Trackmania

TRACKMANIA is UBISOFT NADEO's LEGENDARY ARCADE RACING FRANCHISE — over 20+ YEARS RUNNING — focused on TIME-TRIAL PRECISION on user-generated tracks. Developed by NADEO (Paris, France; acquired by Ubisoft 2009 as Ubisoft Nadeo). ORIGINAL TRACKMANIA released 2003 launched franchise; TRACKMANIA SUNRISE (2005), TRACKMANIA NATIONS (2006 free), TRACKMANIA UNITED (2006), TRACKMANIA UNITED FOREVER (2008 free upgrade), TRACKMANIA NATIONS FOREVER (2008 FREE-TO-PLAY, went VIRAL with millions of downloads via LAN parties + eSports scene), TRACKMANIA² (2011-2013 series across Canyon, Valley, Stadium, Lagoon environments), TRACKMANIA TURBO (2016 for PC + PS4 + Xbox + Wii U + first console release), TRACKMANIA (July 1, 2020, Uplay-only, subscription-based model on top of base client — controversial pricing model, later addressed with clearer free/access-standard/access-club tiers). Nadeo studio based in Paris. GAMEPLAY: Player drives an ARCADE-STYLED CAR (Stadium car most iconic, also Rally car, Snow car for Sunrise, Speed car for Coast, plus environment-specific cars) on HIGH-SPEED ELEVATED TRACKS featuring LOOPS, JUMPS, WALL-RIDES, ICE PATCHES, DIRT SURFACES, BOOST PADS. FASTEST TIME wins — NO COMBAT, NO CARS-IN-CRASH-COLLISION between racers; multiple ghost cars visible to compare but no interaction. Every checkpoint counts; MEDALS (Bronze/Silver/Gold/AUTHOR) awarded per track based on time thresholds; author time is designer's best. Millions of USER-GENERATED TRACKS via built-in track editor (used by pros to create competitive maps; Nadeo also releases official tracks). ESPORTS: TRACKMANIA WORLD TOUR (annual, $100k+ prize pool), TRACKMANIA GRAND LEAGUE (TMGL, formerly TM Nations format), TRACKMANIA WORLD CUP, ZeroBias Cup, TMWT Grand Finals. TOP PROS: Riolu (France, arguably #1), Bren (Sweden), Wirtual (Norway, top streamer + player), Lars (Germany), Massa (Sweden), Spam (Sweden), Granady (France). Trackmania has small but passionate community + PRO scene disproportionately covered in mainstream via popular streamers WIRTUAL + Yosh + Karl Jobst — Wirtual is popular content creator explaining TM records + speedrun controversy. CONSIDERED THE DEFINITIVE ONLINE TIME-TRIAL RACING game + one of most technically demanding + rewarding racers in existence.

Time-based (lower = better). Ranking on leaderboards; medal tiers per track.

Win condition · Fastest time on given track. Leaderboards separate by month/all-time/session.

PC only officially (Trackmania Turbo 2016 was on PS4/Xbox/Wii U but discontinued). Uplay/Ubisoft Connect only.

• Trackmania Access Standard (free tier) / Club Access ($10/year)

  Access Standard limits track access; Club Access $10/year for full experience

• Trackmania United Forever + Nations Forever (FREE, older TM legacy clients)

  Still playable via community servers

• Gaming keyboard (WASD or arrow keys default)

  Racing wheel optional but keyboard preferred by pros

• TM Live Tools + TMForever + TM² clients

  Legacy free options for the classic Trackmania experience

• Learn track section by section, then link

  Master each turn separately.

• Optimize racing line: cut inside, hug curves

  Shortest path = fastest time.

• Use replays to compare against WR/pros

  Ghost comparison reveals mistakes.

• Practice specific segments in Chalice Sections

  Isolated section training.

• Watch Wirtual/Riolu VOD analysis

  Study pro decisions.

PB (Personal Best)

Your fastest time on track.

WR (World Record)

Fastest time globally on track.

Author time (AT)

Track designer's best time; hardest medal.

Ghost

Replayed run displayed alongside live driving for comparison.

Nadeo / Stadium car

Iconic default TM car.

TMWT / TMGL / TMWC

World Tour / Grand League / World Cup competitions.

Randomizer

Community game mode: randomly generated tracks.

Kacky (KackyReloaded)

Popular community-made track compilation series.

Deep Dip

Long extreme community challenge (Wirtual streams).

Split (checkpoint time)

Time at each checkpoint; identifies weak sections.

• Trackmania World Tour Grand Finals (annual, $100k+ prize pool)

  annual · worldwide (Paris typically) · since 2019

• Trackmania Grand League (TMGL)

  seasonal · worldwide · since 2017

• Trackmania World Cup (TMWC)

  annual · worldwide · since 2016

• Community events: Kacky Reloaded, Randomizer, Deep Dip challenge (Wirtual)

  periodic · community driven · since 2020

• 🇫🇷France
• 🇩🇪Germany
• 🇸🇪Sweden
• 🇳🇴Norway
• 🇩🇰Denmark
• 🇳🇱Netherlands
• 🇬🇧United Kingdom
• 🇵🇱Poland
• 🇨🇿Czech Republic
• 🇦🇺Australia
• 🇺🇸United States
• 🇨🇦Canada
• 🇧🇷Brazil
• 🇦🇷Argentina
• 🇦🇹Austria
• 🇨🇭Switzerland
• 🇫🇮Finland

• Nadeo (developer)

  Founded 2000 · Paris, France

• Ubisoft (parent since 2009)

  Founded 1986 · Montreuil, France

• TrackmaniaWorldTour (esports management)

  Founded 2018 · Paris, France

• Ubisoft — Trackmania— Ubisoft Nadeo
• Wikipedia — Trackmania— Wikipedia