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F1 2016

F1 2016

Create your own legend in F1™ 2016. Get ready to go deeper into the world of the most prestigious motorsport than ever before. Work with your agent, engineer and team to develop your car in the deepest ever career experience, spanning up to ten seasons.

Released Sep 7, 2016 Developer Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Mac) Publisher Codemasters, Feral Interactive (Mac), Electronic Arts Platforms Windows · Mac RacingAutomobile SimSimulationSportsMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.8%positive4,504 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“After two disappointing games back to back (2014-2015),Codies stepped up their game and made an excellent upgrade with 2016, like learning that they shouldn't had removed Career mode to begin with. The game feels immersive enough from the presentation,animations and the handling…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“One of the best f1 game miss this era mercedes domination, verstappen first win, and first debut driver from indonesia Rio haryanto to manor:b.”

— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“This game finally abandoned the tropes of its predecessors, and with the much applauded departure of the creative black hole that was Stephen Hood, went on to build the career mode that ALL racing games need to learn from. Pretty mid game. Recommending for career mode alone.”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

11playing at last check
1924-hour peak
5,647all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 1.5k avg · Sep 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

49achievements
18.9%median completion
0.8%rarest: Ultimate Challenge
68.7% of players 65.9% of players 62.4% of players 55.0% of players 52.3% of players 51.9% of players 49.7% of players 49.2% of players 47.3% of players 46.3% of players 43.9% of players 42.8% of players 37.2% of players 36.8% of players 36.2% of players 34.8% of players 33.0% of players 32.7% of players 31.3% of players 28.7% of players 27.0% of players 24.4% of players 21.2% of players 21.2% of players 18.9% of players 16.5% of players 16.1% of players 15.1% of players 14.9% of players 14.4% of players 13.5% of players 13.1% of players 12.4% of players 11.3% of players 9.0% of players 8.8% of players 8.6% of players 7.3% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.5% of players 6.0% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.3% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 0.8% of players 68.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.7%Second Chance — Use a Flashback
65.9%Part Of The Programme — Meet your Research and Development Engineer
62.4%Top 3 — Achieve a podium finish in any game mode
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%Ultimate Challenge — Complete a race in Pro Career
1.5%Blue Markings — Set wet times in Time Trial at 5 circuits
1.6%So You Think You're Fast? — Win a 25% + distance race against 'Ultimate' AI opponents

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 06, 2017
F1 2016 wins ‘Best Racing Game’ at the TIGA Awards!

Last week, F1 2016 won 'Best Racing Game' at the TIGA Awards, and it seemed fitting to talk to Creative Director Lee Mather for all the details: It’s been some time since I last wrote a blog post, the

Nov 06, 2017
F1 2016 wins ‘Best Racing Game’ at the TIGA Awards!

Last week, F1 2016 won 'Best Racing Game' at the TIGA Awards, and it seemed fitting to talk to Creative Director Lee Mather for all the details: It’s been some time since I last wrote a blog post, the

Mar 24, 2017
F1 2016 is now available for MAC!

F1 2016 is now available for MAC!

Mar 24, 2017
F1 2016 is now available for MAC!

F1 2016 is now available for MAC!

Jan 31, 2017
Patch 1.08

Hi guys, We've set a brand new patch - 1.08 - live on Steam now. You can find the notes below: Fixed tyre wear being incorrect following a pit stop You can find out more about this patch by visiting o

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRacing, Simulation, Sports
Player tagsRacing · Automobile Sim · Simulation · Sports · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · Driving · Realistic · Strategy · Controller · Co-op · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements49
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.formula1-game.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: 64bit Versions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 530 or AMD FX 4100 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 or AMD HD 5870 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Soundcard Additional Notes: Supported Graphics Cards: AMD HD5870 or better, HD6870 or better, HD7790 or better, R7 260 or better, R9 260 or better Nvidia GTX460 or better Series, GTX560 or better, GTX650Ti or better, GTX750 or better, GTX950 or better