, and we will continue to refine these systems over time. Car Progression also changed, becoming more freeform by unlocking all upgrades and allowing you to exchange Credits for Car Points at any time – giving you more choice in how you experience cars in the game.

There have been a variety of tracks added to Forza Motorsport since release too, including Brands Hatch, Daytona, Nürburgring Nordschleife, Road Atlanta, and Sebring International Raceway, as well as new cars. Some of our favorites here at the studio include the 2018 Aston Martin #97 AMR Vantage GTE, the 2019 Ginetta G40 Junior, the 1988 Nissan #24 Nissan Motorsports International R88C, and the 1977 Renault #15 Equipe Renault Elf R.S. 01.

So that’s a short recap of some of the things we’ve added or changed to Forza Motorsport over the past year, but more importantly, what have you, our players, been up to since you began playing the game? We asked our talented Data Analytics team here at Turn 10 if they could help us dig out some fun gameplay stats that we could include in this blog for you, and they certainly delivered! Have a look at these, which have been tracked since the release of the game last October:

• Total Races Played: 162,544,532

• Distance Driven in Practice: 877,800,712 miles

• Distance Driven in Races: 1,781,794,423 miles

• Total Distance Driven: 2,659,595,135 miles

• Total Credits Earned: 2,178,838,047,110 CR

• Cars Bought: 30,450,153

• Liveries Created: 14,219,411

• Total Layers Used in All Liveries: 4,952,829,635

We also thought it might be fun to let you know the cars and tracks that the community has been playing with the most in Forza Motorsport, so here’s the breakdown of those. Note: For these stats we are not considering the introduction races at Maple Valley and Hakone that you play when starting the game for the first time.

Top 10 Most Played Tracks

• Kyalami – Grand Prix Circuit

  • 5,764,014 Races Played

• Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

  • 5,626,610 Races Played

• Maple Valley – Full Circuit

  • 4,925,444 Races Played

• Laguna Seca – Full Circuit

  • 4,415,114 Races Played

• Catalunya – Grand Prix Circuit

  • 4,136,468 Races Played

• Grand Oak – Club Circuit

  • 4,118,748 Races Played

• Le Mans – Old Mulsanne Circuit

  • 3,835,669 Races Played

• Suzuka – Full Circuit

  • 3,805,985 Races Played

• Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit

  • 3,788,670 Races Played

• Road America – Full Circuit

  • 3,559,873 Races Played

Top 10 Most Driven Cars

• 2020 Honda #73 LA Honda World Racing Civic

  • 3,380,075 Races Played

• 2018 Ford Mustang GT

  • 3,243,790 Races Played

• 2019 SUBARU STI S209

  • 2,602,924 Races Played

• 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS

  • 2,343,312 Races Played

• 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata

  • 2,173,539 Races Played

• 2018 Honda Civic Type R

  • 1,921,950 Races Played

• 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Forza Edition

  • 1,914,610 Races Played

• 2022 Volkswagen Golf R

  • 1,812,996 Races Played

• 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II

  • 1,675,247 Races Played

• 2019 Porsche 911 Carrera S

  • 1,657,738 Races Played

We have one more surprise to share with you before we wrap up this blog. Next week, we will release Forza Motorsport Update 13, which is themed around Mustang Month!

Editor's Note (Oct. 14, 2024): We have updated the paragraph below to provide additional clarity on how the Mustang RTR vehicles can be obtained by players.

As a special gift to our community for our one-year anniversary, all players can look forward to obtaining 3 new, free Mustang cars: the 2024 Ford #25 Mustang RTR, 2024 Ford #88 Mustang RTR, and 2024 Ford #130 Mustang RTR. These cars will be gifted to all players starting Wednesday, October 16 at 5:00 PM PT (Thursday, October 17 at 12:00 AM UTC). A reward notification will be displayed in the game menu once the cars have been added to your garage. They can be also acquired from the Showroom using in-game credits.

In addition, Car Pass holders can look forward to an additional bonus car, the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. This will be available to players who own the Forza Motorsport Car Pass, Deluxe Edition, Premium Edition or Premium Add-Ons Bundle.

These new cars will be released alongside the start of Mustang Month content on Wednesday, October 16 at 4:00 PM PT (or Thursday, October 17 at 12:00 AM UTC).

Forza Motorsport Update 13 also introduces Drift Mode, new options for Practice and Qualifying in Private Multiplayer races, additional upgrades for Forza Race Regulations, and Sunset Peninsula, which makes its long-awaited return after last appearing in Forza Motorsport 4! Stay tuned for all the details on Monday, October 14, which is when we will share our blog and release notes as we begin rolling out the update for download on Xbox Series X|S and PC.

Thank you for playing Forza Motorsport over the last twelve months. We hope you enjoy next week’s Mustang Month update, as well as the future content we are working on for the rest of the year, with even more coming in 2025. We can’t wait to share it all with you, and as always, we will see you on the track!