The tours in Mario Kart Tour are the main events of the game, each one consisting of a number of cups and lasting for two weeks. To progress through a tour, players collect Grand Stars by achieving points in the cups. Interspersed between the cups are Tour Gifts and free pipe launches that reward the player with various items. For the duration of a tour, the player can complete two sets of challenges (three if the player has a Gold Pass) to earn extra Grand Stars, although the second set is not available until the second week. Each tour introduces new content to the game, such as new drivers, gliders, karts, and courses.
Unlocking criteria[edit]
The following table lists the number of Grand Stars required to unlock each cup and Tour Gift. Up until the Mario Bros. Tour, the next cup would not be unlocked until the latest cup had been cleared, regardless if the player had the required amount of Grand Stars, although Tour Gifts are available immediately after meeting the required amount. From the Baby Rosalina Tour onward, Tour Gifts are still unlockable, although all cups no longer require Grand Stars to unlock, meaning they can be played in any order.
In all tours, there is a time availability system for the later cups. Up until the 2019 Halloween Tour, by default, the ninth and tenth cups of each tour were not available until the second day, the eleventh and twelfth not until the fourth day, the thirteenth and fourteenth not until the sixth day, and the fifteenth and sixteenth not until the second week; although players could unlock them faster by using quick tickets. From the Paris Tour onward, the availability time was changed to one cup being unlocked every successive day (the ninth cup on the second day, the tenth on the third, and so on. From the Baby Rosalina Tour onward, the eighth cup is the first unlockable cup instead due to the reduced number of cups.
Also introduced in the Baby Rosalina Tour, the player can unlock at least two free pipe launches from the first week's pipe with Grand Stars. From the Wild West Tour onward, the second half of the free pipe launches are from the second week's pipe (except in the New Year's 2021 Tour, where only the last two were from the second week's pipe).
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
16th |
17th |
18th |
19th |
20th |
21st |
22nd |
23rd |
24th |
25th
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New York Tour – Halloween Tour
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Gift
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48 |
64 |
80 |
100 |
118 |
132 |
152 |
170 |
192 |
210 |
230 |
250 |
270 |
295 |
305 |
310 |
315 |
320 |
325 |
330 |
335 |
340 |
345
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Cup
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0 |
10 |
32 |
48 |
64 |
82 |
102 |
120 |
132 |
157 |
170 |
197 |
210 |
235 |
255 |
285
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Paris Tour – Mario Bros. Tour
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Gift
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39 |
52 |
67 |
84 |
99 |
108 |
120 |
135 |
150 |
167 |
184 |
200 |
218 |
233 |
250 |
262 |
275 |
288 |
300 |
313 |
330 |
340 |
350 |
360 |
370
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Cup
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0 |
10 |
26 |
39 |
52 |
67 |
84 |
99 |
108 |
120 |
135 |
152 |
169 |
186 |
203 |
220 |
235 |
252
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Baby Rosalina Tour – Yoshi Tour
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Gift
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30 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 |
105 |
120 |
150 |
165 |
180 |
195 |
210 |
225 |
240 |
255 |
270
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Pipe
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15 |
135
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Trick Tour
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Gift
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30 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 |
105 |
120 |
150 |
165 |
180 |
210 |
225 |
240 |
255 |
270
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Pipe
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15 |
135 |
190
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Flower Tour – Los Angeles Tour, Sunset Tour
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Gift
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30 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
90 |
105 |
120 |
150 |
165 |
180 |
200 |
210 |
220 |
225 |
230 |
235 |
240 |
245 |
250 |
260 |
265 |
270
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Pipe
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15 |
135 |
190 |
255
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1st Anniversary Tour, New Year's 2021 Tour
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Gift
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15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
120 |
140 |
160 |
180 |
200 |
210 |
220 |
230 |
235 |
240 |
245 |
250 |
255 |
260 |
265 |
270
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Pipe
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10 |
70 |
135 |
190 |
225 |
255
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Halloween Tour (2020)
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Gift
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15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
120 |
140 |
160 |
180 |
200 |
210 |
220 |
230 |
235 |
240 |
245 |
250 |
255 |
260 |
265 |
270
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Pipe
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10 |
135 |
190 |
255
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Mario vs. Luigi Tour – Rosalina Tour, Berlin Tour onward
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Gift
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15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
80 |
100 |
120 |
140 |
160 |
180 |
200 |
210 |
220 |
230 |
235 |
240 |
245 |
250 |
255 |
260 |
265 |
270
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Pipe
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15 |
135 |
190 |
255
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Tracks in gray debuted during the respective tour. "N" indicates a normal course, "R" a reversed course, "T" a trick course, and "R/T" a reversed trick course. Course variations in blue were newly added to the game, variations in green were used in previous tours, and variations in red text have not yet made a reappearance. Cup icons with darkened cells indicate newly added cups.
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Duration: August 25, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – September 8, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
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Coin Rush course Tokyo Blur 3
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Spotlights
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Driver
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Kart
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Glider
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Drivers
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Karts
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Gliders
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Daisy (Yukata)
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Festival Girl
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Crimson Crane
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Peach (Kimono), Mario (Hakama), and Mario (Happi)
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Quickshaw, Kabuki Dasher, and Glam Bruiser
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Purple Oilpaper Umbrella, Full Flight, and Fireworks Parachute
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Ranked cup
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Ranked cup
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Duration: October 6, 2020, 11:00 p.m. (PT) – October 20, 2020, 10:59 p.m. (PT)
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Coin Rush course New York Minute 3
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Spotlights
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Drivers
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Drivers
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Pauline, Mario (Hakama), Peach (Vacation), Waluigi (Bus Driver), and Rosalina (Aurora)
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Mario (Musician), Peach (Kimono), Shy Guy (Pastry Chef), Baby Rosalina (Detective), and Wario (Hiker)
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Ranked cup
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Ranked cup
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Duration: December 15, 2020, 10:00 p.m. (PT) – December 29, 2020, 9:59 p.m. (PT)
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Coin Rush course 3DS Rosalina's Ice World
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Spotlights
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Drivers
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Karts
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Gliders
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Drivers
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Karts
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Gliders
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Fire Rosalina
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Apple Kart
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Butterfly Prism
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Rosalina (Halloween), Rosalina (Aurora), and Rosalina (Swimwear)
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Poison Apple Kart, Comet Tail, and Blue Soda
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Wicked Wings, Luma Parafoil, and Great Sail
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Ranked cup
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Ranked cup
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Duration: December 29, 2020, 10:00 p.m. (PT) – January 12, 2021, 9:59 p.m. (PT)
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Coin Rush course SNES Vanilla Lake 1
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Spotlights
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Drivers
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Karts
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Gliders
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Drivers
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Lakitu (Party Time), Toad (Party Time), and Pauline (Party Time)
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Party-Wing, Glam Bruiser, and Platinum Taxi
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New Year's Kite, Fireworks Parachute, and Heart Balloons
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Mario (Swimwear), Mario (Hakama), Mario (Chef), Mario (Happi), Builder Mario, Mario (SNES), Mario (Classic), Mario (Sunshine), and Mario (Halloween)
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Ranked cup
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Ranked cup
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