PitLane gives you full camera control over Assetto Corsa's spectator view. Use the camera bar, keyboard shortcuts, the command palette, the Broadcast menu, or the AI Director.
Camera bar
The camera bar sits above the program monitor and splits into two groups. Target is which car you're watching. Angle is which camera you're watching it from. The AutoDirector button sits at the right end.
Target — focus controls
These buttons change which car the camera follows.
| Button | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead (left arrow) | Ctrl+Numpad1 | Switch focus to the car ahead in the running order |
| Behind (right arrow) | Ctrl+Numpad3 | Switch focus to the car behind |
| Closest Battle | Ctrl+B | Focus on the chasing car in the tightest battle on track |
| Leader | Ctrl+L | Switch to the race leader |
| Hold | Ctrl+H | Stay on the current car and pause the AI Director temporarily |
Angle — camera modes
These buttons change how the camera follows the focused car.
| Button | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cockpit | F1 | Cycles through cockpit, chase, and hood sub-cameras |
| Chase | F2 | Forward-mounted camera looking ahead from the car |
| Track Cams | F3 | Fixed trackside cameras. Cycles angles on each press and auto-switches as the car passes. |
| Top-Down | — | Static bird's-eye view centered on the car |
| Free Cam | F5 | Detached camera at a fixed position |
| Orbit Free Cam | — | External camera orbiting around the car |
| Last Car-Attached | — | Reverts to the last used car-attached camera, without cycling |
| Start Cam | — | Formation and race start camera |
| TV Mix | — | AC's built-in broadcast director, mixing track cams, scenic shots, and onboards |
Buttons that don't fit are collected under the ... overflow button at the end of the Angle group.
Locking an angle
Right-click any angle button, including angles inside the overflow menu, and choose Lock this angle. This switches to that angle and locks it. While an angle is locked, the AI Director keeps cutting between cars but never changes the camera angle. That is useful when you want a consistent look for a stretch of the broadcast. A padlock icon appears on the locked button. Right-click again and choose Unlock angle to release it.
Camera bar customization
Choose which angle buttons appear in the bar via View > Camera Bar. The Target group is fixed. Reset to Defaults restores the shipped angle set.
The command palette
Press Ctrl+K and start typing. The palette lists every command in the app. Camera actions, flags, overlay toggles, workspace switching, OBS actions, and more. Arrow keys move, Enter runs. It's the fastest route to anything you haven't bound to a key.
Keyboard shortcuts
Default bindings are listed below. Every command in PitLane can be bound to a hotkey, including many that ship unbound. See Customizing hotkeys. The only exceptions are two fixed built-in shortcuts, listed at the end.
Hotkeys also work from torn-off windows. A flag or camera cut pressed in your second-monitor leaderboard reaches the app like any other. See Workspaces & Windows.
Camera angles
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Cockpit camera |
| F2 | Chase camera |
| F3 | Track cams |
| F5 | Free cam |
Top-Down, Orbit Free Cam, Last Car-Attached, Start Cam, and TV Mix are unbound by default.
Focus
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Numpad1 | Focus the car ahead |
| Ctrl+Numpad3 | Focus the car behind |
| Ctrl+B | Focus closest battle |
| Ctrl+L | Focus leader |
| Ctrl+H | Hold current car |
Director
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+D | Toggle AI Director on or off |
| Escape | Cancel the Director's upcoming cut |
| Enter | Skip the countdown and cut immediately |
Event flags
Also available under Broadcast > Flags.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+1 | Moment |
| Ctrl+2 | Incident |
Both flags drop a marker in the events feed. When OBS is connected, they also save a replay clip automatically. To leave a written note, type it into the Note box at the top of the events feed and press Enter.
View
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K | Command palette |
OBS
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+F1 | Switch to OBS Scene 1 |
| Ctrl+F2 | Switch to OBS Scene 2 |
| Ctrl+F3 | Switch to OBS Scene 3 |
| Ctrl+R | Trigger OBS replay |
OBS Scene 4 and 5, toggle stream, and toggle recording are bindable but unbound by default.
Broadcaster
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Hide or show the AC cursor |
| — | Teleport spectator car to pits (unbound by default) |
See Broadcaster settings for the matching auto-teleport-on-session-start toggle.
Built-in shortcuts
Two built-in shortcuts are fixed and can't be rebound. They show a padlock in the hotkey editor.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| F11 | Toggle fullscreen |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Toggle the debug console |
Other ways to focus a car
Beyond the camera bar and hotkeys
- Click a driver in the leaderboard, in the panel or in the Full Leaderboard workspace, to focus the camera on them
- Click a car dot on the minimap to switch focus
- The AI Director selects cars automatically when enabled. See AI Director.
Customizing hotkeys
Open File > Settings... and pick the Hotkeys tab, or use File > Hotkeys... to jump straight there.
The editor lists every command in the app, grouped by category. Camera, Director, Flags, Broadcaster, OBS, Overlays, Panels, Telemetry Strip, Camera Bar, Appearance, View, File, and Help. That includes things you might not expect to be bindable. Panel toggles, telemetry strip sections, theme presets, event exports, and one entry per overlay you've added, so you can flip a specific overlay on air with a keystroke.
- Search at the top filters the list as you type
- Click a binding and press the key combination you want. Esc cancels.
- Clear a binding with the small × that appears when you hover a bound command
- Conflicts. If two commands share a combo, both are highlighted in amber with a warning icon. Hover the binding to see what else is using it.
- Locked bindings. Commands with a padlock (F11, Ctrl+Shift+D) are built-in and can't be changed.
- Reset to Defaults at the bottom restores the shipped bindings
Changes apply immediately.