2024 Gran Turismo World Series Round 3

The 2024 Gran Turismo World Series Round 3 was the third round of 2024 Gran Turismo World Series live events, which took place on September 28, 2024 at the Theater Milano-za in Tokyo, Japan. The event featured the third round of Nations Cup, featuring all qualified 12 drivers from all three regions, and Manufacturers Cup, featuring 12 drivers from the Asia-Pacific region. 
The event was open to the general public, much like GTWS live events since 2023, with general ticket sales beginning on August 10 for Gold (two-event admission) tickets and August 16 for single-event tickets.
The Gran Turismo College League (GTカレッジリーグ) finals, an esports league involving Japanese university teams (plus one university from the United States) also took place the following day at the same venue. The GTCL event was also streamed live on Gran Turismo TV YouTube channel, but only in Japanese. Unlike the main World Tour event, admission to GTCL event was free.The GT College League 2024 To Be Held on September 29 at Tokyu Kabukicho Tower; Free Admission for Spectators - gran-turismo.com (Japanese)
==Manufacturers Cup==
The Manufacturers Cup portion of the event opened the show. As for the regional nature of the event, the event was primarily be contested with drivers from the Asia-Pacific region.
===Entry List===
The Manufacturers Cup race consists of the top 12 manufacturers in the GT1 League's Global Manufacturer Rankings of the 2024 Online Series, with the partner manufacturers being granted "immunity" from failing to qualify. Each manufacturer is represented by one driver for each region, chosen from the best driver in the Asia-Oceania region in GT1 League of the online series.
(P) indicates a partner manufacturer, which has a guaranteed entry regardless of if they finished outside of the top 12 in the online series. (fc) indicates a former champion team. (Defending champion Nissan failed to qualify.)
Team 	Number	Car 	Drivers
Porsche 	1 	Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 	Arthur MossoAs a result of Mosso's inability to compete in Montreal due to undisclosed reasons, Mosso and Takuma Sasaki swapped rounds.
Subaru (fc) 	2 	Subaru BRZ GT300 '21 	Takuma Miyazono
Mazda (P) 	3 	Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept Stealth ModelThe Mazda team used the Stealth Model version of the car, although the car performs identically to the regular version.	Ryota Kokubun
AMGAMG was referred as "Mercedes-AMG" throughout the event, except by commentators. 	4 	Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20 	Lucas BonelliAs a result of Bonelli's inability to compete in Montreal due to undisclosed reasons, Bonelli and Guy Barbara swapped rounds.
Chevrolet 	5 	Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3 	Yusuke Goto
BMW 	6 	BMW M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 	Seiya Suzuki
Audi 	7 	Audi R8 LMS Evo '19 	Shota Sato
Toyota (P, fc) 	8 	Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 	Tomoaki Yamanaka
Ferrari 	9 	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13 	Jun Hashima
Honda 	10 	Honda NSX Gr.3 	Soki Nabetani
Lexus (fc) 	11 	Lexus RC F GT3 '17 	Kanata Kawakami
Genesis (P)Genesis finished 17th in the online standings, therefore qualifying through partner immunity. This had the effect of Lamborghini, who finished 12th in the online standings, failing to qualify for the live events.	12 	Genesis X GR3 	Yuito Sasaki
====Notes====
===Qualifying===
Pos	Team 	Time
1 	Lexus 	1:59.479
2 	Subaru 	1:59.612
3 	Mazda 	1:59.663
4 	Honda 	1:59.669
5 	Toyota 	1:59.906
6 	AMG 	1:59.990
7 	BMW 	2:00.028
8 	Genesis 	2:00.029
9 	Audi 	2:00.176
10 	Ferrari 	2:00.355
11 	Porsche 	2:01.407
12 	Chevrolet	2:02.732
===Race===
Pos	Team 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Lexus 	45:29.723	6 	1
2 	Subaru 	+02.281 	5 	2
3 	BMW 	+03.816 	4 	7
4 	Mazda 	+06.693 	3 	3
5 	Toyota 	+07.351 	2 	5
6 	Honda 	+07.561 	1 	4
7 	Genesis 	+20.518 	 	8
8 	AMG 	+10.734 	 	6
9 	Audi 	+17.615 	 	9
10 	Chevrolet	+22.838 	 	12
11 	Ferrari 	+24.719 	 	10
12 	Porsche 	+25.088 	 	11
Fastest Lap: Jun Hashima (Ferrari) -- 2:00.040
==Nations Cup==
The Nations Cup portion of the event served as the main event of the show, with all twelve Nations Cup superstars present.
===Entry List===
The Nations Cup portion featured all the drivers from the previous round, as part of the 2024 season format.
(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
===Qualifying===
Pos	Driver 	Time
1 	Takuma Miyazono 	1:25.344
2 	Takuma Sasaki 	1:25.385
3 	Angel Inostroza 	1:25.670
4 	Jose Serrano 	1:25.673
5 	Kylian Drumont 	1:25.680
6 	Coque Lopez 	1:25.688
7 	Kaj de Bruin 	1:25.847
8 	Valerio Gallo 	1:25.875
9 	Guy Barbara 	1:25.913
10 	Robert Heck 	1:26.001
11 	Calen Roach 	1:26.027
12 	Adriano Carrazza	1:26.077
===Sprint Race===
Twelve pre-tuned cars were provided for the race, with the cars being described as hovering around 1000 horsepower; for instance, the R32 GT-R was claimed tuned to have over 1000 PS. (The cars' specifications were later revealed on a replica Daily Race A held on the week of December 30, 2024 to January 6, 2025, coinciding with the air date of the 2024 Gran Turismo Race of Champions, a pre-recorded exhibition race that took place during Polyphony Digital's year-end office party.) As usual with races involving pre-tuned road cars, picking order is also determined by each player's qualifying position.
This race saw one of the closest finishes in history of GTWS, with Miyazono edging Gallo by mere 0.003 seconds.
 Available Car List
Car 	Power	Weight	PP (1.54)	Notes
Nissan GT-R NISMO (R32) '90 	 	 	515.94 	engine installed
Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V • spec II Nür (R34) '02	 	 	521.32 	
Toyota SUPRA RZ '97 	 	 	522.52 	
Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 	 	 	526.82 	engine installed
Honda NSX Type R '02 	 	 	532.19 	engine installed
NISMO 400R '95 	 	 	542.50 	
Nissan GT-R Premium Edition '17 	 	 	594.28 	
Ferrari F40 '92 	 	 	607.91 	
Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 '08 	 	 	614.51 	
Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus '16 	 	 	629.09 	
Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series '20 	 	 	668.81 	
Pagani Huayra '13 	 	 	607.91 	
Pos	Driver 	Car 	Time 	Q Grid
1 	Takuma Miyazono 	Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 '08 	18:17.032	1
2 	Valerio Gallo 	Honda NSX Type R '02 	+00.003 	8
3 	Takuma Sasaki 	Audi R8 Coupé V10 plus '16 	+00.459 	2
4 	Jose Serrano 	Ferrari F40 '92 	+00.479 	4
5 	Angel Inostroza 	Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series '20 	+01.325 	3
6 	Calen Roach 	Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A (FD) '02 	+06.670 	11
7 	Guy Barbara 	Nissan GT-R Premium Edition '17 	+08.853 	9
8 	Adriano Carrazza	NISMO 400R '95 	+09.599 	12
9 	Robert Heck 	Toyota SUPRA RZ '97 	+10.437 	10
10 	Kylian Drumont 	Pagani Huayra '13 	+10.681 	5
11 	Coque Lopez 	Nissan SKYLINE GT-R V • spec II Nür (R34) '02	+17.590 	6
12 	Kaj de Bruin 	Nissan GT-R NISMO (R32) '90 	+22.747 	7
Fastest Lap: Valerio Gallo -- 1:48.570
===Grand Final===
Although Miyazono had the edge by starting first from winning the Sprint Race, tire strategy mistakes handed the win to his Manufacturers teammate Drumont, who capitalized on Miyazono's mistakes. Miyazono however managed to still keep a podium finish, behind Serrano.
Ultimately, the result of Nations Cup sets itself up for a five-way title fight at the World Finals between Drumont, Serrano, Miyazono, Gallo, and Lopez.
Pos	Driver 	Time 	Points	Q Grid
1 	Kylian Drumont 	40:45.396	6 	10
2 	Jose Serrano 	+01.398 	5 	4
3 	Takuma Miyazono 	+01.794 	4 	1
4 	Valerio Gallo 	+04.658 	3 	2
5 	Takuma Sasaki 	+04.678 	2 	3
6 	Kaj de Bruin 	+05.162 	1 	12
7 	Angel Inostroza 	+07.907 	 	5
8 	Guy Barbara 	+10.334 	 	7
9 	Calen Roach 	+10.858 	 	6
10 	Coque Lopez 	+16.598 	 	11
11 	Adriano Carrazza	+19.355 	 	8
12 	Robert Heck 	+25.077 	 	9
Fastest Lap: Jose Serrano -- 0:59.249
==Winners==
Manufacturers Cup	Lexus 	Kanata Kawakami
Nations Cup 	Kylian Drumont	Kylian Drumont
Players who entered the Bonus Campaign with the correct predictions will receive a Cr. 1,000,000 Credit Ticket for each correct prediction, for a total of Cr. 2,000,000 for those who correctly predicted both winners. The ticket(s) can be claimed starting September 30, 2024 and must be claimed before October 14, 2024.
==Michelin Driver of the Day==
 
Manufacturers Cup	Lexus 	Kanata Kawakami
Nations Cup 	Kylian Drumont	Kylian Drumont
==Viewer Campaign==
An in-game Viewer Campaign event was also held, by simply watching the stream through the game. Delivery of prizes, a Mazda 787B '91 for the Manufacturers Cup stream and a Nissan GT-R GT500 '08 for the Nations Cup stream, will begin on September 30, 2024 for those who watched the broadcast in-game by September 29 at 14:59 UTC, while those who watched later (no later than October 4 at 14:59 UTC) will receive them on October 7.Receive Two Race Car Tickets With the 'Gran Turismo World Series' 2024 Rd.3 – Tokyo 'Viewers Gift' Campaign! - NEWS - gran-turismo.com
The prizes for either Viewer Campaigns must be claimed before October 14, if received on September 30.
==Championship Standings==
;Nations Cup standings (Top 5)
No. 	Driver 	Points
1 ⬆️	Kylian Drumont 	11
2 ⬆️	Jose Serrano 	10
= ⬆️	Takuma Miyazono	10
= ⬆️	Valerio Gallo 	10
5 ⬇️	Coque Lopez 	8
;Manufacturers Cup standings (Top 5)
No. 	Manufacturer	Points
1 ⬆️	Lexus 	13
2 ⬇️	Porsche 	9
3 ⬆️	BMW 	8
4 ⬆️	Mazda 	7
5 ⬆️	Honda 	6
==Trivia==
*For viewers who attend the event on location, special edition mocktail drinks were sold by the venue. The Manufacturers Cup drink is a mix of sports drink and grenadine syrup and peach jelly (Manufacturers Cup)/blue syrup and pineapple jelly (Nations Cup); each reflecting the official colors of the respective championships.Toyo Teramoto tweet on the day of the event
==References==
==External links==
* GTWS Round 3 2024 on gran-turismo.com
* Drivers' Reaction - Manufacturers Cup in Tokyo - gran-turismo.com
* Drivers' Reaction - Nations Cup in Tokyo - gran-turismo.com
* Race Report: Victory Goes to the Steady Hand! - gran-turismo.com
* Race Report: A Champion Returns to Form - gran-turismo.com
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