Hi all Many of you have commented that I ought to carefully back up all my MegaPatches to the cloud to avoid any going missing. I have now bought additional space on Google Drive for the purpose and have uploaded them all there, with links to here. I recommend making a fresh download of the ones you like, as most of them have had tweaks and improvements over the years. Also, these sets now have guidance notes ('A read me' text file), icons for your desktop and highly detailed Excel sheets for recording championship results and other extras. The newest is F1 1971 uploaded on 2/7/26. The next ones will be F1 1990 Enjoy! Elio [img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BeuujcqZ09AYjaeIp95mZ0setHhXOjwH/view?usp=sharing[/img] F1 1969 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/10DeR2lY8rbQEGqvP3G0JodfmR4h17BRo/view?usp=sharing]F169 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1971 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nwfFZEIeJ1Hv_gzUuH46NuZChHyBnhw2/view?usp=drive_link]F171 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1973 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GN6xjphUPHDv_proYRAeEOiCkEc3wIaM/view?usp=drive_link]F173 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1974 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ZaKuzRAhXquu5p7wwRwoAGpR_KcfMt1/view?usp=sharing]F174 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1976 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VTuayqkQh7-UnxH_NI4-tITr0qx0_Ln8/view?usp=sharing]F176 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1979 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KW028JTxad47zm8fenR2v7E8mExvnCiB/view?usp=sharing]F179 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1980 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LPib4nJBf_bW-CMyXbwYZOUcwkUwKHGm/view?usp=sharing]F180 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1981 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jZgU5T14AatnIljsrpHrO4PxQaH8oKzd/view?usp=sharing]F181 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1982 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLcMfQWuCf25MrjvrN1UOpANI4vh-nq9/view?usp=sharing]F182 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1983 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e1ySAFelK1dPEYhBRC8MhdEB9LEGabAP/view?usp=sharing]F183 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1984 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nk3v-HwG3wDYLNdvXl5pyxrBbhIztHAb/view?usp=sharing]F184 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1985 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B1VEHkrTV9sg6nCsjY2hZ-99hUaYYdd0/view?usp=sharing]F185 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1986 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JvlQJXEyharjOtnH0deL7EKy_zENeE_C/view?usp=sharing]F186 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1987 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1buEkQVM4tn4nnnMtI1UrLVY3RhusYWEs/view?usp=sharing]F187 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1988 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ytAPXlZCgUtuI5aeBMzHrZm8PNuL7nmF/view?usp=drive_link]F188 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1989 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-_ZLEm9pc4Sn8yguYxDRhJiZTPF6RaSD/view?usp=sharing]F189 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1991 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hw-XYXMPF86RLwQgg_s0pTcnF_GzKDAo/view?usp=sharing]F191 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1993 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ENHVY8UIYJY5236EYzDJsxSS5qCTe6WE/view?usp=drive_link]F193 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1994 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FTOuY7TapafAFq3NiYqD0PG5yZbTMYnJ/view?usp=sharing]F194 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1996 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JsdapVmFkiQQQYC-ZbG2shvepU_cW-IY/view?usp=sharing]F196 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 1998 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/119hUcU0OfqiytKJR2PCi8tVVYbBr51up/view?usp=sharing]F198 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2000 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PTXGx18lDQ7mKaf-rCqKN-KxpKLHI-0w/view?usp=sharing]F100 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2001 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DyqSzrNyRCuYlcyI-Ha_pbfZRAMZNX5m/view?usp=sharing]F101 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2002 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KsE3Vj9RxayVRyzvw-fc9KGFuhkxZ8vH/view?usp=sharing]F102 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2005 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/16xsEnQZWbmaQ3jHrL_86CSUyW4XOhw2l/view?usp=sharing]F105 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2007 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gtkL40iFiuLHumZ8FwKuEtugWUjq5EcF/view?usp=sharing]F107 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2009 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OiNQHy77973iGrTUfIKUuKoKsbHjD7X_/view?usp=sharing]F109 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2012 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Hm5kAEKhrmXUvfWlRgQqIxyS8ztgq9I4/view?usp=sharing]F112 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2015 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ij-MUhYHLgWy5NNyRUjd-rturlzU-l_S/view?usp=sharing]F115 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2018 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L3vNt_F_QV7owvBKu1R_xULMg_hDWbCd/view?usp=sharing]F118 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2021 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SDQGqpajh-dUg3FGZ6VDVCOjRZHwDRlC/view?usp=sharing]F121 DOWNLOAD[/url] F1 2025 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rVDlbu8tzDJEuwudx1pr0P5nV0brvtWF/view?usp=drive_link]F125 DOWNLOAD[/url] Cart 1998 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DMZZHRB2-jIhNKKuru80vWgAA-acGv0b/view?usp=sharing]CART98 DOWNLOAD[/url] F3000 1989 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oXlO7jtYw-96WJxwwsLTcGFVxNU_0gqw/view?usp=drive_link]F3000 89 DOWNLOAD[/url] Tarc 2011 [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-iuyXJgvRwgjPwCUF7lARBNtjU0Q3W2W/view?usp=sharing]TARC11 DOWNLOAD[/url]https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1159135#msg-1159135Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:49:14 +0200 Phorum 5.3-dev https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181898#msg-1181898 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181898#msg-1181898
The next one could be 1990

]]> evroic Grand Prix 3Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:57:20 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181896#msg-1181896 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181896#msg-1181896-------------------------------------------------------
> Hii, first let me congratulate you on an amazing j
> ob. Thanks for keeping GP3 alive.
>
> Second, the 1991 link is broken.
>
> And finally, you said you're working on the 1971 s
> eason? Do you need any help? I've never worked on
> GP3 but have made hundreds of cars for Nascar Raci
> ng 2003.
>
> If I can help, send me a PM so we can talk about i
> t.

The Link to F1 1991 is now fixed.

I am working on F1 1971 and expect to release it this summer. Then its on to F1 1990 or 1997.

Cheers

ELIO]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:38:39 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181889#msg-1181889 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181889#msg-1181889
Second, the 1991 link is broken.

And finally, you said you're working on the 1971 season? Do you need any help? I've never worked on GP3 but have made hundreds of cars for Nascar Racing 2003.

If I can help, send me a PM so we can talk about it.]]> ramerson Grand Prix 3Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:21:07 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181880#msg-1181880 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181880#msg-1181880Personnaly (since i'm not young anymore) i have a lot of fun playing the oldest Seasons, i would say 1979 is probably one of my favorites.

Cheers from Montreal!

Stephan]]> Seguin Grand Prix 3Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:47:21 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181714#msg-1181714 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181714#msg-1181714-------------------------------------------------------
> Hi Elio!!!
>
> I just want to tell you (again) that your hard wor
> k and your passion for Grand Prix 3 make people li
> ke us STILL enjoying this wonderful sim even after
> more than 25 years after the release. Personnaly i
> also have made a few things for the game over the
> years (since the beginning) and OH MAN!!! Time goe
> s by and now..... I'm 59 years old and i still pla
> y it on a regular base and still enjoying it has m
> uch then before and i would say maybe even more be
> cause no other sim feels like this one. So again t
> hank you for beeing passionate like us and sharing
> your modding talent. Let's go for another 10 years
> of grand prix 3 lol....
>
> Cheers!!!!
>
> Stephan

Thanks so much for the comliments and encouragement. I am 52 soon and still get so much fun out of making things for GP3 and driving races. I cant imagine ever getting bored of it. Its so good for me. I have a stressful job but when I am making things for GP3 my mind forgets my worries and I just have fun. Thank you to Geoff Crammond and everyone that has contributed to the communty.
Out of interest, which is your favorite MegaPatch of mine, the one you race the most?
Greetings from London

ELIO]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:58:32 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181640#msg-1181640 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181640#msg-1181640Thank You.]]> pippozzo Grand Prix 3Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:04:26 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181634#msg-1181634 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181634#msg-1181634
I just want to tell you (again) that your hard work and your passion for Grand Prix 3 make people like us STILL enjoying this wonderful sim even after more than 25 years after the release. Personnaly i also have made a few things for the game over the years (since the beginning) and OH MAN!!! Time goes by and now..... I'm 59 years old and i still play it on a regular base and still enjoying it has much then before and i would say maybe even more because no other sim feels like this one. So again thank you for beeing passionate like us and sharing your modding talent. Let's go for another 10 years of grand prix 3 lol....

Cheers!!!!

Stephan]]> Seguin Grand Prix 3Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:27:11 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181625#msg-1181625 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1181625#msg-1181625Improvements include better cockpits and steering wheels, helmets of the grid menus and multiple carsets and performance files. There are also some changes to track JAMs to make them more accurate. Subtle differences but worth having.

BTW - I am currently working on F1 1971, with early research undertaken to work on F1 1990 or 1997 after that.

ENJOY!

Elio]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:21:11 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180939#msg-1180939 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180939#msg-1180939 elio2012 Grand Prix 3Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:57:23 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180894#msg-1180894 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180894#msg-1180894 agathosdaimon93 Grand Prix 3Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:30:40 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180877#msg-1180877 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180877#msg-1180877
However something I notice is that the 02 Season mod which i have (i think that is by you also?) That one actually runs perfectly fast and PO issues. The 96, 89 and 98 season mods though do struggle with PO. So i dont know what you have done differently with the 02 mod. - i notice it uses an older version of GPXpatch. - would it work for me to swap out the GPXpatch versions in the 96 mod with an older version?]]> agathosdaimon93 Grand Prix 3Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:39:02 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180871#msg-1180871 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180871#msg-1180871-------------------------------------------------------
> Hi, well it seems i still hav enot been able to ge
> t any real definitive procedure for getting the me
> gapatch mods performing best. The best result is
> if i can run the game in 800x600 resolution in win
> dows 11 and this is despite having a gaming laptop
> from 2022 that would be more than capable of playi
> ng this game well - in fact i can play GP4 mods wi
> th much better performance (though i still prefer
> GP3) - I was still have able to get your steering
> wheel fixed when its switched to 800x600.
>
> Currently the best setup i find is using dgvoodoo
> and combining this with dxwnd and tweaking both to
> try and get things right in 1024x768 resolution. T
> he only issue is that i just cant seem to get the
> processor occupancy down especially at race start.
> At the start of a race its around 200-250% and doe
> snt drop down until after the first corner. The PO
> gets up again into the 100s when there are more ca
> rs on screen thereafter. Surely there must be some
> way to stop the PO getting so unnecessarily high.
>
> Currently I am trying the 96 mod.
>
> I have had to switch off belinis visor mod stuff b
> ecause that was just further slowing things down


glad to see you are trying to run the MegaPatches on modern machines / Win 11. Sorry I cant help you, as I am no expert on trying to do this. I run a dedicated laptop for playing GP3 (thinkpad T430) on Windows 7 and get very low PO at all times.]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:13:25 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180866#msg-1180866 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180866#msg-1180866
Currently the best setup i find is using dgvoodoo and combining this with dxwnd and tweaking both to try and get things right in 1024x768 resolution. The only issue is that i just cant seem to get the processor occupancy down especially at race start.
At the start of a race its around 200-250% and doesnt drop down until after the first corner. The PO gets up again into the 100s when there are more cars on screen thereafter. Surely there must be some way to stop the PO getting so unnecessarily high.

Currently I am trying the 96 mod.

I have had to switch off belinis visor mod stuff because that was just further slowing things down]]> agathosdaimon93 Grand Prix 3Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:18:23 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180229#msg-1180229 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1180229#msg-1180229 elio2012 Grand Prix 3Sun, 04 Jan 2026 22:03:32 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1178320#msg-1178320 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1178320#msg-1178320
Santa Claus might come early kkkkkkk

I'm looking forward to this MegaPatch. As I said, 1991 and 1993 are my favorite F1 seasons. They were the seasons when Senna's talent shone most.


Thanks for the news and good work! ;-)]]> plodekk Grand Prix 3Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:23:08 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1178312#msg-1178312 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1178312#msg-1178312
Just to let you know that I am making great progress in making F1 1993. Probably about 70% of the way there.
If all goes to plan, you should have it much earlier than Christmas.
Thanks for your interest. It has inspired me to make this a priority.
There is F1 1991 and 1994 to play in the meantime.

Cheers.
Elio]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:07:31 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177937#msg-1177937 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177937#msg-1177937 plodekk Grand Prix 3Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:31:46 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177934#msg-1177934 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177934#msg-1177934 elio2012 Grand Prix 3Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:23:08 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177909#msg-1177909 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177909#msg-1177909
I'm happy and excited for this megapatch :-)


1991 and 1993 are my favorite F1 seasons!]]> plodekk Grand Prix 3Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:38:39 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177340#msg-1177340 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177340#msg-1177340-------------------------------------------------------
> I have all the componets for 1990 but I dont plan
> to do it any time soon. I have made 1989 and 1991
> so 1990 would just be a hybrid of those two. Only
> unique feature would be Alesi in a tyrrell for the
> whole year.
> Sorry!


No problem! ;-)]]> plodekk Grand Prix 3Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:15:39 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177306#msg-1177306 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177306#msg-1177306Sorry!]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Thu, 29 May 2025 20:12:03 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177290#msg-1177290 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1177290#msg-1177290 plodekk Grand Prix 3Wed, 28 May 2025 22:43:03 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176695#msg-1176695 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176695#msg-1176695
I have six days holiday this Easter, so I am finally getting some time to work on F1 1993. But don't expect it soon. I have a lot of work to do. I am aiming for the end of this year. But you never know, I might get some more time for it over the summer. Sometimes I speed through quicker than I expect. I am working through making the menus today. Scanning a lot of images from books like Autocourse.

The 1971 megapatch is next in the line. No idea when that will be ready. I might make the menus for the carset and share that as an earlier preview.

Thanks for your interest.

Elio]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:13:55 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176645#msg-1176645 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176645#msg-1176645 eriksg74 Grand Prix 3Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:06:21 +0200 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176120#msg-1176120 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176120#msg-1176120 elio2012 Grand Prix 3Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:39:13 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176096#msg-1176096 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176096#msg-1176096 PNA Grand Prix 3Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:15:03 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176094#msg-1176094 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176094#msg-1176094 elio2012 Grand Prix 3Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:41:01 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176090#msg-1176090 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176090#msg-1176090 agathosdaimon93 Grand Prix 3Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:35:00 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176085#msg-1176085 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176085#msg-1176085I cannot lay claim to the tracks. All I have done with them, for each mod where its was needed, is create new jams (graphics files) to make the trackside adverts more accurate. I have made the odd building or gravel trap too. I even added the daises to the imola grass and created that interesting statue at Detroit!
I make all the menus, improve car graphics (skins) in-game helmets and make all you see from the cockpit view, visors, driver's arms, legs etc. I add music and a few other little tweaks here and then. Each mod takes me about 3 months. I am now working on 1993 and 1971 having finished 2007 recently. Keeps me busy and is a great way to relax. I do race them too and am currently coming to the end of F1 1985.
Do check the READ ME file with all mods and make use of the excel sheet if you want to record your season.

Happy racing from London.
Elio]]> elio2012 Grand Prix 3Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:13:43 +0100 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176083#msg-1176083 https://www.grandprixgames.org/read.php?1,1159135,1176083#msg-1176083
oh and if you get around to doing 1993 - i recommend the 'Faces' by T-Square - the riff of that song will never leave your head and plus their music has always been associated with F1 and Aryton Senna too]]> agathosdaimon93 Grand Prix 3Mon, 10 Mar 2025 23:41:51 +0100