The largest e-motorsports tournament in Japan, the AUTOBACS JeGT GRANDPRIX 2020 Series, is finally here!

The race series with a total prize money of 5 million yen will start tomorrow, December 19, 2020.

JeGT will feature two competitions: the " INDIVIDUAL MATCH " in which Japan's top-class e-racer and real motorsports racing drivers will compete as individuals, and the " TEAM BATTLE"" in which professional racing teams and automobile-related companies will compete. The "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" is an individual competition in which drivers compete, and the "TEAM BATTLE&quot
The "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" will be run by " JeGT Certified Drivers " who have passed the "JeGT Drivers Selection (JDS)" to select the top Gran Turismo SPORT players. The 29 racing drivers have experience competing in real motorsports.
The first race is divided into three groups (A, B, and C), and points are awarded based on the results of the final race between the 12 drivers.
In the "TEAM BATTLE," racing teams and automobile-related companies that participate in racing categories such as SUPER GT and Super Taikyu will enter.
Each team will have at least one contracted driver for racing teams and one or more executives or employees for automobile-related companies, as well as a "JeGT-certified driver" selected at the "JeGT Draft Meeting" held on November 10, 2020 (Tuesday), and a "JeGT-certified driver" selected by the teams. In addition, "JeGT-certified drivers" who were selected by their teams at the "JeGT Draft Conference" held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, and drivers collected independently by each team will compete.
The top eight points scorers and eight teams at the end of all four rounds of both the individual and team competitions will compete in the " ROUND FINAL " scheduled to be held at the " REDEE " e-sports facility in Osaka in March.

The "AUTOBACS JeGT GRAND PRIX 2020 Series" will be recorded in advance and can be viewed on the official JeGT YouTube channel.
In the opening round, ROUND 1, the "INDIVIDUAL MATCH" will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 19:00 to 22:00, and the "TEAM BATTLE" will be held on Sunday, December 20, 2020 from 20:00 to 22: 00.
The schedule from ROUND 2 to ROUND 4 is as follows

• ROUND 2: Saturday, January 9 / Sunday, January 10, 2021
• ROUND 3: Saturday, January 30 / Sunday, January 31, 2021
• ROUND 4: Saturday, February 20 / Sunday, February 21, 2021

In both cases, the individual competitions will be held on Saturday and the team competitions on Sunday.
For more details, please visit the official JeGT homepage.