The Gran Turismo Sport that is the first global one-make race, starts in April. As part of its e-motorsports activities, Toyota Gazoo Racing will also become an official partner of the FIA-certified Gran Turismo Championships, an online championship for the Gran Turismo real driving simulator series that is hosted in partnership with the FIA.
Toyota said its involvment in e-motorsports was to make motorsports and sport cars more accessible, and enjoyable across generations. It said its findings obtained through e-motorsports would help it make better cars in the future.
The FIA Gran Turismo Championship World Tour 1, the opening event of the Gran Turismo Sport world series, will be held in Paris on March 16.
At the event, Toyota will announce the GR Supra GT Cup at a panel session with Polyphony Digital Inc president Kazunori Yamauchi and GR Supra chief engineer Tetsuya Tada. It would be broadcast live on Gran Turismo TV, the official Gran Turismo YouTube channel.
