2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals/GR GT Cup

The Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup portion of the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals weekend took place on December 1, 2023. With the Nations Cup switching to a per-country team format, it is the only championship where the title is for an individual.
Note that for this event, the grid numbers are determined by their starting grid. Fastest lap data is also not currently available.
==Entry List==
The Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup Grand Final consists of 21 top drivers from online Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup championship, plus 3 drivers from regional Toyota-organized events in Southeast Asia (Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup Asia) and Middle East (Toyota Gazoo Racing MENA Esports Cup).
(fc) indicates a former champion. (Igor Fraga, the 2022 champion, did not return to defend the championship.)
Region 	Driver
Qualified from the Online Championship	Qualified from the Online Championship
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Pol Urra
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Thomas Labouteley
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Mehdi Hafidi
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Alex López Murillo
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Jose Serrano
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Baptiste Beauvois
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Coque López
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Daniel Penco
Europe/Middle East/Africa 	Marco Busnelli
Central/South Americas 	Lucas Bonelli
Central/South Americas 	Adriano Carrazza
Central/South Americas 	Martin Marza
North America 	Calen Roach
North America 	Samuel Kindall
North America 	Randall Haywood
Asia 	Takuma Miyazono (fc)
Asia 	Takuma SasakiTakuma Sasaki was abruptly listed as having withdrawn on November 30 for undisclosed reasons.
Asia 	Ryota Kokobun
Asia 	Kanata Kawakami
Oceania 	Guy Barbara
Oceania 	Joshua Struik
Qualified from Regional Championships 	Qualified from Regional Championships
GR GT Cup Asia Winners 	Andika Rama Maulana
GR GT Cup Asia Winners 	Luis Moreno
GR MENA Esports Cup Winner 	Karl Etyemezian
===Notes===
==Qualifying==
A qualifying session to decide which drivers would compete in which heat was be held before the broadcast. Odd-placed drivers were placed in Group A and even-qualified drivers goes to Group B.
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Grid / Race
1 	Ryota Kokobun 	01:21.598	1 / A
2 	Coque López 	01:21.686	1 / B
3 	Pol Urra 	01:21.774	2 / A
4 	Jose Serrano 	01:21.788	2 / B
5 	Adriano Carrazza 	01:21.789	3 / A
6 	Martin Marza 	01:21.801	3 / B
7 	Takuma Miyazono 	01:21.810	4 / A
8 	Alex López Murillo 	01:21.814	4 / B
9 	Guy Barbara 	01:21.918	5 / A
10 	Baptiste Beauvois 	01:21.957	5 / B
11 	Calen Roach 	01:21.957	6 / A
12 	Kanata Kawakami 	01:21.960	6 / B
13 	Mehdi Hafidi 	01:22.038	7 / A
14 	Joshua Struik 	01:22.188	7 / B
15 	Marco Busnelli 	01:22.190	8 / A
16 	Thomas Labouteley 	01:22.205	8 / B
17 	Karl Etyemezian 	01:22.228	9 / A
18 	Daniel Penco 	01:22.267	9 / B
19 	Samuel Kindall 	01:22.471	10 / A
20 	Randall Haywood 	01:22.614	10 / B
21 	Lucas Bonelli 	No time 	11 / A
22 	Andika Rama Maulana	No time 	11 / B
==Semi Finals==
The semi-final rounds of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup are divided into two races with twelve drivers each, with qualifying session determining which drivers would compete in the race A or race B. The top four drivers will advance to the grand finals, with drivers in the fifth to tenth being drawn into the repechage (last-chance qualifier) race.
; Group A
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Q Grid	Finals Grid
1 	Pol Urra 	14:31.795	2 	1 (GF)
2 	Ryota Kokobun 	+00.128 	1 	2 (GF)
3 	Adriano Carrazza	+03.966 	3 	3 (GF)
4 	Calen Roach 	+04.090 	6 	4 (GF)
5 	Takuma Miyazono 	+04.110 	4 	1 (R)
6 	Lucas Bonelli 	+06.466 	11 	3 (R)
7 	Mehdi Hafidi 	+07.775 	7 	5 (R)
8 	Marco Busnelli 	+10.729 	8 	7 (R)
9 	Guy Barbara 	+10.961 	5 	9 (R)
10 	Samuel Kindall 	+11.890 	10 	11 (R)
11 	Karl Etyemezian 	+11.906 	9 	Out
; Group B
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Q Grid	Finals Grid
1 	Jose Serrano 	14:34.948	2 	5 (GF)
2 	Coque López 	+00.609 	1 	6 (GF)
3 	Alex López Murillo 	+02.624 	4 	7 (GF)
4 	Baptiste Beauvois 	+02.798 	5 	8 (GF)
5 	Martin Marza 	+05.618 	3 	2 (R)
6 	Kanata Kawakami 	+07.987 	6 	4 (R)
7 	Joshua Struik 	+09.608 	7 	6 (R)
8 	Thomas Labouteley 	+12.274 	8 	8 (R)
9 	Daniel Penco 	+13.425 	9 	10 (R)
10 	Randall Haywood 	+13.459 	10 	12 (R)
11 	Andika Rama Maualana	+17.196 	11 	Out
*In the finals grid row, (GF) indicates grand finals, (R) indicates repechage.
*Bold indicates drivers that advanced to next round.
*Italics indicates drivers that advanced to repechage round.
==Repechage Round==
The Repechage Round is the last-chance qualifier for drivers finishing fifth to tenth in each semi-final race with the top three finishers advancing to the Grand Finals.
; Starting Line-Up
Q Grid	Driver 	Previous Finish
1 	Takuma Miyazono 	5th in Semi-Final A
2 	Martin Marza 	5th in Semi-Final B
3 	Lucas Bonelli 	6th in Semi-Final A
4 	Kanata Kawakami 	6th in Semi-Final B
5 	Mehdi Hafidi 	7th in Semi-Final A
6 	Joshua Struik 	7th in Semi-Final B
7 	Marco Busnelli 	8th in Semi-Final A
8 	Thomas Labouteley	8th in Semi-Final B
9 	Guy Barbara 	9th in Semi-Final A
10 	Daniel Penco 	9th in Semi-Final B
11 	Samuel Kindall 	10th in Semi-Final A
12 	Randall Haywood 	10th in Semi-Final B
; Race
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Q Grid	Finals Grid
1 	Takuma Miyazono 	8:51.060	1 	9 (GF)
2 	Guy Barbara 	+05.995 	9 	10 (GF)
3 	Lucas Bonelli 	+10.970 	3 	11 (GF)
4 	Mehdi Hafidi 	+13.492 	5 	12 (GF)
5 	Martin Marza 	+14.620 	2 	Out
6 	Thomas Labouteley	+15.464 	8 	Out
7 	Daniel Penco 	+16.705 	10 	Out
8 	Marco Busnelli 	+16.892 	7 	Out
9 	Kanata Kawakami 	+17.877 	4 	Out
10 	Samuel Kindall 	+20.163 	11 	Out
11 	Joshua Struik 	+23.538 	6 	Out
12 	Randall Haywood 	+24.898 	12 	Out
*Bold indicates drivers that advanced to next round.
==Grand Finals==
The Grand Finals determines the winner of the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup in a winner-takes-all, every-driver-for-themselves endurance race.
; Starting Line-Up
Pos	Driver 	Previous Finish
1 	Pol Urra 	1st in Semi-Final A
2 	Ryota Kokobun 	2nd in Semi-Final A
3 	Adriano Carrazza 	3rd in Semi-Final A
4 	Calen Roach 	4th in Semi-Final A
5 	Jose Serrano 	1st in Semi-Final B
6 	Coque López 	2nd in Semi-Final B
7 	Alex López Murillo	3rd in Semi-Final B
8 	Baptiste Beauvois 	4th in Semi-Final B
9 	Takuma Miyazono 	1st in Repechage
10 	Guy Barbara 	2nd in Repechage
11 	Lucas Bonelli 	3rd in Repechage
12 	Mehdi Hafidi 	4th in Repechage
; Race
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Q Grid
1 	Pol Urra 	35:03.227	1
2 	Ryota Kokobun 	+00.258 	2
3 	Coque López 	+00.559 	6
4 	Jose Serrano 	+06.187 	5
5 	Lucas Bonelli 	+06.961 	11
6 	Guy Barbara 	+08.018 	10
7 	Takuma Miyazono 	+08.300 	9
8 	Mehdi Hafidi 	+10.065 	12
9 	Alex López Murillo	+13.581 	7
10 	Baptiste Beauvois 	+18.261 	8
11 	Calen Roach 	+19.566 	4
12 	Adriano Carrazza 	+27.758 	3
==Winners==
Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup Champion	Pol Urra
==References==
==External Links==
*Race Report: A Battle Between a Rookie and Seasoned Veterans That Came Down to the Final Lap! - gran-turismo.com
Category:Esports race reports