Three sprint races, one with ten times the usual prize money, at three fictional race tracks await players in the latest set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races, starting today.
It’s a pretty regular line-up of events, with racing car categories starring in the latter two races and a road car one-make in the other, though this week that one-make is a two-make. Or maybe a one-and-a-half-make.
Race A heads to the Trial Mountain circuit for a three-lap race, and you can pick between two almost identical vehicles for the event: the Toyota Corolla Levin 1600GT Apex and its Sprinter Trueno sibling.
Of course you should pick the Sprinter Trueno, as it has pop-up lights and is therefore immediately superior — and is also the only one of the two available right now in the Used Car dealer — but the vehicle differences are pretty much cosmetic as evidenced by the almost 50:50 split on the qualifying leaderboards.
Whichever you go for, you’ll need Comfort Medium tires — which is the default tire and fitted to the rental options automatically in any case — which should generate some good sliding action through the first and final sectors.
As is almost always the case, there’s no Driver Rating (DR) updates in this race. However you should note that Sportsmanship Rating (SR) updates are still active, so be careful with door-banging, running off-track, and contact with the scenery. Too heavy a fall in your SR can also drag your DR down despite there being no direct DR impact in this event.
Race B is going to be a popular destination this week, for the rewards and the familiarity of it. It’s the second of two GT World Series London tie-in events which will see players taking on the Manufacturers Cup final race combination — the other being the Time Trial which began last Thursday.
It’s a four-lap race around the Tokyo Expressway South Counterclockwise course (the one with the squared-off section through the container yard) for Gr.3 cars on Racing Soft tires, but you can only select from the cars of the dozen brands racing in London.
The means you can pick from BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Lamborghini, Lexus, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru, or Toyota Gr.3 cars, and only those cars represented at the finals — with the otherwise identical RX-Vision and Stealth cars, and M6 Endurance and Sprint cars included.
Unsurprisingly the car dominating the leaderboards is the same one that holds the current Time Trial record — the Supra Racing Concept — and this should hold out through the race too due to lack of significant tire wear.
One additional and important note for this race is the huge increase in prize money. You’ll earn ten times the usual amount of credits for taking part in this race, which should add to its popularity somewhat.
Race C is also a sprint event this week, as the Gr.4 cars head to Grand Valley Highway-1 for a ten-lap race bereft of any strategy considerations.
Unlike Race B, it’s an open event for any vehicle in the class but it’s looking like it’s going to be dominated by the all-wheel drive options as we often see in Gr.4. In fact only ten of the top 100 times right now are with anything other than the Genesis G70, and they’re all in the Atenza, NSX, or WRX.
You’ll need Racing Hard tires for this one, but you won’t need to pay any heed to your tires after that point. The wear multiplier is set to x1, so they will wear at the normal rate, and there’s no requirement to pit either. Just go as hard as you can from lights to flag.
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, June 9.
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races June 2: Race A
- Track: Trial Mountain – 3 laps
- Car: Toyota Corolla Levin/Sprinter Trueno ’83 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Comfort Medium
- Settings: Specified
- Start Type: Grid Start
- Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 1x
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races June 2: Race B
- Track: Tokyo Expressway South Counterclockwise – 4 laps
- Car: Gr.3 Car List – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (H)
- Tires: Racing Soft
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
- Fuel use: 1x
- Tire use: 1x
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races June 2: Race C
- Track: Grand Valley Highway 1 Reverse – 10 laps
- Car: Gr.4 – 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
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