Championship

Championship is a series of unlocking events in Asphalt 8: Airborne introduced in the Championship Update. While its basic premise is similar to Research & Development and Enduro Double Down, Championship is instead based on Formula One racing, with Time Attack races, Elimination races, and Grand Finales. Prior to Munich Update, the only brands involved were McLaren and Porsche. As of Munich Update, a manufacturer-neutral Championship interface exists to allow more vehicles use this type of event.

Game Elements
Similar to Quality Checks in R&D, in Championship you have to collect Race Trophies. Each Qualifier has three Goals, that equals one Race Trophy, a Main Goal, and two Secondary Goals (Second and Third Goal). In order to obtain the Race Trophy from a Secondary Goal, you have to fulfill the Main Goal as well. The third Goal is only available, if you have fulfilled the second Goal. The Goals can be skipped by paying Tokens, however, Goals are skipped one-by-one (in contrast to the R&D's Auto-Test function, which automatically skips a test and is priced based on how many Quality Checks the player has obtained in the test).
 * Race Trophies and Goals

Trophies award Credits, Tokens, and Championship Boxes, which grant cards usable for the car being involved. In the Porsche Update, Porsche Championships also award Blueprints for the car being involved, but to get all, the player must get at least 110 Trophies and finish all 8 Grand Finales.

The Championship introduced also two new race modes: Time Attack and Grand Finale. In Auto-start/Time Attack, the player is dropped into the middle of a race and has to take over the wheel at some point to reach the end of the track in time; in the Grand Finale, the player needs to make the rev needle land in a green or blue zone in order to get a good start; the race otherwise becomes a 2-lap Classic race. This feature is similar to the starting mechanism in the CSR Racing series.
 * Time Attack and Grand Finale

The McLaren Championship-unlockable cars have 10 Pro Kit levels in place of the MAX Upgrades and 5 Pro Kit levels that all other cars usually have. Depending on the class of the car, the engine required may either be a Serial Racing Engine or a Custom Racing Engine.
 * Upgrades

The Porsche Championship-unlockable cars are like normal cars: with 5 MAX Upgrade levels and 5 Pro Kit levels. For Porsche cars, the engine may either be a High-Grade Engine or Exceptional Engine.

In the McLaren Championship, the leaderboard determines the player's team's current standing. Completing Qualifiers and Grand Finales increases the player's team's standing and pushes them closer towards 1st place. When all Grand Finales are completed, the player's team is in 1st place.
 * Leaderboard

To complete a Championship, complete all 8 Grand Finales. Upon doing so, the car is rewarded. In the case of the Porsche Championship, the last set of Blueprints is rewarded, allowing the player to assemble the car.
 * Completion

Although the Championship's Grand Finales are now completed, the player can still choose to go back and finish qualifiers for additional trophies and prizes. The player's Hall of Fame is decorated with a Championship section, indicating which Championships the player has completed, along with the number of trophies (upon completing the last Grand Finale) for each completed Championship. If the player has collected all 342 trophies for that Championship, the tab showing the completed Championship is shown with a golden trophy.

Championship Events
The currently established pattern of special events always started with a Championship, follows it up with an R&D event, and finishes with an EDD. As of the Car Blueprints Update, this pattern has been broken.

McLaren M14A
This event was launched as the first Championship on December 14, 2016, later followed by the Arash AF10's Research &amp; Development event. Locations include:
 * Azure Coast
 * Barcelona
 * Rio de Janeiro
 * French Guiana
 * Iceland
 * Tokyo
 * Nevada
 * Azure Coast (repeat)

Players are given 8 days once they start the Championship.

McLaren Mercedes MP4-25
This event was launched as the second Championship on January 13, 2017, after the Aston Martin One-77's Enduro Double Down event. Locations include:
 * Nevada
 * Azure Coast
 * Tokyo
 * Venice
 * Iceland
 * Alps
 * Barcelona
 * Rio de Janeiro

Players are given 8 days once they start the Championship.

McLaren MP4/8
This event was launched as the third Championship in the Lunar New Year 2017 Update on February 20, 2017, after the Lamborghini Aventador SV's Enduro Double Down event. Locations include:
 * Dubai
 * London
 * French Guiana
 * Tokyo
 * Patagonia
 * Venice
 * Nevada
 * Alps

Players are given 9 days once they start the Championship.

McLaren MP4-31
This event was published as the fourth Championship in the Car Blueprints Update on March 29, 2017, after the Weber Faster One's Enduro Double Down event. Locations include:
 * French Guiana
 * Barcelona
 * Patagonia
 * Azure Coast
 * Iceland
 * Venice
 * Rio de Janeiro
 * Tokyo

Players are given 10 days once they start the Championship.

The event was revived on September 22, 2017 after the Ducati SuperSport S' R&amp;D

Porsche Cayman GT4
This event was published as the fifth Championship and first event of the Porsche Motor Series in the Porsche Update on June 7, 2017, after the Arash AF10's Research & Development event. Locations include:
 * Rio de Janeiro
 * The Great Wall
 * London
 * French Guiana
 * Venice
 * Alps
 * Tenerife
 * San Diego Harbor

Players are given 7 days once they start the Championship.

Porsche 959
This event was published as the sixth Championship and second event of the Porsche Motor Series in the Porsche Update, on June 15, 2017, after the Porsche Cayman GT4's Championship event. Locations include:
 * Alps
 * Patagonia
 * French Guiana
 * Rio de Janeiro
 * Tenerife
 * Tokyo
 * Venice
 * London

Players are given 7 days once they start the Championship.

Due to Windows version of Munich Update being delayed, the event was revived in October 2017 for Windows users only, in place of the Kawasaki Z800 Championship. It was later revived on Android and iOS during said update, after the McLaren 650S GT3's R&amp;D event.

Porsche 718 Boxster S
This event was published as the seventh Championship and fourth event of the Porsche Motor Series in the Porsche Update, on July 10, 2017, after the Porsche 911 GT3 RS's Research &amp; Development event. Locations include:
 * Azure Coast
 * Nevada
 * Barcelona
 * The Great Wall
 * San Diego Harbor
 * Dubai
 * Tokyo
 * Alps

Players are given 7 days once they start the Championship.

Kawasaki Z800
This event was published as the ninth Championship in the Munich Update, on October 24, 2017 on Android and iOS, and on November 2, 2017 on Windows, after the Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV's revived Enduro Double Down event. Locations include: Players are given 7 days once they start the Championship.
 * Munich Subway
 * Azure Coast
 * Tokyo
 * Venice
 * Iceland
 * Alps
 * Barcelona
 * London

Arrinera Hussarya GT
This event was published as the tenth Championship in the Munich Update, on November 9, 2017 on Android and iOS, and on X Windows, after the McLaren 650S GT3 's R&amp;D event. Locations include:

Honda Civic Type R
This event was published as the eleventh Championship in the Munich Update, on  Android and iOS, and on Windows, after the 's revived event. Locations include:

McLaren Championship
Welcome to the McLaren Championship! Strap in for a high-speed contest to win the best racing cars around!
 * Welcome

Complete all the rounds on a tour around the world. Be the best to get [Championship boss car name].
 * Tours

The Leaderboard shows your rank in the Championship. Claim the top spot and complete all the Tours to win the [Championship boss car name].
 * The Leaderboard

The ultimate challenge of each Tour! Beat 7 rival racers to give your ranking a huge boost.
 * Grand Finale

But not everyone gets into the Grand Finale! You must complete the Main Goal of each Qualifier by beating its Best Time to qualify.
 * Qualifiers

This mode may appear in some tours. There's a timer in the race and every time it gets to zero, whoever is in last place is eliminated. Then the timer resets and the process starts again. Last one standing wins!
 * Elimination

Each Qualifier also has 2 additional Goals! They are unlocked as you complete the previous goals. Complete as many Goals as you can to earn trophies.
 * Secondary Goals

Trophies grant you special rewards from the McLaren Team! You can replay Qualifiers as many times as you want to complete every Goal.
 * Trophies

You were just the backup driver on a high-profile racing team. But the star of your team took a dive, placing you rock-bottom in the standings.
 * Last Chance! (McLaren M14A)

But now it's your time to shine! Get your team in gear and make a break for the Championship!

A car as special as the McLaren deserves a driver that understands its power. Race, upgrade, and beat this season to keep this magnificent speedster as your own!
 * Rising Star! (McLaren Mercedes MP4-25)

You've just created your own racing team with dreams of winning it all, and this is your first year in the competition. Lucky for you, a sponsor sees your potential and is willing to get you started with the amazing new McLaren MP4/8. But unlucky for you, starting positions on the leaderboards are based on last year's rankings. Good luck rising to the top!
 * Prove It! (McLaren MP4/8)

You used to be a proud member of the invincible Roaring Thunder racing team. Then you discovered the secret of their success: cheating. To protect your reputation, you and a handful of crew members left Roaring Thunder to start your own team. But you've got a long way to go before you can give those cheaters a good honest thrashing on the leaderboard.
 * Second Chance! (McLaren MP4-31)

Porsche Championship
Welcome to the Porsche Championship Event! Now's your chance to drive some of the world's most iconic cars and perhaps even earn one as a reward!
 * Welcome

Complete all the rounds on a tour around the world. Be the best and earn a [Championship boss car name].
 * Tours

The ultimate challenge of each Tour! Beat 7 rival racers to move one step closer toward the ultimate prize! Win all of the Grand Finales and the car of your dreams will be all yours!
 * Grand Finale

Not just everyone makes it into the Grand Finale! Complete the Main Goal of each Qualifier by beating its Best Time to qualify.
 * Qualifiers

This mode may appear in some tours. During the race, a timer will count down. Every time it gets to zero, whoever is in last place will be eliminated. Then the timer resets and the process starts again. Last one driving wins!
 * Elimination

Each Qualifier also has 2 additional Goals! They are unlocked as you complete the previous goals. Complete as many Goals as you can to earn trophies.
 * Secondary Goals

Trophies grant you special rewards from the Porsche Team! You can replay Qualifiers as many times as you want to complete every Goal.
 * Trophies

Bugs
On iOS, mostly when the tires have been refilled, the Race cannot be started, instead being blocked with the following message: "An error has occurred. (Error 3000x/3100x)"

The only solution is to close and reboot the game.

This error can also occur on other platforms, usually due to a poor Internet connection.

In the Porsche Update, a new bug was introduced where the Porsche Championship is sometimes replaced with the McLaren M14A Championship.

Trivia

 * The sound effect that is played upon collecting a reward in Championship was earlier used in R&D.
 * Unlike in R&D and EDD, all Championship races have no traffic except for the fixed, stationary traffic in Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro (Ipanema Showdown & Rapido Park).
 * In the Car Blueprints Update, the text that determines how many trophies are needed until the next reward now says "Trophy(ies)".
 * In the Porsche Update, the prize list now displays the number of Grand Finales completed to win the final prize.