rFactor Pro is a high-fidelity racing simulation software used by motorsports professionals that allows teams to integrate their own vehicle models while providing an immersive experience. It was developed in partnership with a major racing team to be physically and visually realistic. The software offers capabilities like race engineer training, circuit evaluation, customization through a plug-in architecture, pit wall simulation, a wide selection of tracks, and high visual and audio realism for driver training.
1. rFactor Pro World leading high-fidelity ‘driver-in-the-loop’ simulation for motorsportprofessionals “Crucially, rFactor Pro allows us to run our own vehicle model, into which we have invested many man-years, whilst providing a completely immersive experience, interfacing to our chassis code, motion hardware and track-side systems”. “The projected return on investment in terms of performance gain for a given spend, placed rFactor Pro right at the top of our list. It also provides higher quality visualization and a more comprehensive simulation environment than any other system we evaluated”. Adrian Newey: Chief Technical Officer Red Bull Racing Formula One Team James Key: Technical Director SauberFormula One Team
2. rFactor Pro – Concept and beginnings The rFactor Pro product is the outcome of a major development partnership with a high budget racing team, its aim: to create a professional simulator that is not only physically accurate, but one that is also visually and aurally realistic. Specifications included: A tool to allow users to integrate their own vehicle model Provide a Race Engineer training environment Offer new circuit evaluation Provide a ‘plug-in’ architecture to maximise customisation Make available a pit-wall and full race simulation tool Provide a wide selection of up-to-date tracks Provide high visual & aural realism for Driver training (including twilight & night situations) Make available a sophisticated engineering development tool Offer Control Systems testing and training