The ‘Gran Turismo World Series’ makes its debut in Prague on Saturday, 10 August 2024. With the season kicking off in Montreal for the Americas Region with Round 1 on 6 July, all eyes will be next on the Czech capital for Round 2 in August, the European stop of the 2024 World Series.

The competitors were selected following six rounds of Online Qualifiers played out on Gran Turismo™ 7 on PlayStation®4 system or PlayStation®5 console. The best 12 Nations Cup drivers and top 12 Manufacturers Cup racers from the EMEA Region will compete live at a public event in the historic Hybernia Theatre in the old town of stunning Prague.

The Manufacturers Cup showcases a variety of stunning cars in Gran Turismo. This is a team competition where the top 12 car makers from the online Qualifiers Series, including official partners Toyota, Genesis, and Mazda, are represented. In Prague, the team members from the Europe/Middle East/Africa Region will race. They will be aiming to build on the points tally secured by their teammates from the Americas Region who raced in Montreal on 6 July. Prague will be followed by the Asia-Oceania drivers taking the wheel on 28 September for Round 3 in Tokyo. All three drivers from each manufacturer will then race as a team at the World Finals.

The 2023 World Finals saw the established order upset when Team Nissan emerged victorious at the end of a captivating race. A threat from the very start of the Gran Turismo World Series in 2018, Team Mercedes-AMG came home second with Team Genesis in third.

The scene is set for more highly competitive racing in Prague.

A new format for the 2024 edition of the Nations Cup sees 12 drivers selected from the online Qualifiers Series who will take part in all three Gran Turismo World Series Rounds, plus the World Finals.

The Nations Cup is an individual championship with the drivers representing their home country or territory.

In 2023 the Nations Cup was also a team event and it was Team Spain who took a wildly popular victory at the World Finals in Barcelona. Two of their number, Jose Serrano and Coque López, will be back in action in Prague and looking to replicate their 2023 form, but challengers from Japan, Italy, Netherlands, France, USA, Brazil, and Chile will be looking to end Spanish dominance of this competition.

To find out more about the Gran Turismo World Series visit the following link:
https://www.gran-turismo.com/world/gt7/championships/gtws2024/.