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Garmin Catalyst 2 is a compact, all-in-one racetrack driving performance optimizer with a 3.0" touchscreen and a built-in 1440p camera. It mounts in the cockpit, records your on-track data and video, and shows you exactly where you can find time. It is not intended for public roadway use.
Key features include:
Real-Time Audio Coaching: Hear cues on speed, braking and more during your session through a BLUETOOTH-enabled helmet/headset (sold separately) or your vehicle stereo.
True Optimal Lap with Video: Splices your best achievable lap, built only from lines you actually drove and can repeat, into one composite video so you know what is possible on your next session.
Enhanced True Track Positioning: Built-in accelerometers, gyroscopes and image processing combine with 25 Hz multi-GNSS positioning (GPS, Galileo and BeiDou) to map the racing line you actually drove.
Top 3 Opportunities: After each session, the Garmin Catalyst app automatically shows your top three opportunities to improve, with driving performance scores and segment analysis of racing line, speed and acceleration/deceleration.
Real-Time Lap Data: The touchscreen shows last lap, best lap, adaptive delta time (red when you are behind, green when you are ahead), lap count and total session time.
Drag Racing Timer: New for Catalyst 2, it records times and distance milestones including 0-60 mph, 1/8-mile and 1/4-mile.
Built-In 1440p Camera: 140-degree diagonal field of view, Garmin Clarity HDR and up to 30 FPS, recording to a pre-installed 32 GB microSD card. Export videos with data overlays such as track map, speed, delta time and G-G traction circle to share.
Quick, Simple Mounting: The low-profile magnetic mount secures to the windshield in seconds, and the touchscreen helps you align the camera. An adapter for action cam mounts is included.
Polarized Lens Cover: The removable polarized lens cover reduces windshield glare.
Track Database: Preloaded with road courses worldwide. Create custom tracks and configurations, and get software and track database updates over Wi-Fi.
Session Review and Adaptive Coaching: Compare your optimal lap to your intelligent average lap for braking, cornering, speed, apex and delta time, and compare sessions to see where to improve next.
Leaderboards and Vault Videos: Compare against other drivers and friends. With a Vault plan (sold separately), optimal and best-lap videos from every session save automatically, and leaderboard and friend videos unlock.
Multiple Drivers and Cars: Supports multiple users and multiple cars, and stores the history of all your on-track performance.
In-Car Flagging Capable: Works with the MYLAPS X2 RaceLink Club and In-car Flagging Y-cable, each sold separately or together as the In-car Flagging Solution.
Compact Design: The 4 oz (115 g) unit runs on USB-C power and uses a low-profile magnetic mount with an 11 mm ball.
The Garmin Catalyst app is required. Some app features, including animated graphs and social sharing, require an internet connection (Wi-Fi recommended).
| Spec | Garmin Catalyst | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Unit dimensions | 7.84" W x 4.79" H x 0.93" D | 3.34" W x 1.98" H x 1.23" D |
| Weight | 15.4 oz (437 g) | 4 oz (115 g) |
| Display | 6.95" diagonal, 1024 x 600 pixels | 3.0" diagonal, 640 x 360 pixels |
| Camera | 1080p HD (remote cam) | 1440p HD (built-in) |
| Garmin Clarity™ HDR | Yes | Yes |
| True Track Positioning™ | Yes (10 Hz GNSS) | Yes (25 Hz GNSS) |
| Vault plan compatible | No | Yes |
| Polarized lens cover | No | Yes |
| Pre-installed memory card | No | Yes |
| Works with Garmin Catalyst app | Yes | Yes |
| Display & Hardware | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3.34" W x 1.98" H x 1.23" D (8.29 x 5.03 x 2.15 cm) |
| Weight | 4 oz (115 g) |
| Display | 3.0" (7.6 cm) color TFT with OGS capacitive touch panel |
| Display size | 2.61" W x 1.49" H (6.6 x 3.8 cm) |
| Display resolution | 640 x 360 pixels |
| Mounting | Low-profile magnetic mount with 11 mm ball; adapter for action cam mounts included |
| Battery | Rechargeable lithium-ion, up to 45 minutes |
| Charging time | 2.5 hours |
| Power source | USB-C |
| Positioning & Sensors | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|
| Satellite systems | GPS, Galileo and BeiDou |
| Positioning rate | 25 Hz multi-GNSS |
| Motion sensors | Built-in accelerometers and gyroscopes, plus image processing |
| Racing line | True Track Positioning™ maps the line you actually drove |
| Camera & Video | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|
| Camera resolution | 1440p (built-in) |
| Field of view | 140 degrees (diagonal) |
| Frame rate | Up to 30 FPS |
| HDR | Garmin Clarity™ HDR |
| Lens cover | Removable polarized lens cover reduces windshield glare |
| Video overlays | Track map, speed, delta time, G-G traction circle and more |
| Video review | Garmin Catalyst™ app on your smartphone |
| Cloud storage | Vault compatible; with a Vault plan (sold separately), optimal and best-lap videos from every session save automatically |
| Performance Coaching | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|
| Live data on screen | Last lap, best lap, adaptive delta time (red behind, green ahead), lap count and total session time |
| Audio coaching | Real-time cues on speed, braking and more |
| Optimal lap | True Optimal Lap™ with video |
| Post-session insights | Top three opportunities to improve, shown automatically in the app |
| Scoring | Driving performance scores |
| Segment analysis | Racing line, speed and acceleration/deceleration |
| Session review | Optimal lap vs intelligent average lap: braking, cornering, speed, apex and delta time |
| Drag racing timer | 0-60 mph, 1/8-mile and 1/4-mile times and distance milestones |
| Comparisons | Session comparisons, leaderboards and friend comparisons |
| Shared videos | Leaderboard videos and friend videos (Vault plan required) |
| Track database | Preloaded road courses worldwide; create custom tracks and configurations |
| Connectivity & Storage | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|
| Smartphone app | Garmin Catalyst™ app required (requires a BLUETOOTH®-enabled smartphone; some features require internet) |
| Audio coaching output | BLUETOOTH®-enabled helmet/headset (sold separately) or vehicle stereo |
| Updates | Software and track database updates over Wi-Fi® |
| Memory card | 32 GB microSD™ Class 10 pre-installed; accepts up to 512 GB microSD |
| Users & vehicles | Multiple users and multiple cars |
| Performance history | Stores the history of all your on-track performance |
| In-car flagging | Requires MYLAPS X2 RaceLink Club and In-car Flagging Y-cable, each sold separately or combined |
| Model Information | Garmin Catalyst™ 2 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer part number | 010-03924-00 |
| UPC | 753759360382 |
Road Course Track Days and HPDE: Mount it on the windshield, choose your track from the preloaded database, and drive. Real-time audio coaching and live delta help you during the session, and True Optimal Lap and your top three opportunities guide your next one.
Drag Racing: The drag racing timer records 0-60 mph, 1/8-mile and 1/4-mile times so you can track launches and runs.
Shared Cars and Coaching: Multiple users and multiple cars are supported, so drivers can compare sessions, leaderboards and friends in the Garmin Catalyst app.
Upgrading From the Original Garmin Catalyst: Catalyst 2 moves to a built-in 1440p camera and 25 Hz positioning in a 4 oz unit. See the Garmin Catalyst vs Garmin Catalyst 2 table in the Specs tab.
WARNING: This device is intended only for recreational use in a circuit environment. Never use this device on public roadways. Failure to follow this warning may result in an accident causing property damage, serious personal injury, or death. You are responsible for using this device in a safe and prudent manner.
Garmin Catalyst™ 2.
Pre-installed 32 GB microSD™ card.
Low profile magnetic mount.
Adapter for action cam mount.
Polarized lens cover.
Vehicle power cable (13 ft/4 m).
Charging/data cable (5 ft/1.5 m).
Dual port vehicle power adapter.
Documentation.
6 answered questions
The Garmin Catalyst 2 is a compact 4 oz unit with a built-in 1440p camera, Garmin Clarity HDR optics and 25 Hz multi-GNSS positioning. The original
The Catalyst 2 has a 3.0-inch touchscreen and works with Garmin Vault plans, which the original does not. The original weighs 15.4 oz and shows your analysis on its large built-in display. Read
Garmin lists a Vault plan as required for three Garmin Catalyst 2 features: leaderboard videos, friends' videos and automatic cloud storage of your optimal and best lap videos. Coaching, lap data and session review in the Garmin Catalyst app are not marked as Vault features.
Vault features also need an internet connection, and Garmin recommends Wi-Fi. Your session video saves to the pre-installed 32 GB microSD card either way. The original
Yes. Garmin states that the Garmin Catalyst app is required for the Garmin Catalyst 2. Install it on a compatible smartphone or tablet to see lap times, leaderboards, session summaries, graphs and your top three opportunities for improvement after each session.
The app also adds video overlays, such as a track map, speed, delta time and a G-G traction circle, and exports 1440p videos with those overlays. Sharing to social media needs an internet connection. The
The Garmin Catalyst 2 battery lasts up to 45 minutes and takes about 2.5 hours to charge over USB-C. For a full track day, run it on vehicle power with the included 13 ft (4 m) vehicle power cable and dual-port vehicle power adapter.
The box also includes a 5 ft (1.5 m) charging/data cable and a low-profile magnetic mount, so the unit stays powered and in place through every session. Browse all
No. Garmin states that the Garmin Catalyst 2 is intended only for recreational use on a racetrack and must never be used on public roadways. Using it on the street may cause an accident with property damage, serious personal injury or death.
On track, it records your laps and video and coaches you through Bluetooth earbuds or your car stereo. You are responsible for using it in a safe and prudent manner. For awareness of cars closing from behind on track, see the
Yes. The Garmin Catalyst 2 supports in-car flagging when you add the MYLAPS X2 RaceLink Club and the In-car Flagging Y-cable. Both are sold separately, or together as the In-car Flagging Solution. The Catalyst 2 does not show flags on its own.
Check with your event organizer that the track runs a MYLAPS flagging system before you buy the add-ons.
The Garmin Catalyst 2 comes with a pre-installed 32 GB microSD card (Class 10) and accepts microSD cards up to 512 GB. The card stores the video and data that the built-in 1440p camera records, at up to 30 frames per second.
A larger card holds more sessions before you need to clear space. With an active Garmin Vault plan and Wi-Fi, your optimal and best lap videos also save to the cloud automatically. For clearer video, keep a
The polarized lens cover on the Garmin Catalyst 2 increases video clarity and reduces reflections in the video from its built-in 1440p camera. One comes in the box, and Garmin lists part number 010-12530-18 as the replacement.
FAST RACER carries that part as the
Yes. The Garmin Catalyst 2 supports multiple users and multiple cars, and it stores the history of all your on-track sessions. The included low-profile magnetic mount lets you easily attach and remove the unit.
For a second car, Garmin lists a portable mini suction cup mount, part number 010-12530-25. FAST RACER carries it as the
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