** Gran Turismo 5 will feature its first global one-make competition to find the fastest Supra driver **
** Mount Panorama in Bathurst to feature as Round 8 of the championship on July 13th **
** Input from racers in the championship will feed into real world future development of the Supra **
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) announces the outline of the GR Supra GT Cup, that is the first global one-make race in the Gran Turismo Sport for PlayStation®*1 14 (PS4®).
From this year, by involving e-motorsports as one of the pillars of TGR motorsports activities, we are actively working to make motorsports and sport cars more accessible and enjoyable across generations and around the world. We hope that many more Gran Turismo drivers will experience the GR Supra*2 and that we can obtain their feedback and evaluation of the GR Supra, to enhance the real Supra in the coming years.
*1 “PlayStation” is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. “PS4” is a trademark of the same company.
© 2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Developed by Polyphony Digital Inc. “Gran Turismo” logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
*2 Name used for marketing and other promotional communications.
GR Supra GT Cup Outline
| Race name | GR Supra GT Cup |
| Event period | April-October 2019 |
| Event location | Preliminary rounds: online, across the world (13 rounds) Final: an event will be held at the Tokyo Motor Show in October (Tokyo) |
| Participation requirements | Owner of the Gran Turismo Sport for PS4® and PS4® software and also a GR Supra owner on the Gran Turismo. Participants must be six years old or older*3 |
*3 Under the laws of the participating countries, even if participants are in the top qualifying rounds online, those who are under the age of 13 years may not be able to participate in the final (real event).
Schedule*
| Round | Date | Course | |
| Preliminary rounds | Rd. 1 | April 27 | Fuji International Speedway (Japan) |
| Rd. 2 | May 4 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain) | |
| Rd. 3 | May 11 | Blue Moon Bay Speedway (U.S.A.) | |
| Rd. 4 | May 18 | Circuit de La Sarthe (France) | |
| Rd. 5 | May 25 | The Nürburgring (Germany) | |
| Rd. 6 | June 29 | Red Bull Ring (Austria) | |
| Rd. 7 | July 6 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil) | |
| Rd. 8 | July 13 | Mount Panorama (Australia) | |
| Rd. 9 | July 27 | Tokyo Expressway: South Inner loop (Japan) | |
| Rd. 10 | August 3 | Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow (U.S.A.) | |
| Rd. 11 | August 10 | L’Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy) | |
| Rd. 12 | August 17 | Suzuka Circuit (Japan) | |
| Rd. 13 | September 7 | The Nürburgring (Germany) | |
| Finals | GR Supra GT Cup | Late October | TBD |
*Schedule and course are subject to change.
Detailed information including the circuits to be used in each round will be published in due course on the GR Supra GT Cup section of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing website.
Start time (differs according to the five regions below)
| Region | Start time |
| Asia | 19:00 (JST) |
| Oceania | 16:00 (AEST) 18:00 (NZST) |
| Europe/Middle East/Africa | 16:00 (UTC) |
| North America | 14:00 (PDT) 17:00 (EDT) |
| Central/South America | 18:00 (BRT) 16:00 (CDT, Mexico) |
※Rd.4, Rd.5 and Rd.13 will start 30 minutes before the above times. Start times are subject to change.
Also, entries for each race will open 15 minutes before the start of each race at “sports mode” of the Gran Turismo SPORT.
