Just finished my first run through of the Formula GT series for max points
using a single car, previously on my PAL version I had used 3-4 different cars but for this run on my NTSC game wanted to use a single car. Also I did not do this as a championship for a couple of reasons, I wanted to see if I could do it starting from the back of the grid for each race (would be too tempting to qualify as a championship) and I also wanted a choice of race as if it
was a championship and I got stuck I wouldn't be able to quit without doing it again.
Anyway, I took some notes for each race, not too many as I was too busy concentrating on racing but hopefully they may help someone along. Car of choice (after much testing) was the
Audi R8.
Also note the races are listed in the order I did them, not the order in which they are presented in the game.
Formula GT Championship 200pt Races NTSC
1) Tokyo - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 18
AI pits every 11-12 laps, I pit on lap 12 and switch to R3/R2 tires for rest of race.
MOV +28 seconds.
Hard, decided before the race not to do any wallriding which made the task more difficult, went into first pit about 7 seconds behind, emerged in 4th place. Took the lead on lap 16, only lost it when I had to pit before the AI.
2) Grand Valley Speedway - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto Tranny @ 18
AI Pits Every 8 Laps, I pit every 9 Laps
MOV +1 Lap
Again, very easy just be careful not to take any trips into the sand as it's very slow to get out. Was actually very surprised at how easy this race was.
3) Motegi Road Course - Car Audi R8 R2/R2, Auto Tranny @ 18
AI Pits Every 9 Laps, I pit Lap 11, then every 10 laps after switching to R3/R2
MOV +70 Seconds
Not an easy race for the first 30 laps, went into 1st pit stop 13sec in the lead and switched to R3/R2 for some extra grip in the corners and it also balances tyre wear out a lot better, emerged in 4th place 14 secs behind the leader. Lap 31 pit was crucial as I had built up enough of a lead to get in & out the pits before the 2nd place car had a chance to pass me. :-) Was trivial after that, won by at least 70 seconds and would have been more had the AI not nudged me into the sand a couple of times. :-(
4) Nurburgring - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto Tranny @ 18
AI pits every 2 laps, I pit every 3 laps
MOV 3mins 49sec
An eventful 1st 3 laps, on the 1st lap midway down kesselchen there was a huge pileup of 3 F1 cars that I could not avoid, caught the tail end and slammed into the barriers, didn't lose too much time. End of 2nd lap I had caught the 1st place F1 car, and as it happens just as he was about to pit I tried to go past him on the outside and did but in turn, prevented him pitting so he had to do another lap on red tyres. :-) Pitted at end of lap 3 and switched to R3/R2 for remainder of the race, maintaining 3 lap stop strategy and was able to build up a huge lead.
5) New York - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto Tranny @ 18
AI pits every 11/12 laps, I pit on lap 13 and every 12/13 laps after
MOV Lapped 4 AI twice & 2nd place only a few seconds behind lapping twice.
Easy, got the lead on lap 3, AI passed me but quickly got it back. 3 trailing AI pitted on lap 11, 2nd place and 1 other on lap 12 and I pitted on lap 13 with a 13 sec lead and switched to R3/R2 for remainder of the race.
6) Super Speedway - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto Tranny @ 18
AI pits every 12/13 laps, I pit every 27/28 laps
MOV +1 lap
Pitting strategy is key, the AI had to do 2 pits to just 1 for me and that was the winner in the end. Since the Audi is on R2/R2 the whole race slight wallriding is needed at the sharper turn as if you try and take it normally you will lose another 1+sec a lap since you need to slow down more, take the bigger turn smoothly and stick to the pit strategy and it is easy.
7) Circuit de la Sarthe I - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 20
AI pits every 4 laps, I pit every 8
MOV +1 lap
Just really easy, switch to R3/R2 at first pit to get better lap times, makes no difference to pit strategy.
8) High Speed Ring - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 20
AI pits every 12 laps, I pit every 20 laps
MPV +3 laps
Easiest race so far, nothing special to do this race.
9) Seoul Central - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 20
AI pits every 19/20 laps, I pit on lap 25 and switch to R3/R2 for remainder of race and pit every 24 laps thereafter.
MOV +2 laps
Again, another easy race. Did not manage to get 1st place until lead AI pitted on lap 19 but never lost it after I had it.
10) Cote d' Azur - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 20
AI pits every 9 laps, I pit on lap 10 and switch to R3/R2 for remainder of race, pit every 10 laps thereafter as tyre-wear is still good for 10 laps on R3/R2.
MOV +2 laps
Had to wallride the turn at the top of the hill until lap 4 or 5 when I got into 1st place, didn't bother after that. Was able to increase lead by 1-2 seconds a lap on R3/R2 making for an easy win.
11) Infineon Raceway - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 18
AI pits every 10 laps, I pit on lap 12 and switch to R3/R2 for remainder of the race, pit every 11 laps thereafter.
MOV +2 laps
Used the wallride on the last hairpin only for the 1st 3 laps to get into the lead, never used after that. Another easy race it has to be said.
12) Suzuka - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 18
AI pits every 8/9 laps, I pit on lap 9 and switch to R3/R2 tires, pit every 7/8 laps for remainder of the race.
MOV 62 seconds
Tough, had to wait in 2nd place until the 1st AI car pitted to get into 1st, built up a 28 second lead before I pitted and got out pits still in 1st. Had to take the shortcut at the last corner for the 1st 9 laps to keep pace with the lead AI car.
13) Fuji Speedway 2005 - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 18
AI pits every 10 laps, I pit on lap 12 and switch to R3/R2 tires, pit every 11 laps after that.
MOV +1 lap
Umm...very easy.
14) Laguna Seca - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 18
AI pits every 11 laps, I pit on lap 14 and switch to R3/R2, pit every 14 laps for rest of race.
MOV +5 laps
Due the the utter stupidity of the AI in this race I romped to the easiest victory of the entire series, probably would have won even if the AI were not so dumb and had I stayed on R2 tires it was that easy.
15) El Capitan - Car Audi R8, R2/R2, Auto tranny @ 18
AI pits every 8 laps, I pit on lap 10 and every 10 laps after.
MOV +1 lap
Again, very easy, almost too easy. Got 1st place early on the 1st lap and never lost it, stayed on R2/R2 for the whole race as didn't need better grip you get from R3 on the front, AI was not very aggressive in this one. Nice easy race to finish with.
Now to repeat the whole thing to win the Sauber.
When I pit on lap 33, I have built up a 31.5 second lead, so I am in great shape since I have now made up the stagger (the AI pits one less time than I). From then on, I just cruise to victory, being careful to stay out of the sand-traps.
My best lap was a 1.38.873. 
For some reason this series was strangely easy for me to complete for 200 A-spec pts. 
Given from what I had read on here, I thought I would have a very tough time with the AI. Even with the extra pitstops I had to make due to increased tire wear, I still had a very comfortable margin of victory at each track, including Super Speedway, where I had to use the Audi R8 as this setup wasn't good enough for that particular race.
