There are five licenses available in Gran Turismo 6. Acquisition of each license is progressively more difficult to achieve than the last. Each license allows access to more section of career mode. Unlike previous games, players must meet certain requirements in order to enter the licenses, such as earning a certain amount of stars in a particular class of career mode, or completing a specific event. Additionally, each license only contains five tests each.
The licenses are (in increasing level of difficulty):
- National B License (15 stars in Novice class)
- National A License (20 stars in National B class)
- International B License (20 stars in National A class)
- International A License (20 stars in International B class, and Gran Turismo All Stars completed)
- Super License (20 stars in International A class, and Gran Turismo World Championship completed)
In each test, the player is provided a vehicle, and must complete the task in the time limit. Gold, Silver, and Bronze times are displayed in the top right corner of the screen.
Completing National B License unlocks Seasonal Events, and completing National A License unlocks Open Lobby, Quick Match, and Community features. These online features are no longer accessible due to shutdown of the game's online services in March 2018.