First Nations Cup in 2025 and Sport Mode Updates!

Polyphony Digital has announced a short Nations Cup Exhibition Season for the 2025 Gran Turismo World Series, set to commence this month. This four-race calendar introduces some notable changes compared to the 2024 season, particularly concerning race timings.

The upcoming Exhibition Season features a lineup of four races, focusing on higher-performance cars. While these events have been part of previous seasons, they will now be experienced under the current physics model, and also introducing some changes in the ranking system.

Adjustments have been made to the race schedules to accommodate a broader range of participants across different time zones. Specific timings for each round will be provided in the official announcements.

GT1 League now starts in 2 hour intervals from 15.00, 17.00 and 19.00 (PST time zone). In total there will be three slots that can be entered in GT1 league.

Lower league participants (GT2 and GT3) will have access to ten entry slots throughout the day, from 8:00 to 19:00 (PST) while GT1 League competitors will have three slots scheduled from early afternoon to evening. This structure ensures flexibility and convenience for racers across different time zones.

Nations Cup 2025 Exhibition 1 Overview

Round 1:

• Date: January 22, 2025
• Track: Sardegna - Road Track - A
• Car Class: Gr.2
• Laps: 18

Round 2:

• Date: January 25, 2025
• Track: Red Bull Ring
• Car Class: Gr.3
• Laps: 28

Round 3:

• Date: January 29, 2025
• Track: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
• Car: Suzuki Cappuccino (EA11R) '91
• Laps: 10

Round 4:

• Date: February 1, 2025
• Track: Grand Valley - Highway 1
• Car: Gran Turismo Red Bull X2019 Competition
• Laps: 27

Nations Cup Regions Division

Mexico, originally included in the Central & South America Region, is now part of the North America Region.

Driver Rating (DR) Variation Range

The variation in the Driver Rating score after completing a championship race will now be bigger compared to the variation after completing Daily Races. This change will be implemented from the 'Gran Turismo World Series' 2025 Exhibition 1 – Nations Cup starting on Wednesday, January 22.

Driver Rating (DR) Maximum Value

The maximum value of the Driver Rating (DR) will be increased. This change will be implemented with the January Update. Assuming that DR increase will 25.000 points to the maximum of 125.000 Driver Points in total, that can be achieved in the game.

At the conclusion of each Exhibition Season, players will receive bonus credits based on their overall league ranking within their primary and secondary geographical areas, including country and region. These Point Ranking Rewards are distributed to players who finish within specified ranking positions and can be collected from the Sport mode.