Gran Turismo World Series 2024 Round 3 live in Tokyo on September 28 – PlayStation.Blog
Gran Turismo players! The world’s fastest drivers will be in Tokyo on September 28 for Round 3 of the 2024 GT World Series.
Participate in the above special campaigns Gran Turismo 7 including the Predict the Winner challenge where you can earn up to 2,000,000 in-game Credits
Tokyo is the penultimate round, with the Manufacturers Cup and Nations Cup Champions set to be crowned at the World Finals in Amsterdam from December 6-8 (tickets go on sale this weekend)
Round 3 of the 2024 Gran Turismo World Series takes place on Saturday, September 28 at the Milano-Za Theater at Kabukicho Tower in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo.
After a season filled with impressive action and drama, the event is sold out. But you can watch all the action live at the following times and platforms.
Manufacturer’s Cup – 00:00 PDT | BPT 03:00 | UTC 07:00 | CEST 09:00 | Local time JST 16:00
National Cup – 03:00 PDT | BPT 06:00 | UTC 10:00 | CEST 12:00 | Local time JST 19:00
Win big and race your best on Gran Turismo 7
As always, there are plenty of ways to participate in the World Series in the game. By clicking the Predict Winner campaign banner on the GT7 World Map, players can win one million credits each for the National Cup and Manufacturer’s Cup with votes right up until kick-off The final race of each tournament.
Simply watching the in-game broadcast will also unlock some special iconic Japanese racing cars in GT7 through the Viewer Gifts campaign. Players who watch the Manufacturers Cup will receive a Mazda 787B while watching the Nations Cup in-game will unlock the Xanavi Nismo GT-R (GT500) ’08.
Players can also take on two special challenges in Gran Turismo 7 that reflect the combination of cars and tracks from the Tokyo show. The Nations Cup Finals are mirrored by an Online Time Trial featuring the X2019 Competition car on Grand Valley Highway 1 so players can check how they compare to their Nations Cup qualifying times. Daily races in Gran Turismo 7 will feature Gr. 3 cars on Australia’s Panorama Mount Motor Circuit, a similar combination to the Manufacturers’ Cup Finals.
Gran Turismo World Series 2024 – The story so far
Round 1
Usine-C, Montreal, Canada
Saturday, July 6
The Manufacturers’ Cup race saw a familiar face return to the podium as Igor Fraga drove a flawless race for Team Lexus at the Autódromo de Interlagos. The Brazilian leads Italy’s Valerio Gallo, driving for Team Honda, and Porsche Team Japan driver Takuma Sasaki.
In the Cup, Japanese driver Takuma Miyazono, the 2020 Cup Champion, demonstrated outstanding speed and skillful strategy at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta circuit to win by less than a second against the tough Spanish rider Jose Serrano and coque López.
Round 2
Divadlo Hybernia, Prague, Czech Republic
Saturday, August 10
The Manufacturers Cup field features some of the biggest names in competitive Gran Turismo racing. After a tense race, with the weather conditions on Gran Turismo’s Dragon Trail Seaside track becoming increasingly fierce, few would have expected that a World Series rookie could bring home a very impressive victory for the team. Ferrari team. Mohamed Buhdeima, a 20-year-old Briton, held off a strong challenge from another debutant, Team Porsche’s Benjamin Hencsei from Hungary, by just 0.092 seconds. France’s Thomas Labouteley, driving for BMW, completed the podium.
Team Porsche now heads into Tokyo with a nine-point lead. Montreal champions Team Lexus are second on seven points, while Buhdeima’s excellent win in Prague moves Team Ferrari down to third.
The Italian national anthem played for the second time in Prague as popular 2021 Nations Cup champion Valerio Gallo returned to form with an emotional victory in a truly spectacular Final held at the Red Bull Ring. Gallo narrowly beat France’s Kylian Drumont and an incredible drive saw Spain’s Coque López dive in from the back of the net to take 3rd place.
The result leaves 2022 and 2023 champion López top of the Nations Cup standings with eight points. Valerio Gallo’s victory moved him into second place with 7 points, while Takuma Miyazono (who did not score in Prague) is third with 6 points.
Watch this weekend for details on World Finals tickets
Details on how and where to purchase tickets to the 2024 World Finals will be announced during Saturday’s broadcast.
Amsterdam will host three days of the best SIM racing in early December: Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup gets underway on Friday, December 6; The Manufacturers Cup will reunite all three drivers from the 12 manufacturer teams on Saturday, December 7; and on Sunday, December 8, the World Cup Champion will be crowned at the Amsterdam Theater.
Keep an eye out https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/news/ for more details.
