Nissan PlayStation GT Academy is back with latest second season and will once again be searching the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6, for a real world racing driver. GT Academy India Live Qualifying will begin on June 5th 2015 in Delhi and will proceed to Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai as per the following schedule:
City | Dates | Venue |
Delhi | 5th – 7th June | DLF Place, Saket |
Mumbai | 12th– 14th June | Infinity 2, Malad (West) |
Bangalore | 19th – 21st June | Phoenix Market City, Whitefield |
Chennai | 26th – 28th June | Express Avenue, Royapettah |
GT Academy Online Final Qualification round commenced on 2nd June 2015 and concludes on the 16th June on Gran Turismo 6 for PlayStation 3. Online gamers will have an opportunity to drive the Nissan GT-R LM Nismo as a part of qualifying. Ten winners from the Live Events will then join ten winners from the online game at the Indian National Final to be held in July 2015, with the chance to grab one of six places at the famous Silverstone Race Camp.
A new competition, ‘GT Academy Asia’, will also be launched for 2015. The Asian region will feature Thailand and India, both of which were introduced to GT Academy in 2014 as part of the International competition, and will also be open to gamers from Indonesia, the Philippines and Nissan and PlayStation’s homeland, Japan. The winner of the GT Academy in Asia will bag an opportunity to race at the Dubai 24hrs in January 2016.