Looking Back on 2025, Driving Forward into 2026

As a fully integrated part of the CORSAIR family of brands, 2025 has been time of transition for Fanatec. With this integration came a renewed focus on listening to the community and accelerating innovation. Every improvement in service, software, and product design reflects our commitment to delivering the ultimate sim racing experience.

Huge steps forward have been made in customer service and shipping efficiency, including a 3-year warranty and free shipping for all products. The Fanatec App launched – a ground-up new software suite that combines device driver, control panel and FanaLab into one seamless experience. The long-awaited Fanatec SDK for Xbox allows game developers to integrate support for enhanced inputs, displays, and LEDs on the Xbox platform.

The brand-new website allows richer content and interactivity, including a product configurator, which guides users through the selection process based on platform and driving style requirements. A certified refurbished program is up and running, as well as spare parts being available directly on the website. Fanatec products are now available at Amazon and selected retail stores, together with several new official resellers in more regions across the globe.

Some key products launched – the recent CSL Cockpit V1.5 added revised brackets that support most third-party bases. The Porsche Vision GT is a very popular wheel, praised for its stunning design and material quality, and the CSL Steering Wheel GT3 offers the essential GT3 experience for the lowest price, while offering Xbox compatibility. The revised Gran Turismo® DD Pro completed the ecosystem’s full transition to QR2. Fanatec 1 was also launched in US and EU as a new turn-key simulator.

In parallel, we also strengthened key long-standing partnerships with brands such as BMW, Porsche, WRC, and Red Bull. These collaborations remain an important part of how Fanatec connects virtual racing with real-world motorsport, and there is more to come as additional partnerships evolve and new projects take shape.

FullForce has now been integrated into four titles: iRacing, Gran Turismo 7, Assetto Corsa EVO, and Project Motor Racing. This immersive force feedback technology will come to more games in the future.

In 2026, you can expect more products from Fanatec, starting with the new flagship base, the Podium DD, launching in January. The Fanatec headquarters moves to a larger facility in Landshut, Germany. This new space will allow teams to collaborate more efficiently, scale operations, and keep pushing the boundaries of sim racing hardware and software.