This week brings three new combinations in Gran Turismo 7 for Week 35 of 2026. We're heading to Blue Moon Bay Speedway Infield A Reverse, Autopolis International Racing Course, and Circuit de Sainte-Croix Layout B. It's a properly varied set this week, and Race C is one of the most demanding strategy races we've had in a while.
Daily Race A: Blue Moon Bay Speedway Infield A Reverse in the BMW M4 '14
Blue Moon Bay Speedway Infield A Reverse in the United States spans 3.2 km with just 3 corners and a flat layout, with a longest straight of 1.06 km. It's an oval-based layout with a short infield section, so it's dominated by top speed and slipstream rather than technical driving.
The BMW M4 '14 for 8 laps is a one-make, so everyone's in the same car, but there's a genuine twist here: you get a choice between Sports Medium and Racing Hard tyres. That's unusual for a Daily A, and it's the whole strategic question of the race. The Sports Mediums will give you more grip through the infield section but less durability, while the Racing Hards trade some outright bite for consistency. On a layout this short with 8 laps and no pit stops, that choice will shape how your race unfolds.
The bigger factor is the slipstream. With a 1.06 km straight and only three corners, the tow here is enormous, so the pack will stay bunched and positions will change constantly. Getting a good exit onto the straight matters more than anything, and defending into the braking zone is going to be a repeated challenge. Expect close, scrappy racing.
Daily Race B: Autopolis International Racing Course in Gr.3
Autopolis International Racing Course in Japan spans 4.67 km with 19 corners and 52 m of elevation. It's tight and technical, rewarding a clean line more than outright pace, and the elevation changes make the braking points trickier than they first appear.
Gr.3 on Racing Hards for 6 laps is the bread-and-butter Daily B format. No pit stops, standard fuel and wear, and a category that rewards clean racing. Autopolis is a circuit where mistakes compound, since there are so many corners in sequence that one bad entry ruins the next two. Overtaking opportunities are limited to a handful of heavier braking zones, so track position and patience matter more than raw pace.
Worth noting that Autopolis is also hosting one of this fortnight's Time Trials on the Short Course, so if you've been putting laps in there, some of that circuit knowledge will carry over.
Daily Race C: Circuit de Sainte-Croix Layout B in Gr.2
Circuit de Sainte-Croix Layout B in France spans 5.20 km with 19 corners and a substantial 70 m of elevation. It's a big rolling layout with plenty of overtaking spots, and the elevation changes make it a proper physical drive.
Gr.2 for 12 laps with a choice of Racing Mediums or Racing Hards, ×3 fuel, and a brutal ×7 tyre wear, with no mandatory pit stop. That ×7 wear figure is the steepest we've seen in these rotations by some margin, and combined with ×3 fuel it makes this the most demanding strategy race of recent weeks.
Here's the problem you're facing. With ×7 wear on heavy Gr.2 machinery over 12 laps at a circuit with this much elevation and this many corners, your tyres are going to fall off a cliff. The Mediums will give you early pace but won't survive, while the Hards are the more sensible long-run choice but cost you time early on. And because there's no mandatory stop, you have to decide whether to try to nurse a set to the flag or pit voluntarily for fresh rubber and lose track position.
Then there's the fuel. ×3 over 12 laps means serious lift-and-coast and short-shifting, or you simply won't make the distance. Managing both fuel and tyres simultaneously, while keeping enough pace to stay in the fight, is genuinely difficult.
This is the kind of race where a slower, smarter driver comfortably beats a faster one who burns their tyres in the first four laps or runs dry with two to go. Run some practice laps to work out your fuel numbers and see how quickly each compound degrades before jumping into a lobby, because guessing here will cost you the race.
Final Thoughts
A really varied week. The BMW M4 one-make at Blue Moon Bay will be close, scrappy slipstream racing with an interesting tyre choice, the Gr.3 race at Autopolis will reward clean lines and patience, and the Sainte-Croix Gr.2 race is a proper strategic test.
Race C is the one we'd circle. ×7 tyre wear with ×3 fuel and no forced pit stop is about as demanding as Daily Races get, and it's going to separate the prepared from the rest very quickly.
Let us know what you think about this combination. It looks like it could be a very interesting one.
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