Honda to Hold its First Official e-Motorsports Event – “Honda Racing eMS 2023”
TOKYO, Japan, September 27, 2023 – Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) today announced that it will hold Honda’s first official e-motorsports event, Honda Racing eMS 2023, using the Gran Turismo 7 (published by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.) for PlayStation®5 (PS5®) * and PlayStation®4 (PS4®)* from September 28 - October 29 (qualifying), and on December 10, 2023 (final).
HRC, the motorsports arm of Honda, will host the Honda Racing eMS 2023 e-motorsports event for the purpose of offering more people a firsthand opportunity to experience the fun of driving race machines and excitement of motorsports.
For the first part of the event, the “GT Fastest Attack 2023,” participants will compete globally for the fastest lap time using Civic Type R featured in Gran Turismo 7. Then, among those who participated in the time attack event from Japan, the 10 top-ranked participants from each of two classes, the “U17 Class” for participants 17 years old or under and the “Challenge Class” for participants 18 years old or older, will be invited to participate in the “GT Grand Final 2023.” This final race event will be held on December 10, 2023 at Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan.
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＜About Honda Racing eMS 2023＞
Event name |
Honda Racing eMS 2023 – “GT Fastest Attack 2023” |
| Event period | Thursday, September 28 – Sunday, October 29, 2023 |
| Event outline | Global time attack on Gran Turismo 7 2023 event. |
| Classes | 1) U17 Class: 17 years or younger |
Participation |
Players of Gran Turismo 7 software for PS4® or PS5® who have an environment where they can access online multiplayer. Participants must be 6 years of age or older. |
Image of the event
Note: The coloring of the vehicles used in the event will vary.
Event name |
Honda Racing eMS 2023 – “GT Grand Final 2023” |
Event period |
Sunday, December 10, 2023 |
Event venue |
Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama (plan) |
Event outline |
Among those who participated in the Honda Racing eMS 2023 – “GT Fastest Attack 2023” from Japan, the 10 top-ranked participants from both the “U17 Class” and the “Challenge Class” will be invited to this live event to compete in the final race on Gran Turismo 7. |
More details including how to participate, list of participants, program details and event schedule will be updated on the following websites:
https://honda.racing/ (English)
https://honda.racing/ja (Japanese)