Le Mans Ultimate has surpassed 500,000 base-game sales and 1.2 million individual DLC sales, but Motorsport Games is also building a larger online business around RaceControl. As of 30th June 2026, RaceControl had 40,520 paid subscribers, around 230% more than a year earlier. Subscription revenue reached approximately $1.4 million during the first half of 2026, up nearly 349% year over year. That gives Motorsport Games three sources of revenue around Le Mans Ultimate: the base game, downloadable content and RaceControl subscriptions. The structure is still different from iRacing, where a membership is required to access the service. But LMU is increasingly relying on some of the same ingredients that have supported iRacing over the long term: organized competition, recurring subscriptions, paid content and regular updates. RaceControl is becoming a larger part of Le Mans Ultimate RaceControl provides the official online competition platform for Le Mans Ultimate and rFactor 2. Its financial contribution has grown quickly. Approximately $1.4 million in RaceControl subscription revenue during the first six months of 2026 represented around 18% of Motorsport Games’ total revenue for the period. Players can still buy Le Mans Ultimate DLC individually and keep it permanently, but RaceControl Pro+ also provides access to first-party Studio 397 DLC for Le Mans Ultimate and rFactor 2 while the subscription remains active. That gives players two ways to access additional content: buying it outright or accessing it through a subscription. iRacing puts the subscription first The main difference is structural. iRacing requires an active membership to use the service. Its membership currently includes 32 cars and 29 tracks, more than 125 official series, round-the-clock online racing, matchmaking, licence and rating systems, team racing and more than 25 special events each year. iRacing says its global community exceeds 350,000 sim racers. Cars and circuits outside the included
Is Le Mans Ultimate Following iRacing's Successful Formula?
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