Rally Targa

Floriopoli Pits & Grandstands: Your journey begins at the historic pit complex near Cerda. These iconic buildings, with their distinctive signage and elevated grandstands, still stand as silent monuments to an era when prototypes roared past spectators just inches away.

The Ascent to Caltavuturo: Leaving the start, the road immediately plunges you into a technical uphill climb. This section is a relentless technical maze, rising from near sea level to over 600 metres through tight, narrow lanes carved directly into the hillside.

Collesano & The Mosaics: One of the most legendary villages on the circuit. You’ll navigate narrow, stone-walled streets where the echoes of your engine bounce off homes and shops. Look for the vibrant mosaics depicting the race’s heroes as you fight through tight off-camber transitions.

The Buonfornello Straight: After the technical torture of the mountains, the road drops back to the coast for a 6-kilometre, arrow-straight blast along the Tyrrhenian Sea. This is longer than the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans, offering a brief moment to reach top gear before slamming on the brakes for the turn back inland toward Cerda. 

Cogollo del Cengio Start: You launch from the valley floor, quickly building speed as the road widens into a series of rhythmic, banking curves. The asphalt is typically excellent, offering immense mechanical grip for both modern prototypes and classic GTs.

The "Coste" Sweepers: The defining characteristic of the track is its flow. Unlike the jagged switchbacks of the Alps, the Salita del Costo consists of wide, sweeping turns that allow you to maintain triple-digit speeds. In the sim, it’s the perfect place to test a car's aerodynamic stability and high-speed balance.

The Bramapane Intermediate: A technical section where the road surface and elevation changes become more pronounced. Managing your weight transfer through these transitions is the key to maintaining a record-breaking pace.

The Asiago Finish: The climb concludes as you reach the entrance to the Altopiano di Asiago. After 10km of intense concentration, the road levels out into the lush alpine plateau, providing a breathtaking vista as you cross the timing beam

The Lower Hairpins: Leaving the village, you immediately enter a series of technical switchbacks. The road is narrow, and the rock walls are unforgiving; finding a rhythmic flow between the gear changes is essential to carrying momentum into the mountain.

The Forest Corridor: As the altitude increases, the road is flanked by dense pine forests. In the winter months, this section is notorious for harboring patches of black ice (verglas) in the shadows, turning a high-grip asphalt run into a treacherous survival test.

The Col de Turini Summit: Reaching the 1,607-metre peak, you pass the historic Hôtel des 3 Vallées, the spiritual center of the rally. Depending on your layout, you’ll either pivot toward the descent to Sospel or take the high-speed ridge run toward Peïra-Cava.

The Night Stage Atmosphere: Famous for the "Night of the Turini," the stage comes alive under the glare of high-beam "long knives." In mods like SuperStage’s La Bollène-Vésubie, full Custom Shaders Patch integration brings this to life with flickering flares and blinding spectator flashes.

The Serre-Ponçon Shoreline: Much of the stage follows the rugged coastline of the lake. The views are spectacular, but the speed is relentless. The road is relatively wide, inviting you to push into high gears, but the lack of safety barriers means a single wide line could send you into the abyss.

The Prunières Plateau: Starting in the village of Prunières, the initial section features fast, undulating roads that test your car's suspension stability. These long, open stretches allow you to build massive momentum before the technical climbing sections begin.

The technical Ridge Ascent: As the road turns away from the lake, it begins a steady climb. This section features technical sweepers and blind crests that reward those who trust their pace notes. The asphalt here is notoriously uneven, modeled with LIDAR precision in high-end mods.

The Embrun Descent: The final sprint toward the town of Embrun is a high-speed plunge. After nearly 20km of intense concentration, your brakes will be hot as you navigate the final descending hairpins that drop you back toward the valley floor.

The Roure "Balcony": Starting in the medieval village of Roure, the road immediately turns into a narrow, cliff-hugging balcony. You are flanked by ancient stone houses on one side and a thousand-foot drop on the other—there is zero room for error as you thread your car through these initial tight corridors.

The Red Gorge: As you climb higher, you enter the unique geology of the region. The road winds through stunning red schist rock faces. This section is fast and flowing but deceptively technical, as the shadows from the overhanging cliffs can hide lethal patches of ice even on a sunny day.

The Technical Hairpins: Like any great Monte stage, Roure – Beuil features its fair share of switchbacks. These are often off-camber and narrow, demanding surgical handbrake entries to keep the car's nose tucked in against the rock face.

The Beuil Plateau: The finish line is located near the village of Beuil, a charming mountain gateway. After the claustrophobic intensity of the cliffside run, the road opens up into a high-altitude alpine landscape, allowing for a final high-speed sprint to the checkered flag.

The 27-Hairpin Flow: The stage is defined by its incredible density of switchbacks—twenty-seven hairpins interspersed with high-speed straights. It is a pure test of your handbrake technique and gear-selection rhythm.

The "Eight-in-a-Row" Section: The signature of the track is a breathtaking 750-metre section featuring eight consecutive hairpin turns. In the sim, this is where you win or lose the rally; overcook a single entry, and you’ll lose the momentum required to "climb the stairs."

Col de Braus Connection: The road is often associated with the legendary Col de Braus area, known for its off-camber technical turns and shifting grip levels.

Variable Altitudes: You will climb from roughly 670 metres to over 1,000 metres at the summit. As you ascend, the asphalt often becomes more exposed and "bumpy," modeled in the SuperStage version using official French LIDAR data for 1cm accuracy.

The Volane River Run: Starting in Le Moulinon, the road hugs the riverbank for the first sector. It is fast and flowing but deceptively narrow, with ancient stone walls on one side and a drop to the river on the other.

The Col de la Fayolle: As you begin the climb, the technicality ramps up. This high-altitude section features sweeping bends that overlook the Ardèche mountains. In the winter, this is where the "tyre lottery" begins—shadowed corners often hold lethal patches of ice that can end a 30-minute run in an instant.

The Descent to Antraigues: A technical plunge that tests your brake management. The road narrows even further as you descend through a series of "stacked" hairpins, demanding perfect weight transfer to keep the car's nose tucked in.

La Remise (The Finish): The stage concludes in the village of Antraigues-sur-Volane, right in front of the legendary La Remise café. Historically, this is where Yves Jouanny famously handed out apple tarts to the drivers—a moment of sweetness after a brutal battle with the mountain.

The Cabanette Descent: Starting at the high-altitude plateau, you immediately dive into a high-speed section that leads to the infamous "Hairpin Staircase." This is a relentless sequence of six stacked switchbacks carved into a sheer cliff face. In the sim, it’s a masterclass in weight transfer and late braking.

The Col de l’Orme Ridge: After surviving the hairpins, the road levels out into a high-speed ridge run. Here, you can finally stretch your car’s legs, but the crosswinds and the sheer drop-offs mean you need total aerodynamic stability to stay on the black stuff.

The Col de Braus (The Summit): Reaching the 1,002-metre summit, you pass the monument to the legendary cyclist René Vietto. This is the technical heart of the stage, where the road narrows and the asphalt becomes "bumpy" and aged, modeled with LIDAR precision in high-end mods.

The Final Sprint: The descent toward the finish is a rhythmic flow of medium-speed sweepers. After the torture of the hairpins, this section rewards those who can maintain a high minimum speed and find the perfect line through the forest.

The Gabiria Launch: Starting on the outskirts of the historic village, the road is initially wide and inviting. You’ll find yourself building massive speed through long, sweeping bends that track the natural curves of the Basque hills.

The Technical Forest Dips: As you dive into the shaded forest sections, the road narrows and the surface becomes more technical. Expect sudden "dips" and compressions that test your suspension's ability to keep the car planted at triple-digit speeds.

The Hairpins of the Valley: Connecting the high-speed sectors are several surgical hairpins. These aren't the slow, clunky switchbacks of the mountains; they are fast, banking turns that reward late braking and early throttle application to slingshot you back onto the straights.

The Legazpi Descent: The final run toward the finish is a high-speed plunge. The road surface here is modeled with LIDAR precision in high-end mods, capturing the specific texture and "grain" of Spanish asphalt that provides immense mechanical grip, until it rains.

The Granada Gateway: Starting from the edge of the city, the initial 15km features steady gradients through rolling hills. The road is wide and well-paved, but the constant sun and lack of shade quickly begin to take their toll on both man and machine.

Hoya de la Mora (The Barrier): Reaching 2,500 metres, you hit the "public road" limit. Beyond this barrier, motorized traffic is banned in reality, but in the sim, it marks the transition into the high-altitude wilderness. The vegetation vanishes, replaced by a jagged, rocky world of gray shale and alpine wind.

The Lunar Plateau: Between 2,600 and 3,000 metres, the asphalt begins to show its age. The road surface becomes a patchwork of rough, frost-heaved pavement and broken stone. Here, your car’s aerodynamic downforce feels less effective as the air thins, demanding surgical steering through increasingly narrow hairpins.

The Summit Sprints: The final 5km to the peak are often shrouded in mist or buffeted by 100 km/h gusts. The last few hundred metres often transition into broken gravel, leading to the weather station at the very top, where you can see as far as the Mediterranean Sea and even the coast of Africa on clear days

The Lakeland Rollercoaster: The terrain is defined by its constant, stomach-churning crests. This is the ultimate test of "inertia drifting"; if you don't have the car settled before you go airborne, you’ll be a passenger the moment your tires leave the gravel.

The North Karelia Ridge: Near hubs like Joensuu and Kitee, the roads follow the natural ridges of the landscape. These sections are deceptively fast, featuring long, sweeping bends where the "dirty line" on the outside of the road is a one-way ticket into a pine tree.

The Ruaki Shakedown Style: Modern Karelian stages are known for being "unrelatably fast." You’ll find yourself in top gear, dancing between deep ditches and massive granite boulders that frame the track, requiring surgical precision at speeds exceeding 160 km/h.

The Winter War Heritage: For the ultimate challenge, run the Karelia stages in the snow. These roads are where Finnish legends learned their car control, using "snowbanks" to lean the car through corners, a high-risk technique that is as satisfying as it is dangerous. 

The Montriond Gateway: Starting from the valley floor, the route passes the stunning Lac de Montriond. The road here is relatively wide, allowing you to settle into a rhythm before the gradient kicks up toward the higher slopes.

The Lindarets "Goat Village": One of the most unique sections on any track in the world. As you navigate a series of tightly packed hairpins, you pass through a hamlet where free-roaming goats frequently claim the right-of-way. It’s a technical distraction that demands focus as much as it does a quick handbrake.

The Forest Zig-Zags: Beyond the village, the road dives into a dense, shady forest. This section is a relentless sequence of technical bends and steeper ramps, reaching gradients of up to 11%. The tree cover often masks the upcoming apexes, requiring you to drive on sight through the changing mountain light.

The Avoriaz Skyline: Reaching the summit, the forest thins out to reveal the iconic, wood-clad buildings of the Avoriaz ski station perched on the cliff edges. The final sprint to the top levels out, offering a grandstand view of the Portes du Soleil region before the high-speed descent back to Morzine.

The Peyregrosse Launch: Starting from the outskirts of the small hamlet, the road immediately tightens into a technical corridor. The asphalt here is aged and uneven, modeled with 1cm laser-scanned precision to capture every bump and road camber that can unsettle a stiffly sprung car.

The Technical Descent: Unlike high-speed power stages, Peyregrosse is won or lost in the mid-section technicality. A sequence of tight hairpins and off-camber bends requires a perfectly tuned suspension to soak up the "real-world" ripples while maintaining front-end bite.

The Mandagout Plateau: As you approach the village of Mandagout, the road offers brief moments of high-speed flow. However, these fast phases are often broken by deceptive "blind" crests and heavy braking zones that test your nerve at triple-digit speeds.

The Spectator Walls: One of the most atmospheric rally experiences in the sim, the course is often lined with virtual fans stood right at the edge of the pavement. Their presence adds to the claustrophobic intensity as you thread the needle through the technical rock sections. 

The Timberline Launch: You begin in a wide, high-speed logging area. The road is relatively broad here, allowing you to build massive momentum, but the surface is a patchwork of loose gravel and deep ruts that will hunt for any instability in your steering rack.

The "Widow-Maker" Jumps: Emerging from the first forest sector, you face a series of high-speed crests. This is the Finland-inspired section where the car is frequently airborne. If you haven't balanced your car in flight, the landing will bounce you directly into the "Widow-Maker"—a dense stand of ancient trees that frames the track.

The Technical Ravine: Halfway through, the road narrows significantly as it plunges into a rocky canyon. The cliffs close in, and the asphalt transitions to a slick, mossy mud. This is a game of millimeters, requiring surgical handbrake turns to clear the tight, 90-degree bends.

The Fog-Shrouded Summit: The final ascent takes you above the canopy into a desolate, mist-heavy ridge run. With zero guardrails and a sheer drop on one side, this high-speed sprint to the finish line is a pure test of psychological steel.