There’s a slightly different look to the latest set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races, getting underway this morning and running for the next week, with a little shuffle on the three new races for the coming seven days.
Daily by name only, these events are the core esports offering in Gran Turismo 7 with events taking place every 20-30 minutes in each of the three different combinations which refresh every Monday. Ordinarily we see a one-make road car sprint event in the first slot, a second sprint for a racing category in the second, and a longer race with strategic options in the final slot.
For those who’ve not yet entered the current GT World Series Exhibition season, you’ll want to take part in the Daily Races as they’re the only way to bump your Driver Rating up to take part in higher-level lobbies (or down to seal-club for credits).
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races May 4th: Race A
- Track: Trial Mountain – 4 laps
- Car: Wicked Fabrication GT 51 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tyres: Sports Hard
- Settings: Specified
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Required Pit Stops: –
- Fuel Rate Multiplier: 1x
- Tyre Rate Multiplier: 1x
A car unique to Gran Turismo pops up in this week’s Race A, in the shape of one of the GT Award-winning cars from the SEMA show in Las Vegas. If you’re not up on this particular accolade, series producer Kazunori Yamauchi attended the show annually, selecting one of the modified show cars as his personal favourite to be later (much, in some cases) immortalised in Gran Turismo.
This particular example is the least controversial of the winners to have the word “Wicked” in its name, with Wicked Fabrications creating this 370hp machine based on a 1950s Ford Custom. It was the antepenultimate winner of the original awards, taking the title in 2016, although the trophy was revived at the GT World Series Los Angeles event in 2025.
You’ll be taking this hot rod-slash-boulevardier for a four-lap blast around Trial Mountain on Sports Hard tyres, and take note that if you use your own car, this is one grade softer than the standard-fit item. Of course you can always borrow an example for free, but it’s only available in standard Porsche Grauschwarz if you do.
Recommended Car: Wicked Fabrication GT 51
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races May 4th: Race B
- Track: Kyoto Driving Park Yamagiwa – 5 laps
- Car: Gr.3 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tyres: Racing Medium
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Required Pit Stops: –
- Fuel Rate Multiplier: 1x
- Tyre Rate Multiplier: 1x
Unusually the Gr.3 cars sit in the Race B spot for the second week in a row, this week taking you on a five-lap tour of the Kyoto Driving Park Yamagiwa circuit. Resembling a proving ground more than a race track, this is the longer of the two individual Kyoto courses (a third exists, which is an unholy combination of both) and has a pretty wide variety of corner types and elevation changes.
With Gr.3 being a relatively well-balanced category (bar outliers) you can pick pretty much anything for this one, but there is a natural gravity towards the two most recent GT3 additions — the 992-generation 911 and the Ferrari 296 — and the BMW M6 that’s often highly successful in GTWS qualifiers. Whatever you go for it’ll need Racing Medium tyres fitted.
Recommended Car: Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 ’18
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Race May 4th: Race C
- Track: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 11 laps
- Car: Gr.1 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (H)
- Tyres: Racing Medium
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Required Pit Stops: 1
- Fuel Rate Multiplier: 2x
- Tyre Rate Multiplier: 5x
We have a rare appearance of the Gr.1 cars in this week’s Race C, and it’s open to all vehicles in that category rather than the occasional limited-entry affair. Given that we’ll be racing at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, that somewhat puts the 2016 LMP1-H cars — the Audi R18 (2016 model, rather than 2011), Porsche 919 Hybrid, and Toyota TS050 — at the fore.
There’s a limited tactical angle to the event, as the 11-lap race only has one available tyre compound but does institute a mandatory pit stop. That means you’ll need to come in somewhere between the end of lap one and the start of the final, 11th lap, but it’s up to you whether or not you take on a fresh set of the Racing Medium tyre.
With a 5x tyre wear multiplier in effect, it’s a close-run thing as to whether you can get to the end or not (depending on car choice) on one set of tyres but we’d take the new ones anyway as the time lost in the pits is far less than the time lost on very old tyres.
Failing to make the stop will cost you a minute, added to your race time afterwards. Take great care on your way into the pits too, as crossing the inside line or hitting the bollard will earn you a three-second penalty to be served on-track on the very fast run between Paul Frere and Blanchimont which effectively makes it a five-second loss. Going too far left will see you strike the solid tyre barrier too…
Recommended Car: Audi R18 ’16
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races are the main ranked, scheduled multiplayer events in Gran Turismo 7, updating every Monday. Each race result contributes to your Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR), depending on your final race position and any incidents during the race respectively. These ratings update at the end of each race, with DR used to set your league for the qualifying events for the GT World Series esports competition and exhibition events.
In order to access Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races, you’ll need to unlock the game’s Sport Mode. This requires you to complete the GT Cafe single player hub’s Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”). You’ll also need a PlayStation Plus subscription in order to take part.