Gran Turismo 7 has five oval tracks in 2026: Daytona Tri-Oval, Blue Moon Bay Speedway, Northern Isle Speedway, Lake Louise Tri-Oval and Special Stage Route X. With the reverse versions of Blue Moon Bay and Lake Louise, that makes seven oval layouts. Only Daytona is a real place.
Checked on 15 October 2026 against the official Gran Turismo 7 Tracks List on gran-turismo.com (marked "as of October 2026", 42 locations and 122 layouts), the Spec II update announcement for Update 1.40 (2 November 2023), the Spec III update announcement for Update 1.65 (4 December 2025), the Update 1.09 notes (25 March 2022) and Update 1.11 notes (7 April 2022), and the GT World Series 2025 World Finals Manufacturers Cup report (25 December 2025). Lengths are Polyphony Digital's own figures.
How many oval tracks are there in Gran Turismo 7?
Five oval locations. Here they are side by side, with the numbers straight from the official track list.
| Track | Length | Corners | Longest straight | Reverse layout | In GT7 since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Stage Route X | 30,283 m (18.82 mi) | 2 | 12,000 m (7.46 mi) | No | Launch, March 2022 |
| Daytona Tri-Oval | 4,023 m (2.50 mi) | 4 | 914 m (0.57 mi) | No | Launch, March 2022 |
| Blue Moon Bay Speedway | 3,200 m (1.99 mi) | 3 | 1,060 m (0.66 mi) | Yes | Launch, March 2022 |
| Lake Louise Tri-Oval | 3,068 m (1.91 mi) | 3 | 1,184 m (0.74 mi) | Yes | Update 1.40 (Spec II), 2 November 2023 |
| Northern Isle Speedway | 900 m (0.56 mi) | 4 | 134 m (0.08 mi) | No | Launch, March 2022 |
A note on the "In GT7 since" column. Lake Louise is the only oval that an official update announcement lists as a new track. The other four are base-game tracks: none of the official update notes I checked lists them as an addition, and Polyphony's own notes were already fixing pit lane issues on the Daytona Tri-Oval in Update 1.09, three weeks after the 4 March 2022 release. The launch track lists that confirm the other three come from press coverage at the time, not from a single official page.
Corner counts are Polyphony's own, so they will not always match what a real-world map shows.
What tracks are there in Gran Turismo 7 that count as ovals?
I kept this list strict: a closed loop of banked or flat-out turns joined by straights, with no infield section. That leaves the seven layouts below.
- Daytona Tri-Oval
- Blue Moon Bay Speedway
- Blue Moon Bay Speedway Reverse
- Northern Isle Speedway
- Lake Louise Tri-Oval
- Lake Louise Tri-Oval Reverse
- Special Stage Route X
Three more layouts use part of an oval but turn into the infield, so they drive like road courses with a banked section:
| Hybrid layout | Length | Corners |
|---|---|---|
| Daytona Road Course | 5,729 m (3.56 mi) | 12 |
| Blue Moon Bay Speedway Infield A (and Reverse) | 3,350 m (2.08 mi) | 10 |
| Blue Moon Bay Speedway Infield B (and Reverse) | 2,860 m (1.78 mi) | 5 |
The Daytona Road Course is the layout used in the real 24-hour race. If you want the full picture of every circuit, my complete GT7 track list has all of them.
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Tri-Oval is the one most people come for. It is the real 2.5 mile Florida speedway, listed at 4,023 m with four corners and a 914 m longest straight.
It has a proper competitive history in GT7 now. Polyphony's report from the GT World Series 2025 World Finals in Fukuoka says the opening Manufacturers Cup race ran on the Daytona Tri-Oval, the first time an oval had appeared in World Series competition.
What makes it hard is the same thing that makes any big oval hard: you are flat for most of the lap, so the lap time comes from how little speed you scrub. Every steering correction on the banking costs you. Smooth hands, a late and gentle turn-in, and let the car run up towards the wall on exit instead of holding it down. In a pack, the draft decides more than your line does.
The same location also has the Daytona Road Course, which uses most of the oval plus the infield. Different car, different setup, different track.
Blue Moon Bay Speedway
Blue Moon Bay is a Gran Turismo original. On the official list it is a 3,200 m tri-oval with three corners, a 1,060 m longest straight and zero elevation change. It also comes as a reverse layout, which is useful if you want to work the other side of the car.
The oval is the base for the two infield layouts in the hybrid table above. Spec III (Update 1.65, 4 December 2025) added a Japanese FF Challenge 450 event on Infield A to World Circuits, so the location still gets new content even if the oval itself has not changed.
Compared with Daytona it is shorter and simpler. Three corners, nothing hidden. That makes it a good place to learn how your car behaves when you lift a fraction in a long turn, before you take that into a crowded race.
Special Stage Route X
Route X is the odd one. It is an enormous high-speed test track: 30,283 m on the official list, 18.82 miles, with only two corners and a 12,000 m straight. That straight alone is longer than most full circuits in the game.
It is the place to find top speed. Gearing, aero and power restrictor changes show up here more clearly than anywhere else, because you spend so long at the top of the rev range.
If you are using it for top-speed runs, my guide to the fastest cars in GT7 is the next thing to read.
Northern Isle Speedway
Northern Isle is the short one. The official list gives 900 m, 0.56 miles, four corners and a longest straight of only 134 m. It is the shortest of the five ovals and the shortest layout on the whole official list.
Short ovals punish a different mistake from the big ones. You are on the brakes or turning nearly all the time, and the traffic arrives fast. Lap times are tiny, so a small error is a big percentage. It is a good track for practising racecraft, because you never get a quiet moment.
My older post called it a Texas oval. I could not find that on any official Polyphony page, so I have dropped it.
Lake Louise Tri-Oval
Lake Louise is the newest oval and the only one on snow. It arrived with the Spec II update (Update 1.40) on 2 November 2023, as a Gran Turismo original set at the foot of the Canadian Rockies.
Polyphony describes the Tri-Oval as a layout with only three corners where you can go nearly flat out all the way round. The official list has it at 3,068 m with a 1,184 m longest straight, and it has the most elevation change of the five ovals: 78 m. There is a reverse version too.
Two rules from the official announcement matter before you go there. The surface is packed snow, and you have to fit snow tyres to drive it. All three Lake Louise layouts also have lighting for night sessions.
On snow, the oval stops being about the draft and starts being about grip you cannot see. Flat out on paper, but your inputs have to be even smoother than at Daytona, because the front will wash wide long before the car feels on the limit. If you like this kind of driving, I also have a list of GT7 rally and dirt tracks.
What about Broad Bean Raceway?
My 2022 version of this page listed Broad Bean Raceway as a long British oval. That was wrong.
On the official track list it is now called BB Raceway, it is in Japan, and it is a short 1,665 m road course with five corners and a reverse layout. It is a nice little circuit for slow cars, but it is not an oval, so it is out of this list.
Ovals that are not in GT7
There is no Indianapolis Motor Speedway, no Talladega and no Bristol in Gran Turismo 7. None of them appears on the October 2026 official track list.
And no new oval came with the most recent big update. Spec III (Update 1.65, 4 December 2025) added Yas Marina Circuit and Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, both road circuits. So the five ovals above are the full set until Polyphony announces otherwise.
How to get the oval tracks
Most GT7 tracks open up as you progress through the World Map and the Café menus. If one of these ovals is not showing for you yet, my guide to getting every track in GT7 walks through the order.
For a setup starting point on the big ovals, my GT7 tuning guide covers gearing and downforce, the two things that matter most at Daytona and Route X.
FAQ
How many oval tracks are in Gran Turismo 7?
Five oval locations as of October 2026: Daytona Tri-Oval, Blue Moon Bay Speedway, Northern Isle Speedway, Lake Louise Tri-Oval and Special Stage Route X. With reverse layouts, that is seven oval layouts.
What is the longest oval in GT7?
Special Stage Route X, at 30,283 m (18.82 miles) with a 12,000 m straight. Among the normal-sized ovals, Daytona Tri-Oval is the longest at 4,023 m.
What is the shortest oval in GT7?
Northern Isle Speedway, at 900 m (0.56 miles) with four corners.
Is Daytona in Gran Turismo 7?
Yes. Daytona International Speedway is in the game with two layouts: the Daytona Tri-Oval and the Daytona Road Course. It is the only real-world oval in GT7.
Do you need snow tyres for Lake Louise Tri-Oval?
Yes. Polyphony's Spec II announcement says all three Lake Louise layouts are on packed snow and you must fit snow tyres to drive them.
Is there Indianapolis or Talladega in GT7?
No. Neither appears on the official Gran Turismo 7 track list as of October 2026.