What makes Qualifying Mode special
Real-time sector tracking
Each of your three lights represents a sector of the track. As your driver completes each sector, the corresponding light instantly changes color based on their performance - no delay, no lag, just pure real-time feedback.
Performance indicators
Purple means fastest overall sector time. Green means personal best. Yellow means slower than personal best. At a glance, you'll know exactly how your driver is performing.
Understanding the color system
Purple - fastest overall
When your driver sets the fastest sector time across all drivers, the light turns purple. This is the ultimate achievement - your driver is the fastest through that sector.
Example: Lewis Hamilton completes Sector 1 in 18.234s, the fastest time of any driver. Your Sector 1 light turns purple.
Green - personal best
When your driver sets their personal best time for that sector (even if not the fastest overall), the light turns green. This shows improvement and progress.
Example: Max Verstappen completes Sector 2 in 18.456s, his best time for that sector today. Your Sector 2 light turns green.
Yellow - slower than best
When your driver's sector time is slower than their personal best, the light turns yellow. This helps you track consistency and identify where improvements are needed.
Example: Lando Norris completes Sector 3 in 18.892s, slower than his earlier 18.456s. Your Sector 3 light turns yellow.
Technical details
Supported sessions
Qualifying Mode works with Q1, Q2, Q3, and Sprint Qualifying sessions. The system automatically detects when a qualifying session is active and enables the mode.
Light requirements
You need a minimum of 3 connected smart lights (LIFX, Philips Hue or Govee), or a single Hue room/zone. Each light will be assigned to a specific sector (S1, S2, S3) during setup.
Broadcast delay support
Just like Race Mode, Qualifying Mode respects your broadcast delay settings. Lights will react at the exact moment you see the sector time on your screen, keeping everything perfectly synchronized.
Real-time updates
Sector times are polled in real-time. As soon as a driver completes a sector, the data is processed and your lights update instantly - no waiting, no buffering.
Qualifying Mode questions
What is Qualifying Mode?
Instead of reacting to flags, Qualifying Mode follows one driver you pick. Three of your lights become sectors 1, 2 and 3, and each one changes colour the moment that driver crosses the sector line: purple for the fastest sector time of anyone, green for their own personal best, yellow for slower than their best.
Do the fastest times reset between Q1, Q2 and Q3?
Yes. Each segment is scored against its own baseline, the same way the broadcast does it, so a purple sector in Q3 means fastest in Q3, not fastest of the whole session.
How many lights do I need?
Three, so each sector gets its own light. A single Philips Hue room or zone also works. Any mix of Philips Hue, LIFX and Govee is fine.
Which sessions does it work in?
Q1, Q2, Q3 and Sprint Qualifying. Race RGB detects when a qualifying session is live and offers the mode automatically.
Does it handle my broadcast delay?
Yes. Qualifying Mode uses the same broadcast delay setting as flag sync, so the sector colours land when the time appears on your screen rather than when the live timing feed sees it.
Is it included in the Season Pass?
Yes, at no extra cost, and it is part of the free race-weekend trial.
Experience qualifying like never before
Qualifying Mode is now available in beta. Make sure you have at least 3 smart lights connected and ready to go!