Playground Games has started wiping leaderboards in Forza Horizon 6 after discovering a wave of unrealistic times posted through glitch exploits and a now-patched drag tire physics loophole.
The Rivals Leaderboards were the first to go, reset this week following a patch that dropped on Monday. PR Stunts boards are next, though the studio has not confirmed a specific date for that reset yet.
What triggered the reset
In a blog post tied to the launch of the game's third live season, Italian Exotics, Playground Games laid out exactly what it found. Two separate issues were polluting the competitive boards: exploitable glitches that allowed players to post physically impossible lap times, and the use of Drag Tires before a physics balance update that went live on June 15. Both gave certain players a significant and illegitimate edge over anyone racing clean.
The studio was direct about the reasoning: "These have been achieved through the exploitation of glitches or obtained by using Drag Tires before the latest physics balance changes we've introduced on June 15. Therefore, we've made the decision to proceed with a complete reset of the affected Leaderboards, which will be wiped as soon as these exploits get patched in the game."
What players actually lose (and keep)
Here's the thing: the reset is a full wipe. Every time on the affected boards disappears, including the legitimate ones. That's a hard pill for anyone who put in real effort to post a clean lap, and Playground Games acknowledged it directly, calling the decision "disappointing" for players with genuine times.
The studio framed the choice as giving "everyone a clean sheet to play with going forward," which is the right call for long-term competitive health, even if it stings short-term. Selectively removing only the cheated entries would require verifying every single time on the board, and with the scale of a live-service racing game, a full reset is simply the more reliable path.
Rivals is already done. PR Stunts boards will follow once the remaining exploits are patched, with no firm timeline announced yet.
Italian Exotics season and new cars
The leaderboard cleanup lands alongside the start of Season 3, Italian Exotics, which kicks off Thursday. The season runs for four weeks and offers 10 Series Reward cars, including 3 new additions to the game.
An Italian Passion Car Pack has also dropped, adding four cars to the garage:
- 2025 Ferrari F80
- 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB4 Spider
- 2021 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm
- 1990 Alfa Romeo SE 048SP
Premium Edition owners get the pack at no extra cost. Standard Edition players can purchase it separately.
With the boards wiped clean and fresh seasonal content live, this is genuinely a good moment to jump back into competitive play. If you want a full breakdown of what you can unlock this season, the Forza Horizon 6 trophy and achievements guide has the complete list of 57 achievements with Gamerscore values to help you prioritize your runs.
