Gran Turismo 7 | Weekly Challenges Guide | January Week 3 2026

Welcome to my guide to winning the Weekly Challenge Races for January Week 3 2026 on Gran Turismo 7.

All THE RACES WERE COMPLETED ON HARD DIFFICULTY

In this video I show you every race in this week’s Weekly Challenge for January Week 3 2026. I will show you my car setups, strategies and any notes I have for each race.

Rewards for this week are:
1 event: Credit Ticket: Cr. 100,000
3 events: Credit Ticket: Cr. 200,000
5 events: 6-Star Roulette Ticket

Races, Car Setups & Strategies for this week are:

Sunday Cup: Northern Isle Speedway
Car Choice: Mazda Demio Touring ‘15
Items purchased in the Tuning Shop:
Sports Hard Tyres
Strategy: No strategy required.

European Clubman Cup 600: Deep Forest Raceway Reverse
Car Choice: Aston Martin DP-100 VGT
Items Purchased in the Tuning Shop:
Ballast
Power Restrictor
Sports Hard Tyres
My Brake Balance is set to -2, this is personal preference and not required.
Strategy: No strategy required.

World Touring Car 600: Autódromo de Interlagos
Car Choice: Aston Martin DP-100 VGT
Items Purchased in the Tuning Shop:
Ballast
Power Restrictor
Sports Hard Tyres
My Brake Balance is set to -2, this is personal preference and not required.
Strategy: No strategy required.

Ferrari 296 GTB Ona Make - Yas Marina Circuit
This is a one make racing featuring the Ferrari 296 GTB.
Items purchased in the Tuning Shop:
Medium-RPM Turbocharger
Racing Hard Tyres
Strategy: No strategy required.

World Touring Car 800: Dragon Trail Seaside Reverse
Car Choice: Lexus RC F GT500 ‘16
Items bought in the Tuning Shop:
Ballast
Racing Hard Tyres
Power Restrictor
Items purchased in GT Auto:
Tyre A Wing
To get 1075 rear downforce you need to use the Type A Rear Wing, to install this head to GT Auto, click on Car Customisation, scroll across and click on custom parts, then from here the only highlighted option should be 'Wing', click on this and install the Type A wing.
My Brake Balance is set to -2, this is personal preference and not required.
Strategy: Start the race on racing hard tyres, put the fuel to level 5 and keep it there the entire race. You do not need to make a pit stop in this race.

Here are some timestamps to find each race if you’re looking for a specific race:

Intro: 0:00

Sunday Cup Classic: Northern Isle Speedway - 0:15
European Clubman Cup 600: Deep Forest Raceway Reverse - 2:58
World Touring Car 600: Autódromo de Interlagos - 11:44
Ferrari 296 GTB Ona Make - Yas Marina Circuit - 21:29
World Touring Car 800: Dragon Trail Seaside Reverse - 35:39

Rewards - 52:53
Thanks for Watching! - 53:23

My Settings / Equipment

Settings Used:

Manual Transmission
ABS - Default
TCS - 0 (Unless specified above)
Counter-steer Assist - Strong
Steering Sensitivity- 0
Steering Force Feedback Max. Torque - 5
Force Feedback Sensitivity - 5

Equipment Used:

Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro
Fanatec Clubsport Steering Wheel Formula 2.5X
Podium Advanced Paddle Module
Fanatec Clubsport Pedals V3
Next Level Racing GTTrack Racing Cockpit PS Edition
Samsung 32inch Curved Monitor

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