[Full Report] Manufacturer Fan Cup Finals

16 makes of car gathered to take place in the first 'FIA Gran Turismo Championship Pre-Season Test' Manufacturer Fan Cup Finals Race. The race was set on 5 laps Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit which spans 20.832km per lap.

FIA Gran Turismo Championship Pre-Season Test
Manufacturer Fan Cup Finals Stating Grid Positions

1	Renault Sport Yusuke TomibayashiCarlos Martinez	Renault Sport R.S01 GT3
2	BMW Yuji TaneichiJT Lauro	BMW Z4 GT3
3	Alfa Romeo Takuya TakahashiTyrell Meadows	Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3
4	Audi Edoardo PirozziMatieu Thornton	Audi R8 LMS (Audi Sport Team WRT)
5	Ferrari Christopher Overgaard LindskjoldMelvyn Abraham-Hogan	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
6	Toyota Oscar RuizPedro Martin	Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo
7	Nissan Patrik SchroderusNestor Javier Garcia	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport
8	Aston Martin Ludovic VerslegersFabio Assunção	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
9	Peugeot Samuele ParrellaJames Garner	Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3
10	Jaguar Thomas KieferEduardo Martinho	Jaguar F-type Gr.3
11	Chevolet Tommy van der DoncktNick McMillan	Corvette C7 Gr.3
12	Mitsubishi Alexander KoeberleBrian Marsteller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.3
13	Mercedes-Benz Simone MarcenoMarcos de Oliviera Magrini	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
14	Volkswagen Alessandro D’AprilePaul Broekmeulen	Volkswagen GTI Vision Gran Turisimo Gr.3
15	McLaren Pascal FuhrmannBen Bisshop	McLaren 650S GT3
16	Subaru Jonathan MarqeubreucqKazuki Yamada	Subaru WRX Gr.3

As the race started the Audi (R8 LMS) immediately span out causing all of cars behind the Audi to also get caught up in the accident and making chaos ensue within the pack.

As a result of this confusion the virtual safety car was brought out and a full course caution was put into effect, during this time the speed was limited for all cars and they were forbidden from overtaking one another. Many of the players drove very aggressively due to their familiarity with the course which this lead to crashes with repeated full course cautions and restarts being enacted.

At the head of the pack the Renault Sport (R.S01 GT3), BMW (Z4 - GT3) and Toyota (FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo) pulled ahead and lead the race.

The BMW (Z4 – GT3) and Toyota (FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo) fought nose to tail endlessly throughout the race for 2nd and 3rd place.

Motorsports fans watching from all over the world were delighted to see this dream battle between FIA GT3 machines the modified original Gran Turismo cars from the group 3 category constantly dogfighting with each other all over the course.

As all teams finished up their driver switch there was no change to the top 3 leaders and no end in sight to the battle between the BMW (Z4 – GT3) and Toyota (FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo).

The Subaru (WRX Gr.3) which started at the back of the pack switched to Yamada midrace and began to fly up the positions at an incredible rate. Despite this however he ended up driving too hard and had an accident on the carousel on the final lap pushing into 3rd place Taneichi driving the BMW Z4 GT3. Kazunori Yamauchi, watching from the side-lines, let out a gasp as he watched the unfortunate sight of one Japanese player taking out another.
Race control looked heavily upon this mistake and gave the Subaru (WRX Gr.3) a 10 second penalty on the cars finishing time. Yamada went on to apologise to Taneichi for inflicting the first penalty worthy mistake on him in the history of 'Gran Turismo Sport'.

The battle for second place was decided on the Carraciola-Karussell were the Toyota (FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo) seemed to finally loose out the pressure of the fight and caught a wheel on the green causing a spin out. The BMW (Z4 - GT3) took this chance pulled its position up to 2nd place.

The Renault Sport(R.S01 GT3) [Yusuke Tomibayashi/Carlos Martinez] who maintained their lead from the start of the race came across the finish line first with a clear win and with that earned the glory of winning the Manufacturer Fan Cup.

FIA Gran Turismo Championship Pre-Season Test
Manufacturer Fan Cup Finals Results

1	Renault Sport Yusuke TomibayashiCarlos Martinez	Renault Sport R.S01 GT3
2	BMW Yuji TaneichiJT Lauro	BMW Z4 GT3
3	Toyota Oscar RuizPedro Martin	Toyota FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo
4	Subaru Jonathan MarqeubreucqKazuki Yamada *1	Subaru WRX Gr.3
5	Alfa Romeo Takuya TakahashiTyrell Meadows	Alfa Romeo 4C Gr.3
6	Mitsubishi Alexander KoeberleBrian Marsteller	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition Gr.3
DNF	Aston Martin Ludovic VerslegersFabio Assunção	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
DNF	Chevolet Tommy van der DoncktNick McMillan	Corvette C7 Gr.3
DNF	Ferrari Christopher Overgaard LindskjoldMelvyn Abraham-Hogan	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3
DNF	Mercedes-Benz Simone MarcenoMarcos de Oliviera Magrini	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3
DNF	Nissan Patrik SchroderusNestor Javier Garcia	Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 N24 Schulze Motorsport
DNF	Jaguar Thomas KieferEduardo Martinho	Jaguar F-type Gr.3
DNF	Volkswagen Alessandro D'AprilePaul Broekmeulen	Volkswagen – GTI Vision Gran Turisimo Gr.3
DNF	Peugeot Samuele ParrellaJames Garner	Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3
DNF	Audi Edoardo PirozziMatieu Thornton	Audi R8 LMS (Audi Sport Team WRT)
DNF	McLaren Pascal FuhrmannBen Bisshop	McLaren 650S GT3

*1
While Yamada came across the finish line in the Subaru WRX Gr.3 in 2nd place he received a 10 second penalty for pushing Taneichi's BMW Z4 GT3 on the carousel in the final lap so ended up in 4th place in the final results.