This week’s Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races see the return of set-up tweakery in Race A, with Races B and C devoted to Gr.3 and Gr.4 events respectively.
All three races allow some degree of set-up changing in fact, with Races B and C permitting players to alter brake balance alongside limited suspension modifications.
Race A offers the most scope for improvement, however, with players able to freely tune their cars, providing the kind of old-school Gran Turismo thrills of yesteryear.
You can find GT7’s Daily Races in the game’s Sport Mode; offering online ranked racing with players of a similar skill level based on previous performances.
Race A
The Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition first became available in GT7’s Brand Central in September, after a period in the Toyota GAZOO Racing GT Cup.
The GR Corolla MORIZO Edition is a one-of-200 special edition car. Toyota has stripped out the back seats on a standard GR Corolla, shortened its gear ratios, increased its rigidity and given the car a racier tune-up to make it handle better than ever.
Toyota’s ebullient president – and amateur racing driver – Akio Toyoda is the inspiration behind the car’s name, driving in races under the pseudonym Morizo Kinoshita (hence the Morizo Edition). Toyoda helped develop the car, following on from his heavy involvement in the Toyota GR Yaris programme.
Players can tune the Corolla to 600PP; our advice is to focus on suspension parts, brakes and then power, with any discrepancies countered by the addition of ballast or a power restrictor.
In terms of set-up, lowering the car’s ride height and increasing negative camber will gain the most lap time, but check out our front-wheel-drive set-up guide for more information.
Recommended car: Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition ’22 (Brand Central, 71,500 Credits or free rental)
Race B
In honour of the Petit Le Mans over the weekend, Race B is held at Road Atlanta.
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, to give its official title, is a blend of fast corners and a high-speed back straight, so it requires a car with equally good aerodynamic grip and top speed.
Our car of choice is the BMW M6 GT3. Its gargantuan dimensions belie its agility in Race B, with enough Bavarian grunt to propel it along Road Atlanta’s 1km long back straight.
Brake balance and some suspension settings can be changed; our advice is to move the brake balance rearwards to aid turn-in, with a full breakdown of suspension options available in our GT7 set-up guide.
Recommended car: BMW M6 GT3 Endurance and Sprint versions (Brand Central, 450,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
The MAZDA3 Gr.4 arrived in GT7’s v1.38 update, adding a genuinely competitive front-wheel-drive vehicle to the Gr.4 class.
Its frugal four-cylinder engine also makes it a great choice for Race C this week, seeing as there’s a 9x fuel consumption multiplier in play.
There’s a 3x tyre wear multiplier too, with players obliged to make a pitstop and use hard compound racing tyres. With softs, the only other tyre alternative players have a quandary over nursing these for a short while before a longer stint on hards.
And tyre wear is a huge factor around Barcelona, thanks to its multitude of tyre-shreddingly high-speed corners.
Similar to Race B, in Race C players can alter brake balance with partial suspension changes also possible. For set-up advice check out our handy GT7 set-up guide.
Recommended car: MAZDA3 Gr.4 (Brand Central, 350,000 Credits or free rental)
Lap Time Challenges
Race A
Race Information
Track: Autodrome Lago Maggiore – West
Laps: Five
No. Of Cars: 12
Start Type: Grid Start with False Start Check
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyre and Types: Sports Soft
PP: 600 or less
Nitrous/Overtake: Prohibited
Regulations (Specified Car)
Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition ’22
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Prohibited: Off
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Allowed
Race Settings
DR Updates: Off
SR Updates: Yes
Mechanical Damage: Light
Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
Track Limit: Normal
Penalty Settings
Shortcut Penalty: Light
Wall Collision Penalty: Off
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Race B
Race Information
Track: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Laps: Seven
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 15 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 1x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing Medium, Intermediate, Wet
Category: Gr.3
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Mid-speed
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Partially Allowed | Suspension (Partial), Brake Balance
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
Wall Collision Penalty: Off
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
Race C
Race Information
Laps: 15
Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya GP Layout
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 25 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 9x
Tyre Wear: 3x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing Hard, Soft, Intermediate, Wet
Required Tyre Type Change: Racing Hard
Category: Gr.4
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Car restrictions
BoP/Tuning Forbidden: Mid-speed
Car Used: Garage Car, Event-Specified Car
Car Settings: Partially Allowed | Suspension (Partial), Brake Balance
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
Wall Collision Penalty: Off
Penalty for collisions with other cars: On
Pit Lane Line Cutting Penalty: On
