Alongside this week’s regular new event, Polyphony has added a limited-time special tied to Round 2 of the 2026 Gran Turismo World Series (happening Saturday, August 15), and earning a bronze time pays double the standard credit rate.
The special puts the Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 around Deep Forest Raceway on Racing Soft tires. It mirrors the Nations Cup Qualifying race that the real World Series field will run at the event, and Polyphony has expanded the target time to make Bronze more attainable this time around, with any time in the top 20% earning you a quick 500,000cr there. You should expect a lap roughly under 1:21.000 to get you there.
Sport Mode is running a couple of other World Series tie-ins later this week too, but the Time Trial is the best chance to measure your own lap directly against many of the drivers who will be racing live in a little over a week.
GT7 Photo Mode image by toto-kaka-ryochi
New Regular Event: Cobra Daytona Coupe at Daytona
For the new regular event, GT7 pairs the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe ’64 with the Daytona Road Course on Sports Soft tires.
It’s a nice pairing, as the Daytona Coupe takes its name from the track where it made its competition debut in 1964. Carroll Shelby’s team built the coupe body because the standard Cobra roadster was too much of a brick at high speed, putting it at a real disadvantage on the longer straights on European tracks.
There’s also a week left on last week’s event, which keeps the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ’69 at Alsace’s Village layout on Sports Hard tires. That one closes August 13.
GT7 Lap Time Challenge August 6 (World Series Special)
Track: Deep Forest Raceway
Car: Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 25th Anniversary, Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 Competition
Power/Weight/PP Limit: Mid Speed
Tires: Racing Soft
Settings: Fixed
GT7 Lap Time Challenge August 6
Track: Daytona Road Course
Car: Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe ’64
Power/Weight/PP Limit: High Speed
Tires: Sports Soft
Settings: Fixed
GT7 Lap Time Challenge July 30
Track: Alsace – Village
Car: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ’69
Power/Weight/PP Limit: Low Speed
Tires: Sports Hard
Settings: Fixed
Online Racing Event
Want to race this week’s combo instead of chasing it solo?
The SNAIL Racing League runs casual online races each week using the active Time Trial’s car and track, and anyone’s welcome to join. Head over to our forums for more information!
Accessing Online Time Trials
If you’ve not jumped into one of these before, you’ll first need to unlock Sport Mode by completing Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe. There’s no need for a PlayStation Plus subscription to take part. See our full unlock guide here.
Once an event closes, prizes go out based on how close you got to the fastest lap: gold for anyone within 3% of the top time (2,000,000cr), silver within 5% (1,000,000cr), and bronze within 10% (250,000cr). The World Series special pays double the standard credit rate for bronze and expands eligibility to the top 20% of times.
New events arrive every Thursday, and each runs for two weeks with the oldest dropping off as a fresh one appears. The next new Online Time Trial lands August 13.
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