RaceRoom is free to download, and it comes with 14 cars you can drive without paying anything. The old version of this page listed 12. The base content grew over the years, and on 24 March 2026 the Alpine A110 Cup was added as a free car for everyone.
Here is the list, then what each car is and the order I would drive them in.
The RaceRoom free cars list
| Car | Class | Type | Real or fictional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine A110 Cup | Alpine A110 Cup | Mid engine cup car, rear wheel drive | Real |
| Saleen S7R | GTR 1 | GT1 car with a big V8 | Real |
| Aquila CR1 Sports GT | Aquila CR1 Cup | Light sports racer | Real |
| Lada Vesta TCR | TC Cup | Front wheel drive touring car | Real |
| 134 Judd V8 | Hillclimb Icons | Hillclimb special with a racing V8 | Based on a real car |
| Formula RaceRoom Junior | FRJ Cup | Entry level single seater | Fictional |
| DMD P20 | P1 | Le Mans style prototype | Fictional |
| Mistral M530 | P1 | Le Mans style prototype | Fictional |
| DMD P21 | P2 | Le Mans style prototype | Fictional |
| Mistral M531 | P2 | Le Mans style prototype | Fictional |
| Canhard R51 | Silhouette Series | Silhouette touring car | Fictional |
| Canhard R52 | Silhouette Series | Silhouette touring car | Fictional |
| Cougar C14-1 | Silhouette Series | Silhouette touring car | Fictional |
| Cougar C14-2 | Silhouette Series | Silhouette touring car | Fictional |
This list is built from the published base content and the studio's own announcement for the Alpine. KW Studios changes the free content from time to time, so if you see one more car in your garage, it was added after I wrote this.
Alpine A110 Cup, the new free car
This is the one that changed the free content. Before it, the free list was old cars from the first years of the sim. The A110 Cup is a current car with current physics, and it came together with three new free tracks: Laguna Seca, Twin Ring Motegi and Mantorp Park.
The real car is the one make racer built for the Alpine cup series in Europe. Mid engine, a 1.8 litre turbo four cylinder, a six speed sequential gearbox, rear wheel drive. The studio describes it as an entry level spec racer with approachable handling, and that is the point: the same car for everyone, not much power, so the lap time comes from you.
It is also the car the studio pairs with the free tracks in the daily ranked races. So with zero spent you have a car, tracks and people to race against.
In the same update there is an Alpine A110 GT4, which is faster and is paid. Do not mix them up in the store.
The real cars on the free list
Saleen S7R. The American GT1 car that raced at Le Mans and in the big GT series in the 2000s. A big V8 in the middle, a lot of power, a lot of weight to stop. It is in the GTR 1 class and it is the loudest thing you get for free.
Aquila CR1 Sports GT. A Danish sports racer built for one make racing. Light, closed cockpit, rear wheel drive. It has its own class, the Aquila CR1 Cup, and it is a good step up from the Alpine.
Lada Vesta TCR. A front wheel drive touring car in the TC Cup class. Touring cars are where RaceRoom is at its best, and this is the free way into that kind of racing.
134 Judd V8. Not a licensed car, but everyone knows what it is: a small hatchback body with a Judd racing V8, in the style of the famous European hillclimb specials. It sits in the Hillclimb Icons class and it belongs on the free Lakeview Hillclimb. On a circuit it is a handful.
The fictional cars
Eight of the free cars are inventions of the studio. That is normal for a free to play sim, because licences cost money.
- DMD P20 and Mistral M530 are the P1 prototypes. High downforce, high top speed. These are the fastest free cars around a circuit.
- DMD P21 and Mistral M531 are the P2 prototypes. A little slower, a little easier.
- Canhard R51 and R52, Cougar C14-1 and C14-2 make up the Silhouette Series. Four cars in one class, so you can run a full grid against the AI with free content only.
- Formula RaceRoom Junior is the entry level single seater in the FRJ Cup class.
They are worth driving. A prototype with downforce feels the same if the badge is real or not, and what you learn carries over to the paid cars.
Which free car to drive first
| Step | Car | What it teaches you |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alpine A110 Cup | Momentum. Little power, so every mistake on entry shows on the next straight |
| 2 | Lada Vesta TCR | Front wheel drive: trail braking and patience on the throttle |
| 3 | Formula RaceRoom Junior | Precision. A light single seater with little downforce |
| 4 | Aquila CR1 Sports GT | More power, rear wheel drive, throttle control on exit |
| 5 | Saleen S7R | A heavy, powerful GT car. Braking distances and tyre care |
| 6 | DMD P20 or Mistral M530 | Downforce. The faster you go, the more grip you have |
I would start slow and go up. It is how you learn in real racing too. Nobody goes from a rental kart to a prototype, and a car with little power shows you your mistakes much more clearly than a fast one that hides them with grip.
Do 30 or 40 laps in the Alpine at Portimao before you touch anything else. When your laps are within three or four tenths of each other, move on.
All the free circuits are in my RaceRoom free tracks list.
How to drive paid cars without paying
There are three ways.
Test drive. In the store, every car has a test drive. You get some laps on a set track before you decide. I would never buy a car without doing this first.
The weekly free combo. Every week one car and track combination is free in all game modes.
Free access periods. From time to time the studio opens everything. In the summer of 2025 all cars and tracks were free until 18 August.
When you do buy, the store works with vRP, the points you buy with real money. Packs are much cheaper than single cars. I list the ones worth the money in the best RaceRoom cars to buy, and the full roster is in the RaceRoom cars list.
Set the game up before you judge the cars
A free car with bad force feedback feels like a bad car. Before you decide if you like RaceRoom, set up the wheel with my RaceRoom wheel and FFB settings. On a pad, use the RaceRoom controller settings.
Since the March 2026 update you set your wheel rotation once and the game matches the steering lock for every car. That was a real pain before, and it is one less thing to get wrong.
If you are still deciding whether the sim is for you, here is my RaceRoom review.
FAQ
How many free cars are in RaceRoom?
14: the 13 cars of the base content plus the Alpine A110 Cup, which was added for free on 24 March 2026.
Is the Alpine A110 Cup free in RaceRoom?
Yes. It is free for all users since the update of 24 March 2026. The Alpine A110 GT4 from the same update is paid.
What is the fastest free car in RaceRoom?
On a circuit, the P1 prototypes: the DMD P20 and the Mistral M530. They have the most downforce and the highest top speed of the free cars.
What is the best free car for beginners in RaceRoom?
The Alpine A110 Cup. It has little power and friendly handling, and it is used in the free daily ranked races.
Can I race online with the free cars?
Yes. You only need to own the car and the track a session uses. The Alpine A110 Cup on the free tracks is in the daily races.
Are the free cars real cars?
Some are. The Alpine A110 Cup, the Saleen S7R, the Aquila CR1 Sports GT and the Lada Vesta are real. The prototypes, the silhouette cars and the Formula RaceRoom Junior are fictional.
How do I get more cars in RaceRoom?
Through the store, with vRP. Test drive a car first, and look at the packs, which cost much less per car than buying one at a time.