“Mercedes Live Race” GT5 Competition with David Coulthard
Mercedes-Benz has just announced a new Gran Turismo 5 contest (for UK residents only) featuring former F1 star David Coulthard. The contest starts out with a familiar formula: 24 entrants will be chosen at random, then brought to Mercedes-Benz World where they’ll be tested in real and virtual driving challenges to determine the top 6 contestants.
Next, things take an interesting twist: the top 6 move to the final round to compete directly against David Coulthard. They’ll be setting laps in the game while David is in the same car, on the same track, at the same time in the real-world, trying to best their times. Even if no contestants are able to beat David, the fastest among them will still go home with a nice prize: an all-expenses paid trip to the 2011 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix with four-star accommodations.
The details of how the final stage will play out are sparse, but it will be streamed live over the Internet for the world to watch and play along on September 5, 2011.
Mercedes is not revealing the circuit which will hold this competition, describing it as an “undisclosed location”. That said, I can confirm it will be held on a circuit that’s already featured in the game, so don’t get too carried away with speculation!
To enter the competition, head on over to the contest’s official web page (entries close August 22, 2011). It’s open to UK residents over 17 years of age – the rest of us will have to stay tuned for the video stream of the finals, which I’ll be sharing here on GTPlanet’s blog when it goes live next month.
Good luck to all GTPlanet participants! Thanks to Pete for the tip.
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August 9th, 2011 at 7:03 am - #Hi there
Ah dude, they said even if no-one beats David the prize will still be awarded…
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August 9th, 2011 at 12:32 am - #CorporateHammer
Awesome, too bad they cannot get other manufacturers and drivers on board for events like these for all countries. Best of luck.
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August 8th, 2011 at 10:32 pm - #N99GT
yay ive entered ><!
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August 9th, 2011 at 9:23 am - #maximumattack
Me too…
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August 8th, 2011 at 10:23 pm - #ShackersZz
What A Great Idea For The Great Drivers Who Enter Best Of Luck People :)
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August 8th, 2011 at 9:48 pm - #A_Higher_Place
Good luck Europeople :) Wish Canadians weren’t left out in everything :/
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August 9th, 2011 at 9:54 am - #07_HSV_GTS
Australians get left out even more.
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August 9th, 2011 at 12:36 pm - #Mike M
But Australians were allowed to compete in GT Academy (I believe in the same region as all the EU competitors). Canadians weren’t even allowed to compete as part of US GT Academy in spite of the fact we’re much closer than Australia/New Zealand is to European countries.
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August 10th, 2011 at 4:40 am - #Bushby_23
Australians weren’t allowed to compete in GT Academy. We havent had any competitions or free DLC cars (that shaving branded Camaro eg.).
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August 8th, 2011 at 8:14 pm - #Smuttysy
Given that the Italian Grand Prix at Monza is on the weekend after the 5th, I’d put my bets on that being the track they use, as it’s also in the game.
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:38 pm - #TheSrdic
Ooo looks interesting! Entering now :D
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:36 pm - #EliteDreamer
Nice prize. I wish I could enter. But even if I did they’ll probably have wheels set up, which I’ve never used myself.
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:35 pm - #eunos_cosmo
Judging by the current temperature, and the fact that it’s Mercedes, I’m going to say the Nurburgring.
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:37 pm - #EliteDreamer
I also agree. GP/F?
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August 10th, 2011 at 7:26 pm - #HortusIX
Considering Mercedes have their own stand there AND David Coulthard used to drive for a team which were once powered by their engines, Nurburgring GP/F would be the most logical choice. Even if Coulthard IS racing at Brands Hatch the day before – with the wonders of modern day air travel he’ll be in Germany in next to no time anyway.
Time to practice.
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:27 pm - #korza493
It’ll most likely be held on the TG track
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:27 pm - #AltezzaSXE10
What a brilliant idea. Best of luck to those entering!
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August 9th, 2011 at 8:37 am - #themainvr4
Do us Americans get to complain about the competition being held for UK only?
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August 9th, 2011 at 9:16 am - #Bassclef6
No you don’t.
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August 9th, 2011 at 10:23 am - #ecosnail07
lol @ Bassclef6
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August 9th, 2011 at 1:01 pm - #SleazyC69
@themainvr4 do the british get to complain that we dont get to race against someone slow like scott speed?
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Two things I noticed:
They didn’t mention a prize for actually going faster than Coulthard.
And they’re choosing drivers at random, not by how fast they are, or else they most likely WILL beat Coulthard.