AC1 Formula One 2004 v6.0 | Showcase and Development Updates
After months of continuous work, the most complete and realistic recreation of the Formula One 2004 Season for Assetto Corsa is now available.
This major update brings significant improvements to the Formula One 2004 Season mod, including enhanced physics and numerous refinements across the entire season.
Thanks to your continued support and our collaboration with the MSF team, you no longer need to download the original base version. From this point forward, The Race Project holds full rights to the complete 2004 season models, allowing us to continue developing and improving it without relying on the original version.
This gives us the freedom to refine the cars with accurate circuit-specific specifications, realistic wing movements, an improved damage system, and countless additional details that help bring the 2004 season to a whole new level of realism.
⚠️The Full 2004 Season is coming to EVO! ⚠️
The complete 2004 season is also coming to Assetto Corsa EVO very soon, complementing the existing legendary F2004 already available.
We’re currently polishing the final small details, so very soon you’ll be able to experience the complete 2004 grid in EVO, with every team and car properly represented.
Our EVO releases do not rely on Kunos assets such as tyres or driver or physics. Instead, we use improved custom assets, physics and details, including more accurate era-specific drivers, helmets and tyres.
More details and the release date coming soon.
KEY FEATURES
Featuring refreshed paintwork and updated liveries, including correctly placed Marlboro sponsors on the Ferrari, authentic Schuberth helmets for Schumacher and Barrichello, the new helmet model for Ralf Schumacher and Webber, and an improved Jaguar R5 with a more accurate Monaco livery, refined sponsor placement, and a proper British Racing Green with a layered finish that subtly shifts tone depending on the weather, a clear upgrade over the flat look of previous versions.
New livery additions include Anthony Davidson’s BAR Honda from Interlagos and the Shanghai version of the FW26. The McLaren now features all correctly placed sponsors. This update also brings all the main teams with slick tyres, different wet textures for Bridgestone and Michelin, and all the main liveries from Jaguar and Jordan remastered to the maximum level achievable in AC.
Includes the refined improvements carried over from version 4.0/5.0 — now enhanced even further.
The final touch for one of the most dominant F1 cars in history is now part of the 2004 Grid. 🏁
Michael Schumacher’s iconic 2004 Schuberth RF1 helmet has been recreated with full accuracy and is now included as part of the 2004 Season, with every detail faithfully rebuilt to match the real helmet.
Another exciting addition to your collection, featuring major improvements:
• 4K high-resolution liveries
• Improved realistic carbon fiber texture
• New Bridgestone and Michelin wet tyre textures
• Slightly improved physics
• Enhanced FPV (First-Person View)
• Realistic damage and tyre wear effects
• Driver gloves with real colors for each driver
• Improved glove textures
• New helmets for Heidfeld, Webber, Ralf Schumacher, Barrichello, and Michael Schumacher
• Improved helmets with matte and chrome paint
• Improved AI for more competitive races
• Improved colliders
• Added Williams early-season models
• CSP features: functional LED lights and rear wet/pit LEDs
• Improved digital instruments
• Realistic mirror reflections
• Realistic exhaust flames
• Improved car paint shaders
• Improved steering wheel calibration for all cars
• Updated gears and steering animations
• Realistic onboard cameras
• Refined driver position for more realistic onboard camera angles
• Added tyre wear effects (thanks to Spectron Team)
• Realistic visor reflections
• Brake and acceleration animations added
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This release will also include a realistic AI grid based on the official 2004 Championship results, along with a complete Championship preset, allowing you to jump straight into the season without having to configure anything manually.
Get the new updated Season here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/127584680
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Everything we do is possible thanks to your support. It allows us to continue improving every car and deliver the level of detail Formula One on a simulator deserves.
Thank you for your incredible support!
— The Race Project Team
Disclaimer.
Mod currently in development by The Race Project. Work-in-progress, not representative of the final product.This is a fan-made mod created for Assetto Corsa, any depiction of real-world teams, drivers, brands, trademarks, logos, are strictly for historical recreation . All trademarks, brand names, and team identities belong to their respective copyright and trademark owners, and their inclusion does not imply any official sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement.© 2025–2026 The Race Project. All rights reserved. Rights applies strictly and solely to original 3D models, physics, textures and project assets.─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────Get the 2004 Season mod here:
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Comments (13)
what ppfilter is this?Its so beautiful,is the ppfilter best with LCS or Gamma please?
I have to admit this is really cool. The only thing or I guess reason why I don’t play is because how bad the AI is and also how tedious it is to find every track for that year with the right everything. Very cool however idk if you or anyone knows this but last year this dude took a AC mod like this and ported it into F12013 and made a 2004-2005 mod and a 2008 mod for career and everything. In that game AI and stuff is very very good and still works great with wheel and pedals. If you were interested I bed you can get some of this over there too but again up to you just figured I’d say it.
I really appreciate the suggestion. Our main focus is Assetto Corsa and EVO, since they're open platforms built around modding. Even though games like F1 2013 camn look decent, they're quite outdated graphically compared to what we can achieve in Assetto Corsa/EVO. As for the AI, we've already solved many of the biggest issues, especially with the 2026 season, where it's now much more competitive and agressive, the plan is to bring those improvements to all of our other seasons over time with new versions. Regarding tracks, I'll probably add each season with its own recommended track pack in coming updates, even so for now, you can check the Championships Collection where all the links of the tracks are posted. Thanks for the feedback!
Great job! Thank you for your work. I hope v3 comes soon.
Looks great!Thanks for your hard work keep pushing hard!🍾
Looking forward to seeing these beautiful legendary race cars, They are an addition to my collection! Keep up the amazing art work you guys do! Thanks
Thanks for your kind words and support! Super glad you're enjoying them, release is just around the corner, not long now!
Do you suggest a complete reinstall or just let these overwrite the files? If it’s a full reinstall, the correct order is the MSF files first, then your stuff after that?
Yes, that's the right order for installlation, base Msf mod then drop the updated version using content manager.
Does this save replace the previous volume?
Yes, this version fully replaces the previous one.
Finally cars with slicks. Good job guys
Beautiful job