Online Racing – Toyota Gazoo Racing 2023 GT Cup

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Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) today  announced details TGR GT Cup 2023, an online race in “Gran Turismo 7” for PlayStation^®5¹ (PS5^™) and PlayStation^®4¹ (PS4^®). The TGR GT Cup is a global competition held in “Gran Turismo 7” in which the GR lineup, dedicated racing cars, and other cars participate in competitive racing throughout the season.

This year’s racing will have a collaborative round with TGR’s partners in the Super Taikyu series, Mazda Motor Corporation and Subaru Corporation. Seven qualifying rounds will be held online, and the world’s top 24 players will qualify for the final.

The opening round is a race with the AE86 (Sprinter Trueno and Corolla Levin), a popular car in the Gran Turismo series, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. Round 3 will be a virtual version of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which marks its 100th anniversary this year. All users who enter the event will receive a GR010 HYBRID with the 2023 livery in commemoration of the fifth year of TGR’s e-Motorsports activities. Round 4 also has a Virtual GR86/BRZ Cup to be held with round partner Subaru.

A league system will be introduced in each qualifying round according to the skill level of the drivers in order to make it easier to participate. The top-level GT1 League will be followed by two leagues: GT2 and GT3. Rankings are displayed for each league, making it easy for everyone to participate. (“Please check the opening time shown in Gran Turismo before participating as it differs depending on the league,” TGR said.)

Detailed information including the circuits to be used in each round will be published in due course on the TGR GT Cup section of the TGR official website  – https://toyotagazooracing.com/e-motorsports/

“TGR plans to continue an active engagement in e-Motorsports activities so that motorsports can be enjoyed closer than ever before beyond the boundaries of countries and generations. The outline of the Bridgestone GT Time Trial U17 by Toyota Gazoo Racing for participants aged 17 or younger will be announced at a later date,” TGR said.

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