This week brings three new combinations in Gran Turismo 7 for Week 34 of 2026. We're heading to Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Autodrome Lago Maggiore Full Course Reverse, and Yas Marina Circuit. It's a properly varied set this week, with a brand-new car leading things off.
Daily Race A: Daytona Road Course in the Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster 12R '25
Daytona International Speedway Road Course in the United States spans 5.73 km with 12 corners and 8 m of elevation, with a longest straight of 0.57 km. It mixes the banked oval sections with a twisty infield, so it's a circuit of two personalities where the transition between the two catches a lot of people out.
The Mazda Spirit Racing Roadster 12R '25 on Sports Hards for 4 laps is a one-make, and it's a nice one to feature because it's one of the newer cars in the game. Everyone's in the same car, so there's no choice to make and the whole race comes down to driving. The Roadster is a light, chuckable little thing, so it's all about carrying momentum through the infield and not scrubbing off speed you can't get back, since there's not much power to make it up on the banking. On Sports Hards the grip is narrow, so smoothness pays.
Four laps means qualifying matters more than anything. Track position is key on a car this evenly matched, so a clean lap to start ahead is half the job, and staying tidy through the banking-to-infield transition is where you'll hold your place.
Daily Race B: Autodrome Lago Maggiore Full Course Reverse in Gr.4
Autodrome Lago Maggiore Full Course Reverse in GT World spans 5.95 km with 23 corners and 50 m of elevation. It's a long, flowing GT7 original, and in reverse the rhythm is completely different to the layout most people know, which levels the field towards whoever puts in the practice.
Gr.4 on Racing Mediums for just 4 laps is short and sharp, so qualifying is everything. On a lap this long, 4 laps goes quickly, and with no pit stops it's a flat-out sprint where the drivers who've learned the reverse braking points will have a real edge. Getting a clean qualifying lap in and defending sensibly is the whole game here, because overtaking chances on this flowing layout are limited to the few heavier braking zones.
Daily Race C: Yas Marina Circuit in Gr.3
Yas Marina Circuit in the UAE spans 5.28 km with 16 corners and 11 m of elevation, with a long 1.23 km straight. It's the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix venue, with long braking zones, decent overtaking spots down the straights, and a tight, technical hotel section that rewards precision.
Gr.3 for 12 laps with a choice of Racing Mediums or Racing Softs, a steep ×3 fuel, and ×4 tyre wear, with no mandatory pit stop. This is the strategy race of the week, and the multipliers are aggressive enough that pace alone won't win it. The ×3 fuel is the big one, over 12 laps at a circuit with a long straight and heavy braking, you'll be managing the tank as much as the tyres, and fuel could well decide the podium. On tyres, the Softs give you early pace but will fall off hard under ×4 wear, while the Mediums are the steadier long-run play, so your compound choice shapes the whole race. With no forced stop, a no-stop run is technically on the table, but between ×3 fuel and ×4 wear, a voluntary stop for fresh rubber.
Final Thoughts
A nicely varied week. The new Mazda Roadster one-make at Daytona will reward smooth momentum driving and a clean qualifying lap, the Gr.4 sprint at Lago Maggiore Reverse will reward whoever's learned the layout, and the Yas Marina Gr.3 race will reward proper fuel and tyre strategy. The Yas Marina race is the one we'd circle this week, since ×4 tires over 12 laps is steep enough to change how you have to drive, not just how you pit.
Let us know what you think about this combination. It looks like it could be a very interesting one.
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