2013 Formula Challenge season
Competition | Formula Challenge |
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Title Sponsor | TBC |
Platform Used | rFactor v1.255 |
Rounds | 18 |
Mod Used | Custom |
Carshape | Formula 2 |
Engine Supplier(s) | GPVWC |
Tyre Supplier(s) | GPVWC |
Drivers | 56 |
Teams | 28 |
Drivers' Champion | Emanuel Gaczella |
Teams' Champion | SimInk Motorsport |
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The 2013 Formula Challenge season is the 2nd GPVWC Formula Challenge season.
Report
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Teams and drivers
The following teams have competed or confirmed their intention to compete in the 2013 season.
- 1 Falcon GP took part in the practice and qualifying sessions of the opening round in Australia, but failed to start either race
Other Entrants
The following constructors also entered the 2013 Formula Challenge season, but never competed in any official sessions:
Team changes
- Vod:Bul Racing was originally signed up to be part of the championship but just days before the first race it was promoted up to the Supercup following the withdrawal of Allen GP. Vod:Bul's slot was taken up by Tanskanen Racing, a Vod:Bul-affiliated team.
- SlipStream Racing and Vortex GP had initially signed up to take part in the series, but failing to attend any of the races, their slots were given to WCS Racing and DR Racing Kart, respectively, from the Hungarian round onwards. However, since the Monaco round, Vortex have attended, while DR Racing Kart have not.
New entries
- BackMarker Brigade, Fogel Motorsport and Edonis Engineering all made their débuts at the Malaysian Grand Prix.
- Multi21 Racing Team, formed as an off-shoot of the SimInk Motorsport team, made its début at the Austrian Grand Prix, along with nFinity eSports Racing and the SGP Team.
- WCS Racing made its on-track début at the Hungarian Grand Prix, along with Bower Allen Racing.
- Team Roxal made its début at Spain, technically.
- Pulse Racing made its début at the Turkish round, half-way through the season.
- YTF1 and Positive SimRacing were granted entry to the series shortly before the Belgian Grand Prix.
Driver changes
- Having temporary Replaced Ron Squire as team leader when he joined Squire Motorsports, Gav Mason announced before the Belgian Grand Prix that he will be withdrawing from the Formula Challenge, so Ron moves back up to Team leader, with Dimitris Tsioumanis moving up to Number two seat permanently for this season
2013 Calendar
Round | Race Title | Grand Prix | Circuit | Conditions | Mod | Date | Time | |||
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Race 1 | Race 2 | Track time | GMT | BST | ||||||
1 | Australian Grand Prix | Australian GP | Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne | Light showers | Partly Cloudy | rFactor v1255 | 26th February | 16:00 | 19:00 | |
2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | Malaysian GP | Sepang International Circuit, Selangor | Monsoon | Rainy | rFactor v1255 | 12th March | 16:00 | 19:00 | |
3 | Austrian Grand Prix | Austrian GP | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | Damp track | Dry | rFactor v1255 | 26th March | 14:00 | 19:00 | |
4 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungarian GP | Hungaroring, Budapest | Dry | Dry | rFactor v1255 | 9th April | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Spanish GP | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | Dry | Overcast | rFactor v1255 | 23rd April | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco GP | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | rFactor v1255 | 7th May | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Canadian GP | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | rFactor v1255 | 21st May | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
8 | Korean Grand Prix | Korean GP | Korean International Circuit, Yeongam | rFactor v1255 | 4th June | 15:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
9 | Turkish Grand Prix | Turkish GP | Istanbul Park, Istanbul | rFactor v1255 | 18th June | 15:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
10 | British Grand Prix | British GP | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | rFactor v1255 | 2nd July | 13:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
11 | Italian Grand Prix | Italian GP | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | rFactor v1255 | 16th July | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Belgian GP | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa | rFactor v1255 | 30th July | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
13 | French Grand Prix | French GP | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | rFactor v1255 | 13th August | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
14 | German Grand Prix | German GP | Nürburgring, Nürburg | rFactor v1255 | 27th August | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
15 | United States Grand Prix | United States GP | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | rFactor v1255 | 10th September | 13:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
16 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Abu Dhabi GP | Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island | rFactor v1255 | 24th September | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
17 | Japanese Grand Prix | Japanese GP | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie | rFactor v1255 | 8th October | 15:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | ||
18 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Brazilian GP | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | rFactor v1255 | 22nd October | 14:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Calendar changes
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Rule Changes
- The biggest change for this championship for 2013 will be to move race day to Tuesday evenings in the same week as Superleague and Supercup take place in order to guarantee three days of high-adrenaline racing. In addition these races will be run on the same tracks as the higher divisions in keeping with the career ladder concept.
- Formula Challenge will move to become more focused on the drivers who will be able to arrive-and-drive with more freedom than in the past. This will effectively mean that team entry requirements will be relaxed for Formula Challenge and enable new teams to join and establish themselves more quickly than before.
- A real game changer for the GPVWC, the introduction of a Dynamic Weather System will revolutionize racing in our series. The new plugin, produced by RFE, does not simply add wet tracks to the game: it is, crucially, a complete weather simulation, with atmospheric conditions changing throughout the race and being reflected by the levels of grip and temperature of the track. Improvements also include the formation of a drying line and wet tyre textures.
- The points structure will change slightly to reflect the one utilized in real life by MotoGP and will reward winners while still giving points to the top 15 placed drivers.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Qualifying: Team Mates head to head
Drivers standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Bold - Pole |
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Constructors standings
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Bold - Pole |
† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Preceded by: 2012 Formula Challenge season |
GPVWC Formula Challenge season 2013 |
Succeeded by: Current Season |