Forza Motorsport update patch notes are now available on Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. According to the official Forza Motorsport patch notes, the latest Forza Motorsport Update 21 adds the 2025 IndyCars, a permanent Champions Cup Career mode, and returning Featured Tours. Manual Grid Ordering debuts in Private Multiplayer. Open Division Rivals and expanded Open Class Tours offer more competitive variety. Drift and VIP Rivals return permanently. Apart from this, today’s Forza Motorsport patch also includes stability and performance enhancements.
Previously, a major Forza Horizon 5 update added a new horizon story (Made in Mexico), 2 new Speed Zones, 12 new Accolades, and much more. Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are experiencing a number of issues. Today’s FH5 Series 23 patch will fix a few of these issues.
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Forza Motorsport Patch 21 Notes – June 16, 2025
New Features, Content and Events [All Platforms]
Career: Champions Cup
New race car-focused Tours have been permanently added to the Career in the form of the new Champions Cup. Dive into the world of Motorsport in a variety of modern and historical racecars. Unlock Invitationals and complete them to earn some of the most highly coveted reward cars that have been added to the game to date.
- One Make Tour
- Ginetta Juniors
- MX-5 Cup Series
- KTM X-Bow GT4 Series
- 488 Challenge
- Lamborghini Challenge
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 1979 BMW #6 BMW Motorsport M1 Procar
- Touring World Tour
- American Touring
- Eastern Touring
- European Touring
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 1989 Audi #4 Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO
- Thunder Tour
- Australian Supercars
- Forza T/A*
- Modern NASCAR
- IndyCar
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 1966 Ford #2 GT40 MkII Le Mans
- Single Seat Tour
- Grand Prix Rivals
- Formula 70s
- Formula 60s
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 1939 Auto Union Type D
- Endurance Tour
- American GT3
- Global GTE
- Daytona Prototype
- European LMP2
- Global Endurance
- American LMDh
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 1991 Mazda #55 Mazda 787B
- Invitational Series
- Early BMW Challenge
- Complete the One-Make Tour to unlock this Invitational.
- Invitational Completion Reward Car: 2023 BMW #96 Turner Motorsport M4 GT3
- Retro GT
- Complete the Touring World Tour to unlock this Invitational.
- Invitational Completion Reward Car: 1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R
- Historic Endurance
- Complete the Thunder World Tour to unlock this Invitational.
- Invitational Completion Reward Car: 1988 Chevrolet #77 Beretta Trans Am
- Birth of Grand Prix
- Complete the Single Seat Tour to unlock this Invitational.
- Invitational Completion Reward Car: 1977 Renault #15 Equipe Renault Elf R.S. 01
- GTP Endurance
- Complete the Endurance Tour to unlock this Invitational.
- Invitational Completion Reward Car: 1988 Nissan #24 International R88C
- Early BMW Challenge
* In the Forza T/A Series, we’ve also included the 2014 Dodge #93 SRT Motorsports Viper GTS-R alongside the four Forza T/A cars in the Forza Motorsport Car Pass. This is to ensure all players, even those who don’t own any of the DLC cars, can complete these events.
IndyCar
IndyCar has returned to Forza Motorsport! The 2025 Honda IndyCar and the 2025 Chevrolet IndyCar are both available to buy from the Showroom with in-game credits and will be discounted through July 2, 2025.
Jump into the all-new IndyCar Series in Featured Multiplayer or check out the IndyCar Series in the Thunder Tour in the new Champions Cup Career!
Returning Featured Tours and Reward Cars
Previous Featured Tours and reward cars make their return in Update 21, starting on July 3, with an additional Tour coming back to the game every month. Upon their return, each Tour and any associated rewards will be permanently available for all players to enjoy.
Whether you’re replaying your favorite Featured Tour or are playing it for the very first time, all returning Tours will appear within the Featured tab in Career.
Additionally, all previous Open Class Tour reward cars will be earnable by completing challenges in the Challenge Hub. These new challenges will be introduced on the same monthly cadence as the returning Featured Tours and will be permanently available in the Featured tab within Challenge Hub.
Featured Tour: Road to Race
- Road to Race Tour (Starts July 2 5pm PT | July 3 12am UTC)
- Road: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
- Road Atlanta – Club Circuit (8 laps)
- Mid-Ohio – Sports Car Circuit (6 laps)
- Grand Oak – Club Circuit (9 laps)
- Indianapolis – GP Circuit (5 laps)
- Race: 2014 Chevrolet #3 Corvette Racing Corvette C7.R
- Road Atlanta – Full Circuit (6 laps)
- Daytona – Sports Car Circuit (4 laps)
- Watkins Glen – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Sebring International Raceway – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Road: 2009 Ferrari 458 Italia
- Laguna Seca – Full Circuit (5 laps)
- Hakone – Club Circuit (8 laps)
- Mugello Club Circuit (8 laps)
- Silverstone – National Circuit (9 laps)
- Race: 2011 Ferrari #62 Risi Competizione F458 Italia GTC
- Virginia International Raceway – North Circuit (6 laps)
- Kyalami – GP Circuit (5 laps)
- Brands Hatch – Full Circuit (6 laps)
- Catalunya – GP Circuit (4 laps)
- Road: 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
- Homestead-Miami Speedway – Road Circuit (6 laps)
- Nürburgring – GP Circuit (5 laps)
- Sebring International Raceway – Short Circuit (7 laps)
- Watkins Glen – Short Circuit (6 laps)
- Race: 2015 Lamborghini #63 Squadra Corse Huracán LP620-2 Super Trofeo
- Hakone – GP Circuit (7 laps)
- Mugello – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Suzuka – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Yas Marina – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Road: 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
- Hockenheim – National Circuit (5 laps)
- Brands Hatch – Indy Circuit (10 laps)
- Catalunya – National Alt Circuit (7 laps)
- Silverstone – International Circuit (7 laps)
- Race: 2018 Porsche #73 Park Place Motorsports 911 GT3 R
- Sebring – Full Circuit (4 laps)
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – Full Circuit (3 laps)
- Maple Valley – Full Circuit (5 laps)
- Nürburgring – Nordschleife (1 lap)
- Reward Showcase (Complete all Road to Race Tour series)
- Road Atlanta – Full Circuit (6 laps)
- Road: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Road to Race Reward Cars
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 2018 Aston Martin #97 AMR Vantage GTE
- Challenge Hub: 1998 Nissan #23 Pennzoil NISMO Skyline GT-R
Featured Tour: Track Toys Tour
- Track Toys Tour (Starts August 6 5pm PT | August 7 12am UTC)
- Ginetta Juniors
- Weekend Warriors
- Kit Caterhams
- Track Toys
- Reward Showcase
Track Toys Tour Reward Cars
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 2019 Porsche #70 Porsche Motorsport 935
- Challenge Hub Reward Car: 2011 BMW 1 Series M Coupé
Featured Tour: Ringer Tour
- Ringer Tour (Starts September 3 5pm PT | September 4 12am UTC)
- Showdown Series: BMW M
- Showdown Series: Audi Sport
- Showdown Series: Mercedes-AMG
- Showdown Series: Porsche 911
- Reward Showcase
Ringer Tour Reward Cars
- Tour Completion Reward Car: 2022 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS
- Challenge Hub Reward Car: 1974 Porsche #1 911 RSR
With Update 21, the Open Class Tour has been expanded to feature every class in the game! This means you can enjoy racing the slower cars in E Class and D Class all the way to the fastest and most competitive cars in P Class and X Class!
- Open Class Tour (Starts July 2 5pm PT | July 3 12am UTC)
- E Class Series
- D Class Series
- C Class Series
- B Class Series
- A Class Series
- S Class Series
- R Class Series
- P Class Series
- X Class Series
- Reward Showcase
- Open Tour Reward Car: 2024 Nissan Z NISMO
This version of the Open Class Tour will always be available to enter! Check it out in Career mode and ensure you have all your favorite cars upgraded so you can bring them into each series.
Open Division Rivals
Feeling confident in your car building capabilities? Jump into Open Division Rivals, a new category of Rivals events that challenges builders to create the top-performing car within each production car division within a set PI limit.
This is also a great place to practice and test your build for the return of the Cycled Production Series in Featured Multiplayer – see more details in the Multiplayer section of the Release Notes.
| Open Division | Restriction | Track |
| Early Sport Compact | Max 500 PI | Suzuka Circuit – East Circuit |
| Exotic GT Classics | Max 800 PI | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca – Full Circuit |
| Hot Hatch Icons | Max 400 PI | Hockenheim – Short Circuit |
| Modern Exotic GT | Max 800 PI | Yas Marina Circuit – North Circuit |
| Modern Hot Hatch | Max 600 PI | Grand Oak Raceway – Club Circuit |
| Modern Hypercars | Max 900 PI | Le Mans – Circuit International de la Sarthe – Full Circuit |
| Modern Sport Compact | Max 600 PI | Hakone – Club Circuit |
| Modern Sport Coupe | Max 700 PI | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Short Circuit |
| Modern Sport GT | Max 800 PI | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Grand Prix Course |
| Modern Sport Touring | Max 700 PI | Brands Hatch – Grand Prix Circuit |
| Sport Coupe Icons | Max 400 PI | Mugello Circuit – Club Circuit |
| Sport GT Icons | Max 700 PI | Nürburgring – Sprint Circuit |
| Sport Luxury | Max 700 PI | Silverstone Racing Circuit – International Circuit |
| Sport Touring Classics | Max 600 PI | Virginia International Raceway – North Circuit |
| Street Drag Racers | Max 400 PI | Watkins Glen International Speedway – Short Circuit] |
| Track Toys | Max 800 PI | Road America – Full Circuit |
| Vintage Exotic GT | Max 400 PI | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – National Circuit |
| Vintage Muscle | Max 400 PI | Eaglerock Speedway – Club Circuit |
| Vintage Sport Compact | Max 300 PI | Lime Rock Park – Full Circuit |
Manual Grid Ordering
Private Multiplayer now includes an option for the host to manually adjust the starting grid prior to race start. This option will be enabled in the Event Setup menu by default, providing the option to confirm or adjust any driver’s starting position.
Manual Grid Ordering can be enabled via the Private Multiplayer Event Setup menu in the ‘Rules’ section by switching ‘Confirm Grid’ to ‘ON’.
New Public Meetups
- Fujimi Kaido Track Day Meetup
- Calling all Touge racers! Do you have what it takes to set the best lap time on Fujimi Kaido? Put your car and driving skills to the test in this gauntlet of speed and control.
- Top Speed Track Day Meetup
- Do you like going fast? This is the perfect Meetup for you! This Meetup takes drivers all around the globe onto tracks that allow even the fastest cars to be pushed to their absolute limit.
- Cycled Ovals Track Day Meetup
- This Meetup is perfect for motorsport enthusiasts looking to experience the unique challenges, culture, and excitement of oval racing.
New Featured Multiplayer Series
- IndyCar Series
- Step into the world of high-speed excitement in the premier open-wheel racing series, where precision, power, and passion collide on the track. The IndyCar Series will cycle between oval track layouts and GP/road layouts, with the appropriate aero parts being automatically swapped depending on the track type.
- The IndyCar Series will rotate in and out of Featured Multiplayer every week with the NASCAR Series.
- Cycled Production Series
- Showcase the speed, agility, and engineering prowess of everyday production vehicles in this series where the division changes daily.
Featured Multiplayer Events Calendar
In Update 21, Featured Multiplayer has been reorganized, incorporating player feedback, with the goal of providing players with even more event variety.
Due to the changes outlined below, some of the Series that were scheduled to be active between June 12 through June 19 may no longer be available after downloading the update, however some of these events, such as Week 7 of the 20th Anniversary Series will re-appear on June 19 at the normal weekly schedule change. Read on for further information.
Below is an outline of the changes made for each category of events in Featured Multiplayer, as well as an overview of the series rotation schedule and race lengths to expect within each series.
- Featured
- The ‘Featured’ category has been updated to focus on some of our most popular racing series, putting them front and center for all players to easily jump into, including the new IndyCar Series!
- Spec Events
- The ‘Spec Events’ category will now include a number of series, cycling between a rotation of one-make staples (such as MX-5 Cup, Ginetta Juniors, Formula Mazda, etc.) as well as historical spec division series.
- Semi-Open Events
- A new ‘Semi-Open Events’ category has been added and focuses on events that challenge drivers to build and race their very own project car within a loose set of cycled car restrictions and themes.
- This includes a series that some players may recognize from previous Forza Motorsport titles – the Cycled Production Series! This series will feature a new Production Division each day, each with its own Max PI restriction.
- Additionally, this category will feature a rotating assortment of multi-class series, as well as other unique car building-focused events, such as the Mid-Engine Series, a new AWD series, 6 Cylinder Series, and more!
- Open Events
- Finally, one of our top community requests – all Open Class Series have been made permanently available in the ‘Open Events’ category. Enjoy!
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