[2] Through 2018 to 2021, the Gran Turismo World Series was previously sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.

[4] The Nations Cup and Manufacturers Cup trophies are laser-scanned reproductions of Italian sculptor Umberto Boccioni's 1913 bronze futurist sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, chosen by Polyphony Digital as it represents the “surprise and fascination of machines first discovered by mankind”, and also shares values held by the Gran Turismo series.

[8] Polyphony Digital announced its partnership with governing body Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in June 2014 to provide a more realistic racing experience in virtual motorsport.

It permitted the Japanese studio to feature content certified by the FIA and launch an online championship in Gran Turismo 6 for the following year in 2015.

[3][17][18] As a result, the FIA name was dropped, and the tournament was renamed to the Gran Turismo World Series (GTWS).

Two live events were reintroduced as part of the 2022 season, with the series returning to Hangar-7 in Salzburg, Austria for the Showdown and Monte-Carlo Sporting in Monte Carlo, Monaco for the World Finals.

One of these exhibition races is known as 'Pro-Am', where competitors of the series would pair with various personalities, spanning from content creators to professional racing drivers, including former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya and seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton.

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[24] The top players who are selected after the series must sign an application form in order to be able to participate for the World Tour events, and they must also be over 18.

For the new team-based Nations Cup format, entries were decided based on the highest finishing players affiliated with their country in the points standings.

[30] World Series drivers including previous champions Igor Fraga, Mikail Hizal, Takuma Miyazono, Tomoaki Yamanaka, Valerio Gallo, Coque López, and Daniel Solis appear in Gran Turismo 7 as AI opponents and License Test coaches.

[31] The World Series races are usually streamed live from Dock10 studios[32] on YouTube and Twitch under the official Gran Turismo and PlayStation channels, and are available to watch through several languages.

Six drivers – Igor Fraga, Tomoaki Yamanaka, Takuma Miyazono, Daniel Solis, Coque López, and Kanata Kawakami – hold the most individual Manufacturer Series titles with two each, Fraga and Yamanaka for Toyota, Miyazono and Solis for Subaru, and Kawakami and López for Lexus.

Fraga is also the only participant to have won a championship in both the Gran Turismo World Series and real-world motorsport.