This week’s new Online Time Trial drops the Ford GT ’17 onto the Red Bull Ring with Sports Medium tires. It’s the kind of pairing that tends to fill up leaderboards in a hurry, with a quick car on a short, flowing circuit.
The Red Bull Ring packs a lot into a small space. It’s one of the shortest tracks on the current Formula 1 calendar, set high in the Austrian hills, with enough elevation change and heavy braking zones to keep the lap interesting from the first corner to the last.
A short lap also means plenty of repetitions, so chasing the final few tenths is where most of your time is going to go.
One Week Left at Le Mans
There’s also still a week to run on last week’s event, which sends Gr.1 hypercars around the full 24 Heures du Mans Racing Circuit on Racing Soft tires.
That one closes on June 25. The Porsche 963 was the early favorite when the event opened, and not much has changed since: it remained the car to beat and still dominates the leaderboards.
GT7 Lap Time Challenge June 18
- Track: Red Bull Ring
- Car: Ford GT ’17
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (Mid Speed)
- Tires: Sports Medium
- Settings: Fixed
GT7 Lap Time Challenge June 11
- Track: 24 Heures du Mans Racing Circuit
- Car: Gr.1 (Toyota GR010 HYBRID ’21, Porsche 963 ’24, BMW M Hybrid V8 ’25, Ferrari 499P ’23, Peugeot 9X8 ’25)
- Power/Weight/PP Limit: BOP (High Speed)
- Tires: Racing Soft
- Settings: Specified
Accessing Online Time Trials
If you’ve not jumped into one of these before, you’ll first need to unlock Sport Mode by completing Menu Book 9 (“Championship: Tokyo Highway Parade”) in the GT Cafe. There’s no need for a PlayStation Plus subscription to take part. See our full unlock guide here.
Once an event closes, prizes go out based on how close you got to the fastest lap: gold for anyone within 3% of the top time (2,000,000cr), silver within 5% (1,000,000cr) and bronze within 10% (250,000cr).
New events arrive every Thursday, and each runs for two weeks with the oldest dropping off as a fresh one appears. The next new Online Time Trial lands on June 25.
Online Racing Event
Want to go racing with this week’s combo?
Each week, the SNAIL Racing League organizes casual online races using the active Time Trial’s car and track. Anyone is welcome to join; head on over to our forums for more information!
