Races & Time Trials

Races & Time Trials are a Side Mission in GTA Vice City Stories.

This is an optional endeavor, but it is required for 100% completion of the game. It's not time-sensitive, meaning it can be played at any point, even after the main storyline is completed.

This side activity is also present in GTA Online, Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto IV, GTA San Andreas, GTA Vice City, Grand Theft Auto III and GTA Liberty City Stories.

Races & Time Trials - Mission Details:

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the player can access several Races & Time Trials. Completing them all is required for 100% completion of the game.

GTA Vice City Stories Races & Time Trials

Races & Time Trials: Turismo

Unlocked by: When Funday Comes

Location: Sunshine Autos in Little Havana, Fairground in Vice Point

Rewards: Various amounts of cash

There are 9 races to complete in Turismo - 5 in the Vice City mainland and 4 in Vice Beach. Each race involves different vehicles, offers a different payout and they are all required for 100% completion of the game.

Vice City Mainland

Escobar Run-Way: The player must drive a motorcycle around the Fort Baxter Air Base and the Escobar International Airport. Entry fee: $100 Reward: $500
Downtown Showdown: This race is car-based and consists of several checkpoints throughout Downtown Vice City. Entry fee: $150 Reward: $600
Port Sports: The player must drive a motorcycle around Little Havana and Viceport. Entry fee: $200 Reward: $800
Rum & Salsa Sting: This race is car-based and consists of several checkpoints throughout Little Havana and Little Haiti. Entry fee: $250 Reward: $1000
Cuban Wheels: The player must drive a motorcycle around Little Havana and Little Haiti. Entry fee: $300 Reward: $1200

Vice Beach

Fools Rush: This race is car-based and consists of several checkpoints throughout Vice Point. Entry fee: $350 Reward: $1400
High Stakes Highway: The player must drive a motorcycle around Vice Point and Washington Beach. Entry fee: $400 Reward: $1600
Supercharged Circuit: This race is car-based and consists of several checkpoints throughout Ocean Beach. Entry fee: $500 Reward: $2000
Asphalt Assault: The player must drive a motorcycle around Ocean Beach and Washington Beach. Entry fee: $450 Reward: $1800

Races & Time Trials: Haiti Hover Race

How to start: Started by entering the Bovver '64 at the west of the Little Haiti junkyard.

Rewards: $500

The player needs to pass checkpoints on sea and land using the hovercraft, and is required to beat the time of 1:45. The reward for completing the mission is $500 and progress towards 100% completion.

Races & Time Trials: Harbor Hover Race

How to start: Started by entering the Bovver '64 east of the abandoned shacks off the coast of Ocean Beach.

Rewards: $500

The player needs to pass checkpoints on sea and land using the hovercraft, and is required to beat the time of 3:45. The reward for completing the mission is $500 and progress towards 100% completion.

Races & Time Trials: Playground Missions

How to start: Accessible by entering a parked PCJ-600 in 4 locations in Vice City.

Rewards: $500 / mission

There are 4 Playground missions to complete, two of which are exclusive to the PS2 version of the game:

Playground on the Town: The player must pass through 26 checkpoints in Downtown within a time limit of 1:35

Playground on the Point: The player must pass through 27 checkpoints in Vice Point within a time limit of 1:30

Playground on the Park (PS2): The player must pass through 25 checkpoints in Ocean Beach within a time limit of 1:10

Playground on the Dock (PS2): The player must pass through 27 checkpoints near Bayshore Avenue within a time limit of 1:15

Races & Time Trials: Crims on Wings

How to start: Accessible by entering a parked Biplane at the end of the diagonal runway of the Escobar International Airport.

Rewards: $500

The player must pilot a Biplane through several checkpoints scattered across Vice City, within a time limit of 4 minutes. Completing the challenge awards the player with $500 and progress towards 100% game completion.

Races & Time Trials: Crims on Water Wings

Crims on Water Wings GTA: VCS side mission

Unlocked by: From Zero to Hero

How to start: Accessible by entering the Skimmer behind the Vice City Lighthouse in Ocean Beach.

Rewards: $500

This mission is only available in the PS2 version of the game. The player must pilot a Skimmer plane through several checkpoints scattered across Vice City, within a time limit of 2:30 minutes. Completing the challenge awards the player with $500 and progress towards 100% game completion.

Races & Time Trials: Hyman Memorial O.D.T.

Hyman Memorial O.D.T. GTA: VCS side mission

How to start: Can be started by entering the Biplane found in the southernmost hangar on the west side of the Escobar International Airport.

Rewards: $500

This mission is only available in the PS2 version of the game. The player must compete in a triathlon during this challenge. The race begins in a Biplane, the player flying to a Jet Ski in Little Haiti. Afterwards, they cross the sea up to the Hyman Memorial Stadium where they get on a PCJ-600 and finish at the entrance of the stadium. The player must finish in under 4 minutes and 50 seconds in order to succeed the mission.

Races & Time Trials: Caddy Daddy

How to start: Can be started by entering the parked Caddy at the entrance of the Leaf Links Golf Club.

Rewards: $2500

The challenge consists of a three-lap race around the Leaf Links Golf Club. The player needs to pass through the checkpoints in the golf course in order to complete 3 laps in under 6 minutes. Completing the challenge awards the player $2500 and progress towards 100% game completion.

Races & Time Trials: Land, Sea and Air Ace

Land, Sea and Air Ace GTA: VCS side mission

How to start: Can be started by entering the parked Sanchez beside the Ocean Beach lighthouse.

Rewards: $500

The challenge consists of a tri-vehicle race across Vice City. The player starts on the Sanchez motorbike, going through checkpoints on the beach. Then, after jumping on a ramp, they switch to a Jet Ski and drive it up to Leaf Links, where they switch again, this time to a Sea Sparrow. The player must pass all the checkpoints in under 4:30 minutes to complete the challenge and earn $500 and progress towards 100% game completion.

Races & Time Trials: Watersports

Unlocked by: Say Cheese

How to start: Can be started by entering the parked Jet Ski behind the Film Studio on Prawn Island.

Rewards: $500 and the Wetsuit outfit

There are 8 different Jet Ski races to complete during the Watersports Courses, each more difficult than the previous. These are the times to beat for every course:

Course 1: 2:45
Course 2: 3:30
Course 3: 3:20
Course 4: 2:45
Course 5: 3:45
Course 6: 6:30
Course 7: 5:00
Course 8: 6:30

Completing all 8 courses awards the player $500 and the Wetsuit outfit.

Races & Time Trials: Sanchez Time Trials

Sanchez Time Trials GTA: VCS side mission

How to start: Can be started by entering the parked Sanchez at the dirt track in northern Downtown Vice City.

Rewards: $2500

There are 12 different Sanchez races to complete during the Sanchez Courses, each more difficult than the previous. These are the times to beat for every course:

Course 1: 1:55
Course 2: 1:35
Course 3: 2:00
Course 4: 1:20
Course 5: 1:40
Course 6: 2:25
Course 7: 2:10
Course 8: 2:05
Course 9: 2:10
Course 10: 2:55
Course 11: 3:00
Course 12: 2:55

Every course completed awards the player $100. Additionally, completing all 12 courses awards the player $2500 and progress towards 100% game completion.

Races & Time Trials: BMX Time Trials

How to start: Can be started by entering the parked BMX at the dirt track in northern Downtown Vice City.

Rewards: $2500

There are 8 different BMX races to complete during the BMX Courses, each more difficult than the previous. These are the times to beat for every course:

Course 1: 1:35
Course 2: 1:30
Course 3: 1:20
Course 4: 1:35
Course 5: 1:45
Course 6: 1:40
Course 7: 1:35
Course 8: 2:40

Every course completed awards the player $100. Additionally, completing all 8 courses awards the player $2500 and progress towards 100% game completion.

Races & Time Trials: Quadbike Time Trials

Quadbike Time Trials GTA: VCS side mission

How to start: Can be started by entering the parked Quad at the dirt track in northern Downtown Vice City.

Rewards: $2500

There are 4 different Quad races to complete during the Quad Courses, each more difficult than the previous. These are the times to beat for every course:

Course 1: 1:25
Course 2: 1:35
Course 3: 1:20
Course 4: 1:25

Every course completed awards the player $100. Additionally, completing all 4 courses awards the player $2500 and progress towards 100% game completion.