2022 Gran Turismo World Series Round 3

The third round of the 2022 Gran Turismo World Series aired on November 6 (for Manufacturers Cup) and November 13, 2022 (for Nations Cup) on Gran Turismo TV's YouTube channel, consisting of drivers and manufacturers who took part in the Showdown event, for purposes of the championship points battle leading into the World Finals. The events were to be originally aired on October 23 and 30, 2022, but were postponed three days before the original scheduled Manufacturer's broadcast (throughout the originally intended broadcast week, there were no promotions for the event).World Series – Round 3 Broadcast Schedule Change Notice - gran-turismo.com
Like the first two rounds (and the 2020 and 2021 FIAGTC races), as the races were broadcasted as tape-delayed "premiere" (in which the videos are treated as a video upload, rather than an actual live stream), the races were played several weeks in advance, with players being subject into a non-disclosure agreement regarding the outcome of the races until the races have been aired.
This would be the last of pre-taped GTWS points races, as none were held for the 2023 season.
==Manufacturers Cup==
The Manufacturers Cup race aired on November 6, 2022, as a tape-delayed "premiere" on Gran Turismo TV's YouTube channel.
===Entry List===
The Manufacturers Cup race consists of the top 12 manufacturers in the Global Manufacturer Rankings of the 2022 Online Series Season 1 (with the partner manufacturers being granted "immunity" from failing to qualify), the same criteria as with the Showdown. The drivers are chosen from those who participated in the Showdown. The roster remained the same from round 2 for that reason, except Jaguar did not participate for undisclosed reasons. Additionally, because the race was taped before the release of update 1.25, the Nissan team continued to use the 2013-specification car instead of the new Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 '18.
(P) indicates a partner manufacturer, which has a guaranteed entry regardless if they finished outside of the top 12 in the online series.
Team 	Car 	Driver
Toyota (P) 	Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 	Ryota Kokubun
Mazda (P) 	Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept Stealth Model 	Giorgio Mangano
Porsche 	Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 	Angel Inostroza
AMG 	Mercedes-AMG GT3 '16 	Lucas Bonelli
Nissan 	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 '13 	Mehdi Hafidi
BMW 	BMW M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 	Erik Cases Vazquez
Volkswagen 	Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3 	Seiya Suzuki
Mitsubishi 	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.3	Arthur Mosso
Subaru 	Subaru BRZ GT300 '21 	Kylian Drumont
Chevrolet 	Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 	Adriano Carrazza
Genesis (P)	Genesis X GR3 	Nicolas Romero
===Qualifying===
Pos	No 	Team 	Time
1 	102	Volkswagen	1:23.822
2 	3 	AMG 	1:23.922
3 	2 	Toyota 	1:23.933
4 	4 	Nissan 	1:23.934
5 	12 	Mitsubishi	1:24.001
6 	4 	Mazda 	1:24.031
7 	6 	Genesis 	1:24.141
8 	8 	Porsche 	1:24.149
9 	10 	BMW 	1:24.444
10 	102	Chevrolet 	1:24.747
11 	1 	Subaru 	1:24.767
===Race===
After a rather mixed-up qualifying that saw championship contenders Subaru starting from last and Volkswagen take a surprise pole position, three of the four teams on the front two rows opted to start on Soft tires while the rest started on Mediums. Initially, Suzuki and Bonelli managed to pull away with Hafidi following some distance behind, but as they battled the Nissan driver managed to catch up - thus creating a three way battle where the lead changed constantly.
Further back, Kokubun pulled out a lead on the other Medium runners while the Mitsubishi of Mosso made a mistake that cost him his position in the top 5. This allowed a tight battle to develop in the midfield between himself and 4 other drivers: Mangano, Inostroza, Carrazza and Romero. Unfortunately, on Lap 7, Mangano attempted to overtake Inostroza after the first hairpin, sending the Mazda driver wide and out of control before eventually colliding with the Porsche and taking them both out of the fight. Mangano would continue to pick up warnings and penalties throughout the race, ending any chance of a potential points finish.
Around them, drivers were starting to come in for their mandatory pit-stop to change compounds. This in the process reignited the battle for the lead between the Volkswagen of Suzuki, AMG of Bonelli and Nissan of Hafidi. Behind them, the Toyota of Kokubun - now sporting Soft tires - was catching fast. With Hafidi struggling for pace and having just made a mistake, he chose not to fight Kokubun and let him by to challenge the drivers ahead. From then on, it was a simple case of overtaking the drivers on the straights before the braking zone for the Toyota and he took the lead with two laps remaining.
On the final lap, Suzuki made a last attempt to get past Bonelli, coming to within 6 hundredths of a second at one point. However, the pole-sitter Volkswagen was unable to get past the AMG and settled for third, while Kokubun went on to take the win ahead of them.
Pos	No 	Team 	Time 	Pts	Q Grid
1 	2 	Toyota 	23:06.044	3 	3
2 	3 	AMG 	+01.573 	2 	2
3 	102	Volkswagen	+02.033 	1 	1
4 	4 	Nissan 	+04.609 	 	4
5 	8 	Porsche 	+08.600 	 	8
6 	12 	Mitsubishi	+08.633 	 	5
7 	102	Chevrolet 	+09.565 	 	9
8 	6 	Genesis 	+09.803 	 	7
9 	1 	Subaru 	+10.516 	 	10
10 	4 	Mazda 	+15.922 	 	6
11 	10 	BMW 	+19.237 	 	9
Fastest Lap: Giorgio Mangano (Mazda) - 1:23.787
==Nations Cup==
The Nations Cup race aired on November 13, 2022, as a tape-delayed "premiere" on Gran Turismo TV's YouTube channel.
===Entry List===
The Nations Cup race consist of 12 participants of the 2022 GTWS Nations Cup Showdown who made it through the Grand Finals.
(c) indicates the defending Nations Cup champion, while (fc) indicates a former champion.
Region 	Driver
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Kylian Drumont
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Baptiste Beauvois
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Jose Serrano
Europe/Middle East/Africa	Valerio Gallo (c)
Asia 	Ryota Kokobun
Asia 	Tomoaki Yamanaka
Asia 	Kanata Kawakami
(Central/South) Americas 	Igor Fraga (fc)
(Central/South) Americas 	Lucas Bonelli
(Central/South) Americas 	Angel Inostroza
(Central/South) Americas 	Adriano Carrazza
Oceania 	Matthew McEwen
===Qualifying===
Pos	No	Driver 	Time
1 	8 	Jose Serrano 	01:24.240
2 	3 	Ryota Kokobun 	01:24.367
3 	10	Kanata Kawakami 	01:24.374
4 	7 	Valerio Gallo 	1:24.404
5 	2 	Kylian Drumont 	1:24.456
6 	9 	Tomoaki Yamanaka 	1:24.553
7 	5 	Angel Inostroza 	1:24.576
8 	1 	Igor Fraga 	1:24.658
9 	12	Adriano Carrazza 	1:24.719
10 	4 	Lucas Bonelli 	1:24.731
11 	6 	Baptiste Beauvois	1:24.850
12 	11	Matthew McEwen 	1:25.264
===Race===
Much of the race action took place at the front. With Serrano leading, Gallo, Kokubun and Kawakami immediately posed a threat to him and battled for position. This allowed Drumont to join the fight, and eventually Inostroza near the end of the race. Despite the constant threat from behind and the ever changing order of the top 6, Serrano managed to hold onto the lead for every lap and take the race win - the top 6 were separated by just over a second.
Pos	No	Driver 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	8 	Jose Serrano 	21:21.402	3 	1
2 	7 	Valerio Gallo 	+00.250 	2 	4
3 	5 	Angel Inostroza 	+00.308 	1 	7
4 	2 	Kylian Drumont 	+01.054 	 	5
5 	3 	Ryota Kokobun 	+01.120 	 	2
6 	10	Kanata Kawakami 	+01.202 	 	3
7 	6 	Baptiste Beauvois	+04.897 	 	11
8 	4 	Lucas Bonelli 	+05.055 	 	10
9 	1 	Igor Fraga 	+05.564 	 	9
10 	12	Adriano Carrazza 	+08.834 	 	10
11 	9 	Tomoaki Yamanaka 	+08.964 	 	6
12 	11	Matthew McEwen 	+10.665 	 	12
Fastest Lap: Lucas Bonelli - 1:24.093
==Winners==
Manufacturers Cup	Toyota 	Ryota Kokubun
Nations Cup 	Jose Serrano	Jose Serrano
Players who entered the Bonus Campaign with the correct predictions will receive a Cr. 500,000 Credit Ticket for each correct prediction, for a total of Cr. 1,000,000 for those who correctly predicted both winners. The ticket(s) can be claimed starting November 16, 2022 and must be claimed before December 14, 2022.
==Michelin Driver of the Day==
Manufacturers Cup	AMG 	Lucas Bonelli
Nations Cup 	Jose Serrano	Jose Serrano
==Championship Standings==
;Nations Cup standings (Top 5)
Pos 	Driver 	Points
1 ➡️	Igor Fraga 	7
2 ➡️	Kylian Drumont	6
3 ⬆️	Jose Serrano 	5
= ⬇️	Ryota Kokobun 	5
5 ⬆️	Vallerio Gallo	4
;Manufacturers Cup standings (Top 5)
Pos 	Manufacturer	Points
1 ⬆️	Toyota 	10
= ➡️	Subaru 	10
3 ⬆️	AMG 	7
4 ⬇️	Mazda 	5
5 ➡️	Nissan 	3
==Trivia==
*During the Manufacturers broadcast, not only the Chevrolet and Volkswagen teams had the same car number (#102), the Subaru's car number decal appeared to be flipped, an issue also visible during the virtual podium ceremony in the previous round. For the Subaru number decal, this occurs because the number box is actually a decal, not a native number box from the Racing Items portion of the Livery Editor.
*During the Nations broadcast, the FIAGTC banner seen in previous round appeared again during the virtual podium ceremony. Additionally, the car livery used during the race have the full country names written on them, as well as the old Michelin logo being used on the rear window.
==References==
==External Links==
* GTWS Round 3 on gran-turismo.com
* Race Report: The Cream Rises to the Top in an Intense All-round Battle - gran-turismo.com
* Race Report: Intense Battle in the Closing Moments Made This a Race for the Ages - gran-turismo.com
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