Esports & Competition
● ANNOUNCEMENT | October 26, 2026
Polyphony Digital and Fanatec have officially announced the Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup 2026! Running November 2 to November 16, players worldwide will fight for top regional honors in the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 at the Nürburgring GP circuit for direct hardware prizes.
Get your sim rigs calibrated and load-cell pedals dialed in! Fanatec and Polyphony Digital are joining forces to host the Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup 2026—a high-stakes global time trial competition launching on Monday, November 2, 2026. Drivers across three global regions will go head-to-head in equalized machinery to secure major hardware upgrades.
Featuring the blistering rear-engine downforce of the Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 on the technical 3.2-mile (5,148m) Nürburgring GP circuit, this fortnight-long hot-lap showdown offers the ultimate test of trail-braking consistency, curb management, and raw momentum preservation.
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Watch our full telemetry breakdowns, PSVR2 cockpit lines, and Fanatec GT DD Pro force feedback setup sheets!
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⚡ Fanatec Eifel Cup 2026 Quick Specs
| Registration Window | November 2, 04:00 PST – November 16, 03:59 PST |
| Event Vehicle | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 (Event Provided) |
| Track Layout | Nürburgring GP (3.2 Miles / 5,148 Meters) |
| Tires & Physics | Racing Hard (RH) | BoP Enabled (Mid-Speed) | Tuning Prohibited |
| Grand Prizes | Fanatec GT DD Pro (8Nm) OR Fanatec Podium Pedals Sport |
Hardware Stakes: What Can You Win?
The top-ranked player on the global leaderboards at the close of the event from each of the three major competitive regions will claim high-end Fanatec direct drive ecosystem hardware:
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Prize Option A
Fanatec® Gran Turismo DD Pro (8Nm)
The gold standard official direct-drive wheel base for Gran Turismo 7, delivering 8Nm of unclipped peak torque linearity for telepathic force feedback details.
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Prize Option B
Fanatec® Podium Pedals Sport Set
Pro-tier modular load-cell pedal engineering providing ultimate muscle-memory threshold braking into heavy deceleration zones.
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Regional Breakdown & Eligibility
To qualify for hardware prizes, drivers must be at least 18 years old when the event starts on November 2. Players under 18 can freely participate in the Online Time Trial rankings, but prize distribution falls to the highest-ranking eligible adult.
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Americas Region
United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay.
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Europe / Middle East / Africa Region
UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Kuwait, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, and more.
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Asia-Oceania Region
Australia, New Zealand, Japan*, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand. *(Note: Japanese residents are excluded from physical prize claiming per local regulations; if a Japanese driver wins top spot, the hardware prize passes to the next highest eligible regional driver).
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Track Breakdown & Car Meta Strategy
The Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) ’22 on Racing Hard tires with Balance of Performance (BoP) enabled demands precise rear-engine weight management around Nürburgring GP:
- Turn 1 Downhill Heavy Stop: Decelerating down into Turn 1 requires aggressive threshold braking without locking the fronts. Use progressive load-cell pressure to trail-brake late into the apex, setting up immediate power application out of Turn 2.
- Schumacher S Momentum: The high-speed direction shifts through the Schumacher S require smooth steering angles. Avoid sudden sawing at the wheel to prevent the 992’s rear end from pendulum-snapping under high lateral load.
- NGK Chicane Curb Discipline: Over-driving the heavy kerbs through the final chicane before the front straight will launch the car off-line and trigger strict track limit penalties, instantly invalidating your sector time.
Sim Rig Optimization for Nürburgring GP
To extract top-1% lap times during the Eifel Cup, your direct drive force feedback and pedal inputs must be perfectly calibrated:
- Direct Drive FFB Tuning: Nürburgring GP’s aggressive curbs can induce severe force spikes that mask tire scrub. Keep your base dampening low to feel exact slip angles through the Dunlop Curve. Review our benchmark Fanatec GT DD Pro 8Nm Settings Guide for an optimal baseline setup.
- Telemetry Analysis with TRACES: Run real-time telemetry analytics like TRACES by DG Edge to overlay your throttle pickup points and trail-braking deltas against your theoretical best lap meter by meter.
Get Ready to Keep It Pinned
The Fanatec Gran Turismo Eifel Cup 2026 goes live November 2 in GT7’s Sport Pavilion. Dial in your rig, hit the apex, and claim your spot on the leaderboards!