RaceLab Support – What is RaceLab?

What is RaceLab?

RaceLab is a third-party app that adds smart overlays, layouts and tools on top of your favourite racing sims. It runs alongside the game and shows extra information that the in-game HUD does not always display clearly – things like live standings, fuel calculations, radar, track maps, race control tools and streaming overlays.

Short definition RaceLab is a sim-racing companion app. It connects to supported racing games, reads their live telemetry data and turns it into configurable overlays for driving, race strategy, analysis and streaming.

1. Games supported by RaceLab

At the time of writing, RaceLab supports several major sim-racing titles. The exact list can change over time, but it typically includes:

  • iRacing
  • Assetto Corsa
  • Assetto Corsa Competizione
  • rFactor 2
  • Le Mans Ultimate
  • Automobilista 2
  • Formula 1 series on PC (for supported years)

Some features are shared across all games; others are specific to one sim depending on what telemetry that game exposes.

2. What does RaceLab actually do?

RaceLab focuses on four main areas:

  • Driving overlays
    Live information such as Relative, Standings, Radar, track map, fuel, lap times and incident tracking. These sit on top of your game so you can see them while driving.
  • Layouts and widgets
    You build your own layouts from multiple widgets. Each layout can be started and stopped, and you can have different layouts for driving, replays, analysis and streaming.
  • Streaming overlays
    Chat overlays, chat highlight boxes, promo code banners, garage covers, mic visualisers and other tools that help streamers make their broadcast clearer and more professional.
  • VR and multi-display support
    RaceLab includes tools for triples, ultrawide and VR. With RacelabVR you can place overlays directly inside your VR headset rather than only on a flat monitor.

3. How RaceLab fits into your sim-racing setup

  1. You install RaceLab on the same PC that runs your sim.
  2. You log in with your RaceLab account.
  3. You select the sim you want to use and let RaceLab connect to it.
  4. You create one or more layouts using the widgets you need.
  5. When you drive, you start the layout, and the overlays appear on top of your game (or inside VR / your stream layout).
  6. You can switch layouts or stop them completely if you want a clean screen.
Tip – start simple A common first layout is just Relative + Standings + Fuel + Radar. Once you are comfortable, you can add more specialised widgets for strategy, analysis and streaming.

4. Free vs Pro features (very simple overview)

RaceLab has a free tier and a paid subscription tier. The free tier gives you access to a solid set of basic overlays; the Pro tier unlocks extra overlays, widgets and options.

  • Free – core driving overlays and a basic selection of streaming tools.
  • Subscription / Pro – more advanced overlays, extra data and additional tools for serious league racers and streamers.

This website has separate pages that explain the details: “Free to Use Overlays” and “RaceLab Overlays – Free vs Pro”.

5. What RaceLab is not

  • RaceLab does not replace your sim – you still need a valid game licence for iRacing, ACC, LMU and so on.
  • RaceLab does not change car physics or tyre models. It only displays information the sim already provides.
  • RaceLab does not guarantee extra pace or safety rating by itself. The tools make information clearer; you still do the driving.
Important RaceLab is a third-party companion app. It is not owned by any of the game studios. Always follow each sim’s rules and terms of service when using overlays or external tools.

6. Who is RaceLab for?

  • New sim-racers who want clearer information and simple fuel / position overlays.
  • League and endurance racers who need detailed overlays for strategy, stints and race management.
  • Streamers and content creators who want integrated chat, overlays and information panels on stream.
  • VR and triple-screen users who want overlays placed correctly in 3D space or on extra monitors.

7. Why this site exists

The official RaceLab team provide their own documentation, news and release notes. This unofficial help site is written by a long-time RaceLab user for other sim-racers who want slower, step-by-step explanations, screenshots and practical examples based on real community questions.

This page was created by a RaceLab community member Scottozy, based on personal experience using RaceLab together with publicly available documentation and community feedback. It is an unofficial help page and is not an official RaceLab publication.

Sources & references

  • RaceLab – official descriptions of the app, supported games and overlays.
  • RaceLab Garage – release notes, VR information and feature announcements.
  • RaceLab community discussions and real user questions from support channels.