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F1 Race Stars

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F1 Race Stars
F1 Race Stars cover
Developers
Codemasters Birmingham
Publishers
Codemasters
Engines
EGO 2.0
Release dates
Windows November 13, 2012
Reception
Metacritic 62
IGDB 70
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing
Vehicles Track racing
Art styles Cartoon
Series Formula 1
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F1 Race Stars on IGDB
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F1 Race Stars on Wikipedia
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F1 Race Stars is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed by Codemasters Birmingham and published by Codemasters. It is a licensed Formula 1 game and a spin-off to the main Codemasters-developed F1 games.

The game was released in North America on November 13, 2012, followed by the releases in Australasia and Europe on November 15 and November 16 respectively. Compared to the console versions, the PC version lacked the ability to remapping the controller input. In addition, there's no adjustable graphics settings in the game.

It was made unavailable as an one-time purchase on March 11, 2022 and was only available as part of the EA Play subscription service until it was delisted on February 16, 2024.

General information

Codemasters Forums for the series
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Canada Track
Windows
China Track
Windows
Christmas Accessory Pack
Windows
Europe Track
Windows
Games Accessory Pack
Windows
Holiday Accessory Pack
Windows
India Track
Windows
Monster Accessory Pack
Windows
Music Accessory Pack
Windows
Nature Accessory Pack
Windows
Nautical Accessory Pack
Windows
Princess Accessory Pack
Windows
Science Accessory Pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\203680\local\hardwareconfig
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203680/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\203680\remote\gamedata\Profile\Profile
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/203680/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Main resolutions not listed.
Multi-monitor
Pillarboxed 16:9
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Enabled by default.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Enabled by default.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped to 60 FPS.[1]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Controls settings.
Controls settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects.
Surround sound
Verified with Orban Loudness Meter With Headphones:

Left Front, Right Front, Low Frequency Effects, Left Surround, Right Surround,

Left Back, Right Back.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
See Issues fixed.
Scheduled to shut down on March 21, 2024.[2]

Issues fixed

Cannot play online

Despite stating in-game the need for a Codemasters RaceNet Legacy account, the game can be played online without linking any accounts.

Disable all inactive connections[3]

Notes:

The active connection must be a wired connection.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL Rapture3D
Cutscenes Bink Video 1.99f
Multiplayer Racenet

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 5400+
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600
Nvidia GeForce 8600
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/203680/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (203680) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Blur Busters Forums • View topic - HALL OF SHAME: List of games with locked frame rates (60fps) - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  2. Online Services Shutdown - A-H - last accessed on 2024-02-12
  3. YouTube - The Best, Worst, and Weirdest of Codemasters' F1 (09-21) - last accessed on 2021-08-23
    "The solution isn't linking old accounts. It's going to your open network and Internet settings, selecting Change Adapter Options, and disabling every single connections but the one you're using. It must also be a wired connection. Do that, and it works. No account linking required."