The final new set of Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races for August is now live as of this morning, bringing three new races for players to take on over the next seven days and a little twist to the usual format.
We’re once again looking at a relatively standard week in terms of event combinations, with a one-make road car race in Race A, and two events for racing categories in the Race B sprint and longer Race C which includes strategy. There are some slightly different regulations in effect though this week.
Everything looks normal on the face of it in Race A. You’ll need a specific road car, this week being the first-generation Audi TT in its 3.2-liter V6 variation, on its standard tires (Comfort Soft here) for a short blast against up to 11 other players.
Even the venue itself is unchanged from last week, though you’ll be racing on a different course variation at Autodrome Lago Maggiore. This week it’s the turn of the West circuit — which is the full course less the stadium section from turns four to eight — but in the reverse direction, for four laps.
The race also retains the Grid Start with False Start Check format. You’ll need to hold the car on the brakes or handbrake on the grid, making sure you don’t move between the final light coming on and the race start. Jump it and you’ll be hit with an immediate torque-cut penalty — for as long after the start as the amount by which you jumped it — and you might be the point of impact for unsighted cars behind you.
However this week’s twist is that Driver Rating (DR) updates are turned back on, against the norm for the last three and a bit years, making this a rare fully ranked Race A.
Race B this week is standard sprint-race fare but, in a less-common twist, sees you racing the Gr.3 cars. It’s a five-lap race at the full Watkins Glen course for these GT3-like machines.
Although this is the best-balanced class in the game, there does seem to be a preference towards the brute-force cars in the leaderboards this week. Without significant tire wear, courtesy of the standard multiplier and Racing Hard tires, what’s good in practice sessions should be good for the race and you should expect a lot of BMW M6s and Nissan GT-Rs on the grid.
Otherwise there’s not a lot to be concerned about in this week’s race, which should be a straightforward lights-to-flag sprint.
We see a rare return for the Gr.2 cars in this week’s Race C, with a race marking and mimicking the Super GT event that took place this past weekend with an event at Suzuka.
You can pick any of the Gr.2 cars for the race, which includes the Toyota TS020, Mercedes CLK-LM, and McLaren F1 GTR, alongside the Audi RS5 DTM, and 2008 and 2016 Super GT representatives from Honda, Lexus and Nissan. Not picking a 2016 Super GT car would be pretty brave though.
One catch to this 12-lap race is that you’ll need to use a full set of both the Racing Soft and Racing Medium tires during the race, necessitating a pit stop at some point to switch from one to the other. Although tire wear isn’t high, the Softs probably won’t last you half the race so you’re looking at a 5/7-lap split.
Failing to make the tire type switch will earn you a one-minute penalty added to the end of your race time, so be sure to take the time to select the correct tire when you head in. Also take note that penalties for crossing the pit lane entry and exit are on; even touching the solid lines will land you a three-second, on-track penalty for each offense.
Daily Races are the main ranked multiplayer events in Gran Turismo 7. Your Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR) are determined by your performances, updating at the end of 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, September 1.
Gran Turismo 7 Daily Races August 25: Race A
- Track: Autodrome Lago Maggiore West Reverse – 4 laps
- Car: Audi TT Coupe 3.2 ’03 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Comfort Soft
- 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 August 25: Race B
- Track: Watkins Glen Long – 5 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 August 25: Race C
- Track: Suzuka Circuit – 12 laps
- Car: Gr.2 – Garage/Specified Car
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (M)
- Tires: Racing Medium†, Racing Soft†
- Settings: Partially Allowed – Brake Balance
- Start Type: Rolling Start
- Mandatory Pit Stop: 0
- Fuel use: 2x
- Tire use: 3x
† Denotes mandatory tire type
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