The Racing Line - How to Drive the Perfect Corner (Actionable Tutorial)

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7 жыл бұрын

The racing line is one of the first things you need to get right to be fast on track. This racing line tutorial explains where you should turn-in, apex and exit a corner.
Our first Driver’s Uni tutorials cover the very basics of circuit driving. Even if you’re an experienced circuit driver we recommend watching, as it’s important to understand the principles behind your driving.
This video tutorial will cover some racing line tips including:
- What is the racing line
- What is the apex of a corner
- The braking point, turn-in and exit phases of a turn
- The geometric line
- The ideal and fastest racing line
- Racing lines for hairpins, medium speed and fast corners
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@jackmahomes8279 3 жыл бұрын

Shaved 16.61 seconds off my grocery store commute, get in there Lewis!

@yabdifootballchallenges7981 3 жыл бұрын

Legend

@markkedrowski7060 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see an overlay of your grocery store track vs Lewis's vs Driver61... In the wet and dry.

@jos5944 2 жыл бұрын

Let's go

@ccidral 2 жыл бұрын

Onboard video or never happened.

@tinomen09 6 ай бұрын

lmaoo

@Esteb86 5 жыл бұрын

This helped me get onto the freeway quicker with looped on-ramps

@dw6831 4 жыл бұрын

And I thought I was the only one driving those loops to a racing line...

@Esteb86 4 жыл бұрын

@@dw6831 haha all I do is take racing lines. F1 has ruined me 😂

@Esteb86 4 жыл бұрын

@@artimmy1 hell ya. When you wake up as late for work as I do, you have to shave time here and there to not get written up lol

@dw6831 4 жыл бұрын

@@Esteb86 every tenth counts!

@DaFunkologic 3 жыл бұрын

I always practice cornering when I'm driving and nobody's around me. It's the only way I can have fun in my car since I have no tracks near me.

@subarashizeo5815 7 жыл бұрын

A friend once told that racing lines are pointless and wastes times,says the guy who always ends up last in go karting even agansit kids (yes thats how bad he is)

@ToMeK3001pro 6 жыл бұрын

sentail gaming XDDD

@noob3132 5 жыл бұрын

How does your friend drive, then?

@swift7493 5 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine somebody driving without a racing line. Do they just stay on the inside? The outside? Do they the oppositie of the racing line? But then they would also know the correct line?

@cresbalundo8845 3 жыл бұрын

What. T h e. F u c k.

@vargasaidan7366 3 жыл бұрын

@@swift7493 maybe he just stays to the right or left depending on what country he lives in.

@seriall1337 6 жыл бұрын

I dont actually drive on tracks in real life, but this has helped me improve my lap times in project cars :) Maybe one day i will race for real. Thanks a lot.

@imasealarparparp5321 3 жыл бұрын

Did ya race yet?

@johhnnn 2 жыл бұрын

how about now?

@frostedv6888 Жыл бұрын

now?

@marekzalipski6904 Жыл бұрын

???

@seriall1337 Жыл бұрын

Sorry to disappoint, guys. I've never even been inside a racing car. Guess my dreams were a bit ambitious.

@SFwheelman 2 жыл бұрын

These videos definitely helped me in ACC

@ShoopufEatMoogle 7 жыл бұрын

Before I start this (at 0.03 into the video) I'm going to drain a 20l tank at Mid-Ohio driving a Tatuus F4 in Raceroom Racing Experience, report my best lap time, then watch all these, and do it again. Same set up, same conditions, same everything. I'm super curious to see what sort of impact a series like this will have on someone like myself, who's knowledge of vehicle dynamics is growing, but is a bit cluttered right now. A bringing together of facts in my heads sounds like it'd be a huge boon. Can Scott Mansell help whatever the hell this guy said his name was on KZfaq lower his lap times? Find out more over the course of probably a week? Maybe more. I work a lot, and I wish I had more time to dedicate to racing, but dang, life, man! Anyway, time to hotlap. Edit 1: Breadward Toastwinckel? Really? Edit 2: We have a basline. 1.28.194. My best still holds at 1.27.346. Let's see what we can do about those times. Edit 3: After watching five videos, I have banged in a 1.27.219. There's how many more to go? And with what I know so far, I know there's more time out there, just gotta put the pieces together.

@yammmit 5 жыл бұрын

Breadward Toastwinckel whose*

@wotever99ninynine 5 жыл бұрын

if your baseline was 1.28 and your best ever time is 1.27, im not really so sure you would benefit from these videos as you clearly already have a good idea of driving lines etc with such consistent times... at this point, its surely mostly just practice. getting behind the wheel and spending some time in that drivers seat.

@MrMadmaninahat 3 жыл бұрын

Coolest comment on YT by far

@p.c.h.6721 5 жыл бұрын

You are the best! It took me awhile to learn what you have just explained, but it works so well and it makes driving easier, smoother, faster, but you have to concentrate quite a bit in order to do it perfectly on every bend. Thank you so much! I can’t believe you are teaching all those things for free.

@actionsportsprofy 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, God bless you my friend. U are so generous to us, sharing vital information! You passion for racing goes without saying, but your will to help others get safer and faster is truely outstanding!

@Moto_Medics 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you in advance for all your work you provide for free, truly an invaluable toolbox you’ve given us.

@billyhamilton3669 7 жыл бұрын

Awsome work. Your tutorials are the best I have seen on the Internet regarding driving related information. I'v know a lot of this stuff allready but you fill in the gaps and have explained the what, why and how. Thank you

@benfinegoldsociety8312 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I shaved seconds of my lap time in sim racing at tsukuba and Fuji Speedway with this video alone. The geometric racing line and ideal racing line helped me get Gold for the Gt7 circuit experience. All I had was a demo video but I didn't understand what I was trying to copy

@MrFrosty888 4 жыл бұрын

With slower corners I always have said to friends when we race on sim is try and v it off now I can show them this thanks and I picked up so much more and can’t wait to try this out on track. Cheers loving the vids they are brilliant

@miva55 7 жыл бұрын

Amazingly useful for a beginner! Thank you so much!

@michaostaszewski2893 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Now I'm gonna test the new knowledge at the race track!

@luked4434 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, would honestly pay for this if was in an online course. Keep it up

@ConfusedGeriatric 6 жыл бұрын

Just discovered this channel and your site. Thanks so much for putting these (FREE!!) resources together. I am only a sim racer at the moment, but there's so much material that is pertinent to that as well. I definitely want to move into real life racing eventually, and I can only imagine how much more helpful this would be! Thanks again, awesome channel :)

@transemetal Жыл бұрын

Thanks for those videos Mr. Scott! I'm learning a lot with this tutorials.

@gldrift4035 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this I’m going to watch the rest in this playlist. But this video alone helped me save .9 seconds off my lap time

@ujjvalchauhan6628 7 жыл бұрын

Mighty. Thank you! Now I can share circuit racing with my friends :D

@rcaction8030 6 ай бұрын

Awesome mate. Track day next week in my E46 M3 and looking forward to using some of your advice

@derrickallen2054 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, very informative. This is by far the best advanced motorsport driving video I've yet to watch on youtube. I've searched for videos like this in the past but the search results are always bullshit videos that do nothing but waste my time. I obviously subbed and I feel a long binge of watching videos coming up in my near future.

@davidf4163 6 жыл бұрын

I don't even drive a regular car that often, but still found this to be GREAT ! Thanks a lot . . .

@senecamontezdeoca3434 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this series a lot!

@samvanderwerff7954 7 жыл бұрын

Your video's are so well made and the explanation is so accurate that it feels I should pay money to watch those tutorials! Very well done, keep up the good work!

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Sam, thanks very much... be careful what you wish for! Ha. But if you enjoyed them, please share and be sure to check out our motorsports store too: driver61.com/shop Take care and drive safe, Scott.

@yammmit 5 жыл бұрын

Sam van der Werff videos*

@5olano 2 жыл бұрын

great explanation - thanks for this great content!

@bigdaveliddle 7 жыл бұрын

I have been looking for a series of lessons like this. Thank you!

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

+David Liddle no problem David. Glad you're enjoying them. Head over to driver61.com for more and please help spread the word by sharing! Have a great day.

@Hatdoge 7 жыл бұрын

You explain it so well thank you for sharing this with us

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Daniel. We'll be uploading more in the coming days. Please share if you enjoy! Scott

@K86UP Жыл бұрын

As a novice. This tutorial was really a good explaination of racing line basics. Thanks!

@Kekmit 4 ай бұрын

It's actually crazy how many things you learn casually playing simulators are actually useful in real life. It can literally save your life sometimes, especially when you end up in a situation where you lose grip or need to avoid a crash etc.

@ethanw041 3 жыл бұрын

A few audio bugs, but this is a great tutorial. I like to play racing games, so this is pretty helpful.

@Robski18 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation man 👍👍👍

@Openfilmmakerstalk 7 жыл бұрын

What an awesome tutorial! Thank for these! Would love to have a couple of vids on karts and go-karts, some basic advice on lines/breaking of a not-so-quick cars :)) Thanks!

@ksawerytecza784 2 жыл бұрын

Me watching in 2021. This is The only good racing guide i know. Good job

@hozisalehi 5 жыл бұрын

Kinda wished you compared racing lines in relation to the difference between the two sections before and after the corner. Your examples point that if there's a straight after the corner how different your line would be, which is correct. But we have 3 types of apexes, there's the perfect apex, then late apex, and then early apex. And I'm sure you know that early apex is for when you're coming out of a long straight and then going into a sector that is slower, so you don't brake as much, and you carry that speed with you through the corner. Where as in an early apex, like you said, we want to get on the throttle sooner and exit faster. I'm just saying, when you talk apex, be sure to mention the 3 types, it sits better in the mind of the student. Great series, by the way.

@Enchantaire Жыл бұрын

Really good tutorial

@HoPPLaish 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. This is so helpful!

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

No problem, check out the rest of the tutorials. And if you enjoy, please help us out and share Driver 61! Thanks, Scott.

@RicondaRacing 2 жыл бұрын

This is great content

@MrRLO8 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dsedean 6 жыл бұрын

hay Scott, the 3rd turn explanation is like the monza final bend, i might use this line tactic, hopefully you got a video for chicanes as i am watching this tutorials from scratch.

@Driver61 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Check out the rest of the Driver's Uni series including how to trail brake (bit.ly/2PypIMK) Find out your driver level by taking our scorecard test: bit.ly/2LmYNBA

@fl45hman 5 жыл бұрын

Seems to me that this video deserves a clarification. Around 3:00 you start talking about the ideal racing line, which supposedly involves straightening the car earlier and apexing later than in the case of the geometric line. Does that mean that you should transition from decelerating to accelerating (in other words - reach your minimum speed for that corner) before you meet the inside edge of the track? Because that's not what many years of watching the best drivers in the world have taught me.

@polluxsimracing3712 Жыл бұрын

Great videos! What advice do you have when entering a corner but the driver behind you doesn’t brake properly and you do? Or how to focus and ignore the driver behind perhaps

@Takasukunami26 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. I really want to thank you. I'm actually starting my driver training at my local race circuit on my country. And my instructor isn't as clear as you are when he explained me all about racing lines.

@davidholy161 6 жыл бұрын

Great video ;) thx

@Korocoran 7 жыл бұрын

Super great channel !

@yessir843 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Now I can bank turns on my street as fast as possible! jk jk saving it for the track just finished track research for my first visit :)

@AdmiralStickney 4 жыл бұрын

One example of the later apex line that is especially important is at Panasonic at Fuji Speedway, since the straight is so long, top speed is of the essence.

@RWoody1995 4 жыл бұрын

This is the thing that ALWAYS gets me in sims, I know full well the concept but without fail, I go to a new track; or even a track I know but haven't driven in a long enough time, and ill probably do about 50-150 laps before I realise I've been taking the geometric line and not the ideal racing line for at least one corner and absolutely haemorrhaging time as a result of it...

@MrSaemichlaus 4 жыл бұрын

The ideal line with the "slow in, fast out" line is also safer for me riding my motorbike on public roads. You brake to your slowest speed at corner entry, making you hit the turn-in point more reliably and reducing the risk of early turn-in and overshooting the exit / going offroad on the outside. Also, accelerating out of the corner with good vision of the exit and a little remaining lean increases the fun factor. For blind corners, keeping outside and turning in late also helps seeing further ahead through the corner. Lastly, riding a "faster line" doesn't necessarily mean you have more ground speed, instead you keep the speeds lower and the bike more stable (also a good idea for riding with passengers), because the ideal line makes up your time.

@xordux7 5 жыл бұрын

I wish there was video series with you explaining the concepts on board and then Randy Pobst applying it on tracks.

@tahiroki 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@coolvibrations6545 5 жыл бұрын

sir!!! ur channel is great!! thank u so much sir!!! and i am sorry i wasnt here earlier!! i am soo late here!! :(

@oaciftci 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the good content! My only remark is, on the speed/distance curve the lowest speed of the late apex would be lower than the geometric line. What do you think?

@klasberggren3905 7 жыл бұрын

Great vid!

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed. Subscribe for more! Scott.

@KaiserBob99 7 жыл бұрын

This video's really cool.

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

+Kaiser Bob thanks very much for the positive feedback. Scott

@miguelsolis4810 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not going to the track anytime soon but I got freeways and backroads to practice

@prince_warhero 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video, well explained. where can we get the cheat sheet, i dont see any link ?

@paulsangopanta3716 6 жыл бұрын

Drivers University the bestt :D

@mattconroy3918 3 ай бұрын

Yes thanks Scott, I am unsure how to use the race line. Mostly I find that if I brake before the line, I am able to carry more speed. As oppose to braking on the line. N til it turns green?

@Reijer59 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorial Scott, just one question. Were do i find the cheatsheet your talking about?

@davyvanderschoot6406 7 жыл бұрын

Would you stick closer to the geometric line in a less powerful car than in a more powerful car, because the speed difference will be lower?

@Driver61 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Davy, yes that's correct. In a more powerful / less grippy car you want to spend as much time on the straight as possible to make the most of the power.

@anidiotinaracingcar4874 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, that's something that could be emphasized a tiny bit more on the video. And something that got me into an argument with a driving instructor two weeks ago, the guy wouldn't admit that the racing line depended on the car (and possibly track conditions).

@jbr3rd 3 жыл бұрын

@@anidiotinaracingcar4874 one of the challenges I have in responding to novices questions is I always want to answer their questions with well it depends" it's like there are few absolutes, I need to know are we talking F1 cars or spec miata, or for that matter are we talking about an AWD, FWD, or RWD, then again is it a horsepower car or a momentum machine? It depends!

@alexandrebeaudry8377 5 жыл бұрын

I would love them to show the curve when the road is going down or uphill.

@onethirdmayo8556 3 жыл бұрын

Is there any tutorial about cornering on a turn with uphill/downhill elevations? That seems to be even more tricky.

@joelhenderson3723 4 жыл бұрын

So power pulls the ideal line away from the geometric line, but does downforce pull the ideal line back towards the geometric line? Faster entry speed means more downforce and grip through the whole corner, so exit speed is improved by carrying momentum, right?

@dexter9396 5 жыл бұрын

Will definitely help at least in Real Racing 3

@cresbalundo8845 3 жыл бұрын

Did it help?

@Patryk.M.17 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You! I still have a problem with more complex corners... . What should I do when I don't know which line is the best? Should I search onboards on KZfaq for example? Maybe I'm just not good enough? For example, which line is the fastest on Suzuka's "spoon curve"? Or surtees on Brands Hatch?

@Orsich.i 6 жыл бұрын

Hello, Scot. Can I ask you some adices regarding trajectory. Could yoy pkease give me your e-mail. Thanks in advance

@pur1venom 4 жыл бұрын

How do you hit a turn with a turbo car and the turn itself is a decline feel like example ( the turn at Laguna secca race track), you hit the brakes, you lose speed not to mention boost how do you overcome that and when to accelerate out the turn?

@marcusbattaglia5400 4 жыл бұрын

So... how do I download the cheatsheet? Great lesson BTW!

@mattconroy3918 3 ай бұрын

Is there a way to determine entry and exit speed or just experience?

@onethirdmayo8556 5 жыл бұрын

Is the late apex better to horsepower cars and the geometric apex better for the momentum cars?

@AdmiralStickney 4 жыл бұрын

Here from Assetto Corsa gang, thought I would go back to Chapter 1 of driving basics to see where I can improve.

@nakskecaris 4 жыл бұрын

Can I use these racing lines on a timetrial bike? Or should I use the geometrical line to save my "engine"?

@neilmande5148 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there, I loved your video and i have a question - should I take the racing line of a kart on a circuit as close as possible or the same as the geometric curve of a turn? the kart goes up to 60 kmph. Thanks!

@GlockGrippa 2 жыл бұрын

Depends on the corner and what comes after the corner, but as a rule karts have their own racing lines (called the wet or karting line) because they're massively underpowered, there is less focus on hitting the apex and getting a good corner exit, the focus is more on keeping speed and momentum throughout a corner. As a result for a go kart generally you'll want an earlier apex and a wider line. Look up the wet driving tutorials from this channel he explains the karting line

@brianhiles8164 4 жыл бұрын

*How to Drive The Pefect Racing Line,* you say? Keep striving for _pefection._

@keaponlaffin6737 2 жыл бұрын

perfection, with an "r". Other than that pefect comment.

@zhaomengyu028 4 жыл бұрын

if you check live for speed WR's record racing line on their website， you will find its more close to green line .

@JohnDoe-qq8et 6 жыл бұрын

I've been attempting to dramatize the geometric line in grand theft auto 5 and I'm having trouble keeping pace vs using the regular racing line.

@georgemad4145 5 жыл бұрын

Hello I like your videos but I have a quest for Karting I'm driving in a 550m circuit and with perfect racing line I'm able to go around without even lifting the throttle but it will slide and loose speed.. And so.. My question is should I coast or go full throttle because if I lift the throttle I won't slide at all but still reduce speed it's 270cc rt8 rental cart so it doesn't speed up so fast thanks in advance

@Nk36745 Жыл бұрын

So always prioritise exit speed on hairpins or only if there is a straight after?

@ross1479 3 жыл бұрын

So do you feather the throttle around the corner or no throttle until past the apex?

@notadestinygun6556 7 жыл бұрын

Not to be picky, but when discussing the graph for speed to distance between the geometric line and the other, we'll.... the geometric line (although slower out of the turn) seems to be at a further distance... just according to the graph 😅 sorry I just had to point that out 🤗

@blue5peed 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you now I can drive faster in Forza

@cristianmicu 2 жыл бұрын

obviously the possibility of drifting drastically changes the design of the line. i'm thinking the much higher speed of attack makes drifting a no no for the F1 cars in relation to the corner attack strategy, it is true that Ruben Barichello had a style that included hugging the corner more than the average f1 driver at lower speeds( of course) but making it up after the post apex with acceleration with the intention of shorting the time the car sits in the corner? I was like many others a die hard senna fan, devastated at his death, and kept following barichello in races for some years after him being also a brazilian driver. thanks for the explanation

@Acthu69 3 жыл бұрын

I thought the geometrycal line was the ideal line, now I understand why I aways got overtaken in corners xD

@Max__apex 7 жыл бұрын

Quality

@muffinman5631 3 жыл бұрын

Will this help me save fuel on the street?!

@989vikas 6 жыл бұрын

This is probably a silly question: Alright so the racing line apex is later in the corner than the geometric apex. As I understand it, this is to ensure a straighter exit resulting in more speed. Indeed, the 'harder' the turn the further the racing apex from the geo apex. Out of curiosity, are there any instances where the racing line apex is before the geometric apex?

@Amit-kumar-gg 6 жыл бұрын

Yes there are many different types of corners which have different ideal apexes. The one you are referring to is the early apex. The one in the video is a late apex

@Yes-dg5lt 4 жыл бұрын

Does it even works for carting

@StarAZ 6 жыл бұрын

Is there any occasion where the green line is better than the orange line?

@rodrigomartinelli741 2 жыл бұрын

i've made a spanish subtitle for this video long ago but for some reason it never showed up..

@halogameking 4 жыл бұрын

so any turn: < 90° late apex > 90° mid apex ???

@Sheridantank 4 жыл бұрын

Alfa Q There are many more factors including the following turn, distance to next turn, and what I think of as a ratio of acceleration to braking that a car has as well as the grip available to make the turn.

@nagendrabasumatary1434 5 жыл бұрын

I know to drive when i was in 9 years old by just observing for two days .on third day the driver gave me to steer while he did other operation because my leg did not reach the acelator , brakes and plus but now I am 17 years old and knew to drive in very speed I want to be f1 driver since from small onwards and interested in it .how can I be f1 driver now?

@loudtv9638 5 жыл бұрын

Green line when you have lots of corners, orange line when you have a straight. Easy :)

@austinmunir1765 5 жыл бұрын

Where is the cheat sheet?

@samuelrobson9933 3 жыл бұрын

hmm on both those ideal racing line examples you've moved the apex to a point further away than the real apex which is never going to faster. In the green line you will be so far ahead of the red line that it doesnt matter if the red line has better exit speed. 1 second after the corner starts the green line will be going faster than the red line because its already further down the straight