Formula One Grand Prix
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| Developers | |
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| MicroProse | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | October 1992 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | 2026 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Racing, Simulation |
| Vehicles | Track racing |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Grand Prix |
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| Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Subseries of Formula 1 | |
| Formula One Grand Prix | 1992 |
| Grand Prix 2 | 1996 |
| Grand Prix 3 | 2000 |
| Grand Prix 4 | 2002 |
Formula One Grand Prix is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person and third-person racing and simulation game in the Grand Prix series.
The game was released as World Circuit in the US. The upcoming digital re-release is renamed to GCR1 (Geoff Crammond Racing 1).
The DOS version came after the 1991 Amiga and Atari ST versions. At launch, it did not support multiplayer like the Amiga version did, but patch 1.04 introduced this mode. Patch 1.05 additionally improved sound and included steering wheel support.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
Requires the manual to answer protection questions. | |
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| Steam (upcoming) | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch is v1.05, available from here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1]<path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3603710/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\[Note 1] <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 2] |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3603710/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Choice of frame rate cap up to 25 FPS. | ||
Input
In-game general control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
In-game advanced control settings (steering).
In-game advanced control settings (accelerator/brakes).
In-game advanced control settings (gears).
Audio
In-game language settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German |
Network
- Multiplayer support was added in patch v1.04 or newer.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | ||||
| LAN play | 2 | Versus |
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| Online play | 2 | Versus |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | MCGA, VGA |
System requirements
| DOS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||||
| Operating system (OS) | 5.0 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 6 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | MCGA, VGA | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3603710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.