2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals/Nations Cup

The Nations Cup portion of the of the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals weekend took place on December 3, 2023. Unlike the previous year, there is only one day of the Nations Cup competition, but the format was changed into a four-race format with a points system on the line, making it the only live event with points system (as there were no tape-delay races for either Manufacturers or Nations Cup, there were no tour-wide points system).
For the first three races, the races are single-driver entries in which different drivers must drive each race. For the final race, all drivers of each team will be part of the race, with driver changes involved. Double points will also be awarded in the final race.
==Entry List==
The Nations Cup roster for the World Finals are the same as the one during the Showdown, in which each players represent their country as a team (rather than themselves). Each country is represented by respective country's top three drivers in the GT1 League standings, while qualifying countries are determined by the highest placed player in the GT1 League standings.
Each region is capped to a set number of countries, for a total of 12 participating countries:
* Europe, Middle East, Africa: 5
* North America: 2 (both United States and Canada automatically qualify as these are the only countries in that region)
* Central/South Americas: 2
* Asia: 2
* Oceania: 1
(c) indicates the defending Nations Cup champion, while (fc) indicates a former champion.
Region 	Country 	Drivers
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Spain 	Jose SerranoCoque López (c)Pol Urra
Europe/Middle East/Africa	France 	Kylian DrumontBaptiste BeauvoisThomas Labouteley
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Italy 	Valerio Gallo (fc)Giorgio ManganoMarco Busnelli
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Netherlands 	Kaj de BruinFloris SimmermanRick Kevelham
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Belgium 	Quinten JehoulGiovanni BaccellieriKeanu De Vroe
North America 	United States	Kevan PounderDonovan ParkerCalen RoachCalen Roach turned 18 after the Showdown, and his participation at the World Finals was confirmed on the Gran Turismo website.
North America 	Canada 	Ethan LimTrent JeffreyMark Pinnell
Central/South Americas 	Brazil 	Adriano CarrazzaLucas BonelliIgor Fraga (fc)
Central/South Americas 	Chile 	Angel InostrozaHarald WalsenFelipe Muñoz
Asia 	Japan 	Rikuto KobayashiTakuma SasakiTakuma Sasaki was abruptly listed as having withdrawn on November 30 for undisclosed reasons.Seiya Suzuki
Asia 	Malaysia 	Dhanesh WigneswaranTaj AimanIqbal Suji
Oceania 	New Zealand 	Matthew McEwenSimon BishopThomas England
 
===Notes===
==Qualifying==
A qualifying session was held to determine the starting and car picking order for the first race. The polesitter was given a prize of BVLGARI Aluminium × Gran Turismo watch.
Pos	Team 	Qualifying Driver 	Time
1 	Spain 	Jose Serrano 	02:04.177
2 	Italy 	Valerio Gallo 	02:04.548
3 	France 	Kylian Drumont 	02:04.639
4 	Brazil 	Adriano Carrazza 	02:04.884
5 	United States	Calen Roach 	02:05.092
6 	Japan 	Rikuto Kobayashi 	02:05.103
7 	Belgium 	Quinten Jehoul 	02:05.103
8 	Canada 	Ethan Lim 	02:05.117
9 	Chile 	Harald Walsen 	02:05.143
10 	Netherlands 	Kaj de Bruin 	02:05.184
11 	Malaysia 	Dhanesh Wigneswaran	02:06.028
12 	New Zealand 	Matthew McEwen 	02:06.600
==Race 1==
Twelve road cars, pre-tuned by Polyphony Digital officials, were provided for the first race.
Pos	Team 	Driver 	Car 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Spain 	Pol Urra 	BMW M3 Coupé '07 	10:22.048	12 	1
2 	Italy 	Giorgio Mangano 	Lexus LFA '10 	+00.684 	10 	2
3 	Japan 	Rikuto Kobayashi	Lamborghini Diablo GT '00 	+03.325 	8 	6
4 	France 	Kylian Drumont 	Ford GT '06 	+03.588 	7 	3
5 	Brazil 	Lucas Bonelli 	Toyota SUPRA RZ '97 	+03.786 	6 	4
6 	United States	Calen Roach 	Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren '09 	+06.753 	5 	5
7 	Chile 	Angel Inostroza 	Honda NSX Type R '92 	+08.827 	4 	9
8 	Belgium 	Keanu De Vroe 	Porsche 911 GT3 (997) '09 	+10.504 	3 	7
9 	Canada 	Mark Pinnell 	Ferrari F40 '92 	+11.504 	2 	8
10 	New Zealand 	Simon Bishop 	Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 	+12.483 	1 	12
11 	Malaysia 	Taj Aiman 	Jaguar XJ220 '92 	+13.384 	 	11
12 	Netherlands 	Kaj de Bruin 	Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (C7) '14	+15.922 	 	10
==Race 2==
Pos	Team 	Driver 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Brazil 	Igor Fraga 	09:33.500	12 	5
2 	Japan 	Seiya Suzuki 	+02.122 	10 	3
3 	Chile 	Fabian Portilla 	+04.183 	8 	7
4 	Spain 	Jose Serrano 	+04.617 	7 	1
5 	Italy 	Marco Busnelli 	+07.247 	6 	2
6 	Canada 	Trent Jeffrey 	+07.303 	5 	9
7 	France 	Baptiste Beauvois 	+07.521 	4 	4
8 	New Zealand 	Matthew McEwen 	+07.673 	3 	10
9 	United States	Donovan Parker 	+08.000 	2 	6
10 	Malaysia 	Dhanesh Wigneswaran 	+12.147 	1 	11
11 	Netherlands 	Floris Simmerman 	+12.156 	 	12
12 	Belgium 	Giovanni Baccellieri	+18.449 	 	8
==Race 3==
Pos	Team 	Driver 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Brazil 	Adriano Carrazza 	10:16.024	12 	1
2 	Spain 	Coque López 	+00.880 	10 	4
3 	Japan 	Rikuto KobayashiDue to Takuma Sasaki's inability to participate in the event, Kobayashi drove for Japan in race 3, in addition to race 1.	+01.404 	8 	2
4 	Italy 	Valerio Gallo 	+01.945 	7 	5
5 	Canada 	Ethan Lim 	+02.618 	6 	6
6 	Chile 	Harald Walsen 	+02.953 	5 	3
7 	Netherlands 	Rick Kevelham 	+07.127 	4 	11
8 	France 	Thomas Labouteley 	+07.361 	3 	7
9 	New Zealand 	Thomas England 	+08.654 	2 	8
10 	United States	Kevan Pounder 	+10.102 	1 	9
11 	Belgium 	Quinten Jehoul 	+10.447 	 	12
12 	Malaysia 	Iqbal Suji 	+12.471 	 	10
==Grand Final==
Pos	Team 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Spain 	41:55.358	24 	2
2 	Japan 	+03.434 	20 	3
3 	Italy 	+08.326 	16 	4
4 	Brazil 	+08.668 	14 	1
5 	France 	+09.245 	12 	8
6 	Chile 	+20.222 	10 	6
7 	Netherlands 	+31.745 	8 	7
8 	Belgium 	+39.312 	6 	11
9 	New Zealand 	+40.560 	4 	9
10 	Canada 	+42.974 	2 	5
11 	United States	+48.420 	 	10
12 	Malaysia 	+57.643 	 	12
Fastest Lap: Team Japan - 1:49.602 
==Final Points Standings==
Points System	Points System	Points System
Position 	Races 1-3 	Grand Final
1 	12 	24
2 	10 	20
3 	8 	16
4 	7 	14
5 	6 	12
6 	5 	10
7 	4 	8
8 	3 	6
9 	2 	4
10 	1 	2
No	Team 	R1	R2	R3	GF	Total
1 	Spain 	1 	4 	2 	1 	53
2 	Japan 	3 	2 	3 	2 	46
3 	Brazil 	5 	1 	1 	4 	44
4 	Italy 	2 	4 	4 	3 	39
5 	Chile 	7 	3 	6 	6 	27
6 	France 	4 	7 	8 	5 	26
7 	Canada 	9 	6 	5 	10	15
8 	Netherlands 	12	11	7 	7 	12
9 	New Zealand 	10	8 	9 	9 	10
10	Belgium 	8 	12	7 	8 	9
11	United States	6 	9 	10	11	8
12	Malaysia 	11	10	12	12	1
==Winners==
Nations Cup 	Spain	Jose SerranoCoque LópezPol Urra
Michelin Driver of the Day	Spain	Jose Serrano
==References==
==External Links==
* Race Report: After Intense Battles Amongst All the Participants, a New Nations Cup Team Champion is Crowned! - gran-turismo.com
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