Races in Grand Theft Auto Online

Race is a competitive multiplayer gamemode in Grand Theft Auto Online, playable by up to 16 players at once. Racing is customizable to the hosts prefered options.

Variables

 * Class (i.e. Helicopters, Planes, Super Cars, Off-Road)
 * Race Track
 * Number of Laps from 1-99 (Not accesible in Point-to-Point races)
 * Traffic
 * Wanted Levels
 * Time of Day
 * Weather
 * Radio
 * Catch Up
 * Custom Vehicles
 * Split Times (Only available in one player races; Allows player to race against other players and themselves best times)

Vehicles
Below is a list of every available car, by class, from fastet to slowest.


 * Boats, planes and helicopters are not listed by speed.

This section is incomplete.

Super Cars

Sports

Sports Classic

Motorcycles

Muscle


 * Helicopters


 * Planes


 * Boats

GTA Race
A GTA Race is the same as a regular race, but with the inclusion of weapons, powerups and the ability to leave your vehicle to aquire a new one. Low tier weapons will also spawn along the track, albeit with very little ammo. When playing GTA Race's 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 blockades.

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

Powerups include: Powerups are not available in air based races.
 * Rockets - You gain the ability to fire 2 rockets from you vehicle by honking your horn. The rockets can be fired in reverse by looking behind you yourself with R3/RS.
 * Boost - Your car instantly reaches maximum speed, bypassing it's acceleration limits.
 * Repair - Your vehicle is intantly repaired to full health.

Rally Race
A rally race in a new mode introduced in GTA Online. It involves teams of 2 navigating through standard race tracks, with the driver being unable to see their destination. The co-driver has to provide directions to his teammate in the form of arrows displayed on the drivers screen, telling him when to turn. This mode is very difficult for inexperienced players, and is even more difficult without microphones to use as communications between teammates. Likewise, other teams cannot hear each other during a rally.

Point to Point
A point to point race is another new mode, introducing the concept of a race without laps, completed only by driving through many points, often spanning miles from the starting point. This allows for greater freedom in track design, ranging from simple straight corses through neighborhoods, to racing through massive, sprawling sewer systems. This mode can also be played in GTA mode.

Trivia

 * With the introduction of custom cars, races can become extremely dynamic.
 * It is possible to be killed by other players outside of GTA Races by being rammed by multiple cars at once.
 * Racing is one of, if not THE fastest method of making legitimate money on GTA Online, possibly netting over GTA$15,000 per race.