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"For the professional who has conquered all of GT."
―In-game description

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
F090S WB F090/S 690 540 Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
F094H DBW F094/H 790 540 Not available in the PAL version
F094S LBDBW F094/S 790 540 Not available in the PAL version
F686M WR F686/M 926 540 Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
F687S DG F687/S 888 540 Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
F688S B F688/S 789 540 Not available in the PAL version. Prize car at this event
Polyphony001 Polyphony001 790 540 Available in the PAL version only. Prize car at this event
Polyphony002 Black 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[]

PAL Version[]

Trivia[]

Several circuits in the championship replicate real-life Formula 1 races, such as:

  • Mid-Field 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 replicates European Grands Prix that were held at the Nürburgring Grand Prix Circuit, as both tracks are tight, technical and require high concentrations.
  • Apricot Hill replicates past French Grands Prix that were held at Dijon-Prenois, 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 are 78 laps long.

Some other locations replicate real-life IndyCar races, such as:

  • Seattle, Rome, and Tokyo 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 replicates previous IndyCar races held at said circuit.
Previous event in the series:
None
Formula GT Events
Formula GT (GT3)
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Next event in the series:
Formula Gran Turismo World Championship (GT4)
Gran Turismo 4
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