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S1 — High Speed Ring

Nice and easy this one as High Speed Ring is the easiest non-oval circuit in the game. Don’t brake into, or in the middle of, the first corner. Instead, when you feel like you are starting to understeer away, ease off the throttle. You will lose a lot of time here if you brake. The same also applies to the final corner, you should be as smooth with that throttle as possible.

Lamborghini Aventador

S2 — Monza

Monza has a lot of fast straights where you can make time up if you don’t quite nail the corners, so is fairly simple. You should pay particular attention to the first braking zone into the first chicane as this is notoriously tight, and also to the speed you exit the final corner — the famous Parabolica. You should be hitting full throttle for almost 80% of a lap around Monza.

Lamborghini Diablo GT

S3 — Tsukuba

Tsukuba is a narrow, twisty, and tricky circuit with an awkward middle sector. It also had a difficult final corner where it is extremely easy to understeer and go flying into the gravel. The Nissan is a great car though, so it shouldn’t give you too much trouble.

Nissan Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car

S4 — Tokyo Expressway South

Well, now things get difficult again. This being a street circuit, you can’t hit any barriers otherwise you’ll be disqualified immediately. The Surpa is a brilliant handling car, but the two tight hairpins at this track can be especially challenging. Try and keep as much speed as you can through the «false-straights» that is, where there are light corners but you can still go full throttle. Be brave!

Toyota Supra GT500

S5 — Sardegna Windmills

This is a rough one if you are using a controller, as dirt racing in Gran Turismo 7 falls some way short in feel compared to on the tarmac, and the car will handle like a nightmare. If you take it steady you should be okay, and don’t try and handbrake slide unless you feel confident enough. With a steering wheel things should be slightly easier.

Toyota GR Yaris

S6 — Trial Mountain

The Shelby will feel like the world’s best handling car after the nightmare of the previous test, and this tour around Trial Mountain is fairly pain-free. This car has a lot of torque though, so watch that the back end doesn’t slide out as you take corners, and keep it easy on the throttle.

Ford Shelby GT350R

S7 — Laguna Seca

Other than the final exam, this is (potentially) the toughest one of the lot. Firstly, you are in a single-seater Super Formula car — which is a type of car you haven’t yet driven in Gran Turismo 7. Secondly, you are at Laguna Seca — which definitely isn’t a track that’s made for single-seater race cars. The biggest challenge with this one is carrying the right amount of speed into turns 4 and 5, so you can hit the corkscrew while already making good time. The track is so narrow though, and twitch or error will cause you an instant fail. Good luck

Super Formula Honda

S8 — Interlagos

Most time is lost at Interlagos through its tight middle section, especially the last tight corner before you get out onto the home straight where it is so easy to understeer off the track. Other than that, though, this is a fairly easy test. The Zonda packs a massive punch though so especially watch your braking point as you go down into Turn 4 after the long straight — you’ll be hitting nearly 200 mph before you realize.

Zonda R

S9 — Deep Forest

Deep Forest has very close barriers that can spell disaster if you don’t watch your throttle control with the GT-R. Ensure you get the braking zone for the hairpin right after the tunnel and don’t cut the corner! You will fail if you do this.

Nissan GT-R GT500

S10 — Spa-Francorchamps

Here we are, the final exam. This is Spa-Francorchamps, one of the world’s best circuits and you are in one of history’s greatest ever cars — the Porsche 917 that Steve McQueen drove in the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours. This thing was capable of topping 240 mph, had ludicrous amounts of torque, and in this exam it is an absolute handful as, yep, we have a partially wet track and the car is wearing slick tyres. Don’t try and be a hero through Eau Rouge (the second corner) and take it flat-out like an F1 driver, you won’t make it. Watch out for the slippery Turn 12 and try and carry as much speed as you dare through Blanchimont (the very fast sequence of corners before the final chicane). If you are using a controller, this will take you several tries and with a wheel it isn’t a walk in the park either. Godspeed.

Porsche

S1 — High Speed Ring

Nice and easy this one as High Speed Ring is the easiest non-oval circuit in the game. Don’t brake into, or in the middle of, the first corner. Instead, when you feel like you are starting to understeer away, ease off the throttle. You will lose a lot of time here if you brake. The same also applies to the final corner, you should be as smooth with that throttle as possible.

Lamborghini Aventador

S2 — Monza

Monza has a lot of fast straights where you can make time up if you don’t quite nail the corners, so is fairly simple. You should pay particular attention to the first braking zone into the first chicane as this is notoriously tight, and also to the speed you exit the final corner — the famous Parabolica. You should be hitting full throttle for almost 80% of a lap around Monza.

Lamborghini Diablo GT

S3 — Tsukuba

Tsukuba is a narrow, twisty, and tricky circuit with an awkward middle sector. It also had a difficult final corner where it is extremely easy to understeer and go flying into the gravel. The Nissan is a great car though, so it shouldn’t give you too much trouble.

Nissan Silvia spec-R Aero (S15) Touring Car

S4 — Tokyo Expressway South

Well, now things get difficult again. This being a street circuit, you can’t hit any barriers otherwise you’ll be disqualified immediately. The Surpa is a brilliant handling car, but the two tight hairpins at this track can be especially challenging. Try and keep as much speed as you can through the «false-straights» that is, where there are light corners but you can still go full throttle. Be brave!

Toyota Supra GT500

S5 — Sardegna Windmills

This is a rough one if you are using a controller, as dirt racing in Gran Turismo 7 falls some way short in feel compared to on the tarmac, and the car will handle like a nightmare. If you take it steady you should be okay, and don’t try and handbrake slide unless you feel confident enough. With a steering wheel things should be slightly easier.

Toyota GR Yaris

S6 — Trial Mountain

The Shelby will feel like the world’s best handling car after the nightmare of the previous test, and this tour around Trial Mountain is fairly pain-free. This car has a lot of torque though, so watch that the back end doesn’t slide out as you take corners, and keep it easy on the throttle.

Ford Shelby GT350R

S7 — Laguna Seca

Other than the final exam, this is (potentially) the toughest one of the lot. Firstly, you are in a single-seater Super Formula car — which is a type of car you haven’t yet driven in Gran Turismo 7. Secondly, you are at Laguna Seca — which definitely isn’t a track that’s made for single-seater race cars. The biggest challenge with this one is carrying the right amount of speed into turns 4 and 5, so you can hit the corkscrew while already making good time. The track is so narrow though, and twitch or error will cause you an instant fail. Good luck

Super Formula Honda

S8 — Interlagos

Most time is lost at Interlagos through its tight middle section, especially the last tight corner before you get out onto the home straight where it is so easy to understeer off the track. Other than that, though, this is a fairly easy test. The Zonda packs a massive punch though so especially watch your braking point as you go down into Turn 4 after the long straight — you’ll be hitting nearly 200 mph before you realize.

Zonda R

S9 — Deep Forest

Deep Forest has very close barriers that can spell disaster if you don’t watch your throttle control with the GT-R. Ensure you get the braking zone for the hairpin right after the tunnel and don’t cut the corner! You will fail if you do this.

Nissan GT-R GT500

S10 — Spa-Francorchamps

Here we are, the final exam. This is Spa-Francorchamps, one of the world’s best circuits and you are in one of history’s greatest ever cars — the Porsche 917 that Steve McQueen drove in the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours. This thing was capable of topping 240 mph, had ludicrous amounts of torque, and in this exam it is an absolute handful as, yep, we have a partially wet track and the car is wearing slick tyres. Don’t try and be a hero through Eau Rouge (the second corner) and take it flat-out like an F1 driver, you won’t make it. Watch out for the slippery Turn 12 and try and carry as much speed as you dare through Blanchimont (the very fast sequence of corners before the final chicane). If you are using a controller, this will take you several tries and with a wheel it isn’t a walk in the park either. Godspeed.

Porsche