This week’s Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races visit three Formula 1-grade venues – two in Europe and one in Asia.
Race A once again gives GT7 players a chance to tweak and tune their car’s set-up with a slight twist – their car must be mid-engined.
The standard Gr.3 and Gr.4 races have been a little stale in terms of car choice recently, however, but a new challenger emerges in Gr.3 this week. On the other hand, Gr.4 is dominated by the same car yet again…
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…
RACE A
Race A proves to be a real head-scratcher. Players need to pick a mid-engined car weighing less than 1,250Kg with less than 295bhp, then have a blast around the open expanses of Fuji International Raceway’s Grand Prix layout.
Our first choice is the Porsche Cayman GT4. Released in 2015, the Cayman GT4 was the first time the ‘GT’ moniker was given to a Cayman and it was also the first time a Cayman was designed and built at Porsche’s motorsport-focused base in Weissach.
And it shows, with the GT4 having near-perfect driving dynamics. It even sold out before the car was officially announced, thanks to low production numbers and carefully selected clients. As a result, used prices far surpass its original retail value – even today.
The Cayman GT4 came with 385bhp as standard, so requires a little visit to the Tuning Shop to comply with Race A’s 295bhp limit. Purchase all available upgrades, including ballast and a power restrictor, before bringing its weight back up to 1,250kg.
The GT4 is widely seen as one of Porsche’s finest cars, a fact you’ll quickly realise through Fuji’s combination of medium and slow-speed turns.
Recommended car: Porsche Cayman GT4 ’16 (Brand Central, 350,000 Credits)
Race B
Italy’s ‘Temple of Speed’ is the venue for Race B’s Gr.3 battle and a new car emerges as the top pick: Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette.
We’ve previously waxed lyrical about this insane Japanese Super Silhouette Series car, and in this case, it really does go as fast as it looks. This is in part thanks to its hot-rod style set-up – 16-inch front wheels and 19-inch rear wheels – but its two-litre, 550nbhp producing engine really pushes its performance to another level.
And this is why it gobbles up Monza’s long straights with ease.
If you don’t own the super-rare Nissan, you can at least give it a go thanks to GT7’s rental feature introduced on the 25th of April 2022.
Alternatively, the Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept Gr.3 is another solid option if the Nissan proves to be too wild to tame at Monza.
Race B uses the High-speed (H) Balance of Performance (BoP) format.
Recommended car: Nissan Skyline Super Silhouette (Legend Cars, 1,150,000 Credits or free rental)
Race C
Race C sees the dominant return of the Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI. A permanently quick fixture in Gr.4 races since the inception of GT7’s Daily Races format, the beautiful Alfa has been the car to beat recently.
This week, however, Subaru’s Gr.4 WRX challenger comes closest to dethroning our reigning champ, although the WRX saw itself dominating Gr.4 for a long spell too.
Although Barcelona is generally a high-speed track that favours the nimbleness of mid-engined vehicles, the four-wheel-drive Alfa and Subaru come into their own on the exit of slow corners like La Caixa, Banc Sabadell and the RACC chicane at the end of the lap.
[adinserter block=”10″] [adinserter block=”11″]It’s also a bit of a tyre-wrecker, but with tyre wear set at 1x this shouldn’t be a concern (make sure you have Racing: Hard tyres, however, as these are mandatory for Race C). Fuel consumption is set to 7x though, so this will require constant monitoring throughout the event.
Race C uses the Mid-speed (M) BoP format.
Recommended car: Alfa Romeo 155 2.5 V6 TI ’93 (Legend Cars, 800,000 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: Fuji International Speedway
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 Tyres: Sports Hard
Car Type: Road Car
Power: 295bhp or less
Weight: At least 1,250kg
Drivetrain: MR
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Comfort: Soft
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.3
Track: Autodrom Nazionale Monza
Laps: Five
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.3
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
Tyre Choice: Racing: Hard, Intermediate, Wet
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
Race C
Race Information
Car: Gr.4
Laps: 10
Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
No. Of Cars: 16
Start Type: Rolling Start
Duration: 25 Minutes
Fuel Consumption: 7x
Tyre Wear: 1x
Regulations
Useable Tyres: Racing: Hard, Medium, Intermediate, Wet
Required Tyre Type: Racing: Hard
Categories: Gr.4
Wide Body: Prohibited
Nitrous: Prohibited
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
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
