1966 Fuji Speedway's 30-Degree Banking and 11 LMP1 and GTP Prototypes: Project Motor Racing Launches the World Endurance Pack
Straight4 Studios and publisher GIANTS Software have officially launched the World Endurance Pack DLC for Project Motor Racing today, Tuesday, November 10, 2026, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Available for $19.99 / €19.99 / £17.49 as a standalone purchase on Steam, the PlayStation Store, and the Microsoft Store (and included at no extra cost for Year 1 Season Pass owners), the expansion brings 11 endurance prototypes across four classes alongside the first-ever licensed sim racing recreation of the original 1966 Fuji Speedway.
1966 Fuji Speedway: The Fearsome 30-Degree Daiichi Banking Makes Its Official Debut
Headlining the expansion detailed on the official Project Motor Racing website is the arrival of Japan's iconic circuit at the foothills of Mount Fuji, playable across six distinct layout configurations spanning both the modern Grand Prix venue and its original 1966 incarnation.
Never before has an officially licensed racing simulation recreated the historic six-kilometer clockwise layout. Its centerpiece is the legendary Daiichi Bank, a daunting 1.5-kilometer first turn banked at a steep 30-degree angle directly at the end of the circuit's massive main straight. Drivers crest a blind brow at well over 190 mph before dropping into a concrete bowl where any sudden aerodynamic stall or suspension bottoming can send the car straight over the guardrail. Deemed too perilous after a string of high-speed accidents, the banked section was permanently retired following the 1974 season.
From the 2016 LMP1 Hybrid Era to 1980s IMSA GTP Monsters
To tame those six track variants, the development team led by Ian Bell (the veteran behind GTR 2 and the Project CARS franchise) has assembled 11 endurance prototypes spanning four decades of sports car engineering. Leading the modern grid is the celebrated 2016 LMP1 hybrid trio from Audi, Porsche, and Toyota, famous for their high-voltage energy-recovery duels at Le Mans, joined by two generations of LMP2 machinery.
At the opposite end of the mechanical spectrum, six classic prototypes from the golden era of IMSA GTP (1986-1988) bring screaming turbochargers, high-displacement V8s, and naturally aspirated V12 engines back to the grid. For sim racers running Direct Drive wheelbases from Fanatec and Trak Racer's latest SimRacing Expo hardware lineup, transitioning from the razor-sharp all-wheel-drive boost of a 2016 hybrid prototype to the heavy manual gearbox and turbo lag of a 1980s GTP machine transforms every braking zone.
- LMP1 Class (2016 Hybrid Era): 2016 Audi R18, 2016 Porsche 919 Hybrid, 2016 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.
- LMP2 and LMP2 EVO Classes: 2013 Onroak (Olivera) P2-13, 2026 Onroak (Olivera) P2-26 EVO.
- Classic IMSA GTP Class (1986-1988): 1986 BMW March GTP, 1986 Chevrolet Corvette C4 GTP, 1986 Ford Probe GTP, 1988 Jaguar XJR-9 GTP, 1988 Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo, 1988 Porsche 962 GTP.
With the wider track-racing landscape shifting following Dan Greenawalt's departure from Microsoft after the Turn 10 and Playground Games restructuring, Straight4 Studios is doubling down on authentic motorsport heritage to win over endurance purists across console and PC.
My Field Notes
Pairing the 2016 LMP1 hybrid trio with six 1980s IMSA GTP icons in a single expansion is already a dream lineup for anyone who grew up watching Le Mans and Daytona endurance broadcasts. What really makes this release stand out in my book, however, is the virtual archaeology behind the 1966 Fuji Speedway layout. Until today, experiencing the blind drop into the 30-degree Daiichi Banking required hunting down community PC mods. Being able to hurl a 1988 Jaguar XJR-9 or a Porsche 919 Hybrid flat-out over that crest with official physics across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC gives this pack genuine historical weight.
Originally from Lyon, France, gaming journalist Bastien "Orion" relocated nearly a decade ago to Quebec City's Saint-Roch district, right in the heart of eastern Canada's development studio hub. Before crossing the Atlantic, he honed his versatile reporting style across classic French gaming web portals and specialist television outlets in the 2000s and 2010s, notably with JeuxVideo.fr and JeuxNews. Equally passionate about AAA blockbusters, North American studio culture, retro preservation, and community modding projects, he anchors Pro-Gamer's transatlantic desk and real-time coverage of US and Japanese industry announcements.
