RFactor 2

rFactor 2
Developer(s)Image Space Incorporated
Studio 397 (since 2016)
Publisher(s)Image Space Incorporated
Motorsport Games (2021)
Designer(s)Image Space Incorporated
EngineisiMotor 2.5
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
  • WW: 28 March 2013
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Genre(s)Racing simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

rFactor 2 is a computer racing simulator developed by Image Space Incorporated (taken over by Studio 397 in 2016) and released for Windows in 2013. Like its predecessor rFactor, rFactor2 is designed to be modified and used by professional racing teams for driver training and race car development.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Much of its source code is derived from rFactor Pro, which is also used by professional racers and most of the Formula One teams and NASCAR manufacturers.[10][11][12]

rFactor 2 is designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, including four-wheeled and six-wheeled vehicles with either two or four steered wheels. It features advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.[13][14]

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