Black Friday continues, and many sim-racing players have already put forward their promotions for this period so eagerly awaited by simulation enthusiasts. We’ve already covered offers from Simlab, Thrustmaster, Moza and iRacing. Today, Fanatec enters the fray with its Black Friday offers, which run from November 25, i.e. now, to December 2, 2025, giving you exactly 1 week to set up a sim-racing setup.
In what follows, we’ll take a look at all the products benefiting from Black Friday discounts in the Fanatec catalog. Unlike Simlab, which has taken a straightforward approach by applying 11% discounts to its entire range, Fanatec is operating as it did last year, and also like other sim-racing peripheral brands: part of the catalog is affected by Black Friday offers, with discounts ranging from 11% up to 33%. And hold on tight, because the product that loses 33% of its initial price becomes very interesting for racers.
Direct Drive Fanatec bases on special offer
This year, Fanatec is cutting prices on virtually all its Direct Drive bases.
We start, of course, with Fanatec’s CSL DD in 5 and 8 nm versions. The standard version loses 14% of its initial selling price, dropping to €299.95 from €349.95. The 8 nm version, i.e. with the boost kit, sees its price drop by 11%, showing a €50 reduction to €399.95 during Black Friday.
Continuing with the CSL range, the GT DD Pro also lost out financially this week. Fanatec has decided to offer the 8 nm version of the GT DD Pro at a reduced price, but only the base, as well as the
Let’s turn now to the ClubSport DD and DD+ bases for Black Friday. For its mid-range range, Fanatec has been very generous in reducing the price of the CS DD and DD+ by €200, making the 12 nm base €599.95 instead of €799.95, and the 15 nm base €799.95 instead of €999.95.
We end with the largest Direct Drive base Fanatec offers, and also the biggest Black Friday promotion this year. The
After seeing this price, do you think the ClubSport DD+ is worth considering, or will you go straight to the next level with the Podium DD2? As far as I’m concerned, it’s a no-brainer.
Fanatec flywheels on sale
Alongside the DD bases, Fanatec has also reduced the prices of certain shuttlecocks from its CSL, ClubSport and Podium ranges. In all, 5 shuttlecocks are taking advantage of Black Friday, and personally, I’d really like to have seen more Fanatec offers. But we’re already very well served with the basics, and we shouldn’t be too greedy.
For the CSL range, 2 steering wheels have seen their price cut this week: the Porsche Vision GT, and the WRC Rallye. The first steering wheel is inspired by Porsche’s concept car, while the second is an officially licensed WRC model.
The Porsche loses 14% for this year’s Black Friday, dropping €50 off its retail price from €349.95 to €299.95. As for the WRC steering wheel, this time it’s 9% off its retail price, taking it from €219.95 to almost €200.
We now move on to the ClubSport range, with two virtually identical wheels. I’m talking about the Formula V2.5 and V2.5X. The former loses 17%, the latter 16%. As a result, the V2.5 now sells for €299.95 instead of €359.95, and the V2.5X costs €309.95 compared with €369.95 initially.
The latest wheel Fanatec has decided to drop in price for Black Friday is the Podium BMW M4 GT3. This magnificent carbon fiber wheel, an official replica of the one fitted to the BMW M4 GT, has been reduced in price from €1499.95 to €1199.95, a 20% reduction.
Fanatec cockpits and bucket seats on special offer
To complete its Black Friday offer, Fanatec is lowering the prices of its ClubSport GT Cockpit and bucket seats. Not surprisingly, the reductions are identical for both chassis and bucket seat colors.
So the cockpit, in black or white, drops from €914.95 to €814.95, a reduction of 11%. The bucket seat is also down 12%, from €339.95 to €299.95, whether in black or white.
Important information about Fanatec Black Friday
There are 4 things to remember about Fanatec’s Black Friday offers. The first concerns the period, which starts today, November 25, and runs until December 2, 2025. In all, you have 1 week to take advantage of these Fanatec offers.
The second point concerns availability. With this year’s Fanatec offers, some products will quickly run out of stock, and that’s normal too. As a result, the brand allows you to pre-order items that are no longer available at the same price as that offered during the Black Friday period. As far as I know, this is the first time a brand of sim-racing peripherals has done this.
Thirdly, you can only order 2 units during Black Friday offers. This limit is, I believe, in place so that as many riders as possible can take advantage of Fanatec’s promotions.
Fourth and last is the availability of offers from official Fanatec partners. During the Black Friday period, you have the option of buying from the Fanatec store, or from selected brand partners, and prices are identical at both.
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