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Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi spent Monday evening at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo, where more than 200 guests gathered for a motorsport-themed reception marking the 160th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Italy. Polyphony Digital was part of the program, and Yamauchi came away with a few things to say about Toyota’s place in Gran Turismo history.

This week’s new Online Time Trial sends a Japanese hot hatch to England. Gran Turismo 7 pairs the Toyota GR Corolla MORIZO Edition ’22 with the Grand Prix Circuit at Brands Hatch, on Sports Hard tires.

If you spent any time in the Toyota dealership in the original Gran Turismo, you’ll remember the TRD 3000GT: the wide-body A80 Supra that sat at the top of the brand’s lineup looking like it had escaped from the JGTC grid. Now, one of the real things (and arguably the most historically unusual of them all) is for sale.

Polyphony Digital has launched the official event page for Round 1 of the 2026 Gran Turismo World Series in Milan, with the usual broadcast schedule and format details. Tucked into the announcement is a Viewers Gift campaign that has raised a few eyebrows, because the rewards on offer are something GT7 hasn’t really seen much of before.

Toyota Gazoo Racing has unveiled the “TGR e-Motorsports Challenge League 2026,” a new sim-to-real talent pathway aimed at young drivers in Japan, with the winner earning a fully-funded season of competitive karting in 2027.

An annual virtual racing tournament, arranged by motoring organizations in the Middle East and North Africa using Gran Turismo 7, will become the first in the world to operate under the new FIA International Sporting Code for esports later this month.

After five years of partnership, Toyota is pulling the plug on its official Gran Turismo e-sports competition, the Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

Jose Serrano has taken his first individual title in the Gran Turismo World Series 2024, winning the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup as part of a Spanish 1-2-3.

2024’s Gran Turismo World Series Finals gets underway at 1500 UTC today with the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

A fleet of legendary vehicles from Gran Turismo’s history have joined a special exhibition of “Supercars of the 90s”, including an extremely rare appearance of the Toyota GT-One road car outside its native Germany.

Spain’s Pol Urra claimed a thrilling last-gasp victory in his maiden Gran Turismo World Finals appearance to take the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup title in front of a passionate home crowd

2023’s Gran Turismo World Series Finals gets underway at 1800 UTC today with the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

A special promotion will run alongside this month’s Gran Turismo World Series Showdown, offering players the chance to win in-game prizes for watching along with the live streams or guessing the winning teams.

New onboard 4K video of the famous Toyota GT-One Le Mans race car has emerged, with the car driven in anger for more than 20 years after it last raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Gran Turismo 7 players will be able to get behind the wheel of the Toyota GR Corolla, in Morizo Edition form, starting from August 7, ahead of the car’s appearance in the final round of the 2023 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

Gran Turismo 7 is set to get a new performance Toyota in the shape of the GR Corolla Circuit Edition, according to several automotive outlets reporting on the car’s unveiling today.

The 2022 Gran Turismo World Final gets underway with the curtain-raising Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup today, November 24, starting at 1600 UTC.

The Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup will return for a fourth season in Gran Turismo, starting on May 15.

Toyota’s Le Mans-winning GR010 Hypercar will be coming to Gran Turismo 7 in the next couple of months, with the car scheduled for use in a round of the 2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup.

Gran Turismo series partner Toyota has revealed a special, limited edition version of its Toyota Yaris hatchback, which not only bears the Gran Turismo 7 name but comes with a free copy of the game and a PlayStation 5 console.