Top performers from the online leaderboards advanced through a series of increasingly physical challenges: Россия 2012 - GT Academy - gran-turismo.com
On , a standalone "GT Academy 2012" demo was released as a free download on the PlayStation Store. Unlike previous years that used Gran Turismo 5 directly for qualification, this was a bespoke digital-only build of the game specifically for the competition. GT Academy 2012 PSN
: Over 830,000 players in Europe and 400,000 in North America entered the online qualifying rounds. Top performers from the online leaderboards advanced through