Ideal LapDownload free beta

Your fastest lap is already in your laps.

Start Ideal Lap and drive Assetto Corsa. It records every lap and compares it with your best, section by section, so you see where the time goes.

Download free betaOn Patreon, no pledge needed · Windows 10/11
Personal best8:24.378Lap 1 · 21 Oct
Ideal lap8:18.506Your best sections combined · −5.87 s
Typical lap8:37.341Median of 5 laps · +12.96 s to PB
Laps driven55 count for the PB · 3 sessions
Ideal Lap analytics: personal best 8:24.378, ideal lap 8:18.506
How it works

Three steps, two of them are driving.

  1. 1
    Start Ideal Lap
    Nothing to set up.
  2. 2
    Drive
    Every lap is recorded by itself.
  3. 3
    See where the time went
    Section by section, against your best.
Features

What you get after a session.

01

Every lap against your best

Each lap is split into sections and compared with your best, so you know which corners cost you and by how much.

Biggest losses+2.97 s lost in total
1
WehrseifenToo fast in, slower through the corner
+1.09
2
Caracciola KarussellSlower through the section
+0.40
3
FlugplatzSlower in
+0.26
A lap against the previous best: the track coloured by time gained and lost, the biggest losses and gains
02

Your ideal lap

Your best sections glued together. A time you have already driven, just never in one lap.

Personal best8:24.378Lap 1 · 21 Oct
Ideal lap8:18.506Your best sections combined · −5.87 s
Analytics: personal best 8:24.378 and ideal lap 8:18.506, with the corners where the time is
03

One thing for the next lap

The coach picks one corner and tells you one concrete thing to change there. Computed on your PC, no AI.

CoachAsk again

One thing for your next lap

New best lap by 12.9 s! Wehrseifen: less brake, more corner speed

1Wehrseifen8.3–8.5 km+1.09 s vs Previous best
Through the cornerBrakeSlowest (km/h)Full throttle
You
47
Old PB
71

You brake

5 m earlier

Slowest point

47 vs 71 km/h

Full throttle

40 m earlier

The coach: one corner, where the time went phase by phase, and the target for the next lap
04

3D corner replay

Watch any corner in 3D, with your best lap alongside as a ghost car.

A corner replayed in 3D with the moments to watch for: braking, slowest point, full throttle
05

Live ghost

Race your best lap while you drive.

TelemetryThrottleBrakeClutch
−10 snow
0Throttle
41Brake
0Clutch
Live: the gap, the track position, the car, pedals and G-force while you drive
06

Share a lap as a ghost

Export a lap as a ghost file. A friend can race it, or replay it next to their own.

LapsClick a lap to open its analysis
LapTime
18:24.378PBExport…
A session's laps, with Export to save a lap as a file to share
07

Optional AI plan

An improvement plan after a session, with your own cloud key or a free local model.

Improvement planUpdate with 1 new lap

From 4 laps · 21 Oct

Big gains from mid corner slowest points on Aremberg and 3 fach rechts.

Last session21 Oct · 1 lap · best 8:24.378 · −12.88 s, new PB

Went wellThrottle and steering feel more controlled.
ImprovedNew section bests in Hohe Acht, Galgenkopf, Eiskurve and Ex-Mühle.
Wippermann−0.213 fach rechts−0.16Metzgesfeld−0.06Galgenkopf−0.06
Work onKeep a consistent brake release into corners.
Wehrseifen+1.24Quiddelbacher Höhe+0.46Caracciola Karussell+0.41Flugplatz+0.39
The improvement plan: what went well, what improved, what to work on, and the corners with the most time
Privacy and AI

Your laps stay on your PC.

Laps never leave your PC
No account, no upload. Everything is stored and computed locally.
Everything works without AI
Section times, ideal lap, coach, replay and ghosts need no AI at all.
AI plan is optional
Use your own cloud API key, or a free model that runs on your PC.
Download

Free beta, on Patreon.

Ideal Lap 0.1.0 beta
Windows 10/11 · Needs Assetto Corsa
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FAQ

Questions

Is it free?
Yes, during the beta. Later it will be $1 a month on Patreon, announced well in advance.
Which tracks and cars?
All of them. It is built and tested most on the Nordschleife.
Does it slow the game?
No. It only reads.
Does it need the internet?
No. Only for the optional cloud AI plan.