The 2018 Championships will follow the schedule below:

This is the Championship's Online Series held within the "Sport" mode of Gran Turismo Sport. There will be a Pre-Season (May), a Season 1 and 2 (June-July), and a Final Season (August-September).

The online races will be hosted in Seasons. A Season will last 1-2 months, with several rounds of races within that period. In each Season, there will be a set number of rounds from which the acquired points will be tallied for the final score. The player with the highest final score will be the winner. If a player participates in more rounds than the set number, the rounds with the lowest acquired points will not count towards the final score.

The bold underlined dates are "Top 24 Superstars" rounds (described below.) There may be cases where the round's dates may change or the races be cancelled due to network issues or other unavoidable circumstances.

Live Events

Live Events will be held during the Championship alongside the Online Series. These Live Events consist of "World Tours" where top players from the Online Series will be invited to, "Nations Cup Regional Finals" where the Champion of each Region will be determined, and a "World Final" where the World Champion will be crowned.

1 World Final

For the two Championships, there will be a "World Final" where the top players of the world will be determined for each competition.

The "World Final" will be a Live Event (scheduled for November.)

2 Nations Cup Regional Finals

For the Nations Cup, there will be a "Regional Final" held in each Region to determine the leaders of each one of them.

All "Regional Finals" will be Live Events held in each Region.

3 Gran Turismo World Tours

We will be hosting exhibition matches inviting top players from the Online Series to the "Gran Turismo World Tours".

The first "World Tour" event was held on 10-12 May at the Nürburgring in Germany.

We plan to host these events in various locations around the world.

5 2018 CHAMPIONSHIPS STRUCTURE Nations Cup Structure In the Nations Cup, the top 30 players from the Online Final Season's leaderboard will be given an opportunity to advance to the "Nations Cup Regional Finals". However, there will be a limit to the number of players from a single country (or locale), as shown below: EMEA Region: Up to 3 players from the same country (or locale) Asia/Oceania Region: Up to 10 players from the same country (or locale) Americas Region: Up to 10 players from the same country (or locale) (If by the end of a Season there are still free spots due to players withdrawing or not qualifying, the next players in the ranking may be invited. When we invite these additional players as replacement, the above limitations related to participants from the same country or locale will not apply. If two or more players have equal amount of points at the end of a Season, the ranking will be determined following these criteria: a) the highest Driver Rating; b) the highest Sportsmanship Rating; c) the earliest "Gran Turismo Sport" have been played, according to the PSN Online ID's record.) The selection of the backup participant will not be affected by the above limitations. The top 10 players of the "Nations Cup Regional Finals" can advance to the next stage, for a total of 30 players at the "World Final" event (3 Regions x 10 players.) The winner of the "Nations Cup World Final" will be crowned "Nations Cup Champion" at the FIA Prize-Giving Gala in December. Manufacturer Series Structure For the Manufacturer Series, the results of the Online Final Season will produce a global manufacturer ranking, from which the top 16 manufacturers will be selected to advance to the "World Final". The top players in each Region for each of these 16 manufacturers can participate in the "World Final" event (3 players total from 3 regions.) The global manufacturer ranking will be created following these rules: For each Region of the Online Final Season, the points earned by players at the top of each manufacturer leaderboard will count towards that manufacturer's total score. Based on these points, there will be a manufacturer ranking for each Region. Points will be distributed amongst each manufacturer based on their position in the ranking, according to the table below. The points awarded to each manufacturer in the 3 Regions will be tallied to determine the global manufacturer ranking. (If two or more manufacturers have equal amount of points at the end of a Season, the ranking will be determined following these criteria: a) the highest value of distributed points from all regions; b) the highest number of affiliation contracts registered at the end of the Final Season.) Points awarded for 1st: 45 pt / 2nd: 40 pt / 3rd: 35 pt / 4th: 31 pt / 5th: 27 pt ... Points Distribution Table The top players for each of these 16 manufacturers can advance to the next stage, for a total of 48 players at the "World Final" event (3 players from all Regions x 16 manufacturers). The "Manufacturer Series World Final" will see teams of 3 drivers from the same manufacturer competing against each other. The winners of the "Manufacturer Series World Final" will be crowned "Manufacturer Series Champions" at the FIA Prize-Giving Gala in December. (If two or more players have equal amount of points at the end of a Season, the ranking will be determined following these criteria: a) the highest Driver Rating; b) the highest Sportsmanship Rating; c) the earliest "Gran Turismo Sport" have been played, according to the PSN Online ID's record.)

6 POINTS When a player participates in and finishes an online race, points are awarded according to their final position. The points gained are determined automatically by the average Driver Rating of all players matched in that race.

7 STAR PLAYERS The players at the top of the Season's ranking can register as "Star Players" on gran-turismo.com. The "Star Player" prerequisites for each Region are as follows: Nations Cup: Top 200 players in a Season's ranking,

or the top 10 players for each country Manufacturer Series: Top 200 players in a Season's ranking,

or the top 10 players from each manufacturer When the prerequisites for a "Star Player" registration are met, a notification will appear in-game. Please proceed to register on gran-turismo.com. "Star Players" are players who exhibit superior technique and sportsmanship, that will be revered by all players. It will be necessary to register detailed profile information, but the player will be given opportunities to appear in race reports and Live Events. The "Star Players" Driver Rating in-game will appear as "S". The "Star Player" status is only valid during the Season immediately following the Season where the player fulfilled the prerequisites. The Star Player Registration Form" and the participation in the Regional and World Finals will be available only to players aged 18 or over at the time of the event and resident in the following countries: EMEA Austria Bahrain Belgium Czech Republic Denmark France Finland Germany Hungary Ireland Italy Lebanon Kuwait Netherlands Norway Oman Poland Portugal Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland UAE UK (Additionally, players from the following EMEA countries must be aged 21 or over at the time of the event:) Saudi Arabia Kuwait UAE Americas USA (excluding Arizona) Canada (excluding Quebec) Mexico Brazil Chile Argentina Peru Panama Costa Rica Ecuador Guatemala El Salvador Paraguay Honduras Uruguay Colombia Nicaragua Asia/Oceania Japan Hong Kong Taiwan Singapore Malaysia Korea Indonesia Thailand China Australia New Zealand ("Star Player" registration prerequisites may change during the Season in response to the current players' registration situation.)