Formula GT (GT3)

The Formula GT Championship, in the Professional League of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, is a championship designed to replicate the FIA Formula One World Championship. It consists of a series of races involving either the F090/S, F094/H, F094/S, F686/M, F687/S, and F688/S cars in the NTSC (Japanese and American) versions, or the Polyphony001 and Polyphony002 cars in the PAL (European) version.
Unlike other events in the game, this championship will initially appear as locked, with a white question mark icon on a plain red background. Once the S-License is obtained, the event will be unlocked. It is the final and most grueling championship in GT3, with each race taking 30 to 35 minutes to complete and driving a distance of approximately 1,500 kilometers.
==Races==
The race order in the series are as follows:
# 	Circuit 	Number of Laps
1 	Mid Field Raceway 	30 laps
2 	Seattle Circuit 	40 laps
3 	Grand Valley Speedway	27 laps
4 	Super Speedway 	50 laps
5 	Rome Circuit 	28 laps
6 	Test Course 	25 laps
7 	Laguna Seca Raceway 	33 laps
8 	Apricot Hill Raceway 	27 laps
9 	Tokyo Route 246 	25 laps
10	Côte d'Azur 	78 laps
==Opponents==
Image	Car 	Power (BHP)	Weight (kg)	Notes
 	F090/S 	690 	540 	Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
 	F094/H 	790 	540 	Not available in the PAL version
 	F094/S 	790 	540 	Not available in the PAL version
 	F686/M 	926 	540 	Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
 	F687/S 	888 	540 	Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
 	F688/S 	789 	540 	Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
 	Polyphony001	790 	540 	Available in the PAL version only. Prize car at this event
 	Polyphony002	789 	540 	Available in the PAL version only. Prize car at this event
==Prize Structure==
===Prize Money===
*1st: Cr. 30,000
*2nd: Cr. 8,500
*3rd: Cr. 7,000
*4th: Cr. 5,500
*5th: Cr. 2,500
*6th: Cr. 1,000
*Overall Champion: Cr. 250,000
===Prize Cars===
====NTSC Versions====
*F090/S
*F686/M
*F687/S
*F688/S
====PAL Version====
*Polyphony001 (25% chance)
*Polyphony002 (75% chance)
==Trivia==
Several circuits in the championship replicate real-life Formula 1 races, such as:
*Mid-Field Raceway replicates the Japanese Grand Prix, held at Suzuka, but with almost half the number of laps (the Mid-Field GP has 30 laps, while the real-life Japanese GP has 53 laps)
*Grand Valley Speedway replicates past United States Grands Prix that were held at Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course.
*Apricot Hill Raceway replicates past French Grands Prix that were held at Dijon-Prenois Circuit, which has a similar layout to Apricot Hill.
*Côte d'Azur exactly replicates the Monaco Grand Prix, as both the real-life race and in-game race are 78 laps long.
Some other locations replicate real-life IndyCar races, such as:
* Seattle Circuit, Rome Circuit, and Tokyo R246 replicates the many street circuits used during an IndyCar championship.
* Super Speedway replicates previous IndyCar races held at the oval layout of Twin Ring Motegi.
* Test Course replicates the Indianapolis 500, but much longer (almost 2.5x the length), higher cant like a NASCAR oval and less than half the distance covered (the Test Course Grand Prix has ​​25 laps, while the real-life Indy 500 has 200 laps)
* Laguna Seca Raceway replicates previous and subsequent IndyCar races held at said circuit.
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