Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Thread

[Redneckchef]

I have to hold my hands up and say I feel like I’ve cheat on today race at Interlargos.
I was only able to to do the 17:00 (GMT) race and I only hand a few minutes to spare before the deadline. Managed to get get logged on and enter the race but I forgot to look at the rules as I was running out of time. As quali started I notice half the field was on softs, some medium and some hards. It was only then it clicked that this race might be a free choice on tyres. I don’t own M or S tyres for my AM Vantage so was qualifying and racing on Hards.
Qualified in P14, just shy off 3 seconds of the leader. Race started and I got an ok start. 1st lap was fairly clean and then on lap 2 a few started to bump each other. I was able to keep within touching distance of the midfield pack and I settled into a rythem and was doing consistent 1.35’s all race. 1/3rd into the race I was P8 and now catching the leaders. They started to pit and I found myself P2. Was on the car bumper of P1 for about 3 laps but I wasn’t able to pass as they was defending well. This allowed P3, the race leader before the round of pit stops to catch up. I decided to let him through as they was quicker than me and to not disrupt my race. The car I was fighting with finally pitted around lap 11. I was them moved up to P2 and I was able to keep on the bumper of P1 right up until lap 17. I then stupid got a little late on brakes into T4 and ran wide over the curb. I was sure I still had 1 tyre on the track, but apparently I didn’t and got 0.5 sec penalty. This then allowed P3 to close up to 3 seconds but I was able to stretch my gap back to over 6 seconds, and close the gap to P1 to 3 seconds.

Im happy with my P2 but I do feel like I’ve cheated the system. I know racing is all about getting round the track in the quickest time possible, but if I was to re run the race I would have used M tyres.

That's a great result, and not cheating the system at all. I honestly wanted to no stop on hards as it helps me get into a rhythm but gave up and chose the pit stop solely because I couldn't consistently manage the power exiting he Senna S and the long sweeper into the final turn. Being able to run well and take care of the car like that is what you gotta do to race well.

And sounds like you raced smart as well.

@Don3hide Fantastic

 

[Roggers]

That's a great result, and not cheating the system at all. I honestly wanted to no stop on hards as it helps me get into a rhythm but gave up and chose the pit stop solely because I couldn't consistently manage the power exiting he Senna S and the long sweeper into the final turn. Being able to run well and take care of the car like that is what you gotta do to race well.

And sounds like you raced smart as well.

@Don3hide Fantastic

Thanks 👍🏻
Yeah the whole race just felt good and the car seem to handle great today. What helped today was knowing when to pick my battles. When I couldn’t pass the driver in P1 for the few laps mid race, the tyres on there car had gone. I had a feeling if I tried to pass or got past they would punt me off on the next corner.

Have to say Interlargos is one of my fav tracks. Ive raced it a fair bit on F1 and on GT7. It’s just a great track. The Senna S are a pain if you don’t get T1 right.

 

[football5699]

On one had, it's a test season and they're clearly trying basically every variation they can before the season starts.
On the other hand, when I see long races with open tyre choice and fuel/tyre strategy last just one day for the month...

 

[Mistah_MCA]

How does someone have a manufactures leader board time with the 97 supra ?

Even though you are forced to pick specific Gr. 3/4 cars when signing with a Manufacturer, you can still use any of the other cars under that brand if you own it. There's a similar thing going on with some other makes as well, such as:

• BMW with the M6, M3, and Z4 GT3
• Alfa Romeo with the 155 and 4C Gr. 4
• Ford with the Mustang Gr. 3, GT Race Car '18, GT LM Race Car Spec II, GT LM Spec II Test Car

There are other ones, as well, but that's all I can remember off the top of my head.

 

[Bojador]

Did the interlagos on my US account.

Qualified 1st and won with 30 seconds advantage on a GT3 C/S lobby. Hopefully I can get into the B lobbies for next race. 100k reward too 😂
I used the Z4 on hards and didn’t pit.

I’m on standard ps4 and had no issues connecting or starting qualification or the race. So far all races I did on manu and nations went super smooth.

 

[Mini Stiggy]

One and done this week, and my streak of racing much better than I qualify continues.

Started 3rd on mediums, everyone else was on hards it seemed as I was able pull an 8 second lead by lap 10, but then the deg caught up and I started losing half a second a lap to 2nd. By lap 17 the mediums were really struggling and 2nd plsce was able to shave 1.5 seconds each of the last 2 laps. Ended up with the win by 2 seconds, but 1 more lap and he definitely would've had me.

Great combo with very close strategy choices. Hopefully we get more of these!

 

[mattyman123]

Picking Lamborghini was an absolute disaster for me. The GR.4 isn’t too bad, however I find the GR.3 near on undrivable. I’m so tempted to abandon the manufacturers cup and just focus on nailing the nations cup

 

[Cherryturbo]

Picking Lamborghini was an absolute disaster for me. The GR.4 isn’t too bad, however I find the GR.3 near on undrivable. I’m so tempted to abandon the manufacturers cup and just focus on nailing the nations cup

I have the same problem. Picked Honda and whilst the Gr4 isn’t a disaster, the Gr3 certainly is. Darn things wants to spin out on both braking and also accelerating. Likely my “test” with Honda is complete for season 2 already.

 

[Stilva]

I joined the 18:00 slot and qualified P5. But I got punted going into turn 1 and my race was ruined. It also didn't help I dropped a wheel on the green paint on the exit of turn 4 and spun. Total disaster and I should have pitted to get on the soft tires, but I used it as a practice for the next race. I finished P14 and that wasn't going to work for me.

Jumped into the 19:00 slot and set a quicker qualifying time, but that was only good enough for P8. This race goes much better. Although, I somehow developed a habit of getting on top of the curb entering turn 3 and that cost me so much time during the race. Absolutely baffled how that kept happening. I made a nifty multi car pass to get to P6 at one point. But, P7 and myself both went for the same spot entering turn 4. I drop a few places but keep moving forward. I do have a nice battle with a Mazda driver before pit stops on lap 10. Some incidental contact between us, but nothing malicious. I did the soft/soft strategy which I think helped me keep pace. We then get stuck behind a Viper driver after we exit the pits, and the Mazda runs away as I was stuck behind the Viper. I get around them eventually and finish P9 for 81 points. Not the best finish, but better than the 55 points I would have gotten.

The good news is that I am much better at Interlagos and handling the Aston Martin Gr.3 car. But, I don't want to race at Interlagos for a long long time.

 

[Haverstaken]

Just did a manu race in Interlagos, with the RCZ.
Started P1 (first time \o/) and decided to go with the hard tires. First lap, drop to 3rd (did no fight for the positions), but the 4th I managed to keep 2, 3 sec behind. Was doing 1.34.xx consistenly. Lap 10, the car ahead was about 5 sec in front and then he spun off after turn 4, so a passed him with no problem. Then the car in first did not stop in the pits, so I thought I would not catch him, since he was around 15 sec in front, but he was with soft tires, so with 5 laps to finish I started to catch up, and in the end of the 18th lap I caught up with him, right before the straight and went ahead on the Senna's S of the final lap.. ended up 3 sec ahead of him.
It was my first victory in this ranked races. I'm in the GT3 league, but still good xD

 

[Slo_Wass_Mike]

Did my manufacturer race in the WRX. I didn't realize I could bring soft rubber to the party. So, had to qualify and race on hard.

Qualification was a struggle and I qualified 11th. Being the only racer on hards I wasn't terribly depressed.

Race starts and I maintained the gap behind me while a small battle unfolded ahead of me. T7 brought contact between the two giving each a small penalty. Okay, I'll get these places at the penalty spot. Stayed within .5 seconds until they had to slow down. That dragged the guy chasing me and put them into a 3 way battle. No need to think about them now and just concentrate on putting down solid laps on the hands. The next few laps were about losing about 1.5 seconds a lap to the leader but marking the cars in front of me. Oopppsie, the racer I'm chasing misses his breaking point allowing me to close up to .3 seconds and draft them up the hill to the start finish and pass at T1. He cooks that entry and I can go back to concentrating on the car in front. He pits and take smediums, I overtake him.

Racers continue to pit all the way up until lap 11. I look at my tires and they look good and still feel great. I make the decision to no stop it. After everyone pits I'm in 3rd with 2nd place right ahead and a GTR on new soft about 3 seconds behind. Coming up the hill on lap 14 I yield to the GTR. I can't hold his tire advantage off. Maybe the guy ahead of me will fight him and make things interesting. Come lap 17 he does fight and I close down to about 1 second back in 4th place. I couldn't overtake 3rd. He was fast in the first half of the track and I was fast in the back half. Ended the race happily in 4th place 1 second out of third.

Things I noticed:
1. I was hit from behind twice. This seems to be people thinking if they can see a gap it must exist and they went for it as I was turning in. I will give racers rope to hang themselves with but it will always be fair and clean.
2. The WRX is an easy to drive GR3 at BOP settings. I do wish we could change suspension as there's a few small changes I'd make to fit my driving style.
3. ASM should not be allowed in these races. I lost about 5 seconds due to 2 racers who relied on ASM to save them from being completely bent out of shape with very little negative result to their pace.
4. I'm having a great time in GT7.

 

[Pfei]

GTWS Test Season 2 - Manufacturers Cup - Round 3 - Report
WRX GR. 3 - Interlagos
GT1 League - A/S room

I was placed in a strong room, seeded way down at the bottom. Despite qualifying two-tenths behind pole, it was only good enough for fifth on the grid. Someone ended up disconnecting when the race was starting and I ended up fourth on the grid.

The polesitter was on softs while everyone else around me was on hards. There was lots of tight, clean exciting racing going on before the pitstops. I was as high as second and as low as seventh before the mid-point. After the stoppers changed their tires, I was second and only two seconds from the leader, but with a few behind me who could cause me some problems. The polesitter eventually caught up and passed me and then a couple laps leader retook the lead. I was still on the podium but had someone pressuring me from behind. Just as he got by me on the front straight, I managed to hold on to third since the guy in #2 had a big penalty to serve. I came home in 3rd, my sixth podium in GT7 our of six Sport Mode races.

I can tell I am moving closer to high DR A since this was a very competitive lobby. Had a lot of fun and 3rd was good for 185 points, four more than my victory paid two days ago.

 

[football5699]

Someone tried to ride the kerb/grass on the long left after the Senna S on lap 1 and tapped me not once but twice while I was ahead….

Guys, please, I beg you. On that same straight someone just straight up drove straight into the back of me for no reason and spun out.

GT3 is just something else.

 

[Ashthebash]

First GT7 post I think! Definitely first about a race and with my lack of imagination I'd signed for Ferrari again

So ran my second race of the Manufacturers series, again in Gr.3 (PlayStation crashed just before final slot started on Saturday), and had quite a similar experience to last week at N24 in the sense I qualified near the back and just couldn't hang on to the guys ahead. I actually drove pretty well today, consistent times that were generally faster than in my pre race practise but the Ferrari has been absolutely hammered - so obviously I'm blaming the car! (well, PD's 'balancing' of it). Finished ahead of a couple of spinners to end 12th I think. The race did have a high point though, a nice little battle with Tidgney for a few corners was a fun way to end it (even though I lost!)

Looking at the schedule, it's going to be a painful series with the Ferrari's lack of, well everything! But especially power. It's become a bit of a Dopey Donkey rather than a Prancing Horse.

Surely PD will bring it into play when they revisit the BoP...

Surely?!

 

[HornetX1]

I need more understanding around the GT1/2/3 leagues and how they matchmake within each individual league.

I'm an A+/S from GTSport at 65k driver score, but I lost my old account so I'm on a new account & had no data to transfer to GT7...that means I'm currently climbing through the ranks when I get chance to play, until I get back to the lobbies I'm supposed to be in

Right now I'm at B/S & I figured I'd enter the GT2 B/S league seen as it's only 8 or 9 races.

Obviously the racing isn't great because I'm qualifying on pole by more than 2 sometimes 3 seconds...& Then disappearing in the race.
Each race was a win in each time slot tonight... But the maximum points I got was only 81 & it only increased to 81 after FOUR clean race wins in a row from 69 (that's what I got for the first win).

The thing is, the maximum points on offer got the GT2 league wins at the top split is 150... But I don't get how I'm not in the top split for the GT2 league if my SR is maxed out, & my DR is constantly climbing in big chunks each win.

Assuming it's the same points system as GTS, do I have to literally get my DR into the 30K range (A) to guarantee I'll start in the top split for the remainder of the GT2 league?

If so it looks like I've got a busy week in dailies ahead of me 😐

 

[Pfei]

I need more understanding around the GT1/2/3 leagues and how they matchmake within each individual league.

I'm an A+/S from GTSport at 65k driver score, but I lost my old account so I'm on a new account & had no data to transfer to GT7...that means I'm currently climbing through the ranks when I get chance to play, until I get back to the lobbies I'm supposed to be in

Right now I'm at B/S & I figured I'd enter the GT2 B/S league seen as it's only 8 or 9 races.

Obviously the racing isn't great because I'm qualifying on pole by more than 2 sometimes 3 seconds...& Then disappearing in the race.
Each race was a win in each time slot tonight... But the maximum points I got was only 81 & it only increased to 81 after FOUR clean race wins in a row from 69 (that's what I got for the first win).

The thing is, the maximum points on offer got the GT2 league wins at the top split is 150... But I don't get how I'm not in the top split for the GT2 league if my SR is maxed out, & my DR is constantly climbing in big chunks each win.

Assuming it's the same points system as GTS, do I have to literally get my DR into the 30K range (A) to guarantee I'll start in the top split for the remainder of the GT2 league?

If so it looks like I've got a busy week in dailies ahead of me 😐

When you enter the season you are locked in to the league for the remainder of the season, no matter how high your DR gets. You will have make sure you are A+ (or A) before the next season starts to be in GT1.

 

[HornetX1]

When you enter the season you are locked in to the league for the remainder of the season, no matter how high your DR gets. You will have make sure you are A+ (or A) before the next season starts to be in GT1.

Hey, so I wasn't referring to the difference between the leagues, I understand that perfectly.

The part I was asking about is the matchmaking within each individual league.

For instance, what is the main thing governing who I get matched with, within the GT2 league.

If my DR was 20,000 before I started tonight, & 30,000 Driver score = A... Then each win I have in the four sessions for tonight's event at Brazil presumably increases my Driver score by maybe 1000 per race (it depends on the driver score of the people in each race as to how much I take from the pooled points with each win iirc).

So after the 3rd race my driver score would be at 23,000 going into the 4th race.

So why in the 4th race am I still getting matched with the same people I raced the last 3 times instead of getting matched with people at 25,000 -29,999 Driver score (I assume that would effectively be the top split within the GT2 league).

I hope what I'm saying makes sense to you, my point isn't anything to do with why in in GT2 and not GT1, I'm well aware that's a conscious decision I made until the end of this mini season
The point I'm making is about the matchmaking that happens within the chosen league itself, & what is the primary dictator of who you get matched with... If it's DR, then the only rational conclusion I can come to is that my DR was at the very bottom of the "B rating" when I entered the tournament's tonight, & the 4 wins didn't increase my score enough to push me into the top end of B rating...so I guess I'll have to win a few daily races to push my DR to A, so that I can guarantee that I get matched against the top split people within the GT2 league.

 

[Pfei]

Hey, so I wasn't referring to the difference between the leagues, I understand that perfectly.

The part I was asking about is the matchmaking within each individual league.

For instance, what is the main thing governing who I get matched with, within the GT2 league.

If my DR was 20,000 before I started tonight, & 30,000 Driver score = A... Then each win I have in the four sessions for tonight's event at Brazil presumably increases my Driver score by maybe 1000 per race (it depends on the driver score of the people in each race as to how much I take from the pooled points with each win iirc).

So after the 3rd race my driver score would be at 23,000 going into the 4th race.

So why in the 4th race am I still getting matched with the same people I raced the last 3 times instead of getting matched with people at 25,000 -29,999 Driver score (I assume that would effectively be the top split within the GT2 league).

I hope what I'm saying makes sense to you, my point isn't anything to do with why in in GT2 and not GT1, I'm well aware that's a conscious decision I made until the end of this mini season
The point I'm making is about the matchmaking that happens within the chosen league itself, & what is the primary dictator of who you get matched with... If it's DR, then the only rational conclusion I can come to is that my DR was at the very bottom of the "B rating" when I entered the tournament's tonight, & the 4 wins didn't increase my score enough to push me into the top end of B rating...so I guess I'll have to win a few daily races to push my DR to A, so that I can guarantee that I get matched against the top split people within the GT2 league.

Oh I get you now. I dunno, maybe there are so many people that the top split is taken by the top B drivers and you are spinning your wheels against slower drivers but at a similar DR and therefore not gaining many points. You should do a bunch of Daily races to get your DR up quicker. It's a shame we can no longer see our progress meter in our current DR, or see our DR points like in GTS.

 

[D_Dragline]

Hey, so I wasn't referring to the difference between the leagues, I understand that perfectly.

The part I was asking about is the matchmaking within each individual league.

For instance, what is the main thing governing who I get matched with, within the GT2 league.

If my DR was 20,000 before I started tonight, & 30,000 Driver score = A... Then each win I have in the four sessions for tonight's event at Brazil presumably increases my Driver score by maybe 1000 per race (it depends on the driver score of the people in each race as to how much I take from the pooled points with each win iirc).

So after the 3rd race my driver score would be at 23,000 going into the 4th race.

So why in the 4th race am I still getting matched with the same people I raced the last 3 times instead of getting matched with people at 25,000 -29,999 Driver score (I assume that would effectively be the top split within the GT2 league).

I hope what I'm saying makes sense to you, my point isn't anything to do with why in in GT2 and not GT1, I'm well aware that's a conscious decision I made until the end of this mini season
The point I'm making is about the matchmaking that happens within the chosen league itself, & what is the primary dictator of who you get matched with... If it's DR, then the only rational conclusion I can come to is that my DR was at the very bottom of the "B rating" when I entered the tournament's tonight, & the 4 wins didn't increase my score enough to push me into the top end of B rating...so I guess I'll have to win a few daily races to push my DR to A, so that I can guarantee that I get matched against the top split people within the GT2 league.

I suspect it’s because there are a lot of drivers who started low but are rising faster than you. I wouldn’t be surprised if GT2 top split is already exclusively A rated drivers. It’s insane how much DR some people gain through sheer volume of dailies.

Alternatively, it could be that the matchmaking is done based on your DR when the season commenced? That would explain why I randomly get top split Oceania lobbies with several A rated drivers.

 

[gt7lcu]

i am having hard time setting decent lap times on the 3rd race of the nations cup (deep forrest) 493 hp road car .
i am using normal nissan gtr and i cant set under 1.32s . top times are around 1.26.9s. does anybody have a decent setup/tune for this race ? im willing to change cars too , but it seems like top 10 times are nissan nismo gtr.

i cant find a decent suspension settings to turn that hairpin . i recently started so i dont know much how to set the car up . any help is appreciated . thank you !

 

[xMAXIx79]

My love-hate relationship experiences unexpected ups and downs with the game. Entered race 1 at 5pm yesterday, thought it would be a good idea to qualify in mediums to see how fast/slow I am compared to others.
This idea wasn't very clever because a lot of people did the qualifying with RS.
So I ended up on P8.
Then an eternally long loading screen after qualifying so that the race started just before 6 p.m. and surprise.. there were only 3 drivers left.

Due to this "fortunate" circumstance, I started on pole and was able to gain a lot of time with the medium tires. After lap 14 I was almost 13 seconds ahead and I imagined that it could work.
So I drove on, TCS also set to 2 to protect the tires, unfortunately I was probably too hard with the tires at the beginning or they just worsen per kilometer.
In any case, my lap times dropped extremely and in the middle of the last laps, number 2 managed to overtake me after I came a little far out of the 1st corner.

But it was a nice race.

Race 2 at 9pm I was a lot smarter, qualified P3 .2xx behind P1 and only .080 seconds on P2. That promised to be a very good race.
Unfortunately, it was suddenly interrupted from behind (again by a Spaniard...) who drilled through the field as if he were alone on the track. I'm now on RH on the way, since it seems to me to be the only sensible strategy, didn't even have the opportunity to pull aside to let him pass. He just shot me and other drivers as well and that put me almost in the back on P14, since this happened on lap 1 I was hoping to make up a few places.
So we started catching up and drove 1:34.xxx lap times almost without exception.
A lot of drivers had to pit, so I just got past a lot of them.
Finally, on lap 18, I got 3rd place. But it wasn't really possible to finish 1-2.. but I enjoyed the race.

 

[RX8 Racer]

i am having hard time setting decent lap times on the 3rd race of the nations cup (deep forrest) 493 hp road car .
i am using normal nissan gtr and i cant set under 1.32s . top times are around 1.26.9s. does anybody have a decent setup/tune for this race ? im willing to change cars too , but it seems like top 10 times are nissan nismo gtr.

i cant find a decent suspension settings to turn that hairpin . i recently started so i dont know much how to set the car up . any help is appreciated . thank you !

Here you go:

Mistah_MCA is a good source for the Nations Cup this season.

 

[Raptor013]

Well that was entertaining. Had more fun in the lobby poking fun at the sheep that went with the GT-R, than on the track.

I opted to run the Lancer Evo V, as 1 its far from the meta car for this race.

2 I created a decent set-up for it and wanted to compare it against the others.

And 3, how many chances will I get in GT7 to race my actual race car in an online race.

Competition wise my race was over by the exit of Turn 1, after launching past the Camaro ahead of me off the line, and the R8 beside me that never got going and dropped out soon after.

But learned a lot during the 8 laps, and I only finished just over a minute behind the winner.

 

[samppa_944]

Even though you are forced to pick specific Gr. 3/4 cars when signing with a Manufacturer, you can still use any of the other cars under that brand if you own it. There's a similar thing going on with some other makes as well, such as:

• BMW with the M6, M3, and Z4 GT3
• Alfa Romeo with the 155 and 4C Gr. 4
• Ford with the Mustang Gr. 3, GT Race Car '18, GT LM Race Car Spec II, GT LM Spec II Test Car

There are other ones, as well, but that's all I can remember off the top of my head.

Wow, this is good info, now I have a plan for the next manufacturers season. And a slight help for the gr3 issues with Ford.

 

[Tigerhawk87]

Hello all. Long time, no update.

Had two cracks at the Manu last night in the Subaru. First attempt, qualified P2. Started on hards and quickly dropped down the order. Was consistent for a while until I spun and got a stuck. Followed this up by doing the exact same thing two more times. Disaster.

Final attempt, qualified P4. Once more started on hards and yet again dropped down the order to folks on softer compounds. Didn't challenge anyone wanting to pass and focused on consistent laps. After others pitted and the race was drawing to a close I ended up in 3rd. Myself and P2 were both gaining a lot on the leader. P2 then binned it, gifting me the spot and I'd finish around 3 seconds from the leader. Really enjoyed this race. 128 points in the bag

 

[Granite_Lw]

Gutted I missed the Interlagos manu races yesterday, work commitments make joining specific timed races quite difficult. Looked fun though & hopefully I can join in for the next round!

 

[Bojador]

Gutted I missed the Interlagos manu races yesterday, work commitments make joining specific timed races quite difficult. Looked fun though & hopefully I can join in for the next round!

Create a 2nd account in a time zone that suits your schedule. I resurrected my US account to run GTWS races late at night when the kids are in bed.

 

[Granite_Lw]

Create a 2nd account in a time zone that suits your schedule. I resurrected my US account to run GTWS races late at night when the kids are in bed.

Interesting, late at night would work much better for me.
Do you have to pay for a 2nd PS plus account & pay in USD?

 

[Hasnain282]

Interesting, late at night would work much better for me.
Do you have to pay for a 2nd PS plus account & pay in USD?

No, as long as your main account with PS Plus is a Primary Account on your console

 

[Raptor013]

Replay from last nights Interlagos race. One point of note for Interlagos, you can cut the right hand part of the Senna 'S' by a good car width and not get a track limits penalty for it, the pole sitter did this on numerous occasions, including when they were fighting back after multiple self inflicted spins and passed me. (Didn't matter as they crashed themselves out being a numpty and rage quit.)



Replay from today's meme race at Deep Forest. Had an 11 car grid, a 10 minute black screen when Qualifying was meant to run. Then qualifying minus 5 cars. Then the Audi which started P5 never moved off the line.

Highlights for my race. Getting a ripping launch in the Lancer to move up into 4th behind the three remaining meme GT-R's. Not getting lapped. And sharing a number of sheep related jokes in the lobby with the Camaro driver about the majority of the original field being in the meta car and following the herd.