Gran Turismo Pebble Beach Award 2026 goes to one-off Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale

The Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale Pininfarina Coupe from 1961 has won the prestigious Gran Turismo Award at the 75th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Monterey.

Since 2008, the victor has had the chance to be immortalised in the game series, with Gran Turismo 7 being the current instalment.

Hosted on the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, the Concours d’Elegance has 24 main prize categories, plus 25 ‘Awards & Trophies’, one of which is the Gran Turismo gong.

Series Producer Kazunori Yamauchi has previously been an Honorary Judge, although he wasn’t present this year.

This particular model was a one-off prototype, built by Pininfarina as a testbed for the 250 GTO. It features the dry-sump 3-litre Colombo V12 engine and entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1961. A year later, Sir Stirling Moss would take a class victory at Daytona during a three-hour race.

Presently, eight award-winning cars have made it into Gran Turismo 7, while nine have not (10 if you include this 250 GT). Last year, an Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Carbodies Tourer from 1931 won, and it remains on the ‘not-in-Gran Turismo 7’ list.

Other cars that Gran Turismo players may recognise showcased at the gathering included the Mazda 787B Le Mans-winner and the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta from 1938, which won the Elegance in Motion Trophy.

It rounds out a busy week for the Polyphony Digital-created franchise, following update teasers, confirmation of an Evo-spec Mazda GT3 car and the second round of the Gran Turismo World Series competition.

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Gran Turismo Trophy winners in Gran Turismo 7

• 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400 (won 2008)
• 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 carrozzata da Zagato (won 2009)
• 1952 Abarth 1500 Biposto Bertone B.A.T (won 2010)
• 1960 Plymouth XNR Ghia Roadster (won 2011)
• 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Coupe (won in 2012)
• 1953 Aston Martin DB3S (won 2013)
• 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Spyder ‘54 (won 2014)
• 1929 Mercedes-Benz S Barker Tourer (won in 2017)

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Gran Turismo Trophy winners not in Gran Turismo 7

• 1952 Cunningham C-4R Competition Roadster CN.5217 (won 2015)
• 1966 Ferrari 330 P4 Drogo Spyder (won 2016)
• 1966 AAR Eagle Indy Car (won 2018)
• 1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato (won 2019)
• 1969 Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta (won 2021)
• 1969 Autobianchi A112 Runabout Bertone Concept Car (won 2022)
• 1933 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Figoni Coupé (won 2023)
• 1970 Lancia Stratos HF Zero Bertone Coupe (won 2024)
• 1931 Invicta 4½ Litre S Type Carbodies Tourer (won 2025)
• 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Sperimentale Pininfarina Coupe (won 2026)