Not only the game simulates the official 2003 and 2004 FIA GT Championship racing series, but also open practice, race weekend, championships, time trials, endurance race events (including Spa 24 Hours) and driving school, with more than 140 high detailed cars from the GT and NGT classes as well as 34 different track-layouts.

Extending the physics engine from GTR, it features realistic physics including steering command by sensitivity, dynamic lighting, damage modeling and 3 different game modes (Novice, Semi-Pro and Simulation).

One of the reasons GTR 2 has been so popular is the ability to create custom content for the game.

This has led to a large community of players who create new vehicles and tracks to race with.

These settings include: The editors of Computer Games Magazine presented GTR 2 with their 2006 "Best Simulation" award.