The city of Amsterdam plays host to the World Finals of the Gran Turismo World Series 2024 from 6-8 December. Theater Amsterdam, next to the River IJ in the Houthavens area, will be the venue for three days of thrilling racing as the best Gran Turismo racers in the world battle to become 2024 Nations Cup and Manufacturers Cup World Champions.

The season began in North America, with Round 1 taking place in Montreal, Canada on 6 July. The experienced Igor Fraga from Brazil took the honours in the Manufacturers Cup for Team Lexus before another series stalwart, Takuma Miyazono of Japan, secured an impressive win in the Nations Cup.

In Europe, Round 2 took place in stunning Prague, Czech Republic, on Saturday, 10 August and saw two new winners. An unexpected victory for Team Ferrari’s World Series debutant Mohamed Budheima (GBR) in the Manufacturers Cup preceded a popular return to form for experienced former Champion Italy’s Valerio Gallo in the Nations Cup.

Theater Amsterdam, the scene of the World Series Showdown in 2023, is set for more wheel-to-wheel action with the finals of the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup taking place on Friday, 6 December from 19:00 (CET); the Manufacturers Cup on Saturday, 7 December also at 19:00 (CET); before the Nations Cup finale wraps up the 2024 season from 16:00 (CET) on Sunday, 8 December.

The TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GT Cup is the perfect start to a weekend of ultra-competitive racing. The field of 24 drivers, selected from a mixture of online races and some live events, will feature some of the fastest Gran Turismo World Series drivers looking to make a confidence-building, winning start to their World Finals weekend. In their way will be a number of new faces looking to establish themselves as future stars and take the first trophies on offer in Amsterdam.

The Manufacturers Cup showcases a variety of stunning cars in Gran Turismo. This is a team competition over the season, with the top 12 car makers from the Online Qualifiers rounds, including Official Partners Toyota, Genesis, and Mazda represented. One driver from each team took part in the opening three rounds in Montreal, Prague, and Tokyo, but they will join up to compete as 12 teams of three drivers for the World Finals.

Lexus were the Round 1 winners, before Ferrari took an unexpected and exciting victory in Round 2. Porsche’s consistency in finishing on the podium meant they were in the series lead as the action headed to Tokyo.

The reigning champions from the 2023 World Finals, staged in Barcelona, Team Nissan, did not qualify for the live events this year leaving the title race open and the scene set for an exciting denouement to the season in Amsterdam.

The new-for-2024 Nations Cup sees the top 12 drivers from the Online Qualifiers representing their home country or territory in all three rounds and the World Finals with the points accumulating through the season.

Round 1 in Montreal saw 2020 Nations Cup Champion Takuma Miyazono from Japan hit top form with an excellent victory. In Prague, for Round 2, it was a popular and exciting victory for Italy’s Valerio Gallo, another former Champion who had struggled for consistency since winning the title in 2021. Meanwhile, podiums in the opening two rounds saw the double World Champion from Spain, Coque López, head to Round 3 in Tokyo with the Series lead.

Kaj de Bruin from the Netherlands scored points in Rounds 1 and 2 and will be looking to give the Dutch crowd a reason to cheer in the World Finals.

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