While the finalists from the official 2020 FIA Online Championship season are fighting for their World Finals places right now, there’s still plenty of racing for the rest of us.

The annual Black Friday shopping frenzy is almost upon us once again. What once was a single day of bargains in the USA has now extended to a week, or more, around the world, and the virtual environment is no different.

It’s all about racing cars in this week’s new set of GT Sport Daily Races, as players have a choice between three different types of racing machine.

Spain’s Coque Lopez has won the EMEA Regional Final in the 2020 FIA Gran Turismo Online Championship, after a strategy masterstroke that saw him win the final race.

The finals of the 2020 FIA Gran Turismo Online Championships are almost upon us, with the Regional Finals about to get underway.

Gran Turismo and Mazda are interested in hearing from players with the Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept. With that in mind, they’ve created a short survey to find out what you think, and will present you with in-game rewards for doing so.

The world may be focusing on the new generation consoles, but players of Forza Horizon 4 will still be keeping busy in the newest Summer season. Series 29 is now officially underway, bringing more events and prizes to players around the UK.

Players across much of the world are now picking up their new PlayStation 5 consoles, and Polyphony Digital has offered some timely guidance on using the new machines with Gran Turismo Sport.

The latest DLC pack for Assetto Corsa Competizione has arrived today on PC, bringing the game almost completely up to date with the real world.

With the European launch day for the PlayStation 5 just around the corner, Sony has staged an impressive publicity stunt. PlayStation 5 has taken over one of the busiest public transport networks in the world, the London Underground, and — among other things — given Gran Turismo 7 its own station.

Bragging rights for the lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife are back in German hands, but it’s not Porsche that’s reclaimed its title. Instead it’s Mercedes which has finally grabbed the record, with a 6:48.047 official lap time.

Update: There’s now a further official statement which notes that this issue is now resolved.

As we’ve been following throughout this year, our friend Tom Brooks is looking to get out of the commentary booth and onto the race track. His latest video is now available, and again focuses on driver training.

Michelin is staging a very special race this week, pitting celebrities against each other for a $20,000 charity prize fund.

Polyphony Digital will broadcast the Regional Finals of the 2020 FIA Online Championship over the next three weekends, revealing the results and who has qualified for the season-ending World Final.

Honda’s famous VTEC engine leads the way in this week’s new set of GT Sport Daily Races, which see players take on two short sprint tracks and one of the world’s most famous endurance circuits.

The 2020 season of the Logitech G Challenge is coming to a close over the next couple of weeks, starting with the Europe/Middle East/Africa region grand final today.

In addition to releasing the new Toyota GR Yaris into GT Sport today, Sony and Toyota Gazoo Racing are running a rather exciting competition. Four lucky users could find themselves winning a PlayStation 5, courtesy of the homologation special hatchback.

For players in seven countries — the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan — the age of the PlayStation 5 is upon us. Sony’s new generation console officially launched on November 12, and among GTPlanet’s users there is only one question right now: how does GT Sport play on PS5?

Players booting up Gran Turismo Sport today will be in for a treat as a new update lands. It’s a relatively compact update file, but v1.62 brings along a relatively compact car — albeit one that packs a lot of fun.