There’s a bit of an unusual look to the new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races this, available from today and across the next seven days, both in terms of what there is and what there isn’t…
Daily Races are GT7’s core ranked multiplayer events, running every 20 minutes (or 30, for Race C) across an entire week. Ordinarily they feature a one-make, road car sprint race, and sprint and feature races for the Gr.4 and Gr.3 cars. After an update, such as 1.49 last week, you can also expect new content to feature.
However that’s not entirely the case this week, with none of the six new cars or the new track appearing in the rotation. Additionally, there’s no Gr.4 event as both the slots for race cars require Gr.3 cars.
For Race A, which again this week features no DR (Driver Rating) updates, you’ll need an Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, with Sports Hard tires. It’s an eight-lap race of the compact Autodrome Lago Maggiore East End Reverse course (essentially comprising the last sector of the reverse full course).
Watch out for the False Start Check, which will penalize you for any movement between the final light coming on and them all going out to start the race. This takes the form of a short, on-the-spot power loss, so you’ll either lose ground or become the center of a large crash. Or both.
Race B heads to the fan favorite Trial Mountain circuit for a four-lap race in — as noted above — the Gr.3 cars. It’s a short, sprint-format race on Racing Hard tires and with no other concerns but hitting the checkered flag first.
Finally Race C, also in the Gr.3 cars, goes to Mount Panorama for a longer, ten-lap race and with a few more things to keep in mind.
You’ll be required to use Racing Medium tires for this event, and with a 5x tire wear multiplier you may well begin to notice the effects of wear towards the end of what’s basically a 50-lap race for the tires. The new tire wear physics introduced in 1.49 could also play a role here.
As there’s a mandatory pit stop for the race then, you might like to swap tires while you’re in the pits. This isn’t actually a requirement for the stop — you only need to pass down the pit lane between the end of lap one and the start of lap ten — but if you’re experiencing higher wear it might be a good idea. Failing to take the stop will earn you a one-minute penalty on your final race time.
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, August 5.
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races July 29: Race A
- Track: Autodrome Lago Maggiore – East End Reverse, 8 laps
- Car: Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione ’08 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Sports Hard
- Settings: Fixed
- Start Type: Grid Start with False Start Check
- Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 1x
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races July 29: Race B
- Track: Trial Mountain, 4 laps
- Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- 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 July 29: Race C
- Track: Mount Panorama, 10 laps
- Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (H)
- Tires: Racing Medium
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Mandatory Pit Stop: 1
- Fuel use: 2x
- Tire use: 5x
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