Midfield Raceway

Midfield Raceway is a racetrack that first appeared in Gran Turismo 2 and has featured in every subsequent mainline version until Gran Turismo PSP. It does not appear in Gran Turismo 5.

It is a medium length circuit run on tarmac.

Midfield Raceway is one of only a few circuits in Gran Turismo to feature a 'Figure 8' style layout, with the 180 degree turn 4 passing over the main straight. Other circuits in this category are Suzuka Circuit, Special Stage Route 5 and Top Gear Test Track.

The circuit consists of a very long straight, combined with several mid-to-high speed corners and one hairpin turn. The numerous heavy braking areas, notably into turns 1 and 8 can provide great overtaking points between well-matched cars.

The first corner which, in Gran Turismo 2 and Gran Turismo 3, was a parabolic style corner was slightly modified in GT4 to make it sharper and shorter. Turns 2 and 3 (the first chicane) were also slightly adjusted to compensate for the alterations to turn 1.

Overview
Midfield Raceway is a 13-turn, figure 8 style road course always raced during the day. It is based in a somewhat, populated grassland. There are many high-speed corners, with the road being rather wide, and many major turns being banked. This allows you to go through corners very quickly. Like Trial Mountain, It is difficult to drive fast because of the circuit's lenght of just over 2 miles.

Midfield Raceway, along with other tracks currently missing from the Gran Turismo series, may return in upcoming DLC packs for Gran Turismo 5. Polyphony Digital has yet to confirm this.

Gran Turismo 2

 * Japan Nationals


 * Pacific League


 * World League


 * FF Challenge


 * FR Challenge


 * Grand Touring Car Trophy


 * GT 300 Championship

Beginner League

 * Sunday Cup


 * 4WD Challenge


 * Race of Turbo Sports (reverse)


 * Altezza Race


 * Evolution Meeting (reverse)


 * Gran Turismo World Championship

Amateur League

 * Gran Turismo World Championship (reverse)


 * German Touring Car Championships


 * Boxer Spirit (reverse)


 * Gran Turismo All Stars


 * All Japan GT Championship


 * Evolution Meeting (reverse)

Professional League

 * FR Challenge (reverse)


 * MR Challenge (reverse)


 * Race of Turbo Sports


 * Gran Turismo All Stars (reverse)


 * Dream Car Championship (reverse)


 * Polyphony Digital Cup (reverse)


 * Formula GT

License Tests
License Test S-4

Gran Turismo 4

 * FF Challenge (reverse)
 * Race of Turbo Sports
 * Supercar Festival (reverse)
 * British GT Series (reverse)
 * Deutsche Touring Car Meisterschaft (reverse)
 * Audi A3 Cup
 * Volkswagen GTi Cup (reverse)
 * Honda Civic Race (reverse)
 * Chevrolet Camaro Meeting
 * Driving Mission 7

Trivia

 * After GT3, Midfield Raceway's Turns 1 and 2 were sharpened slightly.
 * In GT3, Midfield Raceway II (Midfield in reverse) is raced with overcast rather than the usual partly cloudy day.
 * In its debut game, the track has noticabley more trees near turns 2,3, and 4. these were removed in favor of a more "Grassland" motif.