FIA-certified Gran Turismo Manufacturer Championship

Onto the main course. After Friday’s Toyotafest, the FIA Gran Turismo Manufacturer Series World Finals had a lot to live up to. At the end of three races, with the final contest featuring double points, three drivers would reign supreme as winners for their chosen outfit. Although Subaru was the titleholder, the title favourites for…Continue reading “Toyota wins FIA Gran Turismo Manufacturer Series for a second time”»

The highly entertaining, mid-season Showdown event was once again a demonstration of why Gran Turismo esports is so enjoyable. Setting up the second half of the season beautifully, on Sunday the main championships returned with their established format of Manufacturers and Nations action. Manufacturers Cup Qualifying After Japanese rule in Germany last time out, things…Continue reading “Gran Turismo World Series returns with Porsche’s Serrano and Italy’s Gallo on top”»

The official halfway stage of the FIA Gran Turismo Championships 2021 season was marked this year by the Showdown – two days spanning six races across the Manufacturer Series and Nations Cup utilising similar formatting to a World Tour event. Bigger points systems for the Grand Finals ensured that even in extreme scenarios, the fights…Continue reading “Team Toyota and Kokubun quickest at the FIA Gran Turismo World Series Showdown”»

After a thrilling first World Series of 2021 and an Olympic Event of great success, Gran Turismo esports returned on Sunday with two more races of Manufacturers’ Cup and Nations Cup variety. With Porsche and Italy taking the spoils last month through the efforts of Angel Inostroza and Olympic victor Valerio Gallo respectively, fans awaited…Continue reading “Subaru’s Miyazono and Hungary’s Blazsán win FIA GT World Series Round 2”»

I remember the call fondly which saw me brought in to commentate on the FIA Gran Turismo Championships. Preceding that moment had been a succession of unlikely circumstances where both Polyphony Digital’s primary and secondary choices of lead commentator for their English broadcasts had been made unavailable for a time. I had been recommended through…Continue reading “How the FIA Gran Turismo Championships enhance a legendary brand”»

One of the very best things about GT Sport as a game is its online FIA races. Each year there are several online battles to take part in, which for 2021 started with a practice Exhibition Series. It all culminates in a grand finale later in the year where FIA certified champions will be crowned….Continue reading “2021 FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships format revealed”»

Gran Turismo previously announced that the FIA-backed Gran Turismo Championships would be returning with the exhibitions starting on the 27th February. However, Polyphony Digital has now announced some additional details that affect how the series will be run in 2021. Region Changes There have been fairly substantial changes to the Manufacturer Series qualification. Instead of…Continue reading “Region and timing changes for 2021 FIA Gran Turismo Championship”»