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Hi @Me_with_a_B @Sean D @Apex Roar we valued your feedbacks and restore the thread split b…This week brings three new combinations in Gran Turismo 7 for Week 46 of 2026. We're heading to Suzuka Circuit, Trial Mountain Circuit, and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. It's a short front-wheel-drive one-make, a Gr.4 sprint and a long Gr.3 race with two compulsory compounds, so the week runs from pure driving to proper strategy.
Daily Race A: Suzuka Circuit in the Honda Integra Type R (DC2) '95
Suzuka Circuit East Course in Japan spans 2.24 km with 9 corners and 33 m of elevation, with a longest straight of 800 m. It's the short version of Suzuka, so a lap is quick and there is very little room to make back a mistake.
The Honda Integra Type R (DC2) '95 on Comfort Softs for 7 laps is a one-make, so everyone's in the same car and it comes down purely to driving. Our database lists it at 197 hp and 1,060 kg, with a naturally aspirated 1,797 cc engine at the front driving the front wheels. That is 101 hp down on last week's Corvette at Dragon Trail but 492 kg lighter, and it's front-wheel drive where the Corvette was rear.
Seven laps at standard fuel and wear with no pit stops makes this a sprint. It's a grid start, so the launch and the run to the first corner matter. Tuning is off, so the default setup is the setup. With so little power, we'd expect carrying speed through the corners to pay back more than braking late, and a front-wheel-drive car that understeers on the way out will cost you all the way down the next straight. Slipstream is set to Simulation, so the tow will matter on the 800 m straight.
It's very early. The leaderboard was empty when we checked on Monday morning, so there are no medal times to aim for yet. Give it a day before you read anything into the gold time.
Daily Race B: Trial Mountain Circuit in Gr.4
Trial Mountain Circuit in the United States spans 5.43 km with 15 corners and 58 m of elevation, with a longest straight of 1,340 m. Our database calls it a GT7 favourite that blends sweeping curves with scenic mountain views.
Gr.4 on Racing Mediums for 6 laps, with standard fuel and wear and no pit stops. That makes it a sprint with a rolling start, so qualifying and the first lap are where most of the race is decided. Tuning is allowed. The 1.72 update changed the default suspension and differential settings for every Gr.1 to Gr.4 car, and Polyphony hasn't said which way any car moved, so check Car Settings before you race. The 1,340 m straight is the longest of the week, so the tow and a strong exit onto it will be worth more here than anywhere else.
Last week's Watkins Glen Daily C had the Audi TT Cup '16 on 46.61% of the field at the time of writing, ahead of the Hyundai Elantra N TC '24 on 15.18%. That was a different circuit and a two-compound race, so it doesn't tell you much about a six-lap sprint at Trial Mountain. The board here had no times on Monday morning either. Look at the most-used cars on the event page once it fills, and check our new BoP charts for where each Gr.4 car sits before you pick one.
Daily Race C: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Gr.3
Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in the United States spans 4.09 km with 12 corners and 38 m of elevation, with a longest straight of 1,275 m. Our database calls it a GT7 favourite with fast, technical racing through rolling terrain.
Gr.3 for 14 laps with ×2 fuel and ×5 tyre wear. Racing Mediums and Racing Softs are both mandatory, so every driver has to use each compound, which means at least one pit stop. This is the strategy race of the week. The question is the compound order and the stop lap. At ×5 wear we'd expect the Softs to be the quicker tyre but to fall away sooner, so when you take them could matter as much as how fast you are on them.
Run a few practice laps on each compound, see how quickly each tyre falls off, then pick your starting tyre and your stop lap. Tuning is allowed, and the 1.72 default setups apply here as well, so look at Car Settings first. The board had no times on Monday morning, so there are no usage numbers or gold time to lean on yet.
Final Thoughts
A really nicely balanced week. The Integra one-make at Suzuka East will reward carrying speed in a light, low-powered front-wheel-drive car, the Gr.4 sprint at Trial Mountain will reward a clean first lap and a strong exit onto the longest straight of the week, and the Gr.3 race at Road Atlanta will reward the best compound order and stop timing.
Race C is the one we'd circle. Fourteen laps at ×2 fuel and ×5 wear, with both Racing Mediums and Racing Softs compulsory, leaves the order, the stop lap and the fuel in your hands.
Let us know what you think about this combination. It looks like it could be a very interesting one.
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