Assetto Corsa

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You Are Special!

You Are Special!

Achieve a gold medal on all the special events

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How to unlock the You Are Special! achievement in Assetto Corsa - Definitive Guide

This is probably the hardest achievement in all racing games, so before trying this one out for yourself, you are warned that not everyone will be able to complete this achievement due to the high level of difficulty.
Another thing that should be noted, is that it is possible to finish this achievement without a proper steering wheel like the G920, I was able to finish it while utilizing a standard controller, but given the simulation nature of the game, a steering wheel would come in hand to make matters easier, so you should consider that before trying as well. With that out of the way, I will explain mode by mode the best ways to finish each and every single one of them, and which ones are needed, because there is a certain amount of dlc events which are not required for the achievement.

Let's start with the easier ones first and work our way up towards the harder ones. So first let's talk about the drift events.

Example: Event Name - Vehicle Name / Racetrack Name and Layout

DRIFT: Probably the easiest mode to finish with a small amount of events, and a low skill required to finish them.
This is the list of drift events needed for the achievement:

Drift Legend - BMW M3 E30 Drift / Drift

KS Approved - BMW M3 E30 Drift / Vallelunga Club

Will it drift? - KTM X-Bow R / Drift

Oversteering Hard - BMW M3 E92 drift / Magione

It might do it - Ferrari 458 Italia / Silverstone International

Rolling - BMW M3 E30 Drift / Drift

Zeta vier - BMW Z4 E89 Drift / Drift

Clouds of Smoke - BMW M3 E92 drift / Drift

Ur-Quattro is back! - Audi Sport quattro Step1 / Drift


My tips for this one are to not get confident, and try to get a lot of points in one go because you will end up in the grass eventually. And as long as you get the hang of your car limit, you will not have any problem. The video is to use his tune for the last event because with the Audi stock you will probably not be able to go sideways and also in case you want some reference to finish some of the events.


TIME ATTACK: Easy as the drift ones because of the lower amount of events compared to the other two(races and hot laps), and because of the trick to get it done.
This is list of time attack events needed for the achievement:

Pro Attitude - Tatuus FA01 / Vallelunga

Arcadia - McLaren MP4-12C / Monza 1966 Road Course

Empire Challenge - P4/5 Competizione 2011 / Silverstone GP

Dark Side - Lotus Exige Scura / Imola

Austrian Bow - KTM X-Bow R / Mugello

Modern Run - Lotus Exos 125 Stage 1 / Magione

Vintage Run - Ferrari 312T / Imola

Here are the keys - Alfa Romeo Mito QV / Vallelunga Club

My precious - Ford GT40 / Zandvoort


The trick to complete these with gold medals, is to not go as fast as you can from the get go, and stay in first gear and reach the checkpoints with around 5 seconds or lower left on the clock, and as time goes on you start to accelerate a little more lap after lap in order to reach the required score.


HOT LAP: Now things will get significantly harder, because it will be required a fast and clean lap to get the gold medal, and not to mention the variety of vehicles and tracks which only adds to the difficulty of the challenge.
This is list of hot lap events needed for the achievement:

German Fury - BMW M3 E92 drift / Magione

Shining Red - Ferrari 599XX EVO / Monza

Demon on wheels - BMW Z4 GT3 / Imola

Italy, 1987 - Ferrari F40 Stage 3 / Mugello

GRA Challenge - BMW M3 E30 Group A / Silverstone GP

Classic Run - Lotus Type 49 / Monza 1966 Road Course

Flight Simulator - Pagani Huayra / Nurburgring GP

Alesi says, step on it - Lotus Exos 125 / Mugello

British racing green - McLaren MP4-12C GT3 / Silverstone GP

Quick One - Lotus Exos 125 Stage 1 / Silverstone International

Thunder - McLaren MP4-12C GT3 / Vallelunga

Meet the AC Team - BMW 1M Stage 3 / Vallelunga

Alfa 4C versus Green Hell - Alfa Romeo 4C / Nordschleife

Forbidden Record - McLaren P1 / Nordschleife

A Fighting Bull - Lamborghini Miura P400 SV / Monza 1966 Road Course

A Hell 4 you - Audi Sport quattro / Nordschleife

Memories - Lotus Type 49 / Zandvoort

This should be fun! - KTM X-Bow R / Barcelona Moto

Chasing Victory - Ford GT40 / Monza 1966 Road Course

A whole new toy - RUF RT12 R / Zandvoort

Your time will come! - Audi R8 LMS Ultra / Silverstone GP

Green Flash - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 / Monza

Clear ahead! - SCG 003C / Spa

Heat and Run - McLaren MP4-12C GT3 / Barcelona GP

Teenage dream - Lamborghini Countach / Imola

Look at me! - Abarth 500 Assetto Corse / Magione

Chapman Revolution - Lotus Type 25 / Brands Hatch Indy

Mister Downforce - Lotus 720 / Silverstone International

Down the Hatch - Ford Escort RS1600 / Brands Hatch GP

Let it scream! - Lamborghini Huracan ST / Spa

The new black - McLaren 650S GT3 / Silverstone GP

Free the beast! - Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 / Zandvoort

Fxx K at Spa - Ferrari FXX K / Spa

Fxx K at Barcelona - Ferrari FXX K / Barcelona Moto

P1 at Spa - McLaren P1 / Spa


This is not an easy one by all means, the video is a must if you want to get the gold medals, because the setups will make the difference that you need to reach the required lap times. My general tips would be: use traction control on older cars in case you can't control the oversteer, don't get afraid of Nordschleife because even though it's a 8 minute lap, you do not need to get a perfect lap as there is some space for mistakes so don't be afraid of it, using the minimum fuel and the softest tyre is the best way to win extra seconds together with the setups from the video, and as hard as this challenge looks to be, don't be afraid, not all challenges will be tough so as long as you have resiliency, you shouldn't be worried.


RACES: The last and hardest one with a big amount of events and on the biggest difficulty of the game.
This is list of race events needed for the achievement:

Tatuus Race - Tatuus FA01 / Monza

BMW Race - BMW M3 E30 Group A / Mugello

Supercar Race - Ferrari 458 Italia / Silverstone GP

500 Race - Abarth 500 EsseEsse / Magione

Lotus Cup - Lotus Exige 240R Stage3 / Imola

A taste of the ring - BMW Z4 GT3 / Nurburgring GP (GT)

Trackday Challenge - KTM X-Bow R / Vallelunga

Hypercar Battle - McLaren P1 / Nordschleife

Touring cars battle - Alfa Romeo 155 TI V6 / Silverstone GP

GTs against Godzilla - Nissan GT-R GT3 / Nordschleife

Prototyping Spa - Mercedes-Benz C9 1989 LM / Spa

Vintage Tribute - Alfa Romeo GTA / Monza 1966 Road Course

Thunderous herd - Lamborghini Miura P400 SV / Zandvoort

A MyThical Race - Alfa Romeo Mito QV / Mugello

Once upon a time - Ferrari 312T / Zandvoort

Hot Competition - Lotus Exos 125 / Barcelona GP

Stained Rockets - RUF RT12 R / Nurburgring Sprint

Rings at the ring - Audi R8 LMS Ultra / Nurburgring GP (GT)

Temple of Speed - Lamborghini Huracan GT3 / Monza

Racing for my sister - SCG 003C / Spa

Tough Battle - Abarth 500 Assetto Corse / Mugello

Dangerous Bathtubs - Lotus Type 25 / Brands Hatch GP

Back and Forth - Lotus 720 / Silverstone GP

Essex Girls - Ford Escort RS1600 / Imola

Thrilling Adventure - Lamborghini Huracan ST / Vallelunga

Placebo Effect - McLaren 650S GT3 / Nurburgring GP (GT)

Road to the stars - Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 / Spa

Mikey likes it! - Lotus Exige V6 CUP / Brands Hatch GP

A racing life - Abarth 595 SS / Brands Hatch Indy

Fortunately there are ways to win the achievement, because even though this is the hardest difficulty, there are at least two ways to make it easier for you.
1: Cutting corners and holding the opponents to stay in first(Monza is a great example), yes you will receive a penalty for cutting the track, but if you can keep your opponents behind then this should work for you.
2: A common method pointed by a few players is to wait for them to drive one lap, and once they reach you, to utilize your vehicle to block the track, and after a few seconds they will respawn at the pit and will be out of the race. I found this one to be inconsistent, but it is up to you to choose what works for you and what doesn't.

Yes these are cheeky ways to finish these races, but I don't think any achievement hunter will be complaining about it.
Aditional tips are: In Brands Hatch as soon as the lights go off, you pause the game and go to the pit, and from there you will get an advantage in slower vehicles races; in Silverstone on the first corners you don't get a penalty for cutting there; and lastly the advice for the soft tyres and minimum fuel helps this one as well.


If you got this far and was able to get the achievement congratulations, it's not an easy one and you know why by this point.

Also if there is something else you have to add to the guide that could be useful comment below and will update it.
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16 Feb 2021 15:08

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This is awesome, full of great tips on the race ones too. thank you! The list looks so daunting but with this I now know which actually count towards it. I can chip away at drift and time attack ones before thinking of the others.
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By ABR bnplews on 19 Feb 2021 00:14
Without some guidance most people would just freak out with things like the time attack but with this guide with all in one information it helps out a lot.
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By NickFury Player on 19 Feb 2021 10:31
Greetings from another Brazilian. Thanks for your guide.

It helped me to complete this game in less than 1 month.

For anyone who might be interested, in addition to the Blu3Angels setups for Hotlaps, this another playlist also helped me a lot:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDfiXSXY--ccsKilK9wIQO_WQ...
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By Zeh Marcoss on 24 Aug 2021 13:25
You're welcome it's good to know that the guide is being useful.
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By NickFury Player on 24 Aug 2021 13:39
For the races, you can park your vehicle on the track and block the AI. If I remember correctly, after 30-40 seconds, they will reset to the pits and retire from the race, allowing you to complete the remainder of the race uncontested. I had to do this for the GT-R race at Nordschleife, as I found it impossible otherwise. I've seen it work at other tracks too, unless it's been patched.
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By HomelyBumRocket on 16 Oct 2021 05:18
You don't have to be in first. You can park and wait for them to come around on the next lap :). I didn't know about it until I did it on the Nordschleife event, so I'm sure its success rate varies from track to track, depending how wide the AI racing line is.
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By HomelyBumRocket on 23 Nov 2021 22:07
Well that's a thing that I forgot to mention which is the turning method but I thought most people would figure the steering on their own given that you put the time to learn the game but it's nice to know that you have been finding success in this game, and like you said I also think that the ratio doesn't represent the true difficulty of the game but it's probably because it was on gamepass and most people seem to be afraid of sim racing games.

Also as a sidenote, it's actually raidillon lol.
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By NickFury Player on 21 May 2022 14:02
Little tip for those who are stuck on that absolute nightmarish BMW at Silverstone challenge (GRA Challenge). I think you can shave about 0.3-0.4 seconds off your time by going through the pits at the end of your lap instead of the conventional route.

I'm not 100 % sure as it's super difficult to test, but after struggling for hours and barely scraping 1:23:00, I got a 1:21:590 only a couple of laps after incorporating the pit route. That challenge is filthy on a controller.
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By PHT999 on 05 Jan 2023 21:22
I feel like if you can beat this achievement, you can beat anything and everything. One day, one day...

My brother is a rampant sim racer and all he did was practise and watch videos on it. It seems to work quickly.
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By FarmYardGaming1 on 03 Jul 2023 01:19
It's not as hard as it looks, trust me on that one, it's definitely hard and intimidating for the ones that are experiencing a sim racing game for the first time but you'll eventually get the hang of it.
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By NickFury Player on 04 Jul 2023 10:50
Yes that's a possible strategy, but because to block them, you need to be the first to do it and in that case it's better to keep driving because it's really easy to keep them behind, even more so at Nordschleife and because it can be frustrating to block at the wider tracks for the necessary time then that's why I don't recommend trying it because that's not the best method in my opinion.
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By NickFury Player on 16 Oct 2021 10:01
Managed to complete this! Hardest achievement I ever done.

I share here a more up to date list of videos for hot laps and races:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2kP5IJebevcZWbMp5KNx...
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2kP5IJebevcrQNjRMJ5W...

For drifting, the video shared in the solution is fine except the last one "Ur-Quattro" for which this video helped me a lot (setup and how to go about it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vokI03Wp-Qs
Side note: "It might do it" is the best drift event to also achieve drifting level 50 (a separate achievement).

If anything, the hot laps are the hardest and best to do this first.
After that you would have mastered different tracks and cars, therefore the rest will be easier.

For hot laps, best to leave for last the following once you acquired some skills:
Thunder - McLaren MP4-12C GT3 / Vallelunga
Alesi says, step on it - Lotus Exos 125 / Mugello
Alfa 4C versus Green Hell - Alfa Romeo 4C / Nordschleife
GRA Challenge - BMW M3 E30 Group A / Silverstone GP
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By Vikingo360 on 31 Dec 2023 16:21
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This trophy will unlock along with the corresponding silver trophy for whichever Special Event you finish last, when you return to the Special Event mode menu.
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In all STANDARD (without DLC) races.
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11 Feb 2020 18:14

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For owners of the ultimate, the last test for the trophy (if you go in order) will be “Racing Life” on the Abarth 595. Then all the DLC.
But there are also several DLCs squeezed into the top of the list; they also don’t need to be completed.
These are the ones you should NOT go through:
- Just like Keiichi Tsuchiya!
- Come on, baby, come on!
- Roman holiday
- Back to the Future
- Black and white
- Looks like a cat
- Time to attack
- Sturm und Drang
- The best track in the world
- Light as a feather
- Leading the herd
- R8 - barcelona
- R8 race - Barcelona
- R8 race - spa
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By Valeron13 on 29 Feb 2020 14:28