This week brings three new combinations in Gran Turismo 7 for Week 31 of 2026. We're heading to Tsukuba Circuit, Trial Mountain Circuit, and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Layout.
It's a properly varied set this week. A track-day toy one-make at Tsukuba, a Gr.3 sprint at the ever-popular Trial Mountain, and a proper Gr.2 strategy race at Barcelona with tyre choice and heavy wear in play. Three completely different challenges.
Daily Race A: Tsukuba Circuit in the KTM X-BOW R '12
Tsukuba Circuit in Japan spans just 2.04 km with 8 corners and 5 m of elevation. It's short, twisty, time-attack royalty, and every tenth counts on a lap this brief. There's nowhere to hide here.
The KTM X-BOW R '12 on Sports Mediums for 10 laps is a one-make, so there's no car choice, everyone's in the same stripped-out track-day toy. The X-BOW is light, mid-engined, and darty, so it rewards precision and punishes clumsy inputs. On a short lap like Tsukuba, 10 laps means you'll be threading through traffic and defending constantly, and with the lap so short, gaps stay small and racing stays close.
Daily Race B: Trial Mountain Circuit in Gr.3
Trial Mountain Circuit in the United States spans 5.43 km with 15 corners and 58 m of elevation. It's a GT7 favourite that blends sweeping curves with scenic mountain views, and it's a track most regulars know inside out by now.
Gr.3 on Racing Hards for 6 laps is the bread-and-butter Daily B format. No pit stops, manageable wear, and a category that rewards clean racing. Trial Mountain's fast sweepers reward commitment, but the tunnel section and the final chicane are where races get thrown away. Getting a clean run through the fast downhill esses is where you'll make up ground on anyone who lifts.
Daily Race C: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Layout in Gr.2
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix Layout in Spain spans 4.66 km with 16 corners and 30 m of elevation. It's the F1 staple, where the long main straight and the final-corner exit onto it decide your lap. It's also a proper tyre-killer of a circuit, which makes it a smart pick for a strategy race.
Gr.2 for 13 laps with a choice of Racing Mediums or Racing Softs, ×3 fuel, and ×4 tyre wear. This is the strategy race of the week, and the multipliers are steep. ×3 fuel is aggressive, and Barcelona's long corners chew through tyres even before you factor in ×4 wear on heavy Gr.2 machinery. With no mandatory pit stop, the tyre and fuel calls are yours to make.
Tyre and fuel management will decide the podium here. This is the kind of race where a slower, smarter driver beats a faster one who runs out of fuel or slides home on dead tyres.
Final Thoughts
A nicely balanced week. The KTM X-BOW one-make at Tsukuba will reward precision and close-quarters racecraft, the Gr.3 sprint at Trial Mountain will reward clean, committed driving, and the Barcelona Gr.2 race will reward proper tyre and fuel strategy.
The Barcelona race is the one we'd circle this week. Gr.2 with a tyre choice, ×3 fuel, and ×4 wear over 13 laps is a serious strategic test, and the fuel management especially is going to catch a lot of people out.
Let us know what you think about this combination. It looks like it could be a very interesting one.
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