Forza Motorsport Update 2 patch notes: Release date, new track, crash fixes, more

Turn 10 Studios have shared the patch notes for the upcoming Forza Motorsport Update 2, outlining all major changes to the circuit racer. So, here’s everything that’ll be addressed in the update, including the release date. 

Forza Motorsport received fairly positive critical reviews on release, but soon after, players pointed out the many glaring issues they were facing. Its Steam review plummeted to an all-time low for the series, and to fix many of those complaints, Turn 10 has scheduled another big update for the game.

Forza Motorsport is touted as a “live platform” by the developers that’ll continue to bring new cars to the grid, maps, and other general content. With the upcoming mid-November update, players will be getting a new track that was confirmed prior to release, as well as new cars and featured events. 

Here’s everything coming to Forza Motorsport with update 2. 

• Forza Motorsport Update 2 release date
• New track in Forza Motorsport Update 2
• New cars in Forza Motorsport Update 2
• New tours and featured events in Forza Motorsport Update 2
• Forza Motorsport Update 2 patch notes

Forza Motorsport Update 2 release date

Forza Motorsport Update 2 is set to release on November 14. The last major update, 1.0, was released on October 17, and 1.1 on October 24.  

New track in Forza Motorsport Update 2

Forza Motorsport Update 2 will add the already-announced track, Yas Marina. It will be available for free, and another unknown track will be arriving sometime in December. 

New cars in Forza Motorsport Update 2

The Update 2 of Forza Motorsport will add several new cars for Car Pass players. Here is the list as well as when they’ll be made available:

CAR	DATE AVAILABLE
1965 Lotus #1 Team Lotus Type 40	November 16
2019 McLaren #03 720S GT3	November 23
2018 Mercedes-AMG GT3	November 30
2019 Peugeot #7 DG Sport Competition 308	December 7

You can check out our Car Pass breakdown to know previously added, as well as upcoming cars.

Beyond these, here are all the cars that’ll be on Spotlight (Spotlight cars are available for purchase at a discount rate):

CAR	DISCOUNT TIME
2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S	November 16-23
2016 Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce	November 23-30
2017 Mazda MX-5 Cup	November 23-30
2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport	November 30-December 7
2017 Saleen S7 LM	December 7-14
2016 Spania GTA Spano	December 7-14
2020 MG #20 MG6 XPower	December 7-14
2022 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50	December 7-14

New tours and featured events in Forza Motorsport Update 2

Forza Motorsport Update 2 will add two career mode tours, as well as a new batch of feature multiplayer and Rivals events. Here is a full breakdown.

Career Mode:

• Prestige Tour
  • Reward: 2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento

• Italian Open Tour
  • Reward: 2015 Ferrari 488 GTB

Featured Multiplayer Series

• Vintage Le Mans Sportscars — November 16 to 22
• Subaru BRZ Spec Series — November 23 to 29
• The Birth of Grand Prix — November 9 to December 6
• Forza P2 Series — December 7 to 13

Featured Rivals Series

Here is a full breakdown of Featured Rivals events in the upcoming Update 2 of Forza Motorsport

EVENT	CAR	TRACK	AVAILIBLITY
Featured Track – Yas Marina	2020 Koenigsegg Jesko	Yas Marina Full Circuit	November 16-December 13
VIP – High Velocity	2019 Hyundai Veloster N Forza Edition	Lime Rock Full Circuit Alt	November 16-December 13
Spotlight – AM Vantage ’13	2013 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S	Mugello Club Circuit	November 16-22
Spotlight – Aventador ’16	2016 Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce	Hakone Grand Prix Circuit	November 23-29
Spotlight – Bugatti Veyron	2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport	Yas Marina North Circuit	November 30-December 6
Spotlight – GMA T.50	2022 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50	Silverstone International Circuit	December 7-December 13

Forza Motorsport Update 2 patch notes

The upcoming Update 2 of Forza Motorsport is said to fix over 200 bugs and glitches, and while Turn 10 hasn’t revealed full patch notes, they detailed the most important fixes coming with the update. 

Here is everything revealed by Turn 10 Studios so far:

Stability

• Many fixes to improve overall game stability and reduce crashes across all platforms.

Livery Editor

• Fixed issue where players can view and unlock tunes and vinyls shared by other players.
• Fixed issue causing black paint shade to show up as grey instead of black.
• Fixed issue where only the inner barrel on factory rims is paintable.

PC

• Fixed issue requiring shaders to recompile every time Forza Motorsport is started on AMD chipsets.
• Fixed specific game crash that occurs if headphones are plugged into the front panel.

Multiplayer

• Fixes to matchmaking as a group, party management, and invites and joins across multiplayer.
• Fixes to ensure custom liveries show up more consistently across multiplayer game modes.
• Fixes to address cases where Intermission/Launch Countdown would take much longer than expected before the start of multiplayer races.
• Fixes to automatic wet tire selection when entering an event, and fixes to fuel estimation logic.
• Fixes to title stability when resuming from a suspended state on console.
• Fixed issue in the Featured Multiplayer menu where countdown timer would appear on Series that had not yet started.
• Adjusted event schedule to provide more variation in Event start times.
• Fixed issue where Race End timer did not appear for players who had already finished the race.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where players could encounter an infinite loading screen when saving a Quick Upgrade in the Builders Cup Career Mode.
• Resolved an exploit related to changing car tune mid-race.
• Fixed issue where the game becomes stuck in the “new content update” loop when entering the main menu.
• Fixes to Replays in scenarios where Replays do not start playing, the cars do not move, or they float.
• Fixed issue with a forced camera change at the start of a race.
• Fixed a number of Builders Cup exploits allowing high class cars into lower class series and events.
• Fixed issues related to loss of progression or save data.
• Fixed a number of visual scene transitions
• Fixed a bug where replaying a series with a high standing didn’t replace the series trophy with the improved trophy.

Cars

• Fixed issue with the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS Sport Roll Cage visual upgrade option, which removes the roof of the car when viewed in first-person.
• Fixed tuning stat comparison indicators within the car upgrades menu.

Wheels

• Fixed issue that prevented the Thrustmaster T248 LED screen from displaying race position information.

That covers everything that was revealed by Turn 10 for the upcoming Update 2. For more on Forza Motorsport, check out:

Forza Motorsport segment score explained | Best Forza Motorsport controller settings | Best cars in Forza Motorsport | Is Forza Motorsport on Steam Deck? | Forza Motorsport achievements  | Does Forza Motorsport have split-screen? | Best PC settings for Forza Motorsport