Races in GTA Online

Races are a type of game mode available in Grand Theft Auto Online. They can be played alone or with up to 15 (30 in enhanced version on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC) other players. Races give the player rewards such as cash, JP and RP, even if the player does not win the race. There are six different racing modes: Land Races, Bike Races, Water Races, Air Races, Stunt Races (after Cunning Stunts update) and Target Assault (after Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series update) races.

There are also Impromptu Races that can be activated at any time during Free Mode.

Description

The Land Races are divided into three different types: Standard (Lap and Point to Point), GTA (Lap and Point to Point), and Rally. Standard Lap and Point to Point involves players driving through various checkpoints in the track before reaching the finish. Standard Lap races involve repeated timed laps around a set course and Point-to-Point races run from a start point to a finish point in another location. GTA races are essentially the same as Standard/Point-to-Point races, but with weapons and power-ups enabled. The players can also exit their initial vehicle and steal a different one. Rally is a unique team-based format in which there are two players in each vehicle, the driver and the navigator. The driver is unable to see the checkpoints in the race, so the navigator must direct the driver through the points either with directional commands or voice commands using their microphone.

There were 42 unique Rockstar-created races at the start of GTA Online. Rockstar Games continues to release updates that includes new races. There are a virtually endless amount of player-made races that can sometimes even get officially approved by Rockstar Games; these are known as Rockstar Verified races.

A Non-Contact Race option was added in The High Life Update, which allows players to play standard races with collisions disabled between players' vehicles (other players appear as semi-transparent "ghosts") but players are still able to collide with non-player traffic, structures and other scenery. Slipstream is automatically disabled in non-contact races.

Settings

• Race Type: Standard/GTA/Rally/Non-Contact
• Number of Laps: from 1 to 99 (not applicable to Point-to-Point races)
• Class: Super/Motorcycles/Off-Road/Compacts/Sedans/SUVs/Coupes/Muscle/Sports Classics/Sports etc.
• Time of Day: Current/Morning/Noon/Night
• Weather: Current/Bright/Raining/Smog/Clear/Clouds/Overcast/Thunder/Foggy
• Traffic: Default/Off/Low/Medium/High
• Wanted Levels: Off/On
• Custom Vehicles: On/Off
• Catchup: On/Off (not applicable to Non-Contact race type)
• Slipstream: On/Off (not applicable to Non-Contact race type)
• Split Times: World Record/Friend's Best/Crew's Best/Personal
• Team GTA Race: Off/On (GTA race type only)
• Swap Roles on Respawn: Off/On (Rally race type only)
• Camera Lock: None/First Person/Third Person
• Destroy Last Place: Off/Each Lap/Every 15/30/60 seconds (not applicable to Rally race type)
• Aggregate Position: Off/On (not applicable to Rally race type)
• Radio

Types of Races

Standard

Lap Race

A standard lap race, has players race on a set course for a number of laps determined by the host. Typically, the default number of laps is 2 or 3, but they can be as high as 99 or as few as one. Players are timed against each other and against a "World Record" or "Personal" time; Every time a player runs a best lap, he/she will receive RP. RP is also awarded for "clean laps" with no collisions, and for leading an entire lap.

Point-to-Point Race

A point to point race is completed only by driving from a set start point through checkpoints to a set finish point. This allows for greater freedom in track design, ranging from simple straight courses through neighborhoods, to racing through massive, sprawling sewer systems and coast-to-coast style events.

GTA Race

A GTA Race uses the same course as a standard race (Laps or Point to Point), but with the inclusion of weapons, power-ups and the ability to leave your vehicle to acquire a new one. Players take whatever weapons they have access to with them into the race, allowing custom weapons to be used. Low tier weapons will also spawn along the track, with the ability to be picked up while inside a vehicle, albeit with very little ammo. When playing GTA Races with wanted levels on, the race can quickly become one-sided, as players without wanted levels will be able to rush ahead of other players being blocked by police and military blockades. When playing GTA Races with teams, the players are divided into pairs of two and spawn in the same vehicle.

Caution should be taken when in the lead, as GTA Online's car physics can greatly impair you. If your tires are shot out, you will immediately careen off the track, crashing and likely losing position.

Power-ups include:

• Rockets – You gain the ability to fire 2 rockets from your vehicle by honking your horn. The rockets can be fired in reverse by looking behind you with R3/RS.
• Boost – Your car instantly reaches maximum speed, bypassing its acceleration limits.
• Health/Repair – Your vehicle is instantly repaired to full health.

Power-ups are not available in Air Races.

Rally Race

A rally race is a new mode introduced in GTA Online. It involves teams of 2 navigating through the same race tracks as standard races, with the driver being unable to see the checkpoints. The navigating co-driver has to provide directions to his teammate in the form of arrows displayed on the drivers screen, telling him when to turn, or by voice commands. This mode is very difficult for inexperienced players, and is even more difficult without microphones to use as communications between teammates. In this mode, voice communication is restricted to within teams, opposition teams cannot hear each other during a rally.

Player-Created Races

Through the Content Creator, players can create their own custom lap or point to point courses, setting the checkpoints and race details. Players can also add props such as barriers, ramps, and explosive objects. Power-ups and weapon spawns can be placed for GTA races. Stunt jumps can also be added, activating the stunt jump camera when a player drives through it. Once published, the race can be accessed from GTA Online and rated by other players. Like other jobs, a custom race can also be verified by Rockstar at which point they appear on the Free Roam map and can be accessed by all online players.

A course must be at least 0.62 miles (chosen due to it being equal to 1 kilometre) in length to be published.

Checkpoints

Checkpoints are used to determine the routing of the course, including the start and finish lines. They are signified by a large vertical yellow cylinder, with a large blue arrow indicating the next point. Checkpoints in Air Races are shown by a horizontal halo which the player must fly through. Points are also shown on the player's map as yellow circles, though only the next two checkpoints will be shown on the map. The finish line is signified by a checkpoint with a large checkered flag in the center.

Checkpoints also serve as respawn points when a player vehicle is destroyed or the player manually selects to respawn (i.e. when they have gone so far off-course or their vehicle has become stuck).

Racers do not necessarily have to pass directly through the checkpoint; driving close to a checkpoint will count, though it will not be as immediate as driving right into the halo. This allows leeway on wide roads, divided highways, and when racing other players side-by-side. If a player misses a checkpoint, however, they will have to turn around or respawn and drive through it again, losing valuable time.

Slipstreaming

Slipstreaming, or drafting, is a technique used to gain speed in land races by running behind another driver. If enabled in the race settings, a wake of air will appear behind the car in front, letting you "see the air". When timed correctly, the player can "slingshot" past the driver in front. The one disadvantage is that the sudden boost in momentum could cause the player behind to collide with the player(s) ahead or traffic, wrecking themselves or other players.

While in real life slipstreaming can allow multiple cars to line up and go faster, this does not take effect in the game. The slipstream effect is also greatly exaggerated in game to the extent that vehicle dimensions (size; aerodynamics) are not taken into account – for example in an off-road race a Sandking XL is able to get a full slingshot effect from slipstreaming behind a Sanchez dirtbike.

Racers should exercise caution using the slipsteam prior to a turn – the effect of the slipstream replicates the effect of a loss of front downforce, reducing the efficacy of your brakes and increasing understeer.

Slipstreaming is not available in Non-Contact races.

Catchup

Catchup, when enabled, allows drivers behind the leader to catchup to the front of the pack, preventing runaway victories and slightly reducing the advantage of players with custom engines and transmissions. Players that fall back at the start of a race get another chance at a good finish. On the other hand, it can leave the leader a sitting duck for a last second pass. While the effect of catchup is not blatantly obvious, an experienced racer can notice the boost in horsepower when coming from behind, or the absence of it once they are ahead.

Vehicle Classes

Below is a list of every available vehicle by class. The player may also use any custom personal vehicles they own in the selected class, some of which are not available by default, providing that the host has allowed it. This can be changed in the lobby by turning Custom Vehicles on or off. This does not apply to Boats or Cycles as they cannot be customized.

Certain races will have locked classes and/or vehicles, particularly update-specific races introducing new vehicles. The grid size defined in the race may limit some classes to a sub-set of the available vehicles, this is particularly common in Off-Road races.

Weaponized vehicles have their weapons disabled unless they are selected for GTA races.

The Vans class is only present in player-created races that allowed it, and it is no longer possible to make new races with the Vans class selectable.

NOTE: Vehicles marked with a * can only be selected in races as a custom player-owned vehicle and are otherwise not part of the selectable vehicle roster.

Vehicle classes

Boats Dinghy Jetmax Longfin Seashark Speeder Squalo Suntrap Toro Tropic	Cycles BMX Cruiser Endurex Race Bike Scorcher Tri-Cycles Race Bike Whippet Race Bike	Helicopters Annihilator Buzzard Buzzard Attack Chopper Cargobob Conada FH-1 Hunter Frogger Havok Maverick Police Maverick Savage Sea Sparrow SuperVolito Carbon SuperVolito Swift Deluxe Swift Valkyrie Volatus	Planes Alpha-Z1 B-11 Strikeforce Cuban 800 Duster Howard NX-25 Luxor Deluxe Luxor Mallard Mammatus Miljet Mogul Nimbus P-45 Nokota Rogue Seabreeze Shamal Tula Ultralight Velum Vestra	Jets Besra Hydra P-996 Lazer Pyro V-65 Molotok
Compacts Asbo Blista Kanjo Blista Brioso R/A Brioso 300 Club Dilettante Issi Issi Classic Panto Prairie Rhapsody Weevil	Coupes Cognoscenti Cabrio Exemplar F620 Felon GT Jackal Oracle Previon Sentinel Sentinel XS* Windsor Drop Windsor	Motorcycles Akuma Avarus Bagger Bati 801RR Bati 801 BF400 Blazer Carbon RS Chimera Cliffhanger Daemon (Biker Variant) Daemon Defiler Diabolus Diabolus Custom Double T Enduro Esskey Faggio Mod Faggio Sport FCR 1000 FCR 1000 Custom Gargoyle Hakuchou Drag Hakuchou Innovation Lectro Manchez Manchez Scout Nemesis Nightblade PCJ 600 Rampant Rocket Rat Bike Reever Ruffian Sanchez Sanchez (livery) Shinobi Shotaro Sovereign Stryder Thrust Vader Vindicator Vortex Wolfsbane Zombie Bobber Zombie Chopper	Muscle Beater Dukes Blade Buccaneer Custom Buccaneer Buffalo STX Burger Shot Stallion Chino Chino Custom Clique Coquette BlackFin Deviant Dominator Dominator ASP Dominator GTT Dominator GTX Drift Yosemite Duke O'Death Dukes Ellie Faction Custom Donk Faction Custom Faction Gauntlet Hellfire Gauntlet Classic Gauntlet Classic Custom* Gauntlet Greenwood Hermes Hotknife Hustler Impaler Lurcher* Manana Custom Moonbeam Custom Nightshade Peyote Gasser Phoenix Picador Pisswasser Dominator Rat-Truck Redwood Gauntlet Ruiner ZZ-8 Ruiner Sabre Turbo Custom Sabre Turbo Slamvan Custom Slamvan Stallion Tulip Vamos Vigero Virgo Virgo Classic Virgo Classic Custom Voodoo Custom Yosemite	Off-Road Baller BF400 Bifta Blazer Bodhi Brawler Caracara 4x4 Desert Raid Draugur Dubsta Dubsta 6x6 Dune Dune Buggy Duneloader Everon Freecrawler Guardian Hellion Injection Insurgent Kalahari Kamacho Liberator Manchez Scout Marshall Menacer Mesa Nightshark Outlaw Paradise Patriot Mil-Spec Patriot Riata Rusty Rebel Sanchez Sanchez (livery) Sandking SWB Sandking XL Street Blazer Tornado (Mariachi) Trophy Truck Vagrant Verus Winky Yosemite Rancher*
Sedans Asea Asterope Cinquemila Cognoscenti 55 (Armored) Cognoscenti Cognoscenti (Armored) Cognoscenti 55 Deity Fugitive Glendale Glendale Custom Premier Primo Custom Primo Schafter LWB Schafter LWB (Armored) Schafter Schafter V12 Schafter V12 (Armored) Stafford Stanier Super Diamond Surge Tailgater S Tailgater Warrener Warrener HKR Washington	Sports 8F Drafter 9F Cabrio Alpha Banshee Bestia GTS Blista Compact Calico GTF Carbonizzare Comet Comet Retro Custom Comet S2 Comet S2 Cabrio Comet Safari Comet SR Coquette D10 Coquette Corsita Cypher Drift Tampa Elegy RH8 Elegy Retro Custom Euros Feltzer Flash GT Furore GT Fusilade Futo Futo GTX GB200 Growler Hotring Sabre Imorgon Issi Sport Itali GTO Itali RSX Jester Jester (Racecar) Jester RR Jugular Khamelion Komoda Kuruma (Armored) Kuruma Locust Lynx Massacro Massacro (Racecar) Neo Neon Omnis Omnis e-GT Paragon R Pariah Penumbra FF Raiden Rapid GT Raptor Remus Revolter RT3000 Ruston Schlagen GT Sentinel Classic Seven-70 SM722 Specter Specter Custom Sprunk Buffalo Streiter Sugoi Sultan RS Classic Sultan Classic Sultan Tropos Rallye V-STR Vectre Verlierer ZR350	Sports Classics 190z Ardent Casco Cheburek Cheetah Classic Coquette Classic Dynasty Fagaloa GT500 Infernus Classic JB 700 Jester Classic Mamba Michelli GT Monroe Nebula Turbo Peyote Custom* Pigalle Rapid GT Classic Retinue Retinue Mk II Roosevelt Savestra Stinger Stirling GT Swinger Torero Tornado (Mariachi)* Tornado Custom Tornado Rat Rod Turismo Classic Viseris Z-Type Zion Classic	Super 811 Adder Autarch Banshee 900R Bullet Champion Cheetah Cyclone Deveste Eight Emerus Entity XXR Entity XF ETR1 FMJ Furia GP1 Ignus Infernus Itali GTB Custom Itali GTB Krieger LM87 Nero Nero Custom Osiris Penetrator RE-7B Reaper S80RR SC1 Sultan RS T20 Taipan Tempesta Tezeract Thrax Tigon Torero XO Turismo R Tyrant Tyrus Vacca Vagner Visione Voltic X80 Proto XA-21 Zeno Zentorno Zorrusso	SUVs Astron Baller (Version II) Baller LE Baller LE LWB Baller LE (Armored) Baller LE LWB (Armored) Baller Baller ST BeeJay XL Cavalcade* Cavalcade (version II) Contender Crusader Dubsta 6x6 Dubsta FQ 2 Granger Granger 3600LX Gresley Habanero Huntley S I-Wagen Jubilee Landstalker XL Landstalker Mesa Novak Park Ranger Patriot Stretch Radius Rebla GTS Seminole Frontier Seminole Serrano Squaddie Toros XLS XLS (Armored)
Utility Airtug Caddy Faggio Fieldmaster Lawn Mower Slamtruck	Vans Boxville Bugstars Burrito Camper Clown Van Gang Burrito Journey Minivan Minivan Custom Mule (Heist) Pony Rumpo Speedo* Speedo Custom* Surfer Taco Van Youga Youga Classic* Youga Classic 4x4*	Open Wheel** BR8 DR1 PR4 R88	Go-Kart** Veto Classic Veto Modern	Tuner** Calico GTF Comet S2 Cypher Dominator ASP Dominator GTT Euros Futo GTX Growler Jester RR Previon Remus RT3000 Tailgater S Sultan RS Classic Vectre Warrener HKR ZR350

**These vehicle classes can be selected while making a Land Race in the Rockstar creator, but do not appear in normal Land Races and instead have their own seperate race events. The Go-Kart class does not have official Rockstar created races and can only be selected for player-created races.

List of Rockstar-Created Land Races

Land Races and allowed vehicle classes

Race Name	Added by Update	Classes allowed
Across the Wilderness	Independence	Off-Road (The Liberator and Beach Bum vehicles only)
Arms Race		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
At the Races	Enhanced 1.19	Off-Road
Beach Odyssey	Hipster	Sports Classics (Pigalle only)
Before It Was Cool	Hipster	Compacts (Panto only)
Bluffing	Beach Bum	Off Road (limited)
Business Trip	Business	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
By the Side of the Bay		Off Road (limited)
Caffeine Rush	Hipster	Sedans (Glendale only)
Congestion Charge	Enhanced 1.19	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Criminal Records		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Crossing Paths	Enhanced 1.19	Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs, Utility
Cutting Coroners		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Dipping In		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Dock Ring		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Dockyard		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Dorset Drive	Valentine's	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Double Parking		Compacts, Motorcycles
Down the Drain		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Downtown Underground		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Drag Strip	Flight School	Sports Classics (Coquette Classic only)
Driving Range		Utility (Caddy only)
Eight Figure Bonus	Enhanced 1.19	Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs, Utility
Embracing America	Hipster	Sedans (Warrener only)
Field Trip		Off-Road
Gone Fishin'		Off-Road
Grand Tour		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Grapeseed Circuit	Casino	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Grass Route		Off-Road
Grass Route II	Beach Bum	Off Road (limited)
Graveyard Shift		Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Greenwich Meantime		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Hip to be Cool	Hipster	Compacts (Rhapsody only)
Home In The Hills	High Life	SUVs (Huntley S only)
If I Were a Richman		Compact, Motorcycle
In Harmony		Off-Road
In the Grove		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Just Deserts		Off-Road
Learning Curve		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Loss Leader	High Life	Super (Zentorno only)
Lost and Found		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Morning Perm-a-Wood		Compact, Motorcycle
Mudslide	Casino	Off-Road
Muscle In	Enhanced 1.19	Muscle
Mud, Sweat and Gears	Independence	Off-Road (The Liberator only)
Need for Seed	Flight School	Sports Classics (limited)
Old Downtown		Compact, Motorcycle
On the GOH	Enhanced 1.19	Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs, Utility
Over the Hump		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Panic Stations	Enhanced 1.19	Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs, Utility
Pier 2 Pier		Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Raton Race		Off Road (limited)
Ring of Fire		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Route 68		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Scenic Route	Casino	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Senora Freeway		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Shore Up	Beach Bum	Off Road (limited)
Stadium Tour		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Stock Market Crash	High Life	Sports (Massacro only)
Swamp Monster	Independence	Off Road (limited)
Taking Off		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Taxiing	Enhanced 1.19	Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs, Utility
The City Commute	Business	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
The Commute		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
The First Corporation	Business	Compacts, Coupes, Cycles, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs, Utility
Thrills in the Hills		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Trail Blazers	Enhanced 1.19	Off Road
Trend Setting	Hipster	Muscle (Blade only)
Turn the Tide	Beach Bum	Off Road (limited)
Under the Wing	Flight School	Sports Classics (Coquette Classic only)
Up the Back Alley		Compacts
Vespucci Dreams		Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
Vinewood Tours	Valentine's	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs
We Have Lift-off	Independence	Off-Road (The Liberator only)
Wiwang Park	Business	Compacts, Coupes, Motorcycles, Muscle, Off-Road, Sedans, Sports, Sports Classics, Super, SUVs

List of Rockstar-Created Bike Races

Bike Races and allowed vehicle classes

Race Name	Added by Update	Classes allowed
A Sign of Things to Come		Motorcycles
Against the Grain		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
American Cycle		Cycles
Art to Art		Motorcycles
Barnstorming		Cycles
Boots on the Ground	Enhanced 1.19	Motorcycles
Cream of the Crop		Motorcycles
Cult Following		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
CyclePath		Cycles
Dock and Roll		Motorcycles
Free Fall		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Going Down		Motorcycles
Heart Breaker	Valentine's	Motorcycles
Horse Power		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
In the Pipeline	Beach Bum	Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Into the Lights		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Off the Rails		Motorcycles
On the Trail		Motorcycles (Sanchez & Blazer only)
On Yer Bike		Cycles
Peak Performance		Cycles
Pit Lane		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Power Trip		Motorcycles
Quick Getaway		Cycles, Motorcycles
Rancho Rivalry	Casino	Motorcycles
Redwood Light District		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Saddle Up		Cycles
Scale the Heights		Cycles
Staying on Track		Motorcycles
Sundae Driving	Beach Bum	Motorcycles
The Dam Before the Storm		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Thrusting Motion	High Life	Motorcycles (Thrust only)
Touch Base		Motorcycles
Tour de Santos	Enhanced 1.19	Cycles
Tour the Lake	Independence	Motorcycles (Sovereign only)
Track and Field	Enhanced 1.19	Cycles
Troubled Waters	Casino	Motorcycles
Tunnel Vision		Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Turn To Dust	Enhanced 1.19	Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Up the Creek	Beach Bum	Motorcycles (Sanchez only)
Wingin' It	Removed in April 2014	Cycles

List of Rockstar-Created Sea Races

Sea Races and allowed vessels

Race Name	Added by Update	Vessels allowed
Canal Passage	Removed
Delta V		Boats (Seashark only)
Gone Coastal	Beach Bum	Boats
Jetty Jumping		Boats
Motorboating	Valentine's	Boats
On the Rocks	Removed
Pier 400		Boats
Sea Change	Beach Bum	Boats (Seashark only)
Truss Issues		Boats (Seashark only)
Water Rings	Beach Bum Removed
Water Sports	Removed
Without a Paddle		Boats

List of Rockstar-Created Air Races

Air Races and allowed aircraft

Race Name	Added by Update	Aircraft allowed
Base Level	Flight School	Planes (Besra only)
Blowing in the Wind		Planes
Branching Out	Flight School Jobs	Helicopters
Burn Your Bridges		Planes (Mallard only)
Burn Your Bridges II	Business	Planes (Vestra only)
Business Class		Planes (Lazer only)
Chopper Cruise		Helicopters
Crop Circle		Helicopters
Crosswind	Flight School	Planes (Besra only)
Downtown, Downtown	Removed	Planes
Eclipse	Removed
First Class	Business	Planes (Vestra only)
Fleet First	Enhanced 1.19	Planes (Miljet? only)
Fly Like an Eagle	Removed
Flying Colors	Flight School Jobs	Planes
Flying Low	Flight School	Planes (Besra only)
Grave Danger		Helicopters
Heli River		Helicopters, Planes
High Dive	Flight School Jobs	Planes (Lazer only)
In the Loop	Flight School Jobs	Planes (Lazer only)
In the Wings	Enhanced 1.19	Planes (Lazer only)
Jet Lag		Planes (Lazer only)
Jet Stream		Planes (Lazer only)
Jet-setting	Business	Planes (Vestra only)
Kept at Bay	Removed
Lazer Quest		Planes (Lazer only)
Life's a Beach	Removed
Lift Off	Enhanced 1.19	Helicopters, Planes
Loose Canyon		Planes
Over the Hill		Planes (Mallard only)
Plane to Sea		Planes
Stage Flight		Planes
Swift Arrival	Flight School Removed	Helicopters (Swift only)
The Humane Race	Flight School	Planes (Miljet only)
Tight Squeeze	Business	Planes (Vestra only)
Up in the Air	Removed

Stunt Races

Stunt Races are an entirely new class of fast-pace races added to the enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto Online in the Cunning Stunts update. The races include extreme ramps, loops and hamster-tube like circuits.

Special Vehicle Stunt Races

Special Vehicle Stunt Races are another type of Stunt Races added in the Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit update for GTA Online. These are very similar to regular Stunt Races, but are focused around the Special Vehicles added in the Import/Export update, primarily the Rocket Voltic, Ruiner 2000 and Blazer Aqua. These races are strictly locked to the specific vehicle and are required to perform the race.

Transform Races

Transform Races are another type of Stunt Races added in continuation of the Smuggler's Run update for GTA Online, treated as separate content. These completely reform the way Stunt Races function, in that the certain checkpoints transform the player's vehicle into another type of vehicle during the race - for example, helicopters, planes, boats, bicycles, motorcycles, parachutes and other land vehicles, to match the flow of the race. These are significantly longer races and tend to feature a theme, often consisting of one large prop which acts as the play area.

Hotring Circuit

A series of 10 Stunt Races, added in the Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series update, locked to the Declasse Hotring Sabre, replicating NASCAR racing.

Issi Classic Races

Issi Classic Races are another type of Stunt Races added as part of the continuation of the Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series update, released on June 19, 2018, during the GTA Online Bonuses (June 2018 Part 2) event.

RC Bandito Races

RC Bandito Races are another type of Stunt Races added as part of the continuation of the Arena War update, released on January 29, 2019, during the RC Bandito Week event.

Target Assault

Target Assault Races are a new class of races added in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Southern San Andreas Super Sport Series update and released on April 3rd, 2018, during the Target Assault Week event. Teams of two players must race in a circuit where one of them must shoot at targets that will spawn through the race.

Open Wheel Races

Open Wheel Races are a series of Land Races featured as part of the continuation of The Diamond Casino Heist update, released on February 27, 2020, during the Open Wheel Races Week event. These races utilize the Open Wheel vehicle class in specialized events.

Los Santos Tuners

The Los Santos Tuners update has added has added two new types of races focusing purely on the Tuner class of vehicle where players can take part in unique races for LS Car Meet Reputation.

Street Race Series

The Street Race Series is a series of Land Races added as part of the Los Santos Tuners update. These function very similarly to normal Land Races, albeit with a few differences to give the feeling of a "street race". The players are restricted to vehicles from the Tuner Race Class in these events. There is now paint on the ground marking the starting line and the grid, as well as a person starting the race with a unique animation and many spectators to be seen around the entire circuit. Each race has a number of secondary routes, which serve as shortcuts.

Pursuit Race Series

The Pursuit Race Series is another series of Land Races added as part of the Los Santos Tuners update. These events are very similar to the street races added in the same update, but with a wanted level triggered shortly after hitting the first checkpoint which becomes progressively more difficult after passing the next checkpoints, up until the finish line.

Cayo Perico Series

The Cayo Perico Series is a series of Land Races added as part of The Criminal Enterprises update, taking place on the island of Cayo Perico.

Drag Race Series

Drag Races are a series of Land Races added as part of The Chop Shop update.

Drift Race Series

Drift Races are another series of Land Races added as part of The Chop Shop update.

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Trivia

• The opening cutscene race is actually not possible to replicate as it has mixed classes – Super (one black and one yellow and black Cheetah and a green Entity XF), Sports (a black Feltzer) and Sports Classic (a red Monroe).
• Prior to update 1.28, players were unable to make races at Fort Zancudo or Los Santos International Airport.
• It is possible to race drunk in any land race; to do this, just select the "drinking" animation and press X (PS) or A (Xbox) multiple times until the protagonist is drunk.
• Unused icon for foot races and off-road races exist in the game files.
• The Mariachi variant of the Tornado, despite being selectable in the Off-Road class, can only be selected as a custom player-owned vehicle during a race in the Sports Classics class.

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