2024 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals/Nations Cup

The Nations Cup portion of the of the 2024 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals weekend took place on December 8, 2024. 
==Entry List==
(c) indicates drivers from the defending Nations Cup champion squad (due to previous year being a team-based format), while (fc) indicates a former champion.
Region 	Driver
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Jose Serrano (c)
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Valerio Gallo (fc)
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Kaj de Bruin
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Kylian Drumont
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Coque López (c)
North America 	Calen Roach
North America 	Robert Heck
Central/South Americas 	Adriano Carrazza
Central/South Americas 	Angel Inostroza
Asia 	Takuma Miyazono (fc)
Asia 	Takuma Sasaki
Oceania 	Guy Barbara
===Notes===
==Qualifying==
The qualifying session determines the car picking order for the first race.
Pos	Driver 	Time
1 	Jose Serrano 	1:31.027
2 	Takuma Sasaki 	1:31.119
3 	Valerio Gallo 	1:31.168
4 	Kylian Drumont 	1:31.197
5 	Angel Inostroza 	1:31.291
6 	Takuma Miyazono 	1:31.356
7 	Guy Barbara 	1:31.386
8 	Kaj de Bruin 	1:31.401
9 	Coque López 	1:31.503
10 	Robert Heck 	1:31.551
11 	Calen Roach 	1:31.826
12 	Adriano Carrazza	No time
==Race 1==
Race 1 saw twelve pre-tuned cars, preceded by a sector time trial based on Master International B-License tests that determines the starting order. Unlike the in-game license tests, which uses rolling starts, the sector qualifying features standing starts.
;Sector Qualifying
Bold indicates the fastest driver in each session.
Pos	Driver 	Q1Master IB-1	Q2Master IB-3	Q3Master IB-6	Q4Master IB-8	Q5Master IB-10	Overall
1 	Takuma Miyazono 	0:33.431 	0:45.753 	0:48.535 	0:37.806 	1:04.964 	3:50.489
2 	Valerio Gallo 	0:33.737 	0:45.781 	0:48.438 	0:38.013 	1:05.144 	3:51.113
3 	Coque López 	0:33.812 	0:45.757 	0:48.966 	0:38.211 	1:04.896 	3:51.642
4 	Jose Serrano 	0:33.714 	0:46.204 	0:48.709 	0:38.592 	1:04.626 	3:51.845
5 	Kaj de Bruin 	0:33.818 	0:45.506 	0:48.791 	0:38.891 	1:05.451 	3:52.457
6 	Adriano Carrazza	0:34.014 	0:46.156 	0:48.780 	0:38.806 	1:05.123 	3:52.879
7 	Robert Heck 	0:33.851 	0:46.586 	0:48.838 	0:38.837 	1:05.390 	3:53.502
8 	Kylian Drumont 	0:34.409 	0:46.397 	0:50.066 	0:38.515 	1:05.152 	3:54.539
9 	Angel Inostroza 	0:33.979 	0:47.626 	0:48.873 	0:38.905 	1:05.286 	3:54.669
10 	Takuma Sasaki 	0:33.833 	0:47.497 	0:48.855 	0:39.805 	1:07.157 	3:57.147
11 	Guy Barbara 	0:33.896 	0:51.452 	0:48.975 	0:38.172 	1:05.328 	3:57.823
12 	Calen Roach 	0:33.925 	0:48.357 	0:49.002 	0:45.869 	1:05.734 	4:02.887
;Race
Pos	Driver 	Car 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Valerio Gallo 	Honda NSX Type R '02 	17:47.179	12 	2
2 	Jose Serrano 	Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series '20 	+00.205 	10 	4
3 	Takuma Miyazono 	Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 '08 	+02.671 	8 	1
4 	Takuma Sasaki 	Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991) '16 	+05.706 	7 	10
5 	Kylian Drumont 	Toyota Supra RZ '97 	+05.867 	6 	8
6 	Coque López 	Ferrari F40 '92 	+06.012 	5 	3
7 	Kaj de Bruin 	Nissan GT-R NISMO (R32) '90 	+11.224 	4 	5
8 	Adriano Carrazza	Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V • spec II Nür (R34) '02	+11.960 	3 	6
9 	Robert Heck 	NISMO 400R '96 	+16.244 	2 	7
10 	Calen Roach 	Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 	+16.340 	1 	12
11 	Angel Inostroza 	Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus '16 	+17.731 	 	9
12 	Guy Barbara 	Nissan GT-R Premium Edition '17 	+18.049 	 	11
Fastest Lap: Takuma Sasaki -- 1:45.444
==Race 2==
Race 2 saw the surprise, unannounced debut of an all-new race car to the series, the Gran Turismo F3500-A, a fictional early 90's Formula One car similar to the F094/S from NTSC versions of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Jose Serrano 	17:14.091	12 	4
2 	Kylian Drumont 	+00.143 	10 	8
3 	Takuma Miyazono 	+01.179 	8 	1
4 	Kaj de Bruin 	+02.460 	7 	5
5 	Angel Inostroza 	+04.891 	6 	9
6 	Valerio Gallo 	+09.917 	5 	2
7 	Guy Barbara 	+10.669 	4 	11
8 	Adriano Carrazza	+15.410 	3 	6
9 	Takuma Sasaki 	+18.090 	2 	10
10 	Robert Heck 	+18.579 	1 	7
11 	Calen Roach 	+23.427 	 	12
12 	Coque López 	+28.680 	 	3
Fastest Lap: Jose Serrano -- 1:23.268
==Grand Final==
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Takuma Miyazono 	46:26.252	24 	3
2 	Kylian Drumont 	+03.423 	20 	2
3 	Kaj de Bruin 	+05.972 	16 	4
4 	Valerio Gallo 	+11.325 	14 	6
5 	Takuma Sasaki 	+12.612 	12 	9
6 	Jose Serrano 	+13.996 	10 	1
7 	Angel Inostroza 	+14.626 	8 	5
8 	Guy Barbara 	+17.268 	6 	7
9 	Coque López 	+17.747 	4 	12
10 	Adriano Carrazza	+21.786 	2 	8
11 	Robert Heck 	+35.850 	 	10
12 	Calen Roach 	+1:05.938	 	11
Fastest Lap: Valerio Gallo -- 6:23.455
==Winners==
Nations Cup 	Takuma Miyazono
Michelin Driver of the Day	Takuma Miyazono
==Championship Standings==
;Nations Cup standings (Top 5)
No. 	Driver 	Points
1 ⬆️	Takuma Miyazono	50
2 ⬇️	Kylian Drumont 	47
3 ⬇️	Jose Serrano 	42
4 ➡️	Valerio Gallo 	41
5 ⬆️	Kaj de Bruin 	33
==References==
==External Links==
* Drivers' Reaction - Nations Cup in Amsterdam - gran-turismo.com
* Race Report: The Final Races of 2024 Cap a Fitting, Dramatic End to an Unforgettable Series - gran-turismo.com
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