29 sim racing cockpits, ranked by price. Price sets the order. No opinion does.
The field by price · 29 of 29 with a published price
Each mark is one model at its published price. Select a mark to jump to that model's specifications on this page.
This page ranks by published price, low to high. There is no editor's pick, because we have not tested this hardware. The table is the review, and every figure links to the manufacturer page it was read from.
Prices and specs are read from each maker's own page, checked 2026-08-29 to 2026-09-13. Confirm the price before you buy. Not published means the maker's own page states no figure. It does not mean the product lacks the feature.
| Product | Price | Frame | Profile | Seat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Next Level Racing GTLite Air | $179 | Carbon steel | Not published | Included |
 | Next Level Racing GTLite | $199 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
 | Next Level Racing GTLite Pro | $299 | Not published | Not published | Included |
 | Next Level Racing F-GT Lite | $299 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
 | Next Level Racing Formula Lite Pro | $299 | Not published | Not published | Included |
 | Next Level Racing Victory | $299 | Tubular steel | Not published | Included |
 | Playseat Evolution Black ActiFit | $299 | Not published | Not published | Included |
 | Fanatec CSL Cockpit V1.5 | $299.99 | Aluminium tubing with steel brackets | Not published | Not included |
 | Trak Racer TR40S | $349 | Aluminium extruded profile | 40 x 40 mm base, 80 x 40 mm uprights | Not published |
 | Sim-Lab GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit | $449 | Aluminium profile | Not published | Not included |
 | Trak Racer TR80S | $499 | Aluminium extruded profile | 80 x 40 mm | Not published |
 | Trak Racer TR120S V2 | $570 | Anodised aluminium extruded profile | 120 x 40 mm | Not published |
 | Trak Racer TR5 | $599 | Rigid carbon steel | Not published | Included |
 | Playseat Trophy Black | $599 | Frameless structure | Not published | Included |
 | Sim-Lab GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit | $649 | Aluminium profile | Not published | Not included |
 | Trak Racer TR8 PRO V2 | $699 | Tubular profile, 2 inch | Not published | Not included |
 | Trak Racer TR160 V5 | $730 | Aluminium extruded profile | 160 x 40 mm | Not published |
 | Sim-Lab P1X pro base cockpit ALL | $789 | Aluminium profile | Not published | Not included |
 | Sim-Lab P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit | $789 | Aluminium profile | Not published | Not included |
 | Sim-Lab P1X Ultimate Simracing cockpit | $999 | Aluminium profile | Not published | Not included |
 | Trak Racer TRX V2 | $999 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
 | Trak Racer TRF | $999 | Heavy-duty steel, powder coated | Not published | Included |
 | Playseat Formula Black | $999 | Not published | Not published | Included |
 | Fanatec ClubSport GT Cockpit (Black) | $1,000 | Tubular steel, round | 50 mm round tube | Not included |
 | Fanatec ClubSport GT Cockpit (White) | $1,000 | Tubular steel, round | 50 mm round tube | Not included |
 | Sim-Lab Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team cockpit | $1,099 | Aluminium profile | Not published | Not included |
 | Trak Racer TR200 Pro (TANK) | $1,100 | Aluminium extrusion | 200 mm base profile | Not published |
 | Playseat Formula Intelligence Black | $2,499 | Not published | Not published | Included |
 | Trak Racer Carbon Fibre TRX | $3,999 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
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A cockpit exists to stop the wheelbase and pedals from moving relative to you. Any movement is force the base produced that you never feel, so a flexing frame quietly cancels out the wheelbase you paid for.
Aluminium profile rigs resist that better than folded steel tube, and they let you reposition the wheel deck and pedal plate as your seating position changes.
Profile size describes the extruded aluminium sections the frame is built from, quoted in millimetres. Larger sections are stiffer and heavier, and they accept a wider range of third-party brackets.
Section size also decides which accessory mounts fit, so it constrains what you can bolt on later.
Check the published footprint against the space you actually have, including the room to get in and out. A formula seating position puts your legs up and the wheel high; a GT position is more upright with the wheel lower.
If the rig has to be moved or folded away, that constraint should decide the shortlist before any spec does.
One section per product, in the same price order as the table. Every figure is the manufacturer's own, with the source underneath.
Next Level Racing publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $179.
Check price at Next Level Racing
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, F-GT Lite, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite Pro.
Source: nextlevelracing.com, checked
Next Level Racing publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $199.
Check price at Next Level Racing
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, F-GT Lite, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite Air.
Source: nextlevelracing.com, checked
Next Level Racing publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $299.
Check price at Next Level Racing
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, F-GT Lite, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite Air.
Source: nextlevelracing.com, checked
Next Level Racing publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $299.
Check price at Next Level Racing
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite, GTLite Air.
Source: nextlevelracing.com, checked
Next Level Racing Formula Lite Pro
Next Level Racing publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $299.
Check price at Next Level Racing
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, F-GT Lite, GTLite, GTLite Air.
Source: nextlevelracing.com, checked
Next Level Racing publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $299.
Check price at Next Level Racing
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, F-GT Lite, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite Air.
Source: nextlevelracing.com, checked
Playseat Evolution Black ActiFit
Playseat publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $299.
Compare it with CSL Cockpit V1.5, F-GT Lite, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite Air.
Source: playseatstore.com, checked
Playseat publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $300 to $600 band at $599.
Compare it with Evolution Black ActiFit, Formula Black, GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit, TR120S V2.
Source: playseatstore.com, checked
Playseat publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $999.
Compare it with Formula Intelligence Black, Trophy Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL.
Source: playseatstore.com, checked
Playseat Formula Intelligence Black
Playseat publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the over $2,000 band at $2,499.
Compare it with Formula Black, Carbon Fibre TRX.
Source: playseatstore.com, checked
Fanatec publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the under $300 band at $299.99.
Compare it with ClubSport GT Cockpit (Black), F-GT Lite, Formula Lite Pro, GTLite.
Source: fanatec.com, checked
Fanatec ClubSport GT Cockpit (Black)
Fanatec publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $1,000 to $2,000 band at $1,000.
Compare it with ClubSport GT Cockpit (White), CSL Cockpit V1.5, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team cockpit, TR200 Pro (TANK).
Source: fanatec.com, checked
Fanatec ClubSport GT Cockpit (White)
Fanatec publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $1,000 to $2,000 band at $1,000.
Compare it with ClubSport GT Cockpit (Black), Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team cockpit, TR200 Pro (TANK).
Source: fanatec.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $300 to $600 band at $349.
Compare it with Trophy Black, GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit, TR120S V2, TR5.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $300 to $600 band at $499.
Compare it with Trophy Black, GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit, TR120S V2, TR40S.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $300 to $600 band at $570.
Compare it with Trophy Black, GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit, TR40S, TR5.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $300 to $600 band at $599.
Compare it with Trophy Black, GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit, TR120S V2, TR40S.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $699.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL, P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $730.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL, P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $999.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL, P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $999.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL, P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $1,000 to $2,000 band at $1,100.
Compare it with ClubSport GT Cockpit (Black), ClubSport GT Cockpit (White), Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team cockpit, Carbon Fibre TRX.
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Trak Racer publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the over $2,000 band at $3,999.
Compare it with Formula Intelligence Black, TR200 Pro (TANK).
Source: trakracer.com, checked
Sim-Lab GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit
Sim-Lab publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $300 to $600 band at $449.
Compare it with Trophy Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, TR120S V2, TR40S.
Source: sim-lab.us, checked
Sim-Lab GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit
Sim-Lab publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $649.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Evo Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL, P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit.
Source: sim-lab.us, checked
Sim-Lab P1X pro base cockpit ALL
Sim-Lab publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $789.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X Ultimate Simracing cockpit.
Source: sim-lab.us, checked
Sim-Lab P1X Pro Simracing Cockpit
Sim-Lab publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $789.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL, P1X Ultimate Simracing cockpit.
Source: sim-lab.us, checked
Sim-Lab P1X Ultimate Simracing cockpit
Sim-Lab publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $600 to $1,000 band at $999.
Compare it with Formula Black, GT1 Pro Simracing Cockpit, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team cockpit, P1X pro base cockpit ALL.
Source: sim-lab.us, checked
Sim-Lab Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team cockpit
Sim-Lab publishes no specifications for this product beyond its name and price.
Sits in the $1,000 to $2,000 band at $1,099.
Compare it with ClubSport GT Cockpit (Black), ClubSport GT Cockpit (White), P1X Ultimate Simracing cockpit, TR200 Pro (TANK).
Source: sim-lab.us, checked
Check the published footprint against the space you actually have, including room to get in and out. If the rig has to be folded away or moved, let that constraint decide the shortlist before any spec does.
Profile size also matters beyond stiffness: the extruded section decides which third-party brackets and accessory mounts will fit later.
No. Peak torque is the most the motor can produce. You set the level you drive at below it. Most drivers run well below the maximum, because sustained high force is tiring over a long stint.
The bigger constraint is the frame. Any movement in the rig is force the base produced that you never feel, so a rigidly mounted mid-force base often gives more usable detail than a stronger base clamped to a desk that flexes. Budget for the frame when you budget for the base.
Because the manufacturer does not publish one in a form we can attribute. Several render prices through scripts, show a different currency depending on where you are, or sell only through retailers.
We show Not published rather than a guess, and rather than a converted figure no source states. Prices also move constantly, so confirm on the manufacturer's page before buying. Every link here goes there.
By published price, low to high. There is no editor's pick and no star rating, because we have not tested this hardware. The table is the review.
Every figure carries the manufacturer URL it came from and the date it was checked, so you can verify any row rather than take our word for it.
Every spec on this page was read from the manufacturer's own published documentation.