0 0The new Gran Turismo 7 Online Time Trial goes live on 5 November 2026 and runs for the usual two weeks, ending on 19 November 2026. This round takes us to Fuji International Speedway in Gr.3 on Racing Hard tyres.
Fuji in Japan is listed in our database at 4.56 km with 16 corners and 40 m of elevation, and the longest straight is 1,475 m. That straight alone is about a third of the lap. Wikipedia lists the corners by radius, and those numbers explain how the lap changes character. The 300R runs into the 15R Dunlop Corner, then the last sector tightens up to the 12R Panasonic Corner, which feeds you back onto the straight.
Gr.3 at Fuji International Speedway: What to Expect
The current world-best is sitting at 1:39.935, and gold is at 1:42.933, so there's just under three seconds between them. Over 4.56 km, gold works out at an average of about 160 km/h. The event menu shows gold as 3.0% off the world-best, and right now the sums match exactly, so I'd expect the target to tighten if the record falls. The event has only just gone live, so check the target again before you settle for a time. Gold pays 2,000,000 credits once the entry period ends.
This one is open to the whole of Gr.3, so there's a real car choice to make. You can bring your own from the garage or rent one from the event screen. With this much straight in the lap, and tight corners right before it, the choice looks like a genuine trade-off. Early laps will move the picture quickly, so check the leaderboard to see what the quick drivers are running before you commit your sessions to one car.
Racing Hard is the firmest of the three Racing compounds and gives up the most peak grip for it. We'd expect that to show most in the slow corners of the final sector, where the car has the least downforce to help it. Spend your early laps on Panasonic Corner, because a clean exit there carries speed all the way down the 1,475 m straight. TGR Corner is waiting at the end of it, and we'd expect it to be the biggest stop on the lap, so build up to your braking point over a few runs.
It's also worth remembering that update 1.72 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. That came on top of the changes in 1.71 to tyre behaviour, steering geometry and throttle response. If your last proper Gr.3 run was before those updates, give yourself a session to recalibrate before you start chasing tenths in earnest.
Final Thoughts
Gr.3 at Fuji looks like a lap built around one very long straight and the tight corners that lead onto it. Picking a car is part of the job here, and the firmest Racing tyre will make the final sector harder work. Gold at 1:42.933 is the time to chase, for now.
Let us know what you think about this combination. It looks like it could be a very interesting one.
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