2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals/Manufacturers Cup

The Manufacturers Cup portion of the of the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals weekend was held on December 2, 2023.
Like the previous year, the Manufacturers Cup was divided into one qualifying session and two races, from which the result of the second race will determine their starting grid in the second one. In the first race (and the qualifying), one representative from each team acts as the driver, while in the final race, all team members participated.
==Entry List==
The Manufacturers Cup race consists of the top 12 manufacturers in the Global Manufacturer Rankings of the 2023 Online Series, with the partner manufacturers being granted "immunity" from failing to qualify. Each manufacturer has three drivers, one chosen from the best driver in the GT1 League of the online series for each region (Americas, EMEA, Asia-Oceania).
(P) indicates a partner manufacturer, which has a guaranteed entry regardless of if they finished outside of the top 12 in the online series. (c) indicates the defending champion make, while (fc) indicates a former champion team.
The car numbers are decided from the online season rankings and the actual door numbers on the event are determined on starting grid basis.
Team 	Number	Car 	Drivers
McLaren 	1 	McLaren 650S GT3 '15 	Donovan Parker Konstantinos Konstantinou Koki Mizuno
Toyota (P, fc) 	2 	Toyota GR Supra Racing Concept '18 	Adriano Carrazza Coque López Rikuto Kobayashi
Nissan 	3 	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 '18 	Ryota Kokobun Mehdi Hafidi Mateo Estevez
Subaru (c) 	4 	Subaru BRZ GT300 '21 	Takuma Miyazono Roberto Sternberg Kylian Drumont
BMW 	5 	BMW M6 GT3 Sprint Model '16 	Calen RoachCalen Roach turned 18 after the Showdown, and his participation at the World Finals was confirmed on the Gran Turismo website. Seiya Suzuki Thomas Labouteley
AMGAMG was referred as "Mercedes-AMG" throughout the event, except occassionally by commentators. 	6 	Mercedes-AMG GT3 '20 	Lucas Bonelli Tomoaki Yamanaka Baptiste Beauvois
Mazda (P) 	7 	Mazda RX-Vision GT3 Concept Stealth ModelMazda used the Stealth Model version of the RX-Vision GT3 Concept, although the car performs identically to the regular counterpart.	Pol Urra Hiroshi Okumoto Robert Heck
Lamborghini 	8 	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 '15 	Will Murdoch Randall Haywood Yuki Kodaka
Porsche 	9 	Porsche 911 RSR (991) '17 	Jose Serrano Takuma SasakiTakuma Sasaki was abruptly listed as having withdrawn on November 30 for undisclosed reasons. Angel Inostroza
Honda 	10 	Honda NSX Gr.3 	Soki Nabetani Valerio Gallo João Pessôa
Renault 	11 	Renault Sport R.S.01 GT3 '16 	Guy Barbara Alex López Murillo Arthur Mosso
Genesis (P)Genesis finished 13th in the online standings, therefore qualifying through partner immunity. This had the effect of Ferrari, who finished 12th in the online standings, failing to qualify for the live events.	12 	Genesis X GR3 	Dean Heldt Nicolas Romero Yuito Sasaki
===Notes===
==Qualifying==
The qualifying for the qualifying race was held as a one-lap shootout, held before the event broadcast.
Pos	Team 	Time
1 	Toyota 	07:58.492
2 	Subaru 	07:58.538
3 	BMW 	07:59.279
4 	Nissan 	07:59.589
5 	McLaren 	07:59.848
6 	Genesis 	08:00.101
7 	Honda 	08:00.644
8 	AMG 	08:01.568
9 	Porsche 	08:02.130
10 	Renault 	08:02.841
11 	Lamborghini	08:03.386
12 	Mazda 	08:07.116
==Qualifying Race==
The qualifying race determines the starting position for the grand final race. In this eight-lap sprint, each manufacturer is represented by one driver.
Pos	Team 	Driver 	Time 	Q Grid
1 	Toyota 	Coque López 	13:28.250	1
2 	Subaru 	Takuma Miyazono 	+0.146 	2
3 	BMW 	Seiya Suzuki 	+4.020 	3
4 	Nissan 	Mateo Estevez 	+4.652 	4
5 	Genesis 	Nicolas Romero 	+5.288 	6
6 	Lamborghini	Randall Haywood 	+5.490 	11
7 	McLaren 	Koki Mizuno 	+5.882 	5
8 	Renault 	Alex López Murillo	+5.955 	10
9 	Porsche 	Angel Inostroza 	+6.319 	9
10 	Mazda 	Hiroshi Okumoto 	+6.535 	12
11 	AMG 	Lucas Bonelli 	+8.556 	8
12 	Honda 	João Pessôa 	+9.448 	7
==Grand Finals==
The Grand Finals race determines which manufacturer will be the Manufacturers Cup champion. The starting line-up for this race is determined by their finish on the previous race. In this race, all team members participate, with each driver restricted to no more than three laps per person.
The race began under wet conditions, and perennial winners Toyota and Subaru looked to be favorites to win by starting 1-2. However, both teams' mistakes meant the tables turned to Nissan and Lamborghini instead. On the third lap, after all teams pitted to switch from intermediate tires to dry mediums, Lamborghini's victory hopes ended when the team suffered contact from behind on the first turn with Genesis, to which Genesis was controversially given only a one-second penalty. Nissan retained the lead throughout to secure their first Manufacturers Cup title, but one more moment of chaos occurred on the final stretch when the BMW and Honda teams collided at the Hohenrain section, with Mazda and Toyota also catching the strays. In the chaos, Genesis sneaked their way through to take third place, the Korean manufacturer claiming their first podium placement in a live event. No penalties were issued for the Hohenrain crash.
Pos	Team 	Time 	Q Grid
1 	Nissan 	44:02.063	4
2 	AMG 	+1.761 	11
3 	Genesis 	+5.107 	5
4 	Mazda 	+8.058 	10
5 	Toyota 	+9.319 	1
6 	Subaru 	+10.977 	2
7 	Porsche 	+11.366 	9
8 	BMW 	+12.040 	3
9 	Honda 	+16.360 	12
10 	McLaren 	+18.098 	7
11 	Renault 	+18.313 	8
12 	Lamborghini	+18.720 	6
Fastest Lap: Kylian Drumont (Subaru) - 8:08.206
==Winners==
Manufacturers Cup 	Nissan	Ryota Kokobun Mehdi Hafidi Mateo Estevez
Michelin Driver of the Day	Nissan	Ryota Kokobun
==References==
==External Links==
* Race Report: An Underdog's Triumph Sparks Jubilation Amidst Tears of Disappointment for the Rest - gran-turismo.com
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