Asia’s first ever private racetrack resort, the Magarigawa Club, is open for business and it looks rather like it’s sprung to life right out of a Gran Turismo title.
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) has announced the provisional entry list for the 2024 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which includes the most diverse top category field in more than 30 years.
Gran Turismo world champion and Super Formula ambassador Igor Fraga will make a step up to Japan’s premier open-wheel series in 2024, securing a reserve seat at Ponos Nakajima Racing.
Japanese youngster Rikuto Kobayashi, runner-up in the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series Nations Cup, will be driving in the 2024 Super GT Championship, having been selected for a seat in the GT300 category.
Four years on from revealing potentially its first ever vehicle, the Vision S, Sony has shown off its updated production prototype and announced that it will be coming to Gran Turismo 7 later in 2024.
Genesis has just unveiled its X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept at the Gran Turismo World Series World Finals in Barcelona, Spain. The car is coming to Gran Turismo 7 in January 2024.
The street circuit looks to be a high-speed blast down past the brightest lights in the world, all on show perfectly for this night race – in a desert, in the Northern Hemisphere, in November.
“The party atmosphere of the world-famous celebration of the Day of the Dead in the city makes this event one of the most artistic and passionate events on the calendar.”
Nissan has revealed a new concept car called the Hyper Force as part of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, and Gran Turismo 7 developer Polyphony Digital has again been involved in creating the vehicle.
“Qatar returns for its second Grand Prix, back at Losail – which is looking like a much more permanent fixture on the calendar than the initial plan for a street circuit.”
“The unique circuit with a bridge meaning cars crossover another part of the circuit is well regarded by many drivers and has held many classic races.”
“The circuit has gone through a temporary change, as construction work on the grandstand cars usually drive under has led to the removal of two chicanes at the end of the lap.”
Gran Turismo World Series champion Igor Fraga has enjoyed his best weekend yet in the Super Formula Lights series, taking three successive second-place finishes in the round at Okayama.
It’s actually pretty amazing to think that the 720S was only the McLaren brand’s fourth car since it was founded in 2010. That’s right, the F1 was technically made by a different company (although under the same ownership).