This week’s Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races have the usual Gr.3 and Gr.4 events, with some road car tuning once again available in Race A.
As of the 30th of May, Race A’s performance will not affect players’ Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR), so feel free to race as hard as you like.
This week’s Gr.3 and Gr.4 top car picks are exactly the same as last week’s, so Polyphony Digital’s handling of Balance of Performance (BoP) in GT7 again comes under scrutiny.
There’s a surprising choice for Race A, however, where power and weight figures must be kept under 345bhp and over 1,000kg respectively.
RACE A
Players can tune their favourite road car in Race A, adjusting its set-up if required. The venue is Tokyo Expressway’s East Clockwise layout, so what the track lacks in character it more than makes up for it in terms of top speed.
With the requirements being a maximum power output of 345bhp and a minimum of 1,000kg in weight, there’s no shortage of vehicular options. However, the Ferrari F40 turns out to be the prime option for Race A – only let down only by its enormous 1,350,000 Credits price tag in the Legend Cars dealership.
Still, though, the Ferrari is a sensational car even now, just as it was when first built in 1987. Notable for being the final Ferrari to be approved by legendary founder Enzo, the F40 could reach speeds over 2000mph from its twin-turbocharged V8 engine. It was a true beast to drive. Respect.
Although it featured a spartan interior the car focused on the driving experience, being a favourite road car among many racing drivers of the time – including Nigel Mansell.
GT7’s version will need to be de-tuned somewhat to fit Race A’s brief, so all the usual tuning options should be purchased as normal with a power restrictor and ballast used to meet the targets.
Recommended car: Ferrari F40 ‘92 (Legend Cars, 1,350,000 Credits)
Race B
Race B’s Gr.4 battle sees us return to Italy’s fictional Autodromo Lago Maggiore’s West layout. The twists and turns of this asphalt ribbon near Lake Maggiore are ideal for a four-wheel-drove car – mostly as there are a lot of late apexes to hit.
Therefore, our car of choice is the 1993 Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI (again).
Dominant in the real-world DTM championship, the car has become the de facto number-one choice for Gr.4 races in GT7. It looks great, it sounds great and it’s quick. There’s not much more we can say about it after all these months!
Race B uses the Mid-speed (M) Balance of Performance (BoP) format.
*after a bizarre track teleportation bug was discovered, Race B was switched to the Red Bull Ring’s Short Track layout. However, the recommended car remains as the Alfa Romeo owing to its dominance of the qualifying leaderboards.
Recommended car: Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI ’93 (Legend Cars, 800,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
Race C takes place at Spa-Francorchamps, deep in Belgium’s Ardennes mountains. Just like last week, this Gr.3 race sees the Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette emerge as the number one choice of car, although its price of 1,150,000 Credits may put some GT7 players off.
However, to save a bit of cash, you can at least give the super rare Nissan a go thanks to GT7’s rental feature introduced on the 25th of April 2022.
With 1x fuel consumption and 7x tyre wear this race will be about tyre-saving, with both Medium and Soft compounds to be used. Short-stint on Softs at the start to build a lead, or run longer on Mediums and use your superior pace at the end? The decision is yours!
Race C uses the High-speed (H) BoP format.
Recommended car: Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette (Legend Cars, 1,150,000 Credits or free rental)
Lap Time Challenge
The current Lap Time Challenge features the Nissan R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nür ’02 at Brazil’s Interlagos. Do well here and you could walk away with 2,000,000 Credits. Nice.
A new Lap Time Challenge will become available on the 24th of November at 9am GMT.
Recommended car: Nissan R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nür ’02 (Brand Central 450,000 Credits or free rental)
Race A
Race Information
Track: Tokyo Expressway – East Clockwise
Laps: Four
No. Of Cars: 12
Start Type: Grid Start with False Start Check
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Sports Medium
Car Type: Road Car
Power: 345bhp or less
Weight: At least 1,000kg
Nitrous: Prohibited
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Off
Car Used: Garage Car
Car Settings: Allowed
Race Settings
DR Updates: Off
SR Updates: Off
Mechanical Damage: Light
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Race B
Race Information
Car: Gr.4
Track: Red Bull Ring – Short Track
Laps: Nine
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing: Hard, Intermediate, Wet
Categories: Gr.4
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Racing: Hard, Intermediate, Wet
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Mid-speed (M)
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
DR Updates: Yes
SR Updates: Yes
Mechanical Damage: Light
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Race C
Race Information
Car: Gr.3
Laps: Eight
Track: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 25 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 7x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing: Medium, Soft, Intermediate, Wet
Required Tyre Type: Racing: Medium, Soft
Categories: Gr.3
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: High-speed (H)
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
DR Updates: Yes
SR Updates: Yes
Mechanical Damage: Light
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Lap Time Challenge
Race Information
Car: Nissan R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nür ’02
Track: Autódromo de Interlagos
Entry Period: 10th-24th November
Regulations
Useable Tyres Sports: Hard
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Specified Car: Nissan R34 GT-R V-Spec II Nür ’02
Car Restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Mid-speed (M)
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Specified
Race Settings
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
