Porsche USA has announced a new esports competition, the ‘Porsche Esports Challenge USA by Gran Turismo’, open to Gran Turismo 7 accounts belonging to the North America Region.

The competition will start online on July 23 and will consist of four qualifying rounds, each contested through a different set of Porsche one-make races. The twelve players with the highest number of points across all rounds will be invited to the Grand Final.

The Grand Final will be held at ‘Sports Car Together Fest 2022’ September 2-4 at the world-renowned Indianapolis Motor Speedway and will feature the top twelve players from the online event, as well as four drivers qualifying from Time Trial events hosted at certain Porsche dealerships and Experience Centers. The winner will receive a prize of $15,000 and a variety of experiences will also be up for grabs.
Do you have what it takes to handle a variety of iconic Porsches from the classics to the very latest supercar and claim the title of North America's number 1 ‘Porsche Master’?


For further information regarding the championship, please see the official ‘Porsche Esports Challenge USA by Gran Turismo’ website.

‘Porsche Esports Challenge USA by Gran Turismo’ Official Website
https://motorsports.porsche.com/international/en/article/2022/07/19/esports-pcna-porsche-gt7-challenge/

■Online Championship

Event details and schedule for each round are as follows:
1. Race Schedule and Entry Slots
- 17:00, 18:00, 19:00（PST） (three races in total).
*Race entry can be completed 15 minutes prior to the start time.

2. Valid Points
- At the end of Round 4, the points from the best two rounds will count towards the final score. 　

3. Race Schedule
Round 1: July 23 2022 (Saturday)
- Regulations (Specified Car): Porsche Vision Gran Turismo
- BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
- Car Settings: Specified
- Track: Trial Mountain Course
- Useable Tires: Racing Hard/ Intermediate / Heavy Wet
- Required Tire Type: None
- Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
- Qualifying Time: 10 Minutes
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Qualifying): Off | Tyre Wear Rate (Qualifying): Off
- No. of Laps: 10
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Final): 1x | Tyre Wear Rate (Final):1x


Round 2: July 30 2022
- Regulations (Specified Car): Porsche 911 Carrera RS (993)
- BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
- Car Settings: Specified
- Track: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
- Useable Tires: Sport: Hard / Medium
- Required Tire Type: Sport: Hard/Medium
- Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
- Qualifying Time: 10 Minutes
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Qualifying): Off | Tyre Wear Rate (Qualifying): Off
- No. of Laps: 12
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Final): 9x | Tyre Wear Rate (Final):1x
　

Round 3 : August 6 2022
- Regulations (Specified Car): Porsche Taycan Turbo S
- BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
- Car Settings: Specified
- Track: Watkins Glen Long Course
- Useable Tires: Sport: Hard
- Required Tire Type: None
- Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
- Qualifying Time: 10 Minutes
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Qualifying): Off | Tyre Wear Rate (Qualifying): Off
- No. of Laps: 10
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Final): 1x | Tyre Wear Rate (Final):4x


Round 4: August 13 2022
- Regulations (Specified Car): Porsche 962 C
- BoP/Tuning Forbidden: On
- Car Settings: Specified
- Track: Daytona Road Course
- Useable Tires: Racing: Medium, Intermediate, Heavy Wet
- Required Tire Type: None
- Minimum No. of Pit Stops: None
- Qualifying Time: 10 Minutes
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Qualifying): Off | Tyre Wear Rate (Qualifying): Off
- No. of Laps: 13
- Fuel Consumption Rate (Final): 5x | Tyre Wear Rate (Final):1x

■Dealership Time Trial

- Regulations (Specified Car): Porsche Vision Gran Turismo
- Car Settings: As Purchased
- Usable Tires: Racing: Hard
- Track: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
- Time: Afternoon 15:00
- Assist Settings: No restrictions
- Event Settings: Tire Wear Off / Fuel Consumption - OFF / Grip Reduction Off Track - Real
- Penalty Settings: Shortcut Penalty - Low /Wall Collision Penalty - None / Flag Rule - OFF

■ Grand Final

To be held on 4 September at ‘Sports Car Together Fest 2022’ at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Please note that competition schedules and regulations may be subject to further changes.