F1 2021 100% Achievements Guide

Erase the past
Use Flashback to rewind time

Can be done in almost any non-online session. Pause the game and choose instant replay, then choose flashback.

Best in session
Achieve Pole Position after any qualifying session

Get the fastest time in any qualifying session.

Qualifying Master
Achieve 50 pole positions

Get the fastest time in any 50 qualifying sessions. That’s gonna take some time.

Showing huge potential
Get on the podium

Finish in the top 3 in any race session.

1st of many
Get 1st on the podium

Finish first in any race session.

1 lap is all I need
Complete 10 One-Shot Qualifying sessions

Complete 10 qualifying sessions with the format set to One-Shot Qualifying.

Look shifty
Win a race using manual gearbox.

Under assist settings set the gearbox to manual and win any race session using it.

One for the bank
Save a captured highlight in Theatre Mode

Go to “Theater” in Main Menu, select any recent highlight and save it.

Going to need a bigger cabinet
Earn 15 Trophies for the Trophy Cabinet

You get a trophy from winning races in My Team/Career modes, completing the Weekly Events and finishing a league season (maybe more idk). Earning 15 of them unlocks the achievement.

Tracked Addiction
Complete 50 hours of total track time

Total track time is the time spent actually driving on a track. Getting to 50 hours is going to take quite some time.

A weekend to remember
Set the fastest lap in all 3 Practice sessions, get pole and win the GP

Can be done in either Grand Prix or any Career mode. Get the fastest lap in every practice session, fastest lap in the qualifying session and win the race.

The Beginning
Complete the Prologue

The Incident
Reach the end of Chapter 6

The Bust Up
Reach the end of Chapter 10

The End
Complete Story Mode

Every one of these you get by just playing through the story mode. Takes some time but should be easy to do on the lower difficulty.

Go, Team!
Complete your first session in your My Team car.

This should unlock after the first practice session in My Team mode.

The road ahead
Complete your first race weekend with your own team

This should unlock after the first race of the season in My Team mode.

In a rush?
Complete a Practice Programme session using Quick Practice

Quick Practice becomes available after completing your first practice session. Just choose quick practice when advancing to a practice session instead of going to track.

Go easy on them
During an interview, your actions lowered the morale of a Department in your Team

Make sure “Meet The Press” is turned on under career settings. When the press asks certain questions after a session (about reliability or why you crashed or something usually), you can lower the morale by pretty much blaming one of your departments, which will unlock the achievement.

Positive vibes
Have more than one Department in a positive morale status

Department morale can be increased by team activities or praising departments in press interviews. Should be quite easy to get.

Early R&D
Develop first R&D upgrade in any department

Develop any upgrade under the R&D tab. Unlocks after the upgrade completes.

R&D Lover
Develop a component in every R&D Department

Develop an upgrade in every department under the R&D tab. Unlocks after the upgrades complete.

Overnight parts
Successfully develop a component using Rush option

When selecting an upgrade to develop, select the rush option. It requires spec 2 department so upgrading the facilities might be needed before it becomes available. Unlocks when the upgrade successfully completes.

Stitch in time
Adapt an upgrade whilst within its Regulation Change warning period

The regulations might change during a season and in order to keep the regulated upgrades you must adapt them to it. Unlocks when you adapt an upgrade.

For the history books
Reach a Team Acclaim level of 20 in My Team mode

Acclaim is gained from participating in the weekend’s sessions, getting good results, team activities etc. You can also boost the acclaim rate in the career settings. Takes some time to get there.

We got ’em
Hire an acclaim level 15 or higher Driver in My Team

Hire a driver from the driver market who has at least level 15 acclaim as your teammate in My Team. You probably need a bunch of money saved up for that at first.

Second time around
Complete a 2nd season of My Team/Driver Career/Two Player Career

Unlocks after completing the second season of any career mode.

Perfect record
Achieve 1st place for every race in a 10 race season

When creating any career mode select custom season length and set it to 10 races. Finish first in every race and the achievement unlocks. (This might work in Grand Prix mode but I rather think it doesn’t, would need to be tested.)

World Champion
Win the F1 Drivers’ Championship

Finish first in the drivers standings at the end of any career mode season.

Constructors Champion
Win the F1 Constructors Championship

Finish first in the constructors standings at the end of any career mode season.

Start a Two Player Career
Complete your first race in Two Player Career

Find a friend (hardest challenge) and start a Two Player Career. Achievement will unlock after the first race.

Two Player Career Complete!
Complete a season in Two Player Career

Unlocks after completing a season in Two Player Career mode.

Passion of Italy
Win a single Grand Prix event at Monza as Ferrari or AlphaTauri

Win a race at Monza with either a Ferrari or AlphaTauri. Can be done in any mode.

Passion of Japan
Win a GP event at Suzuka with a Honda Power Unit

Win a race at Suzuka with either Red Bull or AlphaTauri. Can be done in any mode.

Passion of Great Britain
Win a Silverstone GP as Williams, McLaren, Aston Martin, Red Bull or Alpine

Win a race at Silverstone with either Williams, McLaren, Aston Martin, Red Bull or Alpine. Can be done in any mode.

Monaco Hero
Win a 50% distance (or longer) F1 race at Monaco

Choose Monaco in Grand Prix mode, set the race length to Long or Full and win the race. Can be done in any mode.

Highs and Lows
Win at both Spa-Francorchamps and Sochi Autodrom in Grand Prix.

Choose Grand Prix mode and win a race in both Spa (Belgium) and Sochi (Russia).

Wet look
Win a 25% race in wet conditions

Win a 25% race (medium length) in rain. Can be done in any mode.

Remembering your roots
Complete a medium length F2 GP event (Feature & Sprint)

Select F2 cars in Grand Prix mode, set the race format to Feature & Sprint and complete both events.

Touring the Americas
Take a photo in Photo Mode on the USA, Brazil, Mexico & Canada circuits

Photo Mode is accessible during any session in instant replay. Take a photo in USA, Brazil, Mexico and Canada circuits.

10 down
Finish 10 races in online multiplayer (excluding career)

In the multiplayer zone
Finish 50 races in online multiplayer (excluding career)

Dedicated to the cause
Finish 100 races in online multiplayer (excluding career)

Finish x races in any multiplayer session. DNFs and Two Player Career sessions don’t count.

Multiplayer Victory
Win your first online race (excluding career)

Race in an online lobby and win. Two Player Career sessions don’t count.

Multiplayer Fame
Win 5 online races (excluding career)

Race in an online lobby and win 5 times. Two Player Career sessions don’t count.

Clean Me
Complete 10 Clean Online races (excluding career)

Complete 10 online races without having contact with another car or walls and don’t get any track limit warnings or penalties. Two Player Career sessions don’t count.

I like to watch
Spectate an online race

Join an ongoing online race session as a spectator.

Mixing it up
Edit your customisation and complete a online race using it

I’m not sure how much you have to change, but go to customisation in main menu and change your suit, helmet, livery etc. Unlocks after completing an online racing using the customised driver/car.

Strike a pose
Show off your custom emote on the podium

Go to customisation in main menu and choose a different podium emote. Unlocks when you win a race using the emote.

League Racer
Complete a League event

Easiest done with a friend. Join or create a league from multiplayer and complete an event in it.