Openwheel Racing
Openwheel Racing brings open-wheel Formula One style racing to Minecraft, covering both track building and car driving.
What it does
The mod adds an open-wheel racing car that players drive on tracks they can build themselves. A map editor, toggled with the B key, lets a player lay out a circuit. Driving is controlled from the keyboard: W accelerates, S brakes and A and D steer, with upshift on K and downshift on 0. Driving aids can be switched on and off during a run. C toggles traction control and V toggles the anti-lock braking system. DRS is opened with J or by middle-clicking, and the energy recovery system (ERS) strategy is chosen with the keys 1, 2 and 3 as Harvest, Balanced or Attack. ERS strategy thresholds can be adjusted as well.
The mod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0, so it is not open source. It is published for Forge and NeoForge for 1.21.11, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it.
Key features
Track building
A map editor opened with B lets the player design a circuit and then race on it.
Car driving controls
Throttle, brake and steering are mapped to W, S, A and D, with gear changes on K and 0.
DRS and ERS
DRS is opened with J or a middle mouse click, and the ERS strategy can be set to Harvest, Balanced or Attack.
Driving aids
Traction control on C and anti-lock braking on V can each be toggled during a run.
Wheel and joystick setup
The Openwheel Setup screen lets a steering wheel or joystick be mapped for driving.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
The Car Engine is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.21 – 1.21.4, released under the MIT License and open source, and its server is required while the client is optional. Kuruma is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, open source and needed on client and server. MineCoasters is NeoForge only for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, with the same client and server environment and All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Openwheel Racing | Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-10-09 |
| The Car Engine | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-05-03 |
| Kuruma | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-10 |
| MineCoasters | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-09-05 |
Questions
Does Openwheel Racing need a loader other than Forge or NeoForge?
Does the server need Openwheel Racing?
Can a steering wheel be used for driving?
In the catalog
Openwheel Racing is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,908 Transportation mods for Forge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Openwheel Racing is a Minecraft Forge mod for Minecraft 1.21.11 that adds an open-wheel racing progression loop: craft and assemble a prototype race car, tune its setup, build circuits, refine crude oil resources, and race laps with timing, tyre wear, and crash damage. Primary control: - W throttle, S brake, A/D…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/openwheel-racing-1.21.11
- Owner
- PilotRaikonnen
- Published
- 2026-06-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15