Season 2 of the 'Gran Turismo World Series' 2022 Manufacturers Cup got underway on the 13th of August with a race on Trial Mountain.

OA4life_ got off to a good start in Round 1, driving a Mazda RX-VISION GT3 CONCEPT that was well suited to the circuit and besting his rivals—including former title winners such as Kerokkuma_ej20—by scoring 433 points.

Round 2 was won by Subaru's TenagaZaru_TX3, who scored 361 points.

Subaru's Kerokkuma_ej20 dominated the field in Round 3, top-scoring with 441 points. But that wasn't the only notable thing about the race—V1_CRV-KRT86 retried the race in the next slot and, by means of some very determined undercutting, managed to score 432 points.

There was hardly any rubber left on the front-right tyre of V1_CRV-KRT86's Beetle Gr.3 when he crossed the finish line—truly perfect tyre management that brought him a deserved victory.

V1_CRV-KRT86's good form then continued into Round 4, as he scored 417 points to add to his ever-growing total.

V1_CRV-KRT86 now had one hand on the Season 2 title, and in Round 5 he managed to beat veteran drivers such as Kerokkuma_ej20 and Akagi_1942mi to grab another priceless victory. The enormous 445 points that V1_CRV-KRT86 scored in this round was enough to put him in pole position for the Season 2 crown.

Toyota's ace Akagi_1942mi sought to fight back in Round 6, and managed to score a Season-best 428 points. It wasn't enough to take him to the top of the rankings, however.

OA4life_, who had won the first race of the Season, also finished strongly, scoring 439 points in Round 7 and 415 in the final round. It wasn't enough to make up for his slump during the middle part of the Season, however, and he ended up finishing in second place overall.

The Season 2 title therefore went to Volkswagen's V1_CRV-KRT86, who had earned consistently good scores throughout. It was little more than he deserved for all the hours of practice he'd put in honing his speed, and much will now be expected from him in future World Series!

■ GTWS 2022 Manufacturers Cup - Season 2
1st / Volkswagen / CRV (V1_CRV-KRT86) / 1702 Points
2nd / Mazda / OA4life_ (OA4life_) / 1697 Points
3rd / Nissan / VQS_HIROGRAND (HIROGRAND_1009) / 1663