Spain's TDG_JOSETE Wins a Closely Fought Contest in the EMEA Region Online Series!
The 'Gran Turismo World Series' 2023 Nations Cup got underway on the 13th of May.
Round 1 took place at Spa-Francorchamps, and saw Spain's TDG_JOSETE storm to victory with a dominant performance, scoring a massive 483 points.
TDG_JOSETE picked up where they left off in Round 2 as well, racking up another victory and 482 points. After just two races, a gap was opening up between the top of the leaderboard and the chasing pack.
Round 3 was a high-speed race that took place on the Deep Forest Raceway. It saw France's young star R8G_Kylian19 go pole-to-win, scoring 478 points and moving up the leaderboard in the process.
TDG_JOSETE, on the other hand, finished in a disappointing fifth place in their first attempt at Round 3. They tried again in the very next race, however, and did much better, notching up another victory and scoring 472 points to tighten their grip at the top of the rankings.
Autodrome Lago Maggiore - Full Course was the setting for Round 4. The race was won by Spain's GG_PolUrra, who scored 477 points.
In Round 5, France's veteran driver R8G_TSUTSU and Spain's coquelopez14 both scored 458 points, allowing them to pull away from the middle of the leaderboard.
coquelopez14 also did well in Round 6, adding another 457 points to their total.
Round 7—the final round of the Online Series—was won by the British ace WiIIMurdoch, who scored 450 points.
All seven rounds in the Online Series had been sprint races, and the event was won by TDG_JOSETE. They only entered the first three rounds, but their consistently high scores meant that they finished top of the pile.
GTWS 2023 Nations Cup
1st / Spain / J. Serrano (TDG_JOSETE) / 1437 Points
2nd / France / R8G_Kylian19 (R8G_Kylian19) / 1399 Points
3rd / Spain / C. Lopez (coquelopez14) / 1376 Points