New: watch past F1 races again in 3D on F1 Helper

F1 Helper now has a 3D race replay. Pick any finished Grand Prix or sprint from the 2025 and 2026 seasons and watch the whole race again in 3D, with every car placed on track from real position data. You can follow any driver, switch between five cameras and jump to any moment of the race. It is free and there is nothing to install: it runs in your browser.

How do I open the 3D replay?

There are three ways in:

• Choose **3D Replay** in the main menu, which opens the latest finished race
• Use the **Watch 3D replay** button on the page of any finished race, for example from the F1 calendar or the race results
• Use the button on the latest result card at the top of the calendar

Once the replay is open, the menu in the top-right corner lets you switch to any other finished race or sprint.

What can I see in the 3D replay?

Every car is drawn in its team colours and moves around a 3D model of the circuit, built from the cars’ own racing line. Night races such as Singapore and Las Vegas are floodlit, and street circuits get walls and catch fencing close to the track. On top of the 3D view you get:

• A timing tower with gaps or intervals, tyre compound and age, and places gained or lost since the start
• An expanded table with last and best lap times, sector times in purple, green and yellow, pit stops and speed-trap figures
• A driver card with each stint, recent lap times, pit stops and the best lap
• Telemetry for the car you follow: speed, gear, RPM, throttle and brake
• Race control: yellow flags, Virtual Safety Car, Safety Car and red flags on the timeline and on screen, plus penalties and investigations as they happen

Everything is shown as it stood at that moment of the race, so scrolling back never spoils the result.

Which camera views are there?

You can switch cameras with the buttons in the top-right corner or the number keys 1 to 5:

• **Top**: the whole circuit from above, with a name tag on every car
• **Orbit**: a free 3D view you can rotate and zoom with the mouse
• **Chase**: behind and above the car you follow
• **Onboard**: from the cockpit, with the speed, gear and RPM display
• **TV**: trackside cameras that cut from one to the next as the car passes, like a broadcast

Click a driver in the timing tower or a car on track to follow it. The space bar plays and pauses, the arrow keys jump 10 seconds, and you can watch at up to 32 times normal speed.

Why can I only replay races that have finished?

The replay uses the free historical data from OpenF1, which becomes available once a session is over. Live position data during a session needs a paid subscription, which F1 Helper does not have. During a race weekend, follow the session on F1 live timing, then come back to the 3D replay once the chequered flag has fallen.

How accurate is the 3D replay?

Car positions come from F1’s timing system at around four updates per second. F1 Helper smooths the movement between those updates so cars glide around the track instead of jumping. The order, gaps and lap times come straight from the timing data, so they match the official timing. Single moments can look slightly off, for example a car briefly appearing to run wide on pit entry, but the race as a whole plays out as it happened.

The first time anyone opens a race, the data takes a little longer to load. After that it is stored and opens straight away. Give it a try with the latest finished race.