Gran Turismo 7: The Most Memorable Race They've Ever Made

The GTWS Manufacturers cup has finally returned to Gran Turismo 7 and the opening round was one of the most interesting races in recent memory. A truly difficult 35-lap race around Suzuka in very mixed conditions was a great way to start the season.
I decided to go with McLaren for this season of racing - a brand that I've actually chosen since about 2019 on GT Sport.
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[@Super_GT]

My washing machine is what you can hear in the background at the start of the race 💀

[@gunlyrics]

I was wondering what that was. I thought GT7 added a louder gearbox whine 🤣

[@crouchy0710]

I had to take my headphones off multiple times convinced mine was on!

[@mikehipperson]

I thought it was the McLaren playing up?

[@lightning366]

Insane

[@Mdsi9]

Not sure what is more annoying tha washing machine or your voice covering the sound of the game 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾

[@YT_timekiller001]

This race is GT at its best, we need this more often. Please PD, give us proper weather at all tracks so this is more likely to happen. When I watched the GTWS Amsterdam final I just thought "damn, I want to do this race", so I'm glad we actually had the chance to.

[@Super_GT]

100% agree. It's amazing how good the races can be when they put some thought into it.

[@ProStreeter100]

The weather combined with a long race makes it really fun to race! I've probably run the 1h Spa against AI like 100+ times. We need more of that, and with other groups - Gr. 4, gr. 2, gr. 1, formula and maybe even gr. B would be fun!

[@Omniverse0]

Proper weather on all tracks would either follow the weather patterns of each region or the actual weather of the area. Would be cool to race in the rain because it's literally raining at the track in real life.

[@ProStreeter100]

@@Omniverse0 Whenever they figure that technology out, they could actually hold a virtual Nürburgring alongside the real one and with the same conditions! That would be sick

[@edulinares7152]

Great racing! The graphics are gorgeous in this race, the clouds approaching, the glissening track as it gets wet, the darker clouds, the way the ingame lighting reacts to all that, just beautiful. That's not even getting to how it influences the gameplay. The weather system is so good in GT7, shame that PD doesn't use it more often.

[@Slimgosa]

Really think that this may single-handedly be PD's finest challenge of 2023 to date.

[@flaze5417]

Was a pleasure racing you Super GT! It was a very nice race!

[@ManOfRod97]

PD should add an endurance category alongside the daily races 🙌.

[@havacomment]

That swap to the McLaren shirt had me rolling 😂

[@xxkillmmmbbaaaxx2553]

That was a treat. A long format race, heavy damage, different conditions having rain on one side and not the other part. Reminds me of your nurburgring race where you explain that rain can be falling in a part of the circuit while the rest is dry. You kinda have to judge when to switch tires if at all. It gives an awesome challenge that you manage really well. Its probably because of that, that you finished ahead of where you've started. Really enjoyed this one!

[@thesecretperk]

Dude, you have no idea how much you have inspired me. After watching the GT7 movie I got a crazy itch to play and then I came across your videos and legit have watched every video you made since last year in about 3 weeks time. I bought a dd pro, gt3 wheel, v3 inverted pedals, next level racing fgt cockpit and I'm in love with the game. Thank you for the videos!

[@Super_GT]

That is amazing to hear mate. Thank you for the comment and all the best with your journey on GT7!!

[@mikenope5294]

Same.

[@dkboarder87]

Same

[@JazzySaturdays]

Having a crappy week...this video, like all of your videos, make it worth getting up everyday.

[@liamlocklear4052]

Keep your head up mane

[@someonetookmynick]

it'll get better, just keep going

[@jeeezyf1]

Hang in there mate.. life can be hard just find 1 thing everyday worth getting up for, when you do that a few times find 2, trust me mate it’s all going to be ok

[@SlowRideTy]

just remember man, the harder the climb/ the longer you endure, the better the view at the top of the summit will be. We’re rooting for you bro

[@bg22757]

Try and get out for a walk somewhere, I find it's good for my mind. Things will get better man

[@benstringalong4448]

I’m starting to get the feeling a lot of people have chosen Mclaren and I’m starting to regret my choice

[@Super_GT]

It's certainly become a popular choice for this season.

[@benstringalong4448]

@@Super_GT unfortunately I’ve realised this, no money in the constructors rankings for me

[@LeeePowers]

I've just now gotten around to learning to race an FR,and kind of regret McLaren because that Gr4 Aston is sweeeeeeeet.

[@benstringalong4448]

@@LeeePowers really? I always liked the Astons but never thought they were any good

[@It5M3Again]

If I were any good at gt7 then I would choose porsche. Even being an amateur, with a few practice laps I can place pretty well in the porsche at just about any track. I love it's handling and I think it has good enough speed.

[@aimfuldrifter]

One can always learn something from your videos like the tire management for instance. Thanks for being a massive inspiration for the racing games, as (let's be honest) it's not the most popular genre - adventure, platformers and shooters being way more popular. Greetings from Poland.

[@Super_GT]

Thank you for the comment mate - very much appreciated.

[@Blackwolf-ud5je]

A moment of silence for the people who didn't knew about the rain and didn't bought wet tires.

[@maxm3757]

This was me, I was leading comfortably then it rained with 3 to go, couldn't pit for wets so I dropped all the way to 8th😭

[@MertKöse1745]

Seeing Apex Twin again after last week's bamboozling felt wholesome

[@Super_GT]

Good to know the shadow realm didn't keep him too long

[@Platin151]

washin machine shifting in 7th gear hearing the turbo, full imersion . ultimate Super Gt experience ! nice Video like always

[@themikerophone1]

Races like these are a learning opportunity for you in your gran turismo and real life racing career, as well as for us the viewers! Thank you Steve!

[@finlay460]

What a race! Exactly the sorta content GT7 needs to be pumping out more often! Great video Steve, made my day!

[@timothyoswald8618]

I want to shout out to the player named Apex Twin. Very well chosen.

[@johnrangel4338]

Heavy damage is a great way to make people more careful to avoid damage for themselves. Would help improve safety.

[@SPL170db]

Reminds me of my race in this one a bit. Also Q'd in 9th....bumped and received front damage on the first lap, then rear damage a lap or 2 later. In my case I fell all the way back to last. But I managed to climb all the way back into 3rd by the finish. This was definitely a great one, 35 laps actually seemed to fly right by.

[@petergregory7199]

Apart from one mishap this was a tactical tour de force. Concentration level was good. Confidence is high for the rest of the series!

[@AaronCalapa-on1lg]

Whenever Super GT uploads its a good day

[@Eliseu05]

4:58 This livery is very well done, I almost believed it was the new BMW M4 GT3

[@R3V0LV3R45]

That spin out of the pits is something I have done before, and need to keep in mind for the next season in my league championship.

[@Reydriel]

These races should really be Daily Race D

[@gabrieldsfaria]

Awesome experience! This reminds me when i started playing Gran Turismo, challenging the long hour races! This is racing! Strategy, consistency and speed! Thanks for the video!

[@geoprancer]

The patience you have to do an 80 min race is insane! I can hardly stand a 20 min race let alone an 80 min one! S tier endurance/patience for sure!

[@17an28]

Just when I'm about to sleep again 😂 perfect!

[@Super_GT]

Have a great sleep mate

[@juicekid9710]

5:30 so glad you clarified this, I thought I was hallucinating the M4

[@franksong4072]

Great! This video shows how strategy, judgement, experience and luck and have great impact on the race result, instead of only skill and car. Please continue to make this kind of videos. I really benefit from it.

[@DustedTurtle054]

TRULY one of THE races of all

[@_ichiroshima_550]

Albon going all out Mclaren with the shirt, steering wheel, and driving Mclaren in game XD

[@Gnuccaria]

The McLaren shirt too

[@hepo3544]

That sound of biturbo V8 in 650S will never get old 👌😫

[@GoatedAtNFS]

we do hound PD for the obvious combinations already used but this was one of the better manufacturer races

[@em1tuning797]

Your skill is simply amazing SGT. Good to see you race again.

[@cosmicblastgaming5098]

This was a really good entertaining race. Well done in the full wet conditions on the inters.

[@stevob]

This was definitely a tough race but I loved it! Absolutely loved how the rain came in, luckily only 15 laps in the races I entered so only had a few to do in the rain.

[@pizzacat1239]

love watching this while studying

[@pauleagleb9457]

Truelly one of the best races in GT in awhile

[@Mickice]

They really slapped all the right notes on this one, fantastic video.

[@cracklecracklebaybay5612]

Long time Broadbent viewer here. KZbin is just now bringing your channel in front of me, cause admittedly I didn't search you up after liking you in Jimmy's videos, and while I'm disappointed it's taken me so long, I'm excited I get to binge so much content now. Absolutely loving the vids. 🤙🤙

[@jonathanvega7523]

This video is making me relaunch gt7 after months. Dope race

[@LeperMessiah2]

I live your humour 😂 I've been around since the first GT videos btw and boy has your channel grown and I'm so happy for you. Could you ever imagine or hope for all that became of it? All the irl racing, traveling and the Quadrant job must be awesome.

[@BritishWilly]

Hi Steve, great content. I was wondering if you would consider uploading the full length race with no commentary for this series. Be a fantastic chill video to just zone out to.. ❤

[@romeundernero]

Just wanted to mention as someone who don't have the patience and skills to do sim racing games, I enjoy your videos and the commentary of your thought process.

[@fil23ralliart]

This race was so good strategy-wise. When to go on inters, whether to change to wets, when to back on slicks, and then the test to keep on the dry line and keep control in the tricky conditions. It made the race more than just the usual repetitive lap after lap. As a fellow McLaren driver, well done! I didnt do too well though. Even though I own this car and have the tyres, after getting punted on the 1st lap and having to carry damage, I fell behind to last. Then when I pitted I had no IM or wet tyres. so I quit. Ill have another go next round, hopefully more prepared and less damaged.

[@gtmans6570]

Mega job, the McLaren boys at the factory are proud of you, and us as well!

[@popdatclutch3010]

Impressive commentary and driving skills man. Definitely entertaining learning.

[@MostlyOutdoorsEst2023]

New to GT7 I haven’t played a game of GT since ps2! Learning a lot from listening and watching you. Truly a mentor

[@squeezybeats1]

need more races like this

[@nitive]

The race was really great! Viewing the second time I was very happy to see Iggy's progression from 11 to the first! Also very happy to see Apex Twin!

[@leastresistance1062]

Drinking game! When Steve touches upon something, a whole shot 😁 Good vid sir, many thanks

[@_t_f_]

I love a great Super GT race and it's better when it's 26+ minutes long. Thanks for the vid.

[@BrotakuDon]

I gave up on GT7 Sport mode awhile ago but races like this make me want to play it again.

[@SlugInsideTub]

Wow this race was really fun to watch! Well done Steve

[@guilhermecahu]

This is one of your best videos I've watched. Somehow it was very satisfying.

[@Jailhouse_Chris]

Good video as always! The McLaren Gr.4 is particularly good right now, too. I chose Hyundai and I think there are less than 20 of us, so I have a decent chance of some money. It's slow as hell though.

[@real_Zuramaru]

good race, steve! i have to agree this is one of the races that really make gt7 shine by utilizing dynamic weather and time. the rain threw me off as i did not expect it and had not bought inters, or wets lol. but at least for the last race of round 1 i finished 2nd!

[@hsanrb]

This is NOT dynamic weather. This is FIXED weather (every split rained at lap 12) and dynamic would mean some splits never rained, some splits ran the entire race in the rain, and everywhere in between. When you can predict when the rain hits, when the rain stops, and create the "perfect" strategy, the race is NOT dynamic in the slightest. Asia gets the "WOW" factor when they go into split 1, NA is like "This is the strategy" for their split 1.

[@FlashDaggerStudios]

Great race I looked forward to this one. I know time is precious for you and you are too humble to overtly say but the points you achieved on the lack of practice is actually ridiculous. I really think with 2-4 hours practice (standard at this level) your contending 330-350 points regularly

[@Super_GT]

Thank you Flash. I agree. With at least 1 race simulation before the actual race, I should be edging towards 350 points per round. Sometimes as well I don't bother going again if the first race was entertaining (irrespective of the result). I think I could have easily gone 300+ if I just did the second race here.

[@kungfusing1]

The weather effects look amazing in this race.

[@itshammertimeF1]

19:27 George Russell would be proud, Barry R just fully turned into me!

[@charliebeckey6269]

Wow, the dynamic conditions make great racing!

[@sweet-lara]

This was an astonishing race to watch indeed. But that moment leaving the pit really shows how a mistake can be extremely unpredictable, and specially when things are looking so promising, damn. Overall the choice making and persistence really brought you a fine 5th at the end, well done!!

[@AdrianwithaW]

These races are at 10pm, 12am and 2am here in New Zealand… absolute madness 🫣

[@zebedee147]

The best 'giz a job please mclaren' video, ever! I hope you get to do a reminiscent video on this in a few years when you have managed to blag a drive for them ❤😂

[@XlXClips]

I love watching your videos after school 🫶👍👍😁

[@stoobertb]

I think that Exit Stage Left from the pitlane caught a large portion of the playerbase out. Nearly everyone in my lobby (myself including) also did that.

[@Super_GT]

So easy to do. You get comfortable doing your laps, go into the pit and perhaps switch off momentarily then boom, you've sliding towards the wall!

[@boostedsuave3353]

this is what i’m hoping for on FM as i don’t have a ps5. this is pure and perfect racing

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

Liking the sound of the vacuum cleaner pulling the car along throughout the video to add more speed

[@Michael_Dolences.]

The "Touch Upon" Drinking Game is exactly as horrific as one would imagine.

[@ThinkingFresh]

you weren’t streaming this but I kept up with your race watching Rory’s stream, good job

[@SaketBakshi]

The rain made this so awesome!

[@timothyoswald8618]

I fell off sport mode pretty hard... race setups like this would bring me back. Wish I knew about it beforehand...

[@Pupuyuku]

I saw you were in the race when I was watching Rory’s stream and immediately thought “Niceee, another Super GT video coming soon”

[@Left4Coragem]

Endurance racing it the best type of racing.

[@_spaceman]

Man I'd have loved a full race video for this one, great stuff regardless tho

[@leruty]

"Heavy" damage is even there in GT5, love that they are offering two settings (aside from none) and that they were using it here though the damage model is way simplier than in actual sims

[@RevoCHX]

GG, I feel your excitement about this race, I had a very similar one in the NSX! Failed my quali and started 15th, went up with careful driving and finished 5th too :) Also almost lost a position to an M6 that was quicker in drying conditions, but like the GTR behind you, he crashed.

[@Leppter]

Zak Brown was busy prepping the documents until that crash 1.5s after the pit exit. Unlucky

[@Janzeleus]

Yay, McLaren representation, finally! It's been funny how well you've been avoiding it so far. :D Note for later races: the Gr.4 car has quite funky gearing. Shifting up around halfway seems to work better than revving it up.

[@diegohinojosa1738]

I can smell and feel all these weather conditions

[@94nolo]

What a beautiful race. This is art by the devs. Really nice performance mate. Shame about the pit spin. 😂

[@fredericoschulzlanza4227]

Incredible scenes, as per usual.

[@Levitius_]

What a race! Well done Steve!

[@ProBadGamer]

This race was the most fun race I ever did in GT. I was distracted by the sky at the end haha. I did the same mistake on at the exit of the pitstop😂 going back in slicks

[@WarhawkFAQs]

I managed to finish 2nd at Suzuka in my round 1. Although when I done the round it was 15 laps, as I switched to IM tires and managed that finish. It was weird when it went to rain, never dried out.

[@gbarnewall1]

Great video and also a great race, tricky , had its ups and downs, going left in a straight hander never made it easy, great recovery in the end,

[@benoitdeclercq9722]

really enjoyed this kind of race!

[@Sideways_Singh]

Btw in the start before the race begins u can u go into warm up and check the weather radar for the race

[@jiyaadwaggie4547]

Now that Steve has uploaded, my day is made.

[@andrewr1168]

Great commentary and enjoyable race

[@nighttrain1565]

Every time there is a race at Fuji with rain I watch the full track radar for people spinning out of the pits LOL I have been in races where the entire field had done it😅

[@mhedden033]

I was out of town and missed this race. I hope round 2 will be just as good.

[@marz_mitzi]

Amazing race for MarioSonic6464 too- was really quick this race and did well to keep 3rd place!!

[@Super_GT]

yeah, he drove very well.

[@tj-fc1ds]

love the ambient washing machine noises 5 minutes in

[@codybrennen6564]

I dig the alonso reference quip 😅

[@dcswings]

really enjoyed this good, job GT

[@Chrassi]

Petition for Super GT to work at Ferrari‘s strategy team.

[@sharkpower100]

Kinda like that high speed ring career mode race. First time I ever did it I came out the pits flooring it, instant Barry R.

[@hankscorpio514]

Were you seated near a jet taking off during lap 1? Some strange background noise. Awesome video regardless.

[@vediboy22]

I heard that too, even through quali. I was thinking it might be his washing machine

[@Super_GT]

My washing machine was finishing its cycle 😅

[@O12port799]

18:40 the foreshadowing