When it comes to getting money to buy all your favourite cars on Gran Turismo 7, it can be quite the grind. How about a shortcut to 1.5M credits by winning just one race?
There are three types of racing game. One where you have cars readily available, ones where you have to earn an in-game currency to buy them - and then there is iRacing. But whilst a money making method for the latter involves getting real world money, we are focusing on Gran Turismo 7 which falls into the second category, so no manual labour necessary.
If you count doing races as manual labour though, then that will be work unfortunately. In any case, the GT series has always had this method of acquiring cars and as controversial it has been, there is no changing it. However, there is a way to speed up the process a bit, and it involves winning just one race. It will take a little while, though.
This 60 minute race at Spa-Francorchamps can earn you over a million credits for winning. Image: Polyphony Digital
Now you will need a car. The other competitors will be racing Gr.3 cars however you do not have to stick to one. All you need is a car that falls below 800 performance points, and also to pick up a few sets of tyres including ones for wet weather which can be bought in the Tuning Shop. It may seem a tad misleading, mandating buying additional tyres but once those are acquired, the grinding can begin.
If what you need though is a recommendation for a car, we would go with the Subaru BRZ GT300 for a few reasons. Firstly, it is very beginner friendly in that it delivers its power very smoothly, it is not too rough on its tyres and the fuel usage is very minimal compared to many of the other cars. Of course, most cars that reach the 800 PP can work.
The BRZ is what we favour, but truly any car near 800 Performance Points are more than enough. Image: Polyphony Digital
The race will last for no longer than 24 laps in theory, and that is because rain will play a part. That is why you will want to keep an eye on the Weather Radar in your Multi-Function Display as being ready for the rain will be one of the advantages you have over the other drivers. With the Subaru or any other car with incredibly light fuel usage, you will be able to make it to the first occurrence of rain without having to stop first.
Even in a car with rather high fuel usage, putting the engine fuel mixture into 6 for the entirety of Sector 2 (from the end of the Kemmel straight onto the run-up to Stavelot) can save a lot of fuel without skipping out on too much performance. Maybe lift and coast heading into major braking zones as well, get as much mileage as you can. It is a marathon, not a sprint.
To further help provide an idea of what tyre is best, there is a bar to the left of the tyre wear indicator. There are two lines in the middle of the graphic, when a white bar reaches that first bar it is often time for intermediate tyres, and the second is the indicator that full wets are favoured. Considering how quick it can fluctuate, inters may not be used for very long, if at all.
Keep one eye on your weather radar when not flicking between engine mix 1 and 6 in the middle sector. Image: Polyphony Digital
The first bit of wet weather should arrive around the first quarter of the race, so check your weather radar every lap just in case. Very rarely will it not involve anything beyond the light blue, so once you see the dark blue or anything beyond that, get ready to pit. Just do not make the mistake of opening your radar too late at which point it may be less than half a lap away.
When you come into the pits, it may not be worth changing to intermediates as the rain will probably lay very quickly and with it being the endurance pits at Spa, you will spend a lot of time in there. Keep your eyes on the surface indicator bar for when the track is drying and start running off the racing line as the dry line starts to form.
Keep a watchful eye at the start as the other drivers are notoriously tentative up Eau Rouge/Radillion and also at Blanchimont, these corners are where you will gain a huge amount of time on the AI. But they can also be your undoing, as they slow up so quick that a collision may result. So always keep your eyes on the other drivers.
Also do not be alarmed if one is really far ahead at first, like ones racing the Dodge Viper or Mercedes AMG GT3 can get a huge gap. Those cars are notoriously big fuel guzzlers, and they will be in the pits before the rain arrives.
The AI feel the need to brake at Eau Rouge, so be mindful of that at the start. Image: Polyphony Digital
Later in the race, you may realise the AI's very odd calls for what tyres to run. A driver may end up pitting when on inters and then do so again on the following lap, and the graphic in the top right corner will show that even when the track is dry, they are still running intermediates.
We are not saying it is easy, but it is a lot easier than you would think a race paying out 1.5M credits would be. All you have to do is keep one eye on the weather radar, know when will be the right time to switch over and safely navigate your way past the AI drivers. Then those credits will be yours!
Try to leave your attempt as late as possible so there is not much of a chance of the record time being beaten. We recommend going to the Ranking Board and loading up the ghost car of one of the top players, and you can apply similar inputs in real time resulting in a faster lap time than without the reference car.
Every week, get within 3% of the target lap time and there will be a big payout. Image: Polyphony Digital
If all else fails, there is still some money to be earned. 1,000,000 credits if you get within 5% of the world record time, and 250,000 credits for being within 10%. But getting within the threshold to earn 2,000,000 is more than doable with the ghost car reference.
Doing all this, you should be raking in the credits consistently and there will be enough to use for acquiring all the cars you want in Gran Turismo 7.
What other money making methods can you think of for Gran Turismo 7? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our Gran Turismo forum!
There are three types of racing game. One where you have cars readily available, ones where you have to earn an in-game currency to buy them - and then there is iRacing. But whilst a money making method for the latter involves getting real world money, we are focusing on Gran Turismo 7 which falls into the second category, so no manual labour necessary.
If you count doing races as manual labour though, then that will be work unfortunately. In any case, the GT series has always had this method of acquiring cars and as controversial it has been, there is no changing it. However, there is a way to speed up the process a bit, and it involves winning just one race. It will take a little while, though.
This 60 minute race at Spa-Francorchamps can earn you over a million credits for winning. Image: Polyphony Digital
The Race and Car
To find the race, go to Spa-Francorchamps in World Circuits and look for the World Touring Car 800 race. This is a 60-minute race and the payout is 1,000,000 credits. However, that becomes 1,500,000 providing the player achieves the clean race bonus, which is achieved by not passing under yellow flags, minimising corner cut penalties and preferably not colliding with other cars.Now you will need a car. The other competitors will be racing Gr.3 cars however you do not have to stick to one. All you need is a car that falls below 800 performance points, and also to pick up a few sets of tyres including ones for wet weather which can be bought in the Tuning Shop. It may seem a tad misleading, mandating buying additional tyres but once those are acquired, the grinding can begin.
If what you need though is a recommendation for a car, we would go with the Subaru BRZ GT300 for a few reasons. Firstly, it is very beginner friendly in that it delivers its power very smoothly, it is not too rough on its tyres and the fuel usage is very minimal compared to many of the other cars. Of course, most cars that reach the 800 PP can work.
The BRZ is what we favour, but truly any car near 800 Performance Points are more than enough. Image: Polyphony Digital
The race will last for no longer than 24 laps in theory, and that is because rain will play a part. That is why you will want to keep an eye on the Weather Radar in your Multi-Function Display as being ready for the rain will be one of the advantages you have over the other drivers. With the Subaru or any other car with incredibly light fuel usage, you will be able to make it to the first occurrence of rain without having to stop first.
Even in a car with rather high fuel usage, putting the engine fuel mixture into 6 for the entirety of Sector 2 (from the end of the Kemmel straight onto the run-up to Stavelot) can save a lot of fuel without skipping out on too much performance. Maybe lift and coast heading into major braking zones as well, get as much mileage as you can. It is a marathon, not a sprint.
How to Spot the Weather
On the MFD Weather Radar, there is a range of colours that determine how aggressive the rain is. Light blue is not so aggressive that it is worth thinking about changing onto wet tyres, dark blue and anything more than that would start to lay on the surface of the track. The Weather Radar has a grid pattern on it and typically, it takes a lap for a segment of the weather to cross a square on the furthest up perspective.To further help provide an idea of what tyre is best, there is a bar to the left of the tyre wear indicator. There are two lines in the middle of the graphic, when a white bar reaches that first bar it is often time for intermediate tyres, and the second is the indicator that full wets are favoured. Considering how quick it can fluctuate, inters may not be used for very long, if at all.
Keep one eye on your weather radar when not flicking between engine mix 1 and 6 in the middle sector. Image: Polyphony Digital
The first bit of wet weather should arrive around the first quarter of the race, so check your weather radar every lap just in case. Very rarely will it not involve anything beyond the light blue, so once you see the dark blue or anything beyond that, get ready to pit. Just do not make the mistake of opening your radar too late at which point it may be less than half a lap away.
When you come into the pits, it may not be worth changing to intermediates as the rain will probably lay very quickly and with it being the endurance pits at Spa, you will spend a lot of time in there. Keep your eyes on the surface indicator bar for when the track is drying and start running off the racing line as the dry line starts to form.
Opponent Drivers
For those of you who briefly tune in to the Gran Turismo World Series stream to get the in-game awards, you may recognise some of the competitors in those events as ones you share the track with in most single player races. But as these AI versions of the real life drivers (including now-Super Formula driver Igor Fraga) are not at Sophy level, they are not too difficult to beat.Keep a watchful eye at the start as the other drivers are notoriously tentative up Eau Rouge/Radillion and also at Blanchimont, these corners are where you will gain a huge amount of time on the AI. But they can also be your undoing, as they slow up so quick that a collision may result. So always keep your eyes on the other drivers.
Also do not be alarmed if one is really far ahead at first, like ones racing the Dodge Viper or Mercedes AMG GT3 can get a huge gap. Those cars are notoriously big fuel guzzlers, and they will be in the pits before the rain arrives.
The AI feel the need to brake at Eau Rouge, so be mindful of that at the start. Image: Polyphony Digital
Later in the race, you may realise the AI's very odd calls for what tyres to run. A driver may end up pitting when on inters and then do so again on the following lap, and the graphic in the top right corner will show that even when the track is dry, they are still running intermediates.
We are not saying it is easy, but it is a lot easier than you would think a race paying out 1.5M credits would be. All you have to do is keep one eye on the weather radar, know when will be the right time to switch over and safely navigate your way past the AI drivers. Then those credits will be yours!
Other Ways To Earn Credits
Of course, there are other races one can do that can get players a lot of credits, and also getting gold in all the Circuit Experience, but another we recommend is the Online Time Trial. Players can earn up to 2,000,000 credits every week by getting within 3% of the fastest time, which is not to say only the top 3% of players get the credits but rather all players who get within it.Try to leave your attempt as late as possible so there is not much of a chance of the record time being beaten. We recommend going to the Ranking Board and loading up the ghost car of one of the top players, and you can apply similar inputs in real time resulting in a faster lap time than without the reference car.
Every week, get within 3% of the target lap time and there will be a big payout. Image: Polyphony Digital
If all else fails, there is still some money to be earned. 1,000,000 credits if you get within 5% of the world record time, and 250,000 credits for being within 10%. But getting within the threshold to earn 2,000,000 is more than doable with the ghost car reference.
Doing all this, you should be raking in the credits consistently and there will be enough to use for acquiring all the cars you want in Gran Turismo 7.
What other money making methods can you think of for Gran Turismo 7? Let us know in the comments below and join the discussion in our Gran Turismo forum!
