F1 Laps Data

F1 26 vs F1 25 AI Difficulty

New game, same question: what difficulty should you run now? The AI doesn't carry over one to one between games, so the level you were comfortable at rarely maps to the same number in F1 26. Pick your old game and level below to get the answer, matched on lap-time pace.

At the same level, the F1 26 AI runs about 5 steps faster than in F1 25. So a level you handled before will feel harder now — dial it down a touch to match your old pace.

Conversion chart

The full reference table. Find your old level in the left column, then read across for what to run in F1 26. Levels are shown in steps of 5 by default.

Level in older game	Played F1 25 Run in F1 26	Played F1 24 Run in F1 26	Played F1 23 Run in F1 26
0	7	15	8
1	7	16	9
2	8	16	10
3	8	17	10
4	9	17	10
5	10	18	10
6	11	19	12
7	11	19	12
8	12	20	12
9	13	21	13
10	14	21	14
11	14	22	14
12	15	23	15
13	16	23	16
14	16	24	17
15	17	25	18
16	18	26	19
17	19	27	20
18	20	28	21
19	20	29	22
20	21	30	23
21	22	31	24
22	23	32	25
23	23	33	26
24	24	34	28
25	25	35	28
26	26	36	30
27	27	37	32
28	28	38	33
29	30	39	34
30	31	39	35
31	31	40	37
32	32	41	38
33	33	42	39
34	34	42	40
35	35	43	41
36	36	44	42
37	37	45	43
38	38	46	44
39	39	47	45
40	40	47	46
41	40	48	46
42	41	49	48
43	42	50	48
44	43	51	48
45	44	52	50
46	45	53	50
47	46	54	51
48	46	55	52
49	47	56	53
50	49	57	54
51	50	58	54
52	51	59	56
53	52	60	57
54	53	61	58
55	54	62	60
56	55	63	60
57	56	64	62
58	57	65	62
59	57	66	64
60	58	67	65
61	59	69	66
62	60	70	68
63	61	72	68
64	61	73	70
65	62	74	71
66	63	76	72
67	64	77	74
68	64	79	74
69	65	80	76
70	66	81	77
71	67	82	78
72	68	83	79
73	68	85	80
74	69	86	82
75	70	88	82
76	71	89	83
77	71	90	84
78	72	92	85
79	73	93	86
80	74	95	88
81	75	96	88
82	76	97	90
83	77	98	91
84	78	98	92
85	79	99	93
86	80	99	94
87	81	100	95
88	82	100	96
89	83	101	96
90	84	101	97
91	84	102	98
92	85	102	99
93	86	103	100
94	87	104	100
95	88	104	102
96	89	105	102
97	90	105	103
98	92	106	104
99	93	107	104
100	94	107	106
101	95	108	106
102	97	108	107
103	98	109	108
104	100	109	109
105	101	110	110
106	103	110	110
107	104	110	110
108	105	110	110
109	107	110	110
110	108	110	110

Biggest track differences

The shift from F1 25 to F1 26 isn't the same everywhere. These are the circuits where the AI pace moved the most — a positive number means you'll want a higher difficulty than before to keep the same challenge.

Track	Difficulty shift
Monaco	-15
China	-10
Bahrain	-10
Abu Dhabi	-10
Japan	+9
Belgium	+9
United States (Austin)	-9
Mexico	-9
United States (Las Vegas)	-9
Spain (Catalunya)	+8
Canada	-8
Qatar	+8
Saudi Arabia	+6
Hungary	-6
Azerbaijan	-6
Brazil	+6
Singapore	-5
Australia	+4
United States (Miami)	-4
Austria	-4
Netherlands	+4
Italy (Monza)	+3
Great Britain	+2

How we get this data

These numbers come from controlled benchmark sessions run in-game at every AI difficulty level, on every track, under identical dry conditions. We measure the AI's actual lap-time pace rather than estimating it, then match old and new games on that pace. The data refreshes as new benchmark runs come in.

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Level in older game	Played F1 25 Run in F1 26	Played F1 24 Run in F1 26	Played F1 23 Run in F1 26
0	7	15	8
1	7	16	9
2	8	16	10
3	8	17	10
4	9	17	10
5	10	18	10
6	11	19	12
7	11	19	12
8	12	20	12
9	13	21	13
10	14	21	14
11	14	22	14
12	15	23	15
13	16	23	16
14	16	24	17
15	17	25	18
16	18	26	19
17	19	27	20
18	20	28	21
19	20	29	22
20	21	30	23
21	22	31	24
22	23	32	25
23	23	33	26
24	24	34	28
25	25	35	28
26	26	36	30
27	27	37	32
28	28	38	33
29	30	39	34
30	31	39	35
31	31	40	37
32	32	41	38
33	33	42	39
34	34	42	40
35	35	43	41
36	36	44	42
37	37	45	43
38	38	46	44
39	39	47	45
40	40	47	46
41	40	48	46
42	41	49	48
43	42	50	48
44	43	51	48
45	44	52	50
46	45	53	50
47	46	54	51
48	46	55	52
49	47	56	53
50	49	57	54
51	50	58	54
52	51	59	56
53	52	60	57
54	53	61	58
55	54	62	60
56	55	63	60
57	56	64	62
58	57	65	62
59	57	66	64
60	58	67	65
61	59	69	66
62	60	70	68
63	61	72	68
64	61	73	70
65	62	74	71
66	63	76	72
67	64	77	74
68	64	79	74
69	65	80	76
70	66	81	77
71	67	82	78
72	68	83	79
73	68	85	80
74	69	86	82
75	70	88	82
76	71	89	83
77	71	90	84
78	72	92	85
79	73	93	86
80	74	95	88
81	75	96	88
82	76	97	90
83	77	98	91
84	78	98	92
85	79	99	93
86	80	99	94
87	81	100	95
88	82	100	96
89	83	101	96
90	84	101	97
91	84	102	98
92	85	102	99
93	86	103	100
94	87	104	100
95	88	104	102
96	89	105	102
97	90	105	103
98	92	106	104
99	93	107	104
100	94	107	106
101	95	108	106
102	97	108	107
103	98	109	108
104	100	109	109
105	101	110	110
106	103	110	110
107	104	110	110
108	105	110	110
109	107	110	110
110	108	110	110

Level in older game	Played F1 25 Run in F1 26	Played F1 24 Run in F1 26	Played F1 23 Run in F1 26
0	7	15	8
1	7	16	9
2	8	16	10
3	8	17	10
4	9	17	10
5	10	18	10
6	11	19	12
7	11	19	12
8	12	20	12
9	13	21	13
10	14	21	14
11	14	22	14
12	15	23	15
13	16	23	16
14	16	24	17
15	17	25	18
16	18	26	19
17	19	27	20
18	20	28	21
19	20	29	22
20	21	30	23
21	22	31	24
22	23	32	25
23	23	33	26
24	24	34	28
25	25	35	28
26	26	36	30
27	27	37	32
28	28	38	33
29	30	39	34
30	31	39	35
31	31	40	37
32	32	41	38
33	33	42	39
34	34	42	40
35	35	43	41
36	36	44	42
37	37	45	43
38	38	46	44
39	39	47	45
40	40	47	46
41	40	48	46
42	41	49	48
43	42	50	48
44	43	51	48
45	44	52	50
46	45	53	50
47	46	54	51
48	46	55	52
49	47	56	53
50	49	57	54
51	50	58	54
52	51	59	56
53	52	60	57
54	53	61	58
55	54	62	60
56	55	63	60
57	56	64	62
58	57	65	62
59	57	66	64
60	58	67	65
61	59	69	66
62	60	70	68
63	61	72	68
64	61	73	70
65	62	74	71
66	63	76	72
67	64	77	74
68	64	79	74
69	65	80	76
70	66	81	77
71	67	82	78
72	68	83	79
73	68	85	80
74	69	86	82
75	70	88	82
76	71	89	83
77	71	90	84
78	72	92	85
79	73	93	86
80	74	95	88
81	75	96	88
82	76	97	90
83	77	98	91
84	78	98	92
85	79	99	93
86	80	99	94
87	81	100	95
88	82	100	96
89	83	101	96
90	84	101	97
91	84	102	98
92	85	102	99
93	86	103	100
94	87	104	100
95	88	104	102
96	89	105	102
97	90	105	103
98	92	106	104
99	93	107	104
100	94	107	106
101	95	108	106
102	97	108	107
103	98	109	108
104	100	109	109
105	101	110	110
106	103	110	110
107	104	110	110
108	105	110	110
109	107	110	110
110	108	110	110

Level in older game	Played F1 25 Run in F1 26	Played F1 24 Run in F1 26	Played F1 23 Run in F1 26
0	7	15	8
1	7	16	9
2	8	16	10
3	8	17	10
4	9	17	10
5	10	18	10
6	11	19	12
7	11	19	12
8	12	20	12
9	13	21	13
10	14	21	14
11	14	22	14
12	15	23	15
13	16	23	16
14	16	24	17
15	17	25	18
16	18	26	19
17	19	27	20
18	20	28	21
19	20	29	22
20	21	30	23
21	22	31	24
22	23	32	25
23	23	33	26
24	24	34	28
25	25	35	28
26	26	36	30
27	27	37	32
28	28	38	33
29	30	39	34
30	31	39	35
31	31	40	37
32	32	41	38
33	33	42	39
34	34	42	40
35	35	43	41
36	36	44	42
37	37	45	43
38	38	46	44
39	39	47	45
40	40	47	46
41	40	48	46
42	41	49	48
43	42	50	48
44	43	51	48
45	44	52	50
46	45	53	50
47	46	54	51
48	46	55	52
49	47	56	53
50	49	57	54
51	50	58	54
52	51	59	56
53	52	60	57
54	53	61	58
55	54	62	60
56	55	63	60
57	56	64	62
58	57	65	62
59	57	66	64
60	58	67	65
61	59	69	66
62	60	70	68
63	61	72	68
64	61	73	70
65	62	74	71
66	63	76	72
67	64	77	74
68	64	79	74
69	65	80	76
70	66	81	77
71	67	82	78
72	68	83	79
73	68	85	80
74	69	86	82
75	70	88	82
76	71	89	83
77	71	90	84
78	72	92	85
79	73	93	86
80	74	95	88
81	75	96	88
82	76	97	90
83	77	98	91
84	78	98	92
85	79	99	93
86	80	99	94
87	81	100	95
88	82	100	96
89	83	101	96
90	84	101	97
91	84	102	98
92	85	102	99
93	86	103	100
94	87	104	100
95	88	104	102
96	89	105	102
97	90	105	103
98	92	106	104
99	93	107	104
100	94	107	106
101	95	108	106
102	97	108	107
103	98	109	108
104	100	109	109
105	101	110	110
106	103	110	110
107	104	110	110
108	105	110	110
109	107	110	110
110	108	110	110