Gran Turismo 7: How to win Porsche Cup races in Menu Book 31

Menu Book 31 in GT7 requires you to gather three unique Porsche models, and unless you want to pay hundreds of thousands of Credits for them, you must finish third or better in the three Porsche Cup races. This is a wonderful prospect until you realize the difficulty increases. It's not a difficult increase, but you may feel a pinch here. This guide will show you how to adjust your Porsche and how to race on all three Porsche Cup tracks in GT7.

Porsche Cup — Tuning Guide

Finishing Menu Book 30 earns you one of three Porsche automobiles, which you should use. All Porsches are excellent and, after calibrated to 650 PP, operate very similarly. First, get a wing for your Porsche from GT Auto. The engine and hence most of the weight are at the rear of a Porsche, so that wing is required to protect the rear from sliding out. Get Intermediate Tires from the Tuning Shop's Extreme menu. If it starts raining in the middle of one of these races, you won't be able to maneuver your car on the wet track, and your race is finished.

Then buy weight reduction until your Porsche is under 1100 kilos. Otherwise, neglect weight reduction and go for 450 horsepower. With 1,100 kg and 450 horsepower, you'll be close to 650 PP. If you desire, you can upgrade your suspension, brakes, or transmission. The wing and tires will assist regardless, so maybe just get a bit more bhp instead.

Porsche Cup — Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Guide

The easiest of the Porsche Cup tracks, with three opportunities for extreme corner-cutting, with most of the bends being smooth curves. Cutting corners will cost you your Clean Race Bonus, but this tutorial is about winning. Cut the left-hander at the top of the steep slope, then the S-bend, and finally the tight S-bend just before the finish line. Still, slow down, but not as much as if you were driving like an adult.

Porsche Cup — Autodrome Lago Maggiore

This is a reasonably easy track with a few challenging sections. The first two steep curves will cause your Porsche to oversteer, so exit them gently. The bend in front of the grandstand seems like a big open hairpin, but it tightens up near the finish, so you'll need to brake hard halfway around. The longest straight, approaching a banked hairpin with lots of sand and Total signs, has a strong dip, and your Porsche may try to fly when it crests. This can be solved by easing off slightly when you cross the crest. You must also brake early when you approach the hairpin on a steep downhill.

Porsche Cup — Nürburgring Nordschleife

For one lap of a particularly lengthy track, you don't get the chance to memorize the circuit and get into a rhythm. Your biggest challenge will be over-cautiousness. Because you won't recall every curve and there are several blind bends and crests, your impulse will be to play it safe and slow down. This circuit has several curves, but many of them are in sequences that may be passed quickly by taking an almost straight racing line through each apex. Finally, the straight is very lengthy, allowing for rapid acceleration. But it's also at the track's finish, so be cautious here. You don't want to drive a great lap up until that point, then crash on the left-hander due to faulty braking. It's a simple left, but you'll be traveling quickly, so break hard before the Bilstein bridge.