The Hardest Gran Turismo Tracks, Ranked

We know the real driving simulator for bringing a deeper understanding of racing to the masses, but also the almost unreal challenges needed to prove our newly-acquired skillset.

The challenges in Gran Turismo vary from easy to very difficult, and anyone who wants to achieve all trophies will need to get ready for these devilish tracks.

10. Laguna Seca Raceway

Laguna Seca was first introduced in Gran Turismo 2 and got a lot of deserved hype for being a real-life track, but it came with a devious twist.

While Laguna Seca is far from being the toughest track in the game, it introduced players to the "corkscrew," an iconic corner that plays like the closest thing a driving game can have to a jump scare — this thing will wreck anyone who enters it unprepared.

While it looks like any other turn, it features a very specific drop in elevation at a very sharp angle that you cannot anticipate just from looking at the layout. If you've ever played on this track, I'm sure you haven't forgotten about your first time in Laguna Seca.

9. Autodromo Nazionale Monza

One of the most dangerous tracks is the one you think you'll beat easily. Finishing Monza is a piece of cake. Winning a race there, however, not so much.

Monza is as simple as a serious GT track can be. One meant to have players use their vehicles' top speed at all times, and that's the tricky part.

Will you know when to stop and turn before it's too late? Or will you cower and waste your speed too early on? Timing and mental fortitude prove the true challenge here, and one you should not underestimate.

8. Deep Forest Raceway

Deep Forest is a deceptive high-speed track. It looks simple, but it's filled with intricate corners that will prove race-ending for players who underestimate them by going too fast.

Deep Forest has been a staple of the Gran Turismo series since the beginning, likely because it provides the perfect entry point to players looking for a bigger challenge, and it has been made even harder in Gran Turismo 7.

7. Trial Mountain Circuit

Trial Mountain has been present since the OG Gran Turismo and has always proven a great filter. Being an original track allowed the team at Polyphony Digital to do whatever the devs wanted, and the devs wanted a trap for anyone who dared to underestimate its corners.

Trial Mountain is a relatively short circuit, albeit one featuring a large amount of corners in quick succession that might cause players to cower and go too slow or to go so fast they won't be able to avoid a wall. Trial Mountain is one of gaming's most demanding teachers when it comes to the art of quick acceleration and de-acceleration.

6. Cote d'Azur

Cote d'Azur might look synonymous with the good life, but Gran Turismo's remake of the real-life track will be anything but nice if you enter it expecting a vacation.

While Cote d'Azur doesn't feature turns that, once missed, will have you driving through miles of sand to get back on track, it's an incredibly tight track filled with hard turns that'll force players to drive cautiously if they are to avoid bumping against a wall whenever they move the steering wheel.

5. Fuji International Speedway

By looking at its layout, newcomers will probably imagine the Fuji International Speedway to be a piece of cake — that's how it gets you. While this is not an incredibly challenging track per se, it's a highly punishing one, where each failed turn will earn you a hefty penalty. Never underestimate this track, as the rather simple first and second thirds hide one of the most devious turn sequences in the history of the series.

Still, if you respect Fuji International Speedway and don't spend too much time staring at Mount Fuji, you'll probably do just fine.

4. Circuito De La Sierra

This real-life circuit from Spain provides a rather interesting challenge. On the one hand, it's a high-speed circuit, one that seemingly doesn't demand much foresight to be put into its corners, but it comes with a few traps.

Circuito De La Sierra is one of the lengthiest tracks in the game, making it harder to memorize all its turns. It can easily lull players into a sense of safety, then hit them with turn 36, a very dangerous corner that might cause various accidents. Furthermore, be extremely wary of this track if you're driving a kart, as it's infamous for sending them flying at various points across the track.

3. Circuit de la Sarthe (Le Mans)

The real-life circuit behind the most famous racing competition in history is naturally one of the most challenging in Gran Turismo.

What makes La Sarthe a true challenge is the varied types of corners it features and the reliance it will require of players to beat it, considering how the game uses this technically demanding track for extremely long endurance races.

2. Suzuka Circuit

Suzuka Circuit is one of the most feared not just across the Gran Turismo community, but across many racing game communities, and with good reason. In short, the Suzuka Circuit is a varied collection of incredibly devious low- and high-speed corners that will harshly punish anyone who doesn't clear them perfectly.

Just staring at this thing's highly confusing layout is more than enough to scare players, and I wouldn't blame them.

1. Nürburgring Nordschleife

Nürburgring was Gran Turismo 4's most interesting addition to the series' track roster, and it is yet to be topped — both in its magnificence and difficulty.

It's a monstrously long track based on a real-world circuit that features every nasty trick in the book. Its incredible length makes it feel like a combination of an endurance test and a high-speed corner course. Nürburgring is naturally incredibly hard to memorize and even more so to master. With over 150 corners, it's no surprise this is the track you need to beat in time trial to get the Super License in GT4.

Conquer Nürburgring and you'll be capable of beating any other track in the game — perhaps even in real life.

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