F1™ 2016
F1 2016’s new career mode spans 10 seasons and will take you deeper into the world’s most glamorous, exciting and prestigious motorsport, both on and off the track. The life-like recreation of the sport will be further enhanced by the addition of the sport’s iconic Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car, which have been written from the ground up, as well as the introduction of the challenging new street circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan for the 2016 FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE.
Overview of the platinum guide
4 missable trophies · 5 online trophies
Platinum Requirement Profile (Difficulty & Effort)
A customizable racing game featuring a noticeable R&D grind across multiple career seasons.
- Mechanics & Peak: 6/10 – Beating Ultimate AI requires high driving precision and track knowledge.
- Guide Reliance: 4/10 – Missable season trophies require careful management of contracts and championship points.
- Grind & Collectibles: 6/10 – Buying all R&D upgrades requires diligently completing practice programs across seasons.
- RNG & Luck: 3/10 – Safety Car deployments and race events slightly depend on RNG.
- Punishment Severity: 3/10 – Unlimited Flashbacks allow correcting driving mistakes at any time.
- Co-op / MP Dependency: 3/10 – 5 online wins and races can be easily boosted in private lobbies.
Trophies
Trophy Collector
Acquire every trophy in F1 2016
Unlock all other trophies to earn the Platinum trophy.
Compound The Matter
Fit all 3 available tyre compounds in a race
Set a Grand Prix race distance to 25% or longer to allow multiple pit stops, then make manual pit stops to fit the soft, medium, and hard dry compounds during the race.
Determined
Accept a contract with Renault, Sauber or Manor
Select Renault, Sauber, or Manor when choosing your starting team for a new Career save.
Challenger
Accept a contract with Force India, Toro Rosso, McLaren or Haas
Choose Force India, Toro Rosso, McLaren, or Haas when selecting your initial team in Career Mode.
Tough At The Top
Accept a contract with Red Bull, Williams, Ferrari or Mercedes
Choose Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, or Williams when starting a new Career save.
Itchy Feet [Missable]
Accept a contract with another team mid season
Missable! Maintain strong form through the first half of your Career season to attract rival interest, then accept a new contract when mid-season offers appear around races 10 and 11.
Part Of The Programme
Meet your Research and Development Engineer
Unlocked automatically through story progression.
Seasoned Veteran
Complete a full season of 21 races in Career or Championship Season
Can be completed fastest in Championship Season mode by setting race distances to 3 laps and skipping practice and qualifying sessions.
Practice Makes Perfect
Complete your first Practice Programme
During FP1 of any Career weekend, select and complete either Track Acclimatisation or Tyre Management from the garage monitor.
Practice Perfectionist
Achieve a perfect result in a Practice Programme
Hit every gate at target speed during the Track Acclimatisation programme or maintain optimal tyre temperatures and wear during Tyre Management to fill the purple objective bar.
Up To Temperature
Complete a formation lap with your tyres at optimal temperature
Enable formation laps in race settings. Weave aggressively across the track and perform heavy acceleration and braking cycles to get all four tyres into the green temperature window before reaching your grid slot.
Making Progress
Have 50% of the vehicle upgrades applied
Earn Resource Points by completing practice programmes during Career Mode race weekends, then purchase upgrades across your R&D departments until reaching 50% completion.
Thanks To The Team
Purchase all upgrades for your car
This requires multiple seasons with the same team. Maximize Resource Point earnings by achieving perfect purple scores in all three practice programmes every Grand Prix weekend.
Come Out On Top
Win a Career Rivalry
Outperform your designated rival across practice, qualifying, and race sessions to fill your rivalry meter to 30 points before they do.
Unbeaten [Missable]
Win all Career rivalries in a Season
Missable! Consistently beat each assigned rival throughout a single 21-race season. Lowering the AI difficulty ensures you easily outscore your rival in every session.
It's Not Over Yet
Reach the mid point of the season leading the Drivers' Championship
You must lead the Drivers' Championship standings after round 11 (Hungary). Playing on Very Easy difficulty will allow you to dominate the first half of the season effortlessly.
Set-up Refined
Take part in any session having made a set-up change via the Setup option in the garage.
Open the Setup option on your garage monitor, adjust any setting such as tyre pressure or front wing angle by one notch, and head out onto the track.
Form An Orderly Queue
Complete a penalty free formation lap
Maintain a safe gap behind the lead car, avoid collisions or overtaking, and carefully pull into your grid marker without incurring jump-start or speed penalties.
Down To The Wire [Missable]
Win the Drivers' Championship at the final race of the season
Missable! Manage your points gap so the title fight remains mathematically open going into the final round at Abu Dhabi, then win the race to secure the championship.
Overachiever [Missable]
Spend at least 75% of your season being rated as 'Overachieving' by your team
Missable! Sign with a backmarker team like Manor or Sauber on Very Easy AI difficulty. Regularly finishing on the podium will keep your team rating pegged in the purple 'Overachieving' zone for the required duration.
Turning Things Around
Improve your performance to elevate yourself out of the 'Underachieving' zone
Purposely retire or perform poorly for a couple of race weekends to push your team rating into the red 'Underachieving' zone, then string together strong qualifying and race results to climb back out.
Top 3 [Online trophy]
Achieve a podium finish in any game mode
Finish any race in Career mode, Grand Prix, or Online in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place.
Just The Beginning
Take your first win in any full season
Win your first race in a Championship or Career season. Can be achieved on the lowest AI difficulty.
Best Seat In The House
Take pole position
Set the fastest lap during One-Shot Qualifying or Q3 in a Grand Prix or Career weekend on Very Easy AI.
World Champion
Win the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship
Win the Drivers' Championship in either Career Mode or Championship Season. Lowering the AI difficulty to Very Easy makes this straightforward.
Constructors' Champion
Win the Formula 1 Constructors' Championship
Drive for a frontrunner like Mercedes or Ferrari so your AI teammate regularly scores high podium finishes alongside your own race victories.
Car Control
Complete any race with all assists disabled
Disable all driving assists including ABS, traction control, racing line, and switch to manual transmission. Complete a 3-lap Grand Prix at an easy circuit like Monza or the Red Bull Ring; your finishing position does not matter.
From Dawn Till Dusk
Set-up your own Time of Day scenario and complete a race
In Grand Prix mode, customize the Time of Day setting in race options before launching a quick 3-lap event.
Look But Don't Stare
Complete 10 penalty free race starts with the system set to 'Manual'
Set Race Starts to Manual in assists. Hold the clutch, balance the throttle in the optimal RPM zone, and dump the clutch the instant the five red lights extinguish without jumping the start.
Launchmaster
Gain 10 or more positions between the start and end of Sector 1
Start from 22nd on the grid at Monza or Spa against Very Easy AI. Dive down the inside into Turn 1 to overtake the packed field before exiting Sector 1.
Follow That Car
Complete 10 penalty free laps behind the Safety Car
Enable the Safety Car and set race distance to 25% or higher. When deployed, maintain your delta and follow without passing or corner cutting; laps accumulate across multiple races.
Trust In Your Team
Pit under the Safety Car onto the team's suggested strategy
When the Safety Car comes out, wait for your race engineer to call in an alternate pit strategy on the radio, accept it via the MFD, and pit immediately on that lap.
Top That
Set the fastest time in all 3 Practice sessions, take pole position and win the Grand Prix
Set the weekend format to Full Practice (FP1, FP2, FP3), Full Qualifying, and Race. Lower the AI difficulty to Very Easy to top every single session comfortably.
Ultimate Challenge
Complete a race in Pro Career
Pro Career forces cockpit cam, manual shifting, full simulation damage, and zero assists. You only need to reach the chequered flag, so drive defensively at the back of the pack to avoid terminal damage.
Carefully Does It
Achieve a podium finish with damage set to 'Simulation' without damaging your car
Set damage to Simulation in Grand Prix mode on Very Easy AI. Start from pole position on a short track like Austria and pull away cleanly to avoid first-corner collisions.
Not In The Corners
Politely ask your Race Engineer to stop talking to you out on track
Open the radio menu on the MFD while driving and select the 'Engineer Quiet' command.
Time To Trial
Set a clean lap in any Time Trial
Complete a clean lap in Time Trial mode without exceeding track limits or contacting walls.
Time Flies
Set a clean lap in Time Trial at 10 circuits
Complete a valid, penalty-free lap across 10 distinct circuits in Time Trial mode without hitting barriers or exceeding track limits.
Blue Markings
Set wet times in Time Trial at 5 circuits
Select Wet conditions in Time Trial mode and post a clean lap time on 5 different tracks.
Save For A Rainy Day
Create and race your own weather scenario
Create a Grand Prix event, customize the weather slots manually in race settings, and complete a 3-lap race.
Second Chance
Use a Flashback
Use the Flashback feature from the pause or replay menu during any offline race to undo a mistake.
Saved The Day
Resume a race using a Mid Session Save
Pause during any offline session, choose Mid Session Save, return to the main menu, and then load back into the race.
Tweaking
Use the Multi Function Display to adjust your set-up while on track
Open the Multi-Function Display while driving and adjust your brake bias, differential, or fuel mix setting.
Taking It Online [Online trophy]
Complete an Online Race
Join an online lobby and complete any multiplayer race.
Competitive Streak [Online trophy]
Complete 5 Online Races
Complete a total of 5 online multiplayer races.
Winning Streak [Online trophy]
Win a total of 5 Online Races
Can be boosted in a private online lobby with a single boosting partner across quick 3-lap events.
Saved Online Championship [Online trophy]
Save an Online Championship
Create an Online Championship from the multiplayer menu, adjust the calendar, and choose the save option before exiting.
A Truly Global Sport
Complete 10 laps at the new Baku circuit
Can be done quickly in Time Trial mode by driving 10 consecutive clean laps around Baku City Circuit.
Brake For The Line
With Pit Assist disabled, perform 5 penalty free pit stops
Turn off Pit Assist and Pit Limiter in assists. Manually brake hard before the pit lane entry line and activate the pit limiter to avoid speeding penalties across 5 separate stops.
So You Think You're Fast?
Win a 25% + distance race against 'Ultimate' AI opponents
Pick a dominant car like the Mercedes at a track with heavy traction demands (such as Red Bull Ring or Monza), set AI to Ultimate, and use Flashbacks whenever you make an error.