PlayStation has launched its annual Days of Play promotion for 2026, and tucked into the schedule of player activities is a Gran Turismo 7 time trial that puts real-world hardware and store credit on the line for the player who tops the global leaderboard.
The event runs from this morning through 23:59 UTC on June 10. It uses the same Online Time Trial infrastructure that hosts the weekly events, but the prize pool is in a different league entirely. The combo is the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Racing Soft tires.
A Fresh GT3 Car
The 992-generation GT3 R arrived in GT7 back in January as part of Update 1.67, alongside the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra and the Hyundai Elantra N TC. It’s notable as the first rear-engined 911 to land in the game’s Gr.3 category, replacing the previous mid-engined 911 RSR (which sat in Gr.3 only because of GTE aerodynamic packaging rules in the real world).
The Prize Pool
With more than just credits at stake, this Time Trial will be more competitive than the others. There’s still the standard credit prize structure (gold for the top 3%, silver for top 5%, bronze for top 10%), but the player who finishes at the top of the leaderboard globally also takes home:
A PlayStation Portal Remote Player ($199.99 USD)
A PlayStation DualSense Edge Wireless Controller ($199.99 USD)
A $100 USD PlayStation Store gift card
One year of PlayStation Plus Premium ($159.99 USD)
That’s a stated total value of $659.97 USD for a single global winner, all of it determined by lap time. Ties on the leaderboard are broken first by which player set the time earlier, then by lowest number of attempts (though it would be pretty wild if it actually came to that!).
Every player who completes a clean lap, regardless of placement, gets a limited-edition Days of Play avatar and one entry into the broader Days of Play 2026 Sweepstakes, which draws additional winners from across all participating games. The sweepstakes uses essentially the same prize package, and a handful of country-specific exclusions and tax conditions apply.
The PlayStation blog also notes that all participants will receive an “exclusive Days of Play livery”, which appears to be the same livery used on the 911 GT3 R for the promotional material. Observant users in our forum have noted that you can actually get it right now as a shared livery in the game.
This isn’t the first time real-world prizes have shown up in GT7’s Time Trial pavilion. The Hyundai N Owners Club tie-in in February ran on a similar premise, but the scale here is larger and the entry requirement is just “set a time,” which is about as low a bar as these things get.
A State of Play Connection?
PlayStation’s June 2 State of Play broadcast sits squarely in the middle of the Days of Play window, and GT7’s inclusion in the cross-promotional schedule is at least worth noting. PlayStation has confirmed the broadcast will run more than 60 minutes and leads with a new look at Marvel’s Wolverine, but Gran Turismo hasn’t been mentioned in any of the pre-show material, and being part of Days of Play certainly doesn’t guarantee a State of Play appearance.
That said, players already know the next GT7 content drop is on the way.
The Hypercar Update arrives on June 11, bringing four WEC prototypes and a safety car. Whether any of that gets a fresh teaser during State of Play or if additional information about the June 11 update will be revealed is still a mystery for now.
Continuing Online Time Trial Events
The regular weekly schedule continues alongside this special event. The current De Tomaso Mangusta time trial at Monza and the other continuing events are unaffected by the Days of Play challenge. It’s running in parallel, not in place of them.
How to Enter
The event lives in the same place as the regular Time Trials. From the World Map, head to the Sport pavilion, select Online Time Trial, and pick the “Lap Time Challenge – Days of Play” entry. You’ll need Sport Mode unlocked, which requires completing Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe. PlayStation Plus is not required.
Eligibility for the grand prize is restricted to players in the countries listed in PlayStation’s official rules. Times are locked in at 23:59 UTC on June 10, and winners will be notified via PSN message within 30 days.
Good luck to all GTPlanet members!
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