The 2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals was the championship finals event of the 2023 Gran Turismo World Series, which took place on December 1-3, 2023, in Fira Barcelona in Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain, to determine the champions of the both the Manufacturers Cup and Nations Cup, as well as for the Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup. This marked the first time the GTWS World Finals has been held outside of Monaco.
The event was open to the general public, with ticket sales beginning on October 24 for Platinum tickets (a 3-day ticket) and on October 31, 2023 for single-day tickets (attendees must purchase tickets for each day separately to watch all events without a Platinum ticket). Tickets were also given away for the world record holder of the Michelin Time Trial Challenge, featuring the Porsche 918 Spyder '13 with specially equipped Michelin livery at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.[1]
The weekend also featured the reveal of the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept during the Manufacturers Cup day[2] and the BVLGARI Aluminium Vision Gran Turismo on the Nations Cup day,[3] making it the first GTWS World Finals event to feature reveals of multiple Vision Gran Turismo cars.
Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup[]
- Main article: 2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals/GR GT Cup
The Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup portion of the event took place on December 1, 2023. With the Nations Cup switching to a per-country team format, it is the only championship where the title is for an individual.
Manufacturers Cup[]
The Manufacturers Cup portion of the event took place on December 2, 2023.
Nations Cup[]
- Main article: 2023 Gran Turismo World Series World Finals/Nations Cup
The Nations Cup portion of the event took place on December 3, 2023. Unlike the previous year, there was only one day of the Nations Cup competition, but the format was changed into a series of four races with points system on the line, the first three involving different drivers, cars, and tracks, and the classic team grand finale.
Winners[]
| Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup |  Pol Urra
| |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturers Cup |  Nissan
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Ryota Kokobun Mehdi Hafidi Mateo Estevez
|
| Nations Cup | Spain
|
Jose Serrano Coque López Pol Urra |
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. 3,000,000 for those who correctly predicted all three winners. Distribution of the prizes began on December 4, 2023, and the prizes must be claimed before December 18, 2023.
Michelin Driver of the Day[]
| Manufacturers Cup | Nissan
|
Ryota Kokobun
|
|---|---|---|
| Nations Cup | Spain
|
Jose Serrano |
Viewer Campaign[]
An in-game Viewer Campaign event was also held, by simply watching the stream through the game before December 10, 2023. Distribution of the prizes began December 11, 2023 (with the car tickets having expiration date of December 26, 2023), except for the Manufacturers Cup prize, which was delivered on January 24, 2024 (with expiry date of February 8, 2024), coinciding with the release date of the update 1.42.[4]
Due to a bug where liveries for the car would not apply properly, the Genesis X Gran Berlinetta VGT tickets were issued again on January 30, 2024. The reissued tickets have expiry date of February 14, 2024.[5] Several players also reported receiving the original Genesis VGT tickets on January 25 twice.
| Date/Event | Gift |
|---|---|
| December 1, 2023, 18:00 UTC Toyota Gazoo Racing GT Cup |
Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo |
| December 2, 2023, 18:00 UTC Manufacturers Cup |
Genesis X Gran Berlinetta Vision Gran Turismo Concept |
| December 3, 2023, 18:00 UTC Nations Cup |
Mazda LM55 Vision Gran Turismo |
Trivia[]
- Just like the previous year's World Finals (and the Olympics Esports Series event), a pair of replica races for the Manufacturers and Nations Cup grand finals are also available as special time-limited events starting from November 17, 2023 to December 10, 2023.
- The Daily Races held the week after the event (December 4-10, 2023) are also modeled after races from the event. However, the cars in Daily Race C (based on the opening Nations Cup race) have different colors for certain cars.
- All Viewer Campaign prize cars are Vision Gran Turismo cars from the three GTWS partner manufacturers.
- The Vision Gran Turismo 10th anniversary video shown before the Manufacturers Cup includes the Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by Pininfarina, which is not included in GT7 due to the collapse of the Fittipaldi Motors company.
- Following the event, the video was later uploaded to Gran Turismo's YouTube channel.
- For those who physically attended the World Finals, the following Vision Gran Turismo cars are shown: Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo, Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo, IsoRivolta Zagato Vision Gran Turismo, Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo, Porsche Vision Gran Turismo, Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo and the Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo, as well as a scale model of the Alpine Vision Gran Turismo.
- Unlike the Showdown, the road car race during the Nations Cup featured plain color liveries, with Gran Turismo logo on the car's rear wings.
References[]
- ↑ The Michelin Time Trial Challenge! - gran-turismo.com
- ↑ Gran Turismo social media announcement for the Genesis VGT
- ↑ Gran Turismo social media announcement for the Bulgari VGT
- ↑ Celebrating the World Finals 2023 with Two Special "Predict the Winners" and "Viewers Gift" Campaigns! - gran-turismo.com
- ↑ Known Issue Regarding Car Tickets Distributed on 24 January (UPDATED) - gran-turismo.com
External Links[]
- GTWS World Finals on gran-turismo.com
- Race Report: A Battle Between a Rookie and Seasoned Veterans That Came Down to the Final Lap! - gran-turismo.com
- Race Report: An Underdog's Triumph Sparks Jubilation Amidst Tears of Disappointment for the Rest - gran-turismo.com
- Race Report: After Intense Battles Amongst All the Participants, a New Nations Cup Team Champion is Crowned! - gran-turismo.com
| Previous event: 2023 Showdown |
GTWS Live Event 2023 World Finals |
Next event: 2024 Round 1: Montreal |