Crash Team Racing characters: all racers, bosses and secret drivers
Every CTR racer: the eight starters, the four unlockable bosses, Fake Crash, N. Tropy, Penta Penguin and Nitros Oxide.
Original 1999 PlayStation release (NTSC-U and PAL). Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled (2019) is a separate remake and is outside this guide.
Character reference
Crash Bandicoot
Crash is a balanced racer and the default hero of Adventure Mode.
Crash Bandicoot in his kart, official CTR render.
Coco Bandicoot
Crash's sister is one of the easiest racers to control and a good choice for beginners.
Coco Bandicoot jumping her kart, official CTR render.
Dr. Neo Cortex
Crash's arch-enemy races for his own reasons and is a balanced choice.
Dr. Neo Cortex in his kart, official CTR render.
N. Gin
Cortex's missile-headed henchman, available from the start.
N. Gin in his kart, official CTR render.
Polar
The polar bear cub is light and turns well.
Polar, official CTR render.
Pura
The tiger cub is another light racer with good handling.
Pura in her kart, official CTR render.
Nitros Oxide
The alien who challenges Earth's fastest racer. He is raced after collecting the four Boss Keys and is not a playable racer in the original game.
Nitros Oxide in Japanese promotional artwork for CTR.
Starting racers
Crash Bandicoot, Coco Bandicoot, Dr. Neo Cortex, Tiny Tiger, N. Gin, Dingodile, Polar and Pura.
Bosses you can unlock
Ripper Roo, Papu Papu, Komodo Joe and Pinstripe become playable after you beat them in their Adventure Mode boss races, or with cheat codes.
Secret racers
Fake Crash is unlocked by winning the Purple Gem Cup, N. Tropy by beating his Time Trial ghosts, and Penta Penguin only with a cheat code. Nitros Oxide is not normally playable in the original game.
Bosses unlocked by code are available immediately, but winning their races in Adventure Mode is part of 101% anyway.
Picture details
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