A new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races is now available, and you’ll be forgiven for thinking you’re seeing double in the Sport Mode events this week.

There’s a more familiar look to the races this week, with a one-make road car event in Race A, and Gr.4 and Gr.3 races in the usual order in the other two slots — plus a return to the usual suite of regulations.

Race A is where you might want to give your head a shake a bit, as it stars the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III which is also subject to its own Time Trial event right now. What are the chances?

As usual you can use your own vehicle or keep the strain off with a no-cost rental — but that will of course be only available in standard liveries. Again, we’re not saying you have to go yellow, but you kinda do…

Whichever path you choose, you’ll need the standard Comfort Soft tires fitted (the rental already being so-equipped) for a ten-lap race at the tiny Kyoto Miyabi circuit. It’s a Grid Start this week, without the false start feature, so feel free to rev it out as you await lights out on what’s going to be quite a short race.

Driver Rating (DR) updates are, as almost always, turned off for this event, while Sportsmanship Rating (SR) updates return after a week off last week.

Race B is a pretty classic Gr.4 race: you can select any car from the class for the race, but one or two are the fastest way round. That’s not so clear-cut this week, as although the majority of top times are using the Alfa Romeo 4C it’s not quite as all-encompassing this time out and there are other options available.

However you select your car for the race, it’s a five lap sprint on Racing Hard tires around the Brands Hatch GP circuit. There’s not a lot of room for passing here, so it’s going to be a bit of a BTCC-style scrap, and gaining positions will depend more on not making errors.

There’s a familiar look to Race C too, as you’ll be jumping into the Gr.3 cars for an 11-lap race at Red Bull Ring. This is pretty well tilted towards the GR Supra Racing Concept once again, so be ready for a near one-make event…

We often see a good bit of strategy in Race C, and this week that comes by way of the mandatory pit stop. At some point between the end of lap one and the start of lap 11 you’ll need to take a trip down the pit lane road — but you don’t need to take on fuel or tires when you do so.

It’s pretty nip and tuck whether you should swap tires this week. There’s a 4x tire wear multiplier again, and this could be running the Racing Soft tires to their very limits — and beyond. You might be able to stretch them to the end, but it may be safer to swap in the pits for a stronger finish at the expense of a couple of seconds longer in the pits.

Failing to make your stop earns you a one-minute penalty after the race, and do watch out for the tricky pit lane entry and exit limits as well here as crossing them on your way in will earn you an on-track penalty of three seconds each time.

Daily Races are the main ranked multiplayer events in GT7. Your Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR) are determined by your performances, updating after each race, and these are used to set your ranking and league for the game’s flagship esports series each season.

In order to access the Daily Races, you’ll need to unlock Sport Mode, by completing Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe single player hub. A PlayStation Plus subscription is required to take part.

With GT7’s Daily Races updating every Monday across the game’s life to date, the next new set should arrive on Monday, March 24.

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races March 17: Race A

Track: Kyoto Driving Park Miyabo – 7 laps
Car: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR ’95 – Garage/Specified Car
Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
Tires: Comfort Soft
Settings: Specified
Start Type: Grid Start
Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
Fuel use: 1x
Tire use: 1x

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races March 17: Race B

Track: Brands Hatch GP – 4 laps
Car: Gr.4 – Garage/Specified Car
Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (L)
Tires: Racing Hard
Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
Start Type: Rolling Start
Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
Fuel use: 1x
Tire use: 1x

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races March 17: Race C

Track: Red Bull Ring – 9 laps
Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Specified Car
Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
Tires: Racing Soft
Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
Start Type: Rolling Start
Mandatory Pit Stop: 1
Fuel use: 1x
Tire use: 4x

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