Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races players have a new set of three events to enjoy over the coming week, with the regular cycle continuing to switch out the events every Monday morning.

There’s a bit of a shake-up in the order this week as the regular Gr.4 and Gr.3 races give way to something quite a bit faster — and a lot scarier — and while it’s still the usual one-make road car race in the first slot it is for a vehicle whose roadgoing credentials are oft-disputed.

That’s the Radical SR3, from Cambridgeshire, UK, brand Radical Sportscars. Radical was, for many, many years, the holder of the fastest road legal production car lap at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, with its SR8 the first sub-7 minute car in 2005 and the SR8 LM lowering that in 2009 — on the same set of tires it used to drive from Peterborough to the Nurburgring… It took another eight years before that was beaten.

The SR3 SL is a car in that mold, if a bit more road-focused. In fact the “SL” in its name means “Street Legal”, because it was developed with road use aforethought — like the Ariel Atom and various Caterham models — than a track toy with fewer compromises.

For this week’s Daily Race A you’ll be racing it around one of the fictional Sardegna Road Track layouts, appropriately also designed as a road but with racing in mind, on a seven-lap blast around the reverse layout of the C variant. You’ll need to downgrade the Radical’s tires to Sports Hard for the event, which becomes a bit of a slide-fest as a result.

There’s also two further things to bear in mind here, which are the usual candidates. False Start Check is in effect here, so you’ll need to hold the car on the brakes or handbrake before the race starts or you’ll get an on-the-spot torque cut penalty, and Driver Rating (DR) updates remain turned off.

Race B is an island of normal this week, comprising a five-lap race of the “full” Fuji International Speedway track in the Gr.3 cars.

It’s the usual free car choice affair, with any of the Gr.3 cars eligible, though a glance at the early leaderboard suggests you might want something mid-engined here. The only thing running outside normal parameters is the use of the slightly stickier Racing Medium tires.

That takes us onto the pretty scary-looking Race C, which is a three-lap affair in Gr.1 cars. As you’ll rightly surmise, that means a long track and it can really only be one: the Nurburgring 24h layout. To be fair, a modified LMP1-H does hold the outright lap record at the Nordschleife, but this isn’t a natural car/track combination.

In terms of cars, there’s a bit of a mix on the leaderboards but the most common choice is the 2016 Audi R18 — and yes that’s a hybrid diesel, so watch out for over-revving it — along with some other modern, higher-downforce machinery.

You’ll also need to keep one eye on the regulations, as the race requires Racing Medium tires along with a mandatory pit stop. While you don’t need to change tires or take on any fuel, you do still need to make a trip down pit road or you’ll cop a one-minute penalty after the race. Watch out for cutting the pit-lane entry and exit as well, each of which is worth a three-second, on-track penalty.

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, May 12.

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races May 5: Race A

Track: Sardegna Road Track C Reverse – 7 laps
Car: Radical SR3 SL ’13 – Garage/Specified Car
Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (L)
Tires: Sports Hard
Settings: Specified
Start Type: Grid Start with False Start Check
Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
Fuel use: 1x
Tire use: 1x

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races May 5: Race B

Track: Fuji International Speedway – 5 laps
Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Specified Car
Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
Tires: Racing Medium
Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
Start Type: Rolling Start
Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
Fuel use: 1x
Tire use: 1x

Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races May 5: Race C

Track: Nurburgring 24h – 3 laps
Car: Gr.1 – 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: 3x

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