NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
By participating in the 2025 Gran Turismo Awards Contest (the “Promotion”), each entrant (or his or her parent or legal guardian if the entrant is under the age of majority in his or her state of residence) unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor is responsible for the collection and scoring of Entries and the overall administration of the Promotion. Entrants should look solely to Sponsor with any questions, comments or problems related to the Promotion.
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 18 or older at time of entry (individually “Entrant”, collectively “Entrants”). Employees of Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and related companies, agencies, and the judging panel and immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, and spouse, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in the same household, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter, win or vote. Void in Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories and possessions and overseas military installations and where prohibited or restricted by law.
2. TIMING: The Promotion begins October 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM PT and ends on November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM PT (the “Promotion Period”).
3. HOW TO ENTER:
3.1. Internet access is required to enter this Promotion. To enter, go to www.granturismoawards.com to fill out the entry form. You must include your:
3.1.1. Name,
3.1.2. Date of birth,
3.1.3. E-mail,
3.1.4. Mobile phone number,
3.1.5. Home address,
3.1.6. Category in which you want to enter your vehicle,
3.1.7. Vehicle make and model,
3.1.8. Vehicle color,
3.1.9. Vehicle’s top five (5) modifications (engine, interior, exterior, etc.), and
3.1.10. Link to a profile of the vehicle that includes images of the vehicle’s front, rear, side, and three-quarter profile (individually “Entry”, collectively “Entries”).
3.2. Limit one (1) Entry per registered vehicle. Your Entry must be received by Sponsor by October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT (“Entry Period”).
4. HOW TO WIN:
4.1. The following factors will be used to judge each Entry by Sponsor’s representative:
4.1.1. Quality of Modifications (33.33%): Craftsmanship, fit, finish, and overall execution of any modifications made to the vehicle;
4.1.2. Creativity and Uniqueness (33.33%): Unique design elements, custom features, and creative approaches to both aesthetics and performance enhancements; and
4.1.3. Overall Presentation and Condition (33.34%): cleanliness, maintenance, and visual impact of the vehicle (“Judging Criteria”).
4.2. The Promotion will consist of two (2) rounds of judging and one (1) round to verify the Grand Prize Winner: Round 1 will be online judging for Online Qualifiers, Round 2 will be live judging for the Provisional Grand Prize Winner, and Round 3 will be used to verify the Provisional Grand Prize Winner.
4.2.1. Round 1, Online Qualifier Selection.
4.2.1.1. Each entry will be judged by three (3) industry representatives, by the end of the Entry Period for four (4) different categories: Hot Rod, European, Domestic, and Asian. The three (3) industry representatives will score each Entry based on the Judging Criteria. The eight (8) Entries that receive the highest scores for each of the four (4) categories, totaling thirty-two (32) Entries, will qualify for Round 2 of the Promotion (“Online Qualifiers”).
4.2.1.2. Online Qualifier Entrant(s) will be notified via email of their selection. The Online Qualifier Entrant(s) must respond to Sponsor’s Online Qualifier notification email within forty-eight (48) hours from that date and time of the Sponsor’s notification email and attend Round 2 with the vehicle(s) submitted in their Entr(ies) in person. In the event that the Online Qualifier Entrant does not respond to Sponsor’s notification email or confirm they can physically attend Round 2 with their vehicle(s) within the specified time or the notification email is returned as undeliverable, a new Online Qualifier Entrant will be chosen based on the Judging Criteria. Alternate Online Qualifiers will be contacted via email and must respond to the Sponsor’s notification email within forty-eight (48) hours from that date and time of the Sponsor’s notification email.
4.2.2. Round 2, Live Provisional Grand Prize Winner Selection. Judging for Round 2 to determine the Provisional Grand Prize Winner will occur in person at the Gran Turismo World Series LA at the Orpheum Theatre on 842 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Online Qualifiers are required to attend Round 2 with their vehicle(s) submitted in their Entr(ies) in person to qualify for Round 2 judging. Failure to do so will disqualify the Entrant and their Entr(ies). From the selection of present Online Qualifiers, Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of Gran Turismo, will score each Online Qualifier based on the Judging Criteria and select one Provisional Grand Prize Winner as Best in Show.
4.2.3. Round 3, Provisional Grand Prize Winner Verification.
4.2.3.1. Entrants who are eligible for the Grand Prize under section 4.2.2. will be considered the “Provisional Grand Prize Winner” until the winner successfully completes the verification process, at which time they will be considered the “Confirmed Grand Prize Winner” and eligible to receive the Grand Prize. Provisional Grand Prize Winner will be notified of the Grand Prize in person during Round 2 of the Promotion and will be sent an email notification using the contact information provided in Entrant’s Entr(ies) as follow-up.
4.2.3.2. To be considered a Confirmed Grand Prize Winner, the Provisional Grand Prize Winner must comply with these Official Rules, and within 30 days (the “Verification Window”), will be required to provide a completed Affidavit of Eligibility and Release (“Affidavit”), in accordance with the instructions listed in the notification correspondence, as a condition of receiving the Grand Prize.
4.2.3.3. If a Provisional Grand Prize Winner fails to provide true and complete information to Sponsor within the Verification Window and Sponsor fails to receive permission from third party rightsholders to use Provisional Grand Prize Winner’s vehicle Entry in a future release of Gran Turismo for the PlayStation® console, the Prize will be deemed forfeited, Sponsor will not have any obligation to deliver the Grand Prize to the Provisional Grand Prize Winner, and an alternate winner will be selected. Non-compliance with these Official Rules, failure to return all required documentation by the stated deadline or Sponsor’s inability to contact the Provisional Grand Prize Winner (using the contact information provided in his or her Entr(ies)) within a reasonable time period, as determined by Sponsor’s sole discretion, may result in disqualification.
5. PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize winner will be chosen among all valid Entries received. The winner’s vehicle will be digitally recreated and appear in a future release of Gran Turismo for the PlayStation® console. The Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of this prize is $0.00. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in its sole discretion, unless such substitution is prohibited by law. Sponsor may disqualify a winner and select an alternate winner if Provisional Grand Prize Winner does not adhere to the Official Rules. Prizes are non-transferable. Sponsor need not substitute a prize based on the winner’s request. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify an Entry for any reason. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to this Promotion.
6. GRANT OF RIGHTS: Each Entrant is responsible for his or her Entry and the consequences of posting or publishing it. In connection with the Entry, each Entrant affirms, represents, and warrants that: (i) Entrant owns or has the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to use the Entry in the manner contemplated by Sponsor; and (ii) Entrant has obtained the written consent, release and permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the Entry to use that person’s name or likeness in the Entry and in the manner contemplated by Sponsor. By submitting an Entry to Sponsor, Entrant (i) waives any and all rights in and to any material submitted by Entrant in connection with this Promotion (including all moral and other rights of authorship); (ii) hereby acknowledges and agrees that Entries (including material submitted by Entrant in connection with the Promotion) become Sponsor’s property and will not be returned; and (iii) grants Sponsor the absolute right to edit, modify, publish, exploit and use an Entry, voice, actions, likeness, name, appearance, biographical material, written works, and all other information or materials that Entrant has provided or may provide in connection with this Promotion in any media, now known or hereafter devised, and in any manner, without further approval, permission or consideration, throughout the universe in perpetuity. Sponsor is under no obligation to use an Entry.
7. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Each Entry submitted (i) must be in keeping with the Sponsor’s image (as Sponsor determines in its sole discretion), (ii) may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, contain nudity, unlawful or plagiarized, (iii) must not be harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, profane, obscene, excessively violent, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive in any way, (iv) may not violate or encourage others to violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation, (v) may not defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or property right, (vii) may not include references to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, drug paraphernalia, firearms or any depiction or representation thereof and (viii) may not include any virus, worm, corrupt file, Trojan horse or other forms of corruptive code or content that may harm or compromise Sponsor’s web site or the proper conduct of the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the accuracy or truthfulness of any information contained within a submitted Entry. Sponsor has the right in its sole discretion to determine if any Entry is not appropriate for publication on the Site or for any other public release and if Entry is in compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify an Entry for any reason. In the event fewer Entries are received than the number of prizes to be awarded, Sponsor reserves the right to take action as it reasonably deems necessary under the circumstances. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to this Promotion.
8. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY: Sponsor and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, advertising and promotional agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate Entry information; human errors; technical malfunctions; failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions, or defects of any telephone network, computer online system, computer equipment, servers, providers, or software, including any injury or damage to Entrant's or any other person's computer relating to participation or inability to participate in the Promotion; inability to access the Site or upload information or data; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to telephone, computer, or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on telephone lines or the Internet or any website (including the Site) or for any other reason whatsoever; printing or other errors; or any combination thereof. Proof of uploading information or data or entering information at the Site is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Illegible, duplicate and incomplete Entries will be disqualified. False, fraudulent, or deceptive Entries or acts shall render Entrants ineligible and all associated Entries or Votes will be void.
9. INDEMNITY: Entrant shall indemnify and defend Sponsor its parent companies, each of Sponsor’s advertising agencies, and the officers, directors, employees, and agents of all of the foregoing and the successors and assigns of each of them, from and against actions, claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable counsel fees related to (i) Entrant’s use of any prize, (ii) the Sponsor’s use of any of the materials submitted by Entrant in connection with this Promotion or (iii) any intentional misconduct or negligence by Entrant in connection with this Promotion.
10. RELEASES: As a condition of participating in the Promotion, Entrants release Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries, agencies, divisions and affiliates from liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including property damage, personal injury and death that may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Promotion, or possession, acceptance or use of prize or participation in any Promotion-related activities and claims based on publicity rights, copyright or trademark infringement, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery.
11. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Provisional Grand Prize Winner and Confirmed Grand Prize Winner are subject to Sponsor’s verification. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Provisional Grand Prize Winner and Confirmed Grand Prize Winner must comply with the Official Rules, and receipt of prizes is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or unforeseen schedule changes that may limit an Entrant’s ability to participate in the Promotion, even if caused by Sponsor’s negligence. Sponsor has the sole discretion to modify, cancel or suspend this Promotion should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Promotion or Sponsor otherwise becomes incapable of running the Promotion as planned. Sponsor is not responsible for changes to Entrant’s contact information. No illegible, incomplete, forged or altered Entries will be accepted.Sponsor has the sole discretion to disqualify Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Promotion or engage in any conduct that is deemed, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to be harassing, detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Promotion or any other Entrant.
12. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION: Information collected in connection with the Promotion will be collected in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at playstation.com/legal/privacy-policy/. By participating in the Promotion, each entrant agrees to the terms of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
13. WINNER LIST: To obtain a winner list by mail, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Gran Turismo Awards 2025, 2207 Bridgepointe Parkway, CA 94404. Sponsor will send requested winner lists within 4-6 weeks after all prizes are awarded. Requests for the winner list must be received by November 22, 2025.
14. GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of Participants or Sponsor in connection with this Promotion are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of any other state’s laws. Participants hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and State Courts in San Mateo, California for the purposes of any suit related to the Promotion and waive any claim that they are not subject personally to the jurisdiction of said courts or that any such suit or other proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or improper venue.
15. SPONSOR: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, 2207 Bridgepointe Parkway San Mateo, CA 94404.
