Racing · Spotted Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, August 27 2026
Racing
Circuit racing on a real track, dirt bike races and nitro-boosted street racing were all shown in the Extended Look. It is the most racing a GTA game has ever confirmed before launch.
Rockstar's Extended Look on August 27 2026 showed three kinds of racing. The headline is circuit racing at Gellhorn International Raceway, a purpose-built road course outside Port Gellhorn, with a lap counter, lap timer and race position displayed in the bottom right and rivals on the minimap. Jalopnik describes the field as race-prepared sedans and muscle cars. It is the first time a GTA game has had a proper track rather than street checkpoints.
Off the asphalt, Game Informer picks out Lucia racing a dirt bike against other bikes, ATVs and a car on an off-road course with jumps, and Red Bull's racing explainer adds an underground street racing mode with heavily modified cars and a nitro boost for an extra burst of speed. Game Informer also notes Lucia racing two other jet skis at sunset, which looks like a race but had no on-screen race UI to confirm it. Red Bull reports that Rockstar involved real racing drivers in development and that cars carry more weight through corners than in GTA 5.
Drag strips and oval tracks, one of them dirt, appear on the leaked map but were not in the Extended Look, and Red Bull lists them as unconfirmed along with refuelling. Prize money, race series structure, whether races are repeatable and how street races are started are all unknown until launch.
What we know
- Circuit racing shown at Gellhorn International Raceway with lap counter, timer and position HUD
- Dirt bike race shown with Lucia against bikes, ATVs and a car
- Street racing with modified cars and a nitro boost, per Red Bull
- A jet ski race at sunset is likely but had no race UI on screen
- Rockstar involved real racing drivers in development, per Red Bull
- Drag strips and oval tracks are leak-sourced and unconfirmed
- Rewards, race structure and how races are started are unconfirmed
Frequently asked
Can you race in GTA 6?+
Yes. The Extended Look on August 27 2026 showed circuit racing at Gellhorn International Raceway with a lap counter and position on screen, a dirt bike race, and street racing with nitro. How races are entered and what they pay is unconfirmed.
Does GTA 6 have nitro?+
In street racing, yes. Red Bull's racing explainer, based on the Extended Look, describes a nitro boost that gives modified cars an extra burst of speed. Whether it is available outside races is unconfirmed.