2012 Superleague season

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2012 Superleague season
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Competition Superleague
Title Sponsor SimInk
Platform Used RFactor.png 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
Superleague Seasons
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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)
Italy Nordsjøen Racing Wales Cardiff, Wales Nordsjoen NR005 Mercedes FO-108Y P 1 Malta Joe Consiglio 1-4 England Adam Rouse
Austria Nico Schweinzer
England Ben Warren
2 Estonia Pavel Loknovski 1-4
Greece Red Archer Virtual Racing Team Greece Rethymno, Greece Red Archer Renault RS27-2012 P 3 Switzerland David Jundt 1-4 Malta Jason Muscat
England Dale Stones
4 Finland Janne Tanskanen 1-4
Wales Draig Racing Wales Hirwaun, Wales Draig Mercedes FO-108X P 5 England Lee Morris 1-4 England Keith Storrie
England Dale Carrick
6 Scotland Ryan Walker 1, 3
England Keith Storrie 2
England Dale Carrick 4
England Midnight Motorsport England Manchester, England Midnight MM-02 Ferrari 056 P 7 England Nick Rowland 1-4 England Alex Cooper
Australia Jamez Shepherd
England Simon Melhuish
8 Germany Lukas Euler 1-4
England Woods Racing England Croydon, England Woods Honda RA812E P 9 Ireland Kieran Ryan 1-4 South Africa Boyd Bryson
Romania Dan Rusu
10 England Tom Parker 1-4
England Hawkeye Racing England Kendal, England Hawkeye Renault RS27-2011 P 11 Belgium Bart De Vos 1-2, 4 England Ric Scott
South Africa Vinodh Moodley
England Paul Parkinson
South Africa Vinodh Moodley 3
12 England Lewis Redshaw 1-4
Northern Ireland Synergetic Motorsport Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland Synergetic Toyota RVX-12 P 14 Scotland Jon MacLean 1 Scotland Jon MacLean
Greece Georgios Davakos
England Liam Hatchell 2-3
15 England Ojay Clark 1-4
England Constant Racing England St.Helens, England Constant CR-SL12 Volkswagen VW211 P 16 England Mark Stanton 1-4 Finland Teemu Toikka
Italy William Ponissi
17 England David Stanton 1-4
England ST Racing England Chandler's Ford, England ST Racing Holden V82012 P 18 England Tom Eley 1-2 England Scott Bennett
England Scott Bennett 4
19 England Mark Fuller 1, 3-4
England Scott Bennett 2
Wales Red 5 Racing Wales Aberdare, Wales Red 5 R5R-005 Ferrari 056B P 20 Wales Ben Morgan 1, 3-4 Australia William Tringas
England Geoff Meade
Australia William Tringas 2
21 Wales Gavin Thomas 1-4
England Nijo Racing England Nantwich, England Nijo NR-12 Cosworth CA2012 P 22 Netherlands Abdel Damghi 1-2, 4 Finland Samuli Leinonen
England Chris Williamson
Finland Samuli Leinonen 3
23 Netherlands Ruud Heesterbeek 1-4
England Kernow Sport England St.Austell, England Kernow MW1 Audi AS2012 P 24 England Mark Wicks 1-4 Norway Jarl Teien
Ireland Philip Cullen
25 England Simon Cattell 1-4
Germany Green Stripes Racing Germany Muehlen, Germany Green Stripes BMW P867 P 26 Germany Christoph Lichtenstein 1-2 England Dave Carr-Smith
England Chris Allen
England Dave Carr-Smith 4
27 England Matt Clipp 1-2, 4

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

2012 Calendar

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

Testing

The 2012 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Preseason Test #1 9th Feb 2012 Spain Circuito de Jerez
Preseason Test #2 16th Feb 2012 San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
Preseason Test #3 23rd Feb 2012 Austria Red Bull Ring
Preseason Test #4 1st Mar 2012 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Midseason Test #1 12th Apr 2012 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
Midseason Test #2 5th Jul 2012 Germany 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 Australia Australian Grand Prix Germany Lukas Euler
(1:23.643)
Germany Lukas Euler
(1:24.780)
Germany Lukas Euler England Midnight-Ferrari Report
2 China Chinese Grand Prix Germany Lukas Euler
(1:33.967)
Germany Lukas Euler
(1:34.630)
Germany Lukas Euler England Midnight-Ferrari Report
3 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Germany Lukas Euler
(1:36.068)
Germany Lukas Euler
(1:37.518)
England Nick Rowland England Midnight-Ferrari Report
4 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Germany Lukas Euler
(1:16.808)
Germany Lukas Euler
(1:18.120)
England Nick Rowland England Midnight-Ferrari Report
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Germany Lukas Euler
(1:16.728)
Germany Lukas Euler
(1:18.038)
Germany Lukas Euler England Midnight-Ferrari Report
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
7 Canada Canadian Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
8 South Korea Korean Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
9 Turkey Turkish Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
10 United Kingdom British Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
11 Italy Italian Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
12 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
13 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
14 India Indian Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
15 United States United States Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
16 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
17 Japan Japanese Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report
18 Singapore Singapore Grand Prix    
(-)
    Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers standings

Pos Driver AUS
Australia
CHN
China
UAE
United Arab Emirates
HUN
Hungary
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
KOR
South Korea
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
IND
India
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
JPN
Japan
SIN
Singapore
Points
1 Germany Lukas Euler 1 1 2 6 1 62
2 England Nick Rowland 5 2 1 1 2 60
3 England Lee Morris 2 3 4 3 4 48
4 Malta Joe Consiglio 3 5 3 4 Ret 34
5 Finland Janne Tanskanen 4 6 Ret 8 3 26
6 England Simon Cattell Ret 8 5 5 6 20
7 England Dave Carr-Smith 2 5 18
8 Estonia Pavel Loknovski 7 10 6 7 7 18
9 England Tom Parker 6 Ret 7 9 Ret 11
10 Netherlands Ruud Heesterbeek Ret 4 Ret 10 Ret 9
11 England Lewis Redshaw 9 12 9 15 10 5
12 England Ojay Clark Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret 4
13 England Mark Stanton 11 13 8 12 Ret 3
14 England Tom Eley 8 Ret - - Ret 3
15 Switzerland David Jundt 13 Ret 11 14 8 3
16 England Keith Storrie 9 - - Ret 2
17 Belgium Bart De Vos Ret Ret - Ret 9 2
18 England David Stanton 14 16 10 13 Ret 1
19 Scotland Ryan Walker 10 - Ret - - 1
20 Ireland Kieran Ryan Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
21 England Geoff Meade 11 0
22 England Mark Wicks 12 14 12 16 12 0
23 Wales Gavin Thomas Ret 15 13 Ret Ret 0
24 England Mark Fuller Ret - Ret 19 13 0
25 South Africa Vinodh Moodley - - 14 - - 0
26 Netherlands Abdel Damghi 15 Ret - Ret Ret 0
27 England Matt Clipp Ret 17 - 17 Ret 0
28 England Scott Bennett - Ret - 18 - 0
29 Australia William Tringas - 18 - - - 0
30 Wales Ben Morgan Ret - Ret Ret - 0
31 Scotland Jon MacLean Ret - - - - 0
32 Germany Christoph Lichtenstein Ret Ret - - - 0
33 England Liam Hatchell Ret Ret - - 0
34 Finland Samuli Leinonen Ret - - 0
35 England Dale Carrick Ret - 0
Pos Driver AUS
Australia
CHN
China
UAE
United Arab Emirates
HUN
Hungary
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
KOR
South Korea
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
IND
India
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
JPN
Japan
SIN
Singapore
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.

Constructors standings

Pos Constructor Car
No.
AUS
Australia
CHN
China
UAE
United Arab Emirates
HUN
Hungary
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
KOR
South Korea
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
IND
India
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
JPN
Japan
SIN
Singapore
Points
1 England Midnight-Ferrari 7 5 2 1 1 95
8 1 1 2 6
2 Italy Nordsjoen-Mercedes 1 3 5 3 4 48
2 7 10 6 7
3 Wales Draig-Mercedes 5 2 3 4 3 43
6 10 9 Ret Ret
4 Greece Red-Archer-Renault 3 13 Ret 11 14 16
4 4 6 Ret 8
5 England Kernow-Audi 24 12 14 12 16 15
25 Ret 8 5 5
6 Germany Green Stripes-BMW 26 Ret Ret - 2 12
27 Ret 17 - 17
7 England Woods-Honda 9 Ret 11 Ret Ret 11
10 6 Ret 7 9
8 England Nijo-Cosworth 22 15 Ret Ret Ret 9
23 Ret 4 Ret 10
9 Northern Ireland Synergetic-Toyota 14 Ret Ret Ret - 4
15 Ret 7 Ret 11
10 England Constant-Volkswagen 16 11 13 8 12 4
17 14 16 10 13
11 England Hawkeye-Renault 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 4
12 9 12 9 15
12 England ST-Holden 18 8 Ret - 18 3
19 Ret Ret Ret 19
13 Wales Red 5-Ferrari 20 Ret 18 Ret Ret 0
21 Ret 15 13 Ret
Pos Constructor Car
No.
AUS
Australia
CHN
China
UAE
United Arab Emirates
HUN
Hungary
ESP
Spain
MON
Monaco
CAN
Canada
KOR
South Korea
TUR
Turkey
GBR
United Kingdom
ITA
Italy
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
IND
India
USA
United States
BRA
Brazil
JPN
Japan
SIN
Singapore
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.


Preceded by:
2011 Superleague season
2012 Superleague season
2012
Succeeded by:
Current Season