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2012 Superleague season

Competition	Superleague
Title Sponsor	SimInk
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	18
Mod base	Custom (Based on F1RFT 2011)
Carshape base	F1 2011 (F1RFT)
Engine Supplier(s)	Multiple
Tyre Supplier(s)	Pirelli
Drivers
Teams	13
Drivers' Champion	TBC
Teams' Champion	TBC
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The SimInk 2012 Superleague season is the 13th GPVWC Superleague season. In April 2012 it was announced that SimInk had became the title sponsor of the GPVWC Superleague.

Report

SimInk became the title sponsor of the Superleague in 2012.

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Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2012 participation.

Superleague Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, Wales	Nordsjoen	NR005	Mercedes FO-108Y	P	0	Jarl Teien	6-7	Adam Rouse Nico Schweinzer Ben Warren
						1	Joe Consiglio	1-5
						2	Pavel Loknovski	1-7
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymno, Greece	Red Archer		Renault RS27-2012	P	3	David Jundt	1-7	Jason Muscat Dale Stones
						4	Janne Tanskanen	1-7
Draig Racing	Hirwaun, Wales	Draig		Mercedes FO-108X	P	5	Lee Morris	1-7	Keith Storrie Scott Woodwiss Dale Carrick
						6	Ryan Walker	1, 3
							Keith Storrie	2, 5-7
							Dale Carrick	4
Midnight Motorsport	Manchester, England	Midnight	MM-02	Ferrari 056	P	7	Nick Rowland	1-7	Alex Cooper Jamez Shepherd Simon Melhuish
						8	Lukas Euler	1-7
Woods Racing	Southampton, England	Woods		Honda RA812E	P	9	Kieran Ryan	1-7	Boyd Bryson
						10	Tom Parker	1-7
Hawkeye Racing	Kendal, England	Hawkeye		Renault RS27-2011	P	11	Bart De Vos	1-2, 4-7	Ric Scott Vinodh Moodley Paul Parkinson
							Vinodh Moodley	3
						12	Lewis Redshaw	1-7
Synergetic Motorsport	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Synergetic		Toyota RVX-12	P	14	Jon MacLean	1	Jon MacLean Georgios Davakos
							Liam Hatchell	2-3
							Georgios Davakos	6
						15	Ojay Clark	1-7
Constant Racing	St.Helens, England	Constant	CR-SL12	Volkswagen VW211	P	16	Mark Stanton	1-7	Teemu Toikka Ryan Walker William Ponissi
						17	David Stanton	1-7
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST Racing		Holden V82012	P	18	Tom Eley	1-2, 5	Scott Bennett
							Scott Bennett	4, 6
						19	Mark Fuller	1, 3-5
							Scott Bennett	2
Red 5 Racing	Aberdare, Wales	Red 5	R5R-005	Ferrari 056B	P	20	Ben Morgan	1, 3-4, 7	William Tringas Geoff Meade
							William Tringas	2
							Geoff Meade	5-6
						21	Gavin Thomas	1-7
Nijo Racing	Nantwich, England	Nijo	NR-12	Cosworth CA2012	P	22	Abdel Damghi	1-2, 4-5	Abdel Damghi Chris Williamson Samuli Leinonen
							Samuli Leinonen	3
							Chris Williamson	6-7
						23	Ruud Heesterbeek	1-4
Kernow Sport	St.Austell, England	Kernow	MW1	Audi AS2012	P	24	Mark Wicks	1-7	Jarl Teien Philip Cullen
						25	Simon Cattell	1-7
Green Stripes Racing	Muehlen, Germany	Green Stripes		BMW P867	P	26	Christoph Lichtenstein	1-2	Dave Carr-Smith Chris Allen
							Dave Carr-Smith	4-7
						27	Matt Clipp	1-2, 4-5, 7
							Christoph Lichtenstein	6

Team changes

• Williamson Dynamics had been a fading force in 2011 and after a notable absence in the closing stages of the season, the team formally withdrew from the Superleague at the end of the 2011 season.
• Computrac Motorsports were rebranded as Red 5 Racing for 2012 following Gavin Thomas's takeover of the team half way through the previous season. This marked a full circle for the team which had originally started as Red 5 at the beginning of the 2010 season.

New entries

The number of teams was expanded to 13, meaning that 2 new constructors were able to join the Superleague in 2012 and both came from existing Supercup outfits.

• Cornish team Kernow Sport were the first to be assigned a place on the Superleague grid much to the delight of team owner Mark Wicks. Kernow had been an established name in the Masters Series and Supercup competitions and announced a strong starting lineup with Masters Champion Simon Cattell partnering veteran Wicks.
• The 2nd team to be accepted was the German outfit Green Stripes, who had previously run in other GPVWC competitions under the names 'CP Lotus' and 'Force Lotus'. Led by Christoph Lichtenstein, they announced a lineup consisting of Lichtenstein himself, Matt Clipp and most impressively Dave Carr-Smith as test driver.

Driver changes

• Pavel Loknovski became full time race driver for Nordsjoen Racing after impressing in the latter stages of the 2011 season.
• Former world champion Janne Tanskanen joined Red Archer for a bargain price due to concerns about Jason Muscat and the forced absence of Gregg Lawson.
• Ryan Walker rejoined Draig Racing after previously announcing himself elsewhere for 2012. Phil Perkins, who drove for the Welsh team in 2011, became team principal for Hawkeye Racing.
• Midnight Motorsport replaced Dave Carr-Smith with German sensation Lukas Euler. Carr-Smith then joined Green Stripes Racing as star test driver.
• Woods Racing lost their veteran driver Mark Wicks after six seasons as he took the big step into team management. Young gun Tom Parker joined the team after a tough driver search, hoping to prove himself after a stop-start 2011 season.
• Hawkeye Racing signed the talented Lewis Redshaw to partner Bart de Vos.
• At Synergetic Motorsport the young Liam Hatchell moved up from a reserve berth to become lead driver. Ojay Clark was also signed up after driving for the team near the end of the season. Christoph Lichtenstein left to pursue his team management career and there was no place for Sam Millar who remains a free agent.

2012 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Time
							Laps	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	Sunny	rFactor v1255	8th March	58	19:00
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Sunny	rFactor v1255	22nd March	56	19:00
3	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	Sunny	rFactor v1255	5th April	55	19:00
4	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	Sunny	rFactor v1255	19th April	70	19:00
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	Sunny	rFactor v1255	3rd May	66	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	Sunny	rFactor v1255	17th May	78	19:00
7	SimInk Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	Sunny	rFactor v1255	31st May	70	19:00
8	SimInk Korean Grand Prix	Korean GP	Korean International Circuit, Yeongam	Sunny	rFactor v1255	14th June	55	19:00
9	Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	Sunny	rFactor v1255	28th June	58	19:00
10	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	Sunny	rFactor v1255	12th July	52	19:00
11	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	Sunny	rFactor v1255	26th July	53	19:00
12	SimInk Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	Sunny	rFactor v1255	9th August	44	19:00
13	Dutch Grand Prix	Dutch GP	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Sunny	rFactor v1255	23rd August	70	19:00
14	Indian Grand Prix	Indian GP	Buddh International Circuit	Sunny	rFactor v1255	6th September	60	19:00
15	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	TBA	Sunny	rFactor v1255	20th September	???	19:00
16	SimInk Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	Sunny	rFactor v1255	4th October	71	19:00
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie	Sunny	rFactor v1255	18th October	53	19:00
18	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	Sunny	rFactor v1255	1st November	61	19:00

Testing

The 2012 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	9th Feb 2012	Circuito de Jerez
Preseason Test #2	16th Feb 2012	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
Preseason Test #3	23rd Feb 2012	Red Bull Ring
Preseason Test #4	1st Mar 2012	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Midseason Test #1	12th Apr 2012	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
Midseason Test #2	5th Jul 2012	Hockenheimring

Calendar changes

• The calendar has been reduced to just 18 Grand Prix for 2012 - 2 less than the previous season. This was allow races to be spaced two weeks apart in order to guarantee enough time for an increased amount of coverage to the events.

Rule changes

Research & Development

• A new area was introduced in the R&D system for 2012 - fuel efficiency. As different engines have far different fuel consumption rates, teams would be able to devote some RD energies to improving theirs in an attempt to give their drivers an extra advantage come race day. In addition, fuel efficiency values were made known to managers when bidding for engines - one more factor to keep into account when making a balanced choice.
• Changes were also made to the development system to allow greater variations in both the cost and pace of development at the discretion of each individual manager in order to make the system much more flexible.

Team Personnel

The biggest new feature of 2012, however, was to be the GPVWC Team Personnel. Teams were able to hire key personnel members before the start of the season - namely the Chief Designer, the Commercial Manager and the Chief Mechanic. Each individual, for whom teams would need to outbid their rivals, possessed hidden statistics relative to his or her quality - statistics that were only partially disclosed to the teams. Each of their abilities have a repercussion on the team's ability to improve certain areas.

• The Chief Designer improves R&D by decreasing (or increasing!) the number of RD points necessary for any given update, or the time needed to develop it. Each Designer has some strong points and weak points in any of the areas, and will thus influence the way a car is developed.
• The Commercial Manager is able to lower the marketing requirements needed when seeking sponsors and/or increase the amount of money the latter bring in.
• The Chief Mechanic influences the speed of the team's pitstops and the likeliness of problems/random delays appearing.

Testing

The 2012 season saw the introduction of a new in-season testing system - tests were reduced in length to two hours and the maximum number of laps was lowered to 40 with each lap yielding more RD points. Furthermore, the number of in-season tests was reduced to just two - one in the early stages of the season and one halfway through it - with more importance given to Free Practice.

Qualifying

For 2012 the 2-phase qualifying system from the previous season had been dropped in favour of a return to a simpler 1 session format. The 2012 qualifying sessions run for just 15 minutes with all drivers able to set as many timed laps as possible. However a limited parc ferme rule is in place and rules on the use of the escape key have been tightened.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:23.643)	Lukas Euler (1:24.780)	Lukas Euler	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:33.967)	Lukas Euler (1:34.630)	Lukas Euler	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
3	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:36.068)	Lukas Euler (1:37.518)	Nick Rowland	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
4	Hungarian Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:16.808)	Lukas Euler (1:18.120)	Nick Rowland	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:16.728)	Lukas Euler (1:18.038)	Lukas Euler	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:11.428)	Lukas Euler (1:12.525)	Lee Morris	Draig-Mercedes	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:12.846)	Lukas Euler (1:13.737)	Lukas Euler	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
8	Korean Grand Prix	Lukas Euler (1:35.413)	Lukas Euler (1:36.644)	Lukas Euler	Midnight-Ferrari	Report
9	Turkish Grand Prix		(-)			Report
10	British Grand Prix		(-)			Report
11	Italian Grand Prix		(-)			Report
12	Belgian Grand Prix		(-)			Report
13	Dutch Grand Prix		(-)			Report
14	Indian Grand Prix		(-)			Report
15	United States Grand Prix		(-)			Report
16	Brazilian Grand Prix		(-)			Report
17	Japanese Grand Prix		(-)			Report
18	Singapore Grand Prix		(-)			Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers standings

Pos Driver AUS CHN UAE HUN ESP MON CAN KOR TUR GBR ITA BEL NED IND USA BRA JPN SIN Points 1 Nick Rowland 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 84 2 Lukas Euler 1 1 2 6 1 Ret 1 77 3 Lee Morris 2 3 4 3 4 1 4 71 4 Dave Carr-Smith 2 5 3 3 38 5 Joe Consiglio 3 5 3 4 Ret 34 6 Janne Tanskanen 4 6 Ret 8 3 Ret 7 30 7 Simon Cattell Ret 8 5 5 6 6 9 27 8 Pavel Loknovski 7 10 6 7 7 8 8 24 9 Ruud Heesterbeek Ret 4 Ret 10 Ret 4 6 22 10 Jarl Teien 5 5 12 11 Tom Parker 6 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret 11 11 12 David Jundt 13 Ret 11 14 8 7 10 8 13 Mark Stanton 11 13 8 12 Ret 9 14 5 14 Lewis Redshaw 9 12 9 15 10 Ret 16 5 15 Ojay Clark Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret 11 13 4 16 Tom Eley 8 Ret - - Ret - - 3 17 Keith Storrie 9 - - Ret 13 12 2 18 Bart De Vos Ret Ret - Ret 9 DNS Ret 2 19 Geoff Meade 11 10 - 1 20 David Stanton 14 16 10 13 Ret Ret 18 1 21 Ryan Walker 10 - Ret - - - - 1 - Kieran Ryan Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret DSQ 15 0 - Mark Wicks 12 14 12 16 12 12 19 0 - Gavin Thomas Ret 15 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret 0 - Mark Fuller Ret - Ret 19 13 - - 0 - Vinodh Moodley - - 14 - - - - 0 - Abdel Damghi 15 Ret - Ret Ret - - 0 - Matt Clipp Ret 17 - 17 Ret - 17 0 - Scott Bennett - Ret - 18 - DNS - 0 - William Tringas - 18 - - - - - 0 - Chris Williamson Ret 20 0 - Ben Morgan Ret - Ret Ret - - Ret 0 - Jon MacLean Ret - - - - - - 0 - Christoph Lichtenstein Ret Ret - - - Ret - 0 - Liam Hatchell Ret Ret - - - - 0 - Samuli Leinonen Ret - - - - 0 - Dale Carrick Ret - - - 0 Pos Driver AUS CHN UAE HUN ESP MON CAN KOR TUR GBR ITA BEL NED IND USA BRA JPN SIN Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
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Constructors standings

Pos Constructor Car No. AUS CHN UAE HUN ESP MON CAN KOR TUR GBR ITA BEL NED IND USA BRA JPN SIN Points 1 Midnight-Ferrari 7 5 2 1 1 2 2 2 161 8 1 1 2 6 1 Ret 1 2 Draig-Mercedes 5 2 3 4 3 4 1 4 74 6 10 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 3 Nordsjoen-Mercedes 1 3 5 3 4 Ret 5 5 70 2 7 10 6 7 7 8 8 4 Green Stripes-BMW 26 Ret Ret - 2 5 Ret 3 38 27 Ret 17 - 17 Ret 3 17 5 Red-Archer-Renault 3 13 Ret 11 14 8 7 10 38 4 4 6 Ret 8 3 Ret 7 6 Kernow-Audi 24 12 14 12 16 12 12 19 27 25 Ret 8 5 5 6 6 9 7 Nijo-Cosworth 22 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 22 23 Ret 4 Ret 10 Ret 4 6 8 Woods-Honda 9 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret DSQ 15 11 10 6 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret 11 9 Hawkeye-Renault 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 9 DNS Ret 7 12 9 12 9 15 10 Ret 16 10 Constant-Volkswagen 16 11 13 8 12 Ret 9 14 6 17 14 16 10 13 Ret Ret 18 11 Synergetic-Toyota 14 Ret Ret Ret - - DNS - 4 15 Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret 11 13 12 ST-Holden 18 8 Ret - 18 Ret DNS - 3 19 Ret Ret Ret 19 13 - - 13 Red 5-Ferrari 20 Ret 18 Ret Ret 11 10 Ret 1 21 Ret 15 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Pos Constructor Car No. AUS CHN UAE HUN ESP MON CAN KOR TUR GBR ITA BEL NED IND USA BRA JPN SIN Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.