2019 FIA GTC season
The 2019 FIA GTC season was the second season of the FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships (FIA GTC), a professional esports league for the racing video game Gran Turismo Sport, managed by Japanese developer Polyphony Digital and French governing body Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The series concurrently runs two championships in the duration of the season, in the form of the Nations Cup (entrants from their respective countries will represent them) and the Manufacturers Series (entrants will race for and represent their chosen manufacturer).
| 2019 FIA GTC season | |
|---|---|
| League | FIA-Certified Gran Turismo Championships |
| Sport | Gran Turismo Sport |
| Duration | 16 March – 24 November |
| Number of matches | 6 events |
| Nations Cup | |
| Champion |  Mikail Hizal |
| Manufacturer Series | |
| Champions | Toyota Rayan Derrouiche Igor Fraga Tomoaki Yamanaka |
The series season opener began in 16 March in Paris, France, and would conclude at Monaco with the season world final for the second year in a row. Mikail Hizal would earn his first Nations Cup championship, and Rayan Derrouiche, Igor Fraga, and Tomoaki Yamanaka would earn their first Manufacturers Series championship with Toyota at the World Final event.
Series calendar
Similar to the previous season, the 2019 season was set in six locations worldwide.
| Round | Title | Location | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Tour 2019 - Paris | Paris |
16-17 March | [1] |
| 2 | World Tour 2019 - Nürburgring | Nürburg |
21-22 June | [2] |
| 3 | World Tour 2019 - New York |  New York City |
24-25 August | [3] |
| 4 | World Tour 2019 - Red Bull Hangar-7 |  Salzburg |
14-15 September | [4] |
| 5 | World Tour 2019 - Tokyo | Tokyo |
26-27 October | [5] |
| 6 | World Finals 2019 |  Monaco |
23-24 November | [6][7] |
Series results
World Tour 2019 - Paris
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World Finals 2019
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References
- "World Tour 2019 - Paris - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- "World Tour 2019 Nürburgring - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- "World Tour 2019 New York - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- "World Tour 2019 Hangar-7 - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- "World Tour 2019 Tokyo - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- "World Finals 2019 Monaco - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- "'World Finals 2019 - Monaco' Results Report - gran-turismo.com". www.gran-turismo.com. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- Lumb, Tim. "Rubilar wins Paris Gran Turismo Nations Cup Esport round". Autosport.com. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- "Aston Martin Wins GT Sport World Tour Paris 2019 Manufacturer Series". GTPlanet. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
- Lyon, Peter. "Virtual And Real-World Blur In Gran Turismo World Finals In Monaco". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
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