Being able to drive classic cars from the past is a key draw for at least some fans of the F1 games. It’s a feature they look forward to and hope for on all the latest releases. Whether it’s driving the 2009 Brawn GP with it’s monstrous downforce, or the 2010 Red Bull for the same reason. Or something much older from the 1990s or even 1980s. Having classic cars is a popular extra feature for the F1 games.

But which of the modern official F1 games have classic cars available to use? Can you drive retro/classic cars on the game in online/offline game modes?

Classic F1 cars are featured on all the games from F1 2017 to F1 2020, but not on any games after that to date. Therefore the most recent games like F1 2021, F1 22, F1 23 and F1 24 unfortunately do not feature any classic cars.

Why they haven’t featured recently is probably down to money and/or licensing restrictions. But the good news is that you can pick up some of the older games that do have them for a bargain now and drive a wide range of classic cars from all different eras going back to the 1970s.

In this guide, I’ll provide you detailed info on which retro cars you can drive on which of the games as well.

The Latest F1 Games That Do Have Classic Cars

The last games that featured classic cars were the F1 2020, F1 2019, F1 2018 and F1 2017 games.

Therefore, if you want your classic cars fix, you have to go back a few editions in the Codemasters F1 game history. Let’s be even more specific by listing the specific classic cars available in each game:

F1 2020:

• 2010 Red Bull RB6
• 2010 Ferrari F10
• 2010 McLaren MP4-25
• 2009 Brawn BGP 001
• 2008 McLaren MP4 –23
• 2007 Ferrari F2007
• 2006 Renault R26
• 2004 Ferrari F2004
• 2003 Williams FW25
• 1988 McLaren MP4/4
• 1998 McLaren MP4-13
• 1996 Williams FW18
• 1992 Williams FW14
• 1991 McLaren MP4/6
• 1990 Ferrari 641
• 1990 McLaren MP4/5B

And then also included in the 2020 Deluxe Schumacher edition:

• 1991: Jordan 191
• 1994: Benetton B194
• 1995: Benetton B195
• 2000: Ferrari F1-2000

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F1 2019:

• 2010 Red Bull RB6
• 2009 Brawn BGP 001
• 2008 McLaren MP4–23
• 2007 Ferrari F2007
• 2006 Renault R26
• 2004 Ferrari F2004
• 2003 Williams FW25
• 1998 McLaren MP4-13
• 1996 Williams FW18
• 1992 Williams FW14
• 1991 McLaren MP4/6
• 1988 McLaren MP4/4
• 1982 McLaren MP4/1B
• 1979 Ferrari 312 T4
• 1978 Lotus 79
• 1976 Ferrari 312 T2
• 1976 McLaren M23D
• 1972 Lotus 72D

And then also available on the Senna/Prost Classics edition (Anniversary edition features only the 2010 cars):

• 1990 Ferrari F1-90
• 1990 McLaren MP4/5B
• 2010 Ferrari
• 2010 McLaren

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F1 2018 (very similar to the 2019 list, but with a few cars changed):

• 1972 Lotus 72D
• 1976 Ferrari 312 T2
• 1976 McLaren M23D
• 1978 Lotus 79
• 1979 Ferrari 312 T4
• 1982 McLaren MP4/1B
• 1988 McLaren MP4/4
• 1991 McLaren MP4/6
• 1992 Williams FW14
• 1995 Ferrari 412T2
• 1996 Williams FW18
• 1998 McLaren MP4-13
• 2002 Ferrari F2002
• 2003 Williams FW25
• 2004 Ferrari F2004
• 2006 Renault R26
• 2007 Ferrari F 2007
• 2008 McLaren MP4-23
• 2009 Brawn BGP-001
• 2010 Red Bull RB6

(the Brawn GP and Williams cars are only in the Headline Edition, otherwise have to be downloaded as paid DLC – if still available which is unlikely now as it’s an older game at this point. F1 2019 is a better game if you’re wanting these cars).

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F1 2017:

• 1988 McLaren MP4/4 (Special Edition “day one” copies only)
• 1991 McLaren MP4/6
• 1992 Williams FW14B
• 1995 Ferrari 412 T2
• 1996 Williams FW18
• 1998 McLaren MP4-13
• 2002 Ferrari F2002
• 2004 Ferrari F2004
• 2006 Renault R26
• 2007 Ferrari F2007
• 2008 McLaren MP4-23
• 2010 Red Bull RB6

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