Sport Mode (GT Sport)

The Sport Mode (スポーツモード) was the central feature of Gran Turismo Sport, consisting of online races in predetermined stipulations.
Prior to playing, players are required to watch two videos pertaining to on-track conduct in Racing Etiquette section (completing this also awards the player with the Gran Turismo RACING KART 125 Shifter), and enter the player's email and region of residence; the latter is required to inform the player by email of important information, such as Star Player eligibility and invitation to compete in a Gran Turismo World Tour event. An active PlayStation Plus subscription is also required.
Online Sport Mode races consisted of Daily Races and Championship Events, accessible from the Race Entry option at the main menu under "Sport". In version 1.41 (July 2019), Time Trials were also added to Sport Mode, similar to Seasonal Events in PlayStation 3-era games; these are single-player in nature and can be played without a PlayStation Plus subscription.
In all Sport Mode races, Balance of Performance is enforced, which attempts to level the playing field by adjusting the power and weight ratios of every car in the class. For example, 2008 GT500 cars in Gr.2 class receive power boost to keep them on level with their 2016 counterparts.About Sport Mode - GT Sport Online Manual
With the end of GT Sport's online services on January 31, 2024, Sport Mode is no longer available. However, Sport Mode would return in GT7; all championship events moved there upon the game's launch.
==Daily Races==
Daily Races were online race events that could be played at anytime. The races are updated weekly each Monday (at 07:00 am UTC), but between October 31, 2017 to July 30, 2018, the races were updated daily.GT Sport’s Daily Races Actually Are Daily Now - GTPlanetDaily Races Update Frequency Notice - gran-turismo.com There are three levels of Daily Races:
*Daily Race A: Intended for beginner level players, starts every 20 even (:00, :20, :40) minutes. Consists of short-distance races using a courtesy (provided by the game), low-power N-class cars, including 86/BRZ races, with occasional events featuring FF Gr.4 cars.
*Daily Race B: Intended for intermediate level players, starts every 20 odd (:10, :30, :50) minutes. Consists of short-distance races using a car (usually from the racing classes, although there are also one-make races) the player owns in garage (although there are also events using courtesy cars).
*Daily Race C: Intended for advanced level players, starts every 30 minutes. Consists of longer races using a car (usually from the racing classes, although there are also one-make races) the player owns in garage (although there are also events using courtesy cars). Because the distance is longer, fuel and tire wear are usually enabled; mandatory tire compound rules may also appear.
Each daily race consisted of one-minute free practice session prior to the actual race.Daily Races Free Practice Schedule Change Notice - gran-turismo.com Starting positions are determined by a time trial lap time, which can be set anytime during the course of matchmaking, or using the Qualifying Time Trial option (ghost replays can only be saved in this mode).
Daily Races use Type 1 Racing Number from the Livery Editor (although some Daily Race events use different racing number types), so it is important to use liveries that do not cause parts of the livery to be blocked by the racing number, or lead to duplicate racing numbers. This also applies in all Sport Mode and GT League events, as both modes assign in-game racing numbers. (In FIA Championship events, the racing number is based on Type 2, but with player's country or manufacturer in place of the Gran Turismo logo.)
On March 29, 2022, it was reported that Daily Races for the game has not changed since March 14, ten days following the release of Gran Turismo 7, possibly signaling the end for GT Sport.Is Gran Turismo Sport Already Dead? - GTPlanet Daily Races however continued to change on slower (monthly) basis after that until the game's server closure.
==Championship Events==
Even more central to GT Sport were the online Championship Events. The main championships in Sport Mode were the FIA Gran Turismo Nations Cup and FIA Gran Turismo Manufacturer Series, which together form the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships.
Every championship consisted of several races, of which some of worst results may be dropped from the player's results. As of April 5, 2021 (the start of the 2021 season), Nations Cup races are held every Saturday, while Manufacturer Series races are held every Wednesday for the first five races of a season, after which the order is switched for the last five.The FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships returns for 2021 Season – PlayStation.Blog
At the end of each FIA season, bonus credits are provided for players of each season's top country and manufacturer of each region.
In races where multiple slots are available and could be attempted, only the last attempt counts to point standings.Additional Changes to Sport Mode Coming January 17 - gran-turismo.com Some events may have a timeslot assigned for Top 16 Superstars (formerly Top 24 Superstars), a race involving only top 16 Star Players (24 Star Players in 2018)FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships 2019 Series Introduction - gran-turismo.com of each region, which grants bonus points compared to races for the general public. In events with Top 16 Superstars timeslot, the timeslot for the general public is generally available 10 minutes after a Top 16 Superstars timeslot. Top 16 Superstars races are then uploaded with commentary on the Gran Turismo TV YouTube channel. Top 16 Superstars races were discontinued for the 2021 season due to changes to the format necessary to fully accommodate the all-online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Until 2020, FIA GT Championship events are divided to four stages, which determines qualifications for World Tours (although only one physical World Tour event was held that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic). For 2020, they were as follows:
* Exhibition Stage: March 17 to April 18 (originally Stage 1, later treated as an exhibition stage due to COVID-19 pandemic)IMPORTANT: 'World Tour 2020 - Nürburgring' Live Event Cancellation and Calendar Update - gran-turismo.com
* Stage 1: April 25 to June 6
* Stage 2: June 16 to August 19
* Stage 3: August 8 to September 26
In 2021, the format was changed to support an online-oriented format due to format changes necessitated by international travel restrictions due to the then-ongoing pandemic, as follows:
* Season 1: April 21 to June 26
* Season 2: July 7 to September 25FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships 2021 Series Overview - gran-turismo.com
After the end of main seasons, there are exhibition seasons, including a season designated as pre-season.
===Nations Cup===
In Nations Cup, the player races for their country (as registered on PlayStation Network ID). All car classes are used, including N-class cars; there may also be one-make events. There are no restrictions on the country of origin of the cars player can drive; the player is also not obliged to use Manufacturer Series "loan" car, if the player has any, for Gr.4 or Gr.3 races.
For purposes of World Tour or broadcasted online special event qualifying, there is a limit on number of drivers from a same country for each region. For the 2021 season, two drivers may originate from the same country for each region; for instance if North America's top two drivers are from United States, all other top drivers from United States are eliminated and the selection goes to driver from another country in the same region. When physical World Tours were still organized, one additional driver slot is available for players from the same region as the World Tour host country (for the 2020 World Finals, this slot instead was given to the winner of the Extra Stage time trial event due to the online nature of the finals event).FIA Certified Gran Turismo Championships 2020 Series Overview - gran-turismo.com
The last Nations Cup race in GT Sport was held on December 29, 2021, as part of the 2021 Exhibition Series Season 2 that began on October 23, 2021.
===Manufacturer Series===
In Manufacturer Series, the player signs with a manufacturer that has at least one Gr.4 and Gr.3 car and compete with aim of bringing the chosen manufacturer as the season's champion. As such, competition is done with Gr.4 and Gr.3 cars only, and only with loaned cars (marked with yellow dot on car selection screen).
A contract with a qualifying manufacturer is valid for one season. The player retains the car until a new contract is signed with the same or different manufacturer. Loaned cars can be used in any other mode, but cars belonging to an expired season cannot be used in a Manufacturer Series race; a new contract must be signed and thus new instances of the cars. (For the 2021 season, Season 1 and Season 2 are considered the same season for Manufacturer Series contract purposes, similar to old stage format of previous years, except points in Season 1 do not carry to Season 2; players are not allowed to switch manufacturers between seasons). On special circumstances, chances to switch manufacturers mid-season may be given, for example in preparation for the launch of Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept, primarily to allow Mazda drivers to switch from the Mazda Atenza Gr.3, however all existing manufacturer contracts will be terminated, and players who takes the opportunity to switch manufacturers will lose their previous manufacturer's points, unless the manufacturer is the same (for example, a McLaren driver changing their Gr.3 car from 650S GT3 to the F1 GTR).Manufacturer Affiliation Contract Update Notice - gran-turismo.com Should a partner manufacturer (Toyota, and/or Mazda) fell out of top qualifying spots, they will replace the lowest performing non-partner manufacturer(s) that would have otherwise qualified; this never occurred during the GT Sport era of competition.
All drivers' points for each manufacturer counted towards the Global Manufacturer Ranking; the top manufacturers will qualify to a Gran Turismo World Tour event. Beginning from the 2020 Pre-Season, the calculation method is changed so that a manufacturer's scores from two least performing regions are dropped.Changes to Global Manufacturer Ranking Points - gran-turismo.com
The last Manufacturer Series race in GT Sport was held on December 25, 2021, as part of the 2021 Exhibition Series Season 2 that began on October 20, 2021. After that date, no new manufacturer contracts can be signed. Any loaned Gr.3 and Gr.4 cars from their last contract will permanently remain in the garage (as Manufacturer Series cars cannot be removed from garage) until the player's save data is deleted, even after the game's end of online services.
The following is a list of manufacturers that participated in the Manufacturer Series, along with cars that could be loaned from them (only one car per class can be loaned). Two Gr.4 cars were ineligible to compete, Bugatti Veyron Gr.4 due to Bugatti not having a Gr.3 car, and Toyota GR Supra (Nürburgring '19 Livery), as the car can only obtained by filling a survey.
In the table below, (P) indicates a partner manufacturer (as of the 2021 season).
Manufacturer 	Gr.4 car(s) 	Gr.3 car(s)
Alfa Romeo 	Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.4 	Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3
Aston Martin 	Aston Martin Vantage Gr.4 	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 '12Aston Martin DBR9 GT1 '10 (1.56)
Audi 	Audi TT Cup '16 	Audi R8 LMS (Audi Sport Team WRT) '15
BMW 	BMW M4 Gr.4 	BMW M6 GT3 (Walkenhorst Motorsport) '16BMW M6 GT3 M Power Livery '16BMW Z4 GT3 '11BMW M3 GT (BMW Motorsport) '11 (1.28)
Citroën 	GT by Citroën Gr.4 	GT by Citroën Race Car Gr.3
Chevrolet 	Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.4 	Chevrolet Corvette C7 Gr.3
Dodge 	Dodge Viper Gr.4 	Dodge Viper SRT GT3-R '15
Ferrari 	Ferrari 458 Italia Gr.4 	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 '13
Ford 	Ford Mustang Gr.4 	Ford Mustang Gr.3Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car (1.23)
Honda 	Honda NSX Gr.4 	Honda NSX Gr.3
Hyundai 	Hyundai Genesis Gr.4 	Hyundai Genesis Gr.3
Jaguar 	Jaguar F-type Gr.4 	Jaguar F-type Gr.3
Lamborghini 	Lamborghini Huracán Gr.4 	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 '15
Lexus 	Lexus RC F Gr.4 	Lexus RC F GT3 prototype (Emil Frey Racing) '16Lexus RC F GT3 (Emil Frey Racing) '17 (1.15)
Mazda (P) 	Mazda Atenza Gr.4 	Mazda Atenza Gr.3Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept (1.59)
McLaren 	McLaren 650S Gr.4 	McLaren 650S GT3 '15McLaren F1 GTR - BMW (Kokusai Kaihatsu UK Racing) '95 (1.34)
Mercedes-Benz	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gr.4 	Mercedes-AMG GT3 (AMG-Team HTP-Motorsport) '16Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 '11
Mitsubishi 	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.4 	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.3
Nissan 	Nissan GT-R Gr.4 	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport '13
Peugeot 	Peugeot RCZ Gr.4 	Peugeot RCZ Gr.3PEUGEOT Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3
Porsche 	Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport '16 	Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17
Renault Sport	Renault Sport Mégane Gr.4Renault Sport Mégane Trophy '11 (1.19)	Renault Sport R.S.01 GT3 '16
Subaru 	Subaru WRX Gr.4 	Subaru WRX Gr.3
Toyota (P) 	Toyota 86 Gr.4 	Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 (1.18)
Volkswagen 	Volkswagen Scirocco Gr.4 	Volkswagen Beetle Gr.3Volkswagen GTI Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3
===Other Championships===
Several miscellaneous online championships were hosted on Sport Mode, as the game has provisions for such events.
====Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup==== 
The Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup originated from the GR Supra GT Cup, the inaugural season in 2019 being an one-make online championship featuring the Toyota GR Supra RZ '19 consisting of 13 races held between April 27 to September 7, 2019, with live finals at 2019 Tokyo Gran Turismo World Tour (coinciding with that year's Tokyo Motor Show). The live finals was won by Mikail Hizal. The event features an unique racing number design inaccessible in other modes.
As owners of Toyota GR Supra RZ '19, players who competed in the 2019 event were eligible to fill a survey (in addition to those who only owned the car but did not participate); completing the survey (can be done between October 9, 2019 to November 30, 2019) grants the Toyota GR Supra (Nürburgring '19 Livery).
The GR Supra GT Cup returned for 2020, with seven monthly races (two races in June and July) held between April 26 to August 16, 2020, with grand finals held as part of the online Gran Turismo World Finals weekend on December 18-20, 2020 (the GR Supra GT Cup finals was held on the 18th).Announcing the 'GR Supra GT Cup' 2020 Series: A One-Make Championship to Find the World's Best Supra Driver - gran-turismo.com For the 2020 event, both the 2019 and 2020 models can be used, but players intending to compete must first complete a registration form on the Gran Turismo website. Additionally, for the 2020 event, the game adds a black windshield banner, even if no or white windshield banner is used on the car's livery. The online finals was won by Takuma Miyazono, who also won the Nations Cup title and was part of the Subaru Manufacturer's Series champion team.
For both years, top split races for each region are uploaded to Gran Turismo TV's YouTube channel several days after the event, in a similar way to Top 16 Superstars races for FIA Championship events.
In 2020, a separate GR Supra GT Cup was held for Philippine players, who would be otherwise be disqualified if they qualified from the tournament using the Sport Mode competition due to lack of Philippine region PlayStation Store. The Philippine competition uses Open Lobby interface, hosted by an PSN account owned by Toyota Motor Philippines, rather than Sport Mode. Three races were held, on July 30, August 29, and September 26, 2020.GR Supra GT Cup Asia Philippines - Toyota Philippines The Philippine tournament event were local in nature.
For 2021, the event was renamed to Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup and featured other Toyota cars, including the second generation Toyota GR 86 '21.TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup 2021: The Details - gran-turismo.com Registration for the event opened on April 22, 2021. Separate online tournaments for Philippines,The search begins for the Toyota GR GT Cup Philippines 2021 Champion - Autocar Philippines Indonesia (with requirement that competitors must played at least four Sport Mode-based GR GT Cup events to qualify, as Indonesian players are eligible in the Sport Mode-based events)Announcement post from Toyota Indonesia on Instagram and IndiaToyota Gazoo Racing Championship For GT Sport Announced With Prize Pool of Rs. 2,00,000 - IGN India were also held.
====Japan National Sports Festival==== 
Available only for Japanese PlayStation Network accounts, the 2019 National Sports Festival event featured a hot lap qualifying event on Suzuka Circuit, where the top 20 players from each age category (6 to 17 and 18 and over) advanced to regional finals for each prefecture, held between May 11 to August 12, 2019 for each 10 prefectures, all of them featuring Gr.3 cars of player's choice in Fuji Speedway. The top two winners of each race faced off at that year's Japan National Sports Festival in Ibaraki in October, with under-18 players also facing off at the Tokyo World Tour.GT Sport Qualification Opens for Japan’s National Sports Festival - GTPlanet
The event was planned to continue for 2020, under similar format and finals planned to take place at Shiroyama Hotel in Kagoshima City (the host prefecture);GT Sport Returns for 2020 National Sports Festival of Japan - GTPlanet due to the COVID-19 pandemicJapan Puts Off National Sports Festival for 1st Time - Nippon.com, the finals was moved as an online event held on December 26-27, 2020 and aired live on PlayStation Japan's Twitch channel.@gt_kokutai announcement (Japanese)
The competition was organized again for 2021, under a similar format and rules.
====Porsche E-sports Racing Japan/Porsche Gran Turismo Cup Asia Pacific==== 
Available only for Japanese PlayStation Network accounts, the 2019 running of the Porsche E-sports Racing Japan consisted of three races held between April 28 to May 26, 2019 involving Porsche cars (in order: Cayman GT4 Clubsport, 911 RSR, and 911 GT3 RS), followed by a live final event at a Porsche owners event held on June 15, 2019 at Fuji Speedway.Porsche holds official race on PS4 "Gran Turismo SPORT"! – GT Sport Porsche Esports Racing Japan (PERJ) - Panamera Life (in Japanese)Porsche E-Racing Japan Will Use Gran Turismo Sport for 2019 - GTPlanet The live event was won by Tatsuya Sugawara.
The event returned in 2020, with races held between October 4 to November 22, 2020, with five events featuring the following Porsche vehicles in following order: the 911 RSR, Porsche 919 Hybrid (Porsche Team) '16, 911 GT3 RS (991), Cayman GT4 Clubsport, and Porsche 962 C '88, with top players heading to a finals event with cash prize of ¥1,000,000 (US$9,500).GT Sport’s Porsche Esports Racing Japan Returns for Season 2, with ¥1,000,000 Prize - GTPlanet
For 2021, the event is expanded to other Asia-Pacific countries (except mainland China, Hong Kong, and Australia, but also includes Philippines), with the name changed to Porsche Gran Turismo Cup Asia Pacific. The event consists again of five races held between September 5 to October 31, 2021, featuring the 911 RSR, 919 Hybrid, Cayman GT4 Clubsport, Porsche 356 A/1500 GS GT Carrera Speedster '56, and the 962 C, with top players heading to a finals event on December 12 with prize of a trip to the Porsche Experience Centre Tokyo.You Can Win a Porsche Experience With the Porsche Gran Turismo Cup Asia Pacific - GTPlanet
====Olympic Virtual Series====
The Olympic Virtual Series is an event officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) featuring five digital sports, with Gran Turismo and FIA representing motorsports.
The event is divided into two stages, the first in form of a qualifying Time Trial event at the Tokyo Expressway - South Inner Loop using a special version of the Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 held from May 13 to 23, 2021. Then, the 16 best drivers (one from each country) faced off in a three-race event series (all using Toyota cars) on June 6 (and aired on tape delay on Olympics's YouTube channel on June 23).Olympic Virtual Series Motor Sport Event - gran-turismo.com
The tracks used in the mode have all advertising replaced with FIA, Olympic Virtual Series, and/or Gran Turismo logos, due to IOC's commercialization/third-party branding policies. These tracks also appear to separate instances from their regular versions.
====Road to GT7 Series====
The Road to GT7 Series was a special send-off championship for GT Sport before all official championship races moves to GT7 upon the game's launch and consists of four races (with tuning allowed), held in February 2022, leading to launch of the aforementioned game. The series was announced on January 28, 2022.Opening of the 'Road to GT7' Series - gran-turismo.com
Because the event initially used a white background color, the some of the text may not be readable on the game's website without highlighting them. This was fixed on January 31, 2022.
Unlike most Sport Mode championships, this event removes any in-game number boards the player have installed on their livery, including on a car's default livery.
The final round of the Road to GT7 Series, held on February 26, 2022 (a Gr.4 race at Alsace - Village) served as the final online championship race to be held in GT Sport.
==Time Trials==
Time Trial events, similar to Seasonal Events in PlayStation 3-era games, were added in version 1.41 in July 2019. There are two events that were available on biweekly basis (refreshed each two Thursdays at 06:00 am UTC), typically featuring one event with tuning allowed and another with fixed settings; Balance of Performance is enforced in class-specific events. (On February 11-25, 2021, only one regular Time Trial event was made available, and on February 5, 2022, an error preventing rankings from being registered for the January 27-February 12, 2022 cycle meant the time trial events for that time period were extended by a week until February 17.)Ranking Board Reset Notice (Feb. 5) - gran-turismo.com Additional time trial challenges, such as Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept and Toyota GR Yaris launch time trial events, as well as Red Bull Racing's Beat the Pro events, may also be held on irregular basis.
Unlike PS3-era Seasonal Event Time Trials, there are no rewards for reaching a specific time goal or reaching a specific position on time rankings, which is global in nature (i.e. not restricted to player's region). Additionally, penalty zones were enabled similar to in Sport Mode races, meaning any track limit violations or wall contacts are subject to temporary deceleration when the player reaches the zone.
The final time trials prior to server shutdown, a Gr.3 Super Lap at Autodromo Nazionale Monza and a 86 GRMN Super Lap at Autódromo de Interlagos (with tuning permitted) featured a "Thank you for playing!" message on the event list.
==Ratings==
Each player is rated by two ratings: Driver Rating (DR) and Sportsmanship Rating (SR), also referred as "safety rating".
For players who played both GT Sport and GT7, these ratings will carry over during transition between both games, using ratings captured as of February 15-16, 2022.Notice: Data Transfer From "Gran Turismo Sport" to "Gran Turismo 7" - gran-turismo.com
===Driver Rating (DR)===
The Driver Rating (DR) measures the player's driving performance as follows:
*A+: 50,000 to 100,000 points
*A: 30,000 to 49,999 points
*B: 10,000 to 29,999 points
*C: 4,000 to 9,999 points
*D: 1 to 3,999 points (2,000 points are granted upon completion of one's fifth Sport Mode race)
*E: Designation for new players who have completed less than five races
The A+ rating was formerly called S in early versions of the game; the rating is now used to designate a Star Player instead.
In the driver profile page, there is a progress bar that indeterminably measures how much points the player have. Actual number of points can be checked on KudosPrime profile page. Each change of DR letter also comes with additional 1,200 points granted for promotion and deducted for demotion (except when leaving SR E). 
DR is gained from the drivers that finish behind, where the sum of DR gain/loss for each driver equate to zero; in general, finishing within top 50% of a race is sufficient to maintain one's DR (for example, in a 20-car race, the target finishing position should be at least 10th). DR ratings also affect the car number in a Daily or Championship Race.Unravelling the Mysteries of GT Sport’s Driver Rating System (and How To Improve Yours) - GTPlanet Quitting a race from the pause menu, or a loss of connection during a race, will result in the player being treated as finishing last, in the order of whoever quitted (or disconnected mid-race) first.
A maximum of 75,000 driver rating points can be collected up until version 1.57 of GT Sport, which increased the maximum DR to 100,000.
===Sportsmanship Rating (SR)===
The Sportsmanship Rating (SR), also referred as "safety rating", assesses player's on-track conduct as follows:
*S: 80 to 99 points
*A: 65 to 79 points
*B: 30 to 64 points (a new player begins with 43 SR points, thus B rating)
*C: 16 to 29 points
*D: 6 to 15 points
*E: Less than 5 points
Like driver ratings, sportsmanship rating values are only shown as a letter in the driver profile page; however there is no meter that measures a player's safety rating progress. The game will only notify players if their internal SR value has changed only after a Sport Mode race had ended; a blue font indicates that their internal SR value had increased and a red font indicates a deduction. The only way to know a player's actual number of points is on their KudosPrime profile page.
SR is obtained as the player drives with no incident involving themselves or others, including within track limits and avoiding contact with other racers. The game will notify if the player has gained or lost SR during a race, with a green chevron pointing up (if gaining) or orange chevron pointing down (if losing) with the letters "SR" inside it. 
Penalties can also be given for actions that lead to SR deduction, but not all actions that lead to SR deduction may lead to penalty. For example, overly defensive blocking or light bumps is generally only grounds for loss of SR, which should be considered as a warning. On another hand, any hard collisions would lead to both penalties and SR reductions on the responsible parties. In rare situations, it is also possible to be disqualified from a Sport Mode race for frequent incidents (the player will be warned beforehand). Quitting a race from the pause menu results in deduction of 5 SR.
A DR promotion cannot occur without SR being at least the same as the "new" DR. In addition, it is possible for loss of SR to cause a DR demotion; this is called a rating reset as follows:KudosPrime profile page (PSN ID required
* Less than 30 SR: 50,000 DR (DR B maximum)
* Less than 15 SR: 20,000 DR (DR C maximum)
* Less than 5 SR: 7,000 DR (DR D maximum)
===Star Player===
Players who are registered as Star Players were eligible to participate in Top 16 Superstars schedule slot as well to qualify for World Tour events, and are identified with SR S rating. To qualify, candidates must be at least 18 years old (21 years old for Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabian, and Emirati players) and have competed in a broadcasted online event (2020 World Finals for Season 1, 2021 World Series Showdown for Season 2). 
When the conditions are met on a change of season, a prompt for Star Player registration would pop-up on entering Sport Mode and will also appear in the front page user feed on gran-turismo.com until registration deadline has passed. Star Player status (for registration and eligibility) are valid for one (stage of each) season only,Terms and Conditions – Specific Rules for “FIA Certified Gran Turismo™ Championships 2019” Competition (written for EMEA region) except for a special case in 2020 season: due to the cancellation of the 2020 Nürburgring World Tour due to the postponement of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic, players who were already Star Players for the original Stage 1 (later changed to Exhibition Series) would retain their Star Player status again for the actual Stage 1 that began on April 25, 2020.'Sport' Mode Update Preview - gran-turismo.comNotice for "Star Players" Selection (April 20) - gran-turismo.com
Prior to 2021, drivers were required to reach a minimum ranking in each region or country/manufacturer; the table below from 2020 is retained for reference.
Region 	Nations Cup 	Manufacturer Series
Europe, Middle East, Africa	Top 200 (regional)Top 10 (national)	Top 200 (regional)Top 10 (per manufacturer)
North America 	Top 140 (regional)Top 10 (national)	Top 200 (regional)Top 5 (per manufacturer)
Central/South America 	Top 60 (regional)Top 10 (national) 	Top 60 (regional)Top 5 (per manufacturer)
Asia 	Top 150 (regional)Top 10 (national)	Top 150 (regional)Top 5 (per manufacturer)
Oceania 	Top 50 (regional)Top 5 (national) 	Top 50 (regional)Top 5 (per manufacturer)
To participate in World Tours or online World Series events, the country that the PSN ID belongs to and the player's permanent residence must be the same. Controversy surrounded the first full calendar year of Gran Turismo Sport when Terrence Lallave, a Philippine competitor of 2015 GT Academy Asia, racing with Hong Kong account due to lack of PlayStation Store in his country, was disqualified due to country mismatch amidst protests from Hong Kong players.Local Player Qualifies for Gran Turismo World Tour, Disqualified for Technicality - Carmudi Philippines In an inverse of the situation, Cody Nikola Latkovski, a Macedonian living in Australia, is eligible to participate as an Australian, as he is a permanent resident of Australia (although he played the 2020 World and Regional Finals from Macedonia, his home country).
==Matchmaking==
Matchmaking was done in order of SR first, followed by DR, which also determines each player's car number (from 1 to 20, depending on number of opponents matched). For network performance reasons, players will only race against players of the same region.
There are three regions for Daily Races and Manufacturer Series, and five regions for Nations Cup. In Daily Races and Manufacturer Series, and formerly Nations Cup races, players from North American and Central/South American regions race together, and players in Asian and Oceania regions are also grouped together.Notice: Manufacturer Series Classification Update - gran-turismo.com For the 2020 and 2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup, the events follow the five-region format.
The country list below were regions eligible for the FIA events (such as Star Player registration and participation in live/online finals). Other regions not listed can play in Daily Races and use other online features, but are not eligible to receive Star Player status and thus cannot participate in live events or online finals should they compete in an Online Championship event.
Europe, Middle East, Africa 	North America 	Central/South America 	Asia 	Oceania
Austria 	CanadaPrior to 2021, Quebec residents were ineligible for FIA live/online events 	Argentina 	China (mainland)	Australia
Bahrain 	United StatesPrior to 2021, Arizona residents were ineligible for FIA live/online events	Brazil 	Hong Kong 	New Zealand
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Denmark 	 	Costa Rica 	Malaysia 	
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France 	 	El Salvador 	South Korea 	
Germany 	 	Guatemala 	Taiwan 	
Greece 	 	Honduras 	Thailand 	
Hungary 	 	MexicoStarting in 2025 (for GT7 era of competition), Mexico was moved to the North America region.	 	
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IndiaState of Nagaland residents are ineligible for FIA live/online events 	 	Panama 	 	
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===Region eligibility notes===
==Trivia==
*During the start of championship races at certain real-life tracks such as Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Circuit de la Sarthe, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and Red Bull Ring, a formation of aircrafts will spew colored smoke forming the colors of each track's country of origin flag.
*On April 16, 2018, the class information for Daily Race B accidentally had the class set to "Gr.A", a class that is not yet used by any cars in the game; as a result, players were unable to enter the race until the issue was solved. While it is not clear what purpose the class would have been (it is possible it would be a rally car class, as Gr.B is also a rally category in the game), it was immediately fixed to be a Gr.4 race.Did Polyphony Digital Just Accidentally Reveal a New Car Class for GT Sport? - GTPlanet
*Up until version 1.59, including the closed beta, the waiting screen features a TAG Heuer watch and logos on the screen. After the TAG Heuer partnership contract expired in that version, the waiting screen was replaced with the GT Sport logo and a generic animation loosely resembling the PlayStation 2 system menu screen when no disc is inserted.
**In addition to this, all TAG Heuer references were also removed from current lap time indicator and timing sheets, as well their Brand Central removed from the game; however their logo decals remain in Livery Editor, as well on the trackside and on Mission Challenge goal signs.
*From version 1.61, the game will replace any equipped tire stickers with Michelin Pilot Sport tire stickers (introduced in said update) in FIA Championship races, in reference of Michelin as the official tire partner for FIA Gran Turismo Championships that had been in effect since mid-2019. This change affects all cars, even for cars whose tire stickers cannot be changed, as well on the Dallara SF19 Super Formula '19, which only has the older Michelin tire stickers available.
**An issue exists where the mandated Michelin tire stickers may continue to persist in other game modes (even appearing in garage thumbnail) until the player switches to another livery.
*On November 20, 2021, due to an unidentified error, it was reported that players did not receive points or rating changes for the fifth round of the 2021 Nations Cup Exhibition Series season (a Gr.B race held at Fisherman's Ranch). A statement was issued five days later that voided the lost points and rating changes from that round.Known Issue Regarding Round 5 of the Nations Cup (20 November) - gran-turismo.com
*Despite the emphasis of Sport Mode as GT Sport's main feature, less than 15 percent of the game's playerbase have actually played Sport Mode. This statistic is inflated by amount of duplicate/"smurf" accounts (a frowned-upon practice) on players who do play Sport Mode, and non-playing accounts (such as decal-only accounts) on the non-playing side.Players who played Sport Mode statistic on KudosPrime.com
==Notes==
==External links==
* Sport Mode on gran-turismo.com
* Events List on KudosPrime.com - used to view the current and next week's Daily Races
Category:Gran Turismo Sport
Category:Gameplay Modes