How to Win the WTC 600 in Gran Turismo 7

"WTC 600" means two different things in Gran Turismo 7, and people get stuck on both.

The first is the World Touring Car 600 championship in Menu Book 33 of the Café. Three races, five laps each, and you need to finish in the top three overall to move on. The second is the single World Touring Car 600 race at Tokyo Expressway, 12 laps on a track that starts wet, which is one of the best paying races in the game.

Both have a 600 PP limit, and the championship needs a National A licence. This page covers both: the car I would take, how to tune it, and how to drive each race.

The WTC 600 rules

The 600 PP limit is the whole game here. The car has to be at or under 600 with the tyres you race on, and PP changes when you change tyres. Check the number on the grid screen for every round, not only in the garage.

The best car for the Menu Book 33 championship

You can enter any car, which is why this question has a hundred answers. My pick is boring and it works: the BMW M3 '07.

It is stable under braking, it puts its power down without drama and it does not bite on the kerbs. For a championship with a wet race, a technical race and a street style race, a car with no bad habits is worth more than one that is fast on paper. If you have followed the Café you probably already own one. If not, it is in Brand Central under BMW, and there are other options in my GT7 BMW car list.

The build

This is the build this page has recommended since 2023, and it still lands under the limit:

Then set the power to suit the tyres:

Wet racing tyres cost a lot more PP than Sports Mediums, so the car needs less power in round 1 to stay legal. Use the power restrictor or the ECU output setting to bring it down, and save the two versions as separate settings sheets so you can switch between rounds in a few seconds.

PP values have shifted with game updates since launch, so your car may read a few points over or under with the same parts. Adjust the power restrictor until you sit just below 600. If tuning is new to you, start with my GT7 tuning guide.

Other cars that work

• Toyota GR Supra RZ '20. Rear wheel drive, light on its feet, strong at Suzuka and Dragon Trail.
• A four wheel drive car such as a Nissan GT-R. It makes the wet race at the Red Bull Ring very easy, at the cost of some agility in the other two rounds.
• Porsche 911 GT3 (996) '01. A favourite for the Tokyo race, and good here too if you are comfortable with a rear engined car.

The rival to watch is the tuned RE Amemiya RX-7. It starts in the middle of the pack and comes through quickly in the dry rounds.

Round 1: Red Bull Ring, wet

This is the easiest race of the three if you are on wet tyres, and a nightmare if you are not. The field is slow in the rain. With Racing Heavy Wets you can be in the lead inside two laps.

How to drive it:

• Brake earlier than you think. Turn 1, turn 3 and turn 4 are all heavy stops, and turn 4 is downhill. On a wet track I move my braking point back by a good 20 metres compared with the dry and build up from there.
• Stay off the painted kerbs. Wet paint has no grip. Use the tarmac, even where the dry line runs over the kerb.
• Be patient on the throttle. Wait until the car is nearly straight, then feed the power in. A rear wheel drive car with 430 bhp will spin its tyres in third gear here.
• Look for grip off the dry line. In the wet the rubbered line is often the slippery one. A slightly wider line through the slow corners can give you better traction.

I have raced in the rain a lot, from karts to F3, and the rule never changes: all your inputs get slower. Slow hands, slow feet. The lap time comes from not making mistakes.

More on wet weather circuits in my GT7 tracks with rain list.

Round 2: Suzuka, dry

Suzuka is where this championship is won or lost. Five laps is not long, the RX-7 is fast here, and the track punishes impatience.

• The S curves are about rhythm, not bravery. Give up a little speed in the first one to be on the right line for the second. Every corner sets up the next. If you run wide once, lift, get back on line, and accept the loss.
• Degner 1 and 2. Brake lightly for the first, harder for the second. The gravel on the exit of Degner 2 is the most common place to throw the race away.
• The hairpin and Spoon are your overtaking chances. Brake late into the hairpin on the inside. At Spoon, a good exit matters more than a late entry, because the long back straight follows it.
• 130R is flat or close to it in a 600 PP road car. Turn in early and commit.
• Casio Triangle. Brake in a straight line, take the chicane properly. Cutting it gets you a penalty, and five laps is not enough to make one up.

If you are losing time, it is almost always in the first sector. Slow down a little there. It feels wrong and the stopwatch says it is right.

Round 3: Dragon Trail Seaside, dry

The last round is quicker than Suzuka and has walls close to the track in the places that matter.

• Turn 1 and 2. A fast right followed by a sharp left. Brake hard and early for the left, because the AI bunches up here on lap 1.
• The uphill section. The crest hides the next corner. Lift before the top, not after it.
• The seafront chicanes. The first can be taken close to flat with a clean line. The second cannot. Brake hard as soon as you are out of the first one, take a little kerb, and stay away from the wall on the exit. This is the corner that ends most runs.

You only need third overall. If you won round 1 and finished on the podium at Suzuka, drive this one at 95% and bring it home. A wall here is the only thing that can beat you.

The Tokyo Expressway WTC 600 race

This is the other WTC 600, and the reason many people search for it. One race, 12 laps of the Tokyo Expressway, 600 PP, and 550,000 credits for the win. Finish without contact and the clean race bonus adds 50%, for 825,000 credits in a race that takes about 26 minutes in a normal car.

What makes it hard:

• The track is wet at the start and dries over the first few laps. It does not rain again during the race.
• Fuel burns quickly, so you have to pit once.
• It is walls on both sides. One touch can cost you the clean race bonus, and a big one costs you the race.

Car

Cars the community keeps coming back to for a straight, no exploit win:

• Porsche 911 GT3 (996) '01 or 911 GT3 (997) '09. Good traction out of the slow corners and easy on fuel. See my GT7 Porsche car list.
• Lamborghini Miura P400 Bertone Prototype '67. Strange choice on paper, very quick here when tuned.
• Suzuki Cappuccino, heavily tuned. Tiny, light and sips fuel.

You want a car that is light, kind to its tyres and not thirsty. Top speed matters less than you would expect, because the walls limit how much of it you can use.

Strategy

1. Tyres. The common approach is to start on Sports Hards and stay on them. The track dries quickly enough that a wet tyre is only better for the first couple of laps, and a tyre change in the pits costs more than it gives back.
2. First laps. Treat the track as wet. Brake early, short shift, and let the leaders go if you have to. You will get them back when it dries.
3. Fuel map 1 the whole way. Full power is worth more than saving fuel in a race with one stop.
4. Pit on lap 6 or 7. Fuel only, no tyres. Add a little more than the game suggests so you are not lifting on the last lap.
5. Second half. Clean laps. Some of the fast AI cars stop twice and others fade as their tyres go, so the race comes to you if you stay out of the wall.

The clean race bonus

Contact with walls and other cars is what takes it away. Two habits protect it: don't dive inside an AI car in the narrow sections, and brake a car length earlier for the tight corners than you would in a time trial. 275,000 extra credits is worth far more than the half second.

For more ways to earn, see my GT7 credits guide.

Settings that help in both events

• Traction control at 1 or 2 in the wet, 0 or 1 in the dry. With over 430 bhp on Sports tyres the car needs a little help on a damp track.
• ABS on default.
• Countersteering assistance off, so the car does what your hands tell it.
• Brake balance one or two clicks to the rear if the car will not turn in, back to the front if the rear feels loose under braking in the rain.

My full list is in the GT7 assist settings guide, and pad users should look at the GT7 controller settings too.

What comes after Menu Book 33

Finishing in the top three overall completes the menu book and opens the next one. The full order, with the reward for each, is in my GT7 Café menu list. If the driving was the problem more than the car, my GT7 driving tips are the next thing to read.

FAQ

What is the WTC 600 in Gran Turismo 7?

WTC 600 stands for World Touring Car 600, a group of events with a 600 PP limit. The two that matter are the three round championship in Menu Book 33 and the 12 lap race at Tokyo Expressway.

What is the best car for the World Touring Car 600 championship?

A BMW M3 '07 tuned to just under 600 PP is my pick, because it is stable in all three races. The Toyota GR Supra RZ '20 and a four wheel drive car such as a Nissan GT-R also work.

Do I have to win the championship for Menu Book 33?

No. You need to finish third or better in the overall standings.

Why is the Red Bull Ring race so hard?

It is wet, and Sports tyres have very little grip on a wet track. Fit Racing Heavy Wet tyres, lower the power to get back under 600 PP, and it becomes the easiest of the three.

How much does the Tokyo Expressway WTC 600 pay?

550,000 credits for the win, or 825,000 with the clean race bonus.

When should I pit in the Tokyo WTC 600?

Lap 6 or 7 of 12, for fuel only. Don't change tyres.

Why does my car show more than 600 PP on the grid?

PP changes with tyres, weight and power. A car that is legal on Sports Mediums can be over the limit on wet racing tyres. Lower the power with the restrictor or the ECU until it reads 600 or less.

Can I use an electric car at Tokyo?

No. The race needs a car that burns fuel, and nitrous is not allowed.