r/f1dynasty

Another non-F1 roster to enjoy!!

How to play:

Copy the link, then paste it on the Open Roster editor (just below the upload file) and load the link.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RuleImpossible3362/F1DynastyRosters/refs/heads/main/2026%20INDY%20ROSTER.json

FEATURES

- 18 prospects drivers (17 from IndyNXT + Colton Herta who is on his way to F1, but here you can get him back for Indy after 3 years), 12 fillers with 40 overalls as well (they are there so the game does not create prospects in season 1). 18 free agents (drivers that drove in the 2024 and 2025 seasons but are without a seat)

-10 teams from the 2026 IndyCar season with 2 drivers and 2 reserves for each team. Here I had to compromise, for teams with 3 drivers I have dropped the most recently signed one as a reserve. You can of course whenever you start the save which drivers you want to drive. The 33 drivers of the 2026 season are there, some IndyNXT drivers are reserves as well. Abel and D&R are excluded from the roster (only entered in the 500). Their drivers can be signed from the free agency pool. Real sponsors have also been added to each of the 10 teams.

-IndyCar point systems tweaked to the game: Everyone that finishes the race will score points following the IndyCar point system IRL (up to P20), but the non-finishers won't score (IRL they do). Points for number of laps led have been replaced by the fastest lap points (3 points for the fastest lap, everyone can get it because it is not restricted to the top 10, I set it to the top 20). Pole position point added as in IRL.

-2026 real calendar, featuring the 18 races of the 2026 season. The Indy 500 has a sprint race, this represents the Fast 12 IRL where the top 12 score points towards the championship (I made the sprint points so the top 12 scores). IMPORTANT NOTE: Some races are scheduled to 250 laps IRL whereas the game maximum amounts of laps is 200 (so those races are set to 200 laps in game).

-Staff not added

-Feeder classes: IndyNXT, F1, F2, Endurance (basically WEC+IMSA), FE, NASCAR

-Real 2026 Engines: Honda (works deal: Andretti, Ganassi); Chevrolet (works deal: Penske)

TO-DO LIST / ANNOUNCEMENTS

-Maybe add the staff, and tweak ratings and performance come the end of the season.

-Roster announcements: 2021 roster needs the last testing runs (I need to tweak reliability, add the staff), 2026 roster (possible nuking of Kimi, possibly a moderate one). This should come within the upcoming week.

After 2-3 years in every sim he's 99 rated and wins the constructors championship for 10 years in a row
Nuke him a bit
Ik his potential but ts is mad

https://preview.redd.it/8on87fd13uah1.png?width=1449&format=png&auto=webp&s=4fff00775407060fbe967b482fc2d4482b3506c2

Have I 'completed' the game? If not, what should I do now?

why have the teams names been changed

The awaited version for the 2026 F1 Real Roster with plenty of changes is here!!!

How to play:

Copy the link, then paste it on the Open Roster editor (just below the upload file) and load the link. (It is the same link as version 1.0 , but it contains the new updates)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RuleImpossible3362/F1DynastyRosters/refs/heads/main/F1%20DYNASTY%202026%20ROSTER.json

UPDATES

-Renamed the Madrid Grand Prix name to the Spanish Grand Prix (as it is IRL).

-The 22 races of 2026 have been revamped. Mainly the SC odds have been added to every grand prix (before, some races would have 0% chances of SC, which lowers the DNF chance). Also, the downforce, circuit type, tyre degradation and overtaking difficulty have been modified for every circuit of the 2026 season.

-Reliability improved. Essentially, every car and engine reliability have been lowered to reflect IRL reliability of the 2026 cars. No more Aston Martin finishing most of the races. Other teams like McLaren have suffered great hits to their reliability as well.

-Paul Aron moves from Alpine to Audi to reflect his participation during FP1 of the Barcelona-Catalunya GP for the German team. Slater is kept as secondary Audi test driver, Alpine has Maini now as 3rd driver (I'll likely make Dunne the 3rd driver from v2.0 onwards though)

TO-DO LIST / ANNOUNCEMENTS

-Add prospects (basically from driver academies and F2), and free agents (at least until the 12 driver minimum). That will be version 2.0.

-Further tweak the reserve driver pool.

-Weights for the feeder classes (to be added in version 2.0)

-Further improvements as the season progresses in regards to car performance, driver ratings and reliability.

It feels like the player can consistently extract more pace than the car's rating through setup and tyre strategy, while the other teams always perform close to their car rating.

For example, if I have the 4th fastest car, I can often fight like I have the 2nd fastest car. The other teams rarely seem to do the same.

If setup and strategy can improve performance, every team should have that opportunity—not just the player.

That would make the grid more competitive and stop the player from having an inherent advantage over a full season.

Instead of a car performing at its exact rating every race, each car should have a small performance range

For example, a 95-rated car could perform between 92–98, with 95 being the most common result. The further from the baseline, the less likely it should be.

This would stop cars from performing identically every weekend and make seasons less predictable.

For example, if Team A has a 95-rated car and Team B has a 93-rated car, Team A should still be the fastest on average. However, there should be weekends where Team B is quicker due to setup, circuit characteristics, or conditions.

This would also prevent a driver from finishing on the podium nearly every race simply because their car is only 2–3 points faster than the next-best team.

The baseline rating would still determine the strongest car over a season, but individual race weekends would feel much more realistic.