Toyota enters E-Motorsports

Exciting news for 2019 as TOYOTA GAZOO Racing joins the gaming and e-sports world, with the launch of the GR Supra GT Cup

In a move that will see the first global one-make race in Gran Turismo Sport for (1)PlayStation® 4 (PS4®) TGR have stated: “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“

GR Supra GT Cup Outline

Event period April-October 2019
Preliminary rounds: online, across the world (13 rounds)
Final round: an event will be held at the Tokyo Motor Show in October
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

Schedule*
Preliminary rounds:
ROUND DATE COURSE
Rd. 1 27 Apr Fuji International Speedway (Japan)
Rd. 2 4 May Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (Spain)
Rd. 3 11 May Blue Moon Bay Speedway (U.S.A.)
Rd. 4※ 18 May Circuit de La Sarthe (France)
Rd. 5※ 25 May The Nürburgring (Germany)
Rd. 6 29 Jun Red Bull Ring (Austria)
Rd. 7 6 Jul Autódromo De Interlagos (Brazil)
Rd. 8 13 Jul Mount Panorama (Australia)
Rd. 9 27 Jul Tokyo Expressway: South Inner loop (Japan)
Rd. 10 3 Aug Willow Springs International Raceway: Big Willow (U.S.A.)
Rd. 11 10 Aug L’Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy)
Rd. 12 17 Aug Suzuka Circuit (Japan)
Rd. 13※ 7 Sep The Nürburgring (Germany)
Finals round:
Final Late October TBA

*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.
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.

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.
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).