2013 Superleague season

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2013 Superleague season
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Competition Superleague
Title Sponsor TBC
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Rounds 18
Mod base Custom
Carshape base Custom
Engine Supplier(s) TBC
Tyre Supplier(s) Custom
Drivers TBC
Teams 13
Drivers' Champion TBC
Teams' Champion TBC
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The 2013 Superleague season will be the 14th GPVWC Superleague season.

Changes for 2013

  • 2013 will see the return of Engine Development, adding another degree of complexity to the job of team manager. Different engines will be able to bring potentially crucial differences between the teams - but the new system goes far beyond that. Teams within the Superleague will be tasked to become engine constructors, building the powerplants for all other teams. Four "works" deals will be available, and teams will be required to negotiate to market and sell their products to the other nine teams in the series.
  • 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.
  • As for tyres in 2013 drivers will be required to use both available tyre compounds throughout a race: the new mod, which is now being tested by the administration, will allow visual differences between the Option and Prime compounds and will therefore help in bringing a new element of strategy to races.
  • 2013 will see the introduction of tiered improvements, meaning certain areas of development will only be unlocked once other improvements are gained by the team. To add to the realism, any "gained" development will also be removable, meaning teams will be able to revert their car to conditions more suited to other tracks without losing their developments.
  • The new contract system will feature three different classes of contracts: these are Primary Drivers, Reserve Drivers and Emergency Drivers. Primary drivers, as the name suggests, are the drivers teams will rely on to do the bulk of races. Unlike last year, however, there will be some limitations. Primary Drivers will NOT be allowed to participate in any way in series “below” their current one in the career ladder, their commitment being to the series where they have a Primary contract. Reserve Drivers will be allowed to take part only in four races per season before having to switch to a Primary Driver contract. Emergency Drivers are, on all accounts, entitled to the same deal of Reserve Drivers, but their contracts cannot exceed a duration of one month.
  • In addition to what described above, teams will now be able to offer short- and medium-term contracts to drivers, selecting any length between 1 and 12 months for the contracts. Wages will change too, with the payment to drivers being pro rata based on the length of the contract. However, there will be a handling fee - of a fixed magnitude - for each contract, thus encouraging teams to strike long-term deals with drivers, encouraging stability by offering more value for money.
  • 2013 will see the introduction of a league-wide, comprehensive driver salary. All drivers will be evaluated in real time, providing an absolute ranking of the drivers, updated after each race. In addition each driver will be evaluated on the basis of all his results within the three Ladder series in the whole rFactor era of GPVWC, between 2009 and 2013. Most crucially, results will be weighed according to the series, a Superleague win, for example, being valued more than one in a lower series. Contract costs will vary with the type of contract and the series for which it is struck.
  • The points structure will change to reflects the one utilized in real life by MotoGP and will reward winners while still giving points to the top 15 placed drivers.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2013 participation.

Superleague Team Base Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No. Race Drivers Rounds Test/Reserve Driver(s)
England Midnight Motorsport England Manchester, England Midnight G 1 Germany Lukas Euler Australia Jamez Shepherd
2 England Alex Cooper
Germany Green Stripes Racing Germany Muehlen, Germany Green Stripes G 3    
4  
England Hawkeye Racing England Kendal, England Hawkeye G 5    
6  
Greece Red Archer Virtual Racing Team Greece Rethymno, Greece Red Archer G 7    
8  
Italy Nordsjøen Racing Wales Cardiff, Wales Nordsjoen G 9 England Dave Carr-Smith Estonia Pavel Loknovski
10 England Lee Morris
England Nijo Racing England Nantwich, England Nijo G 11    
12  
England Kernow Sport England St.Austell, England Kernow G 14    
15  
England Woods Racing England Southampton, England Woods G 16 England Tom Parker  
17  
England Constant Racing England St.Helens, England Constant G 18 England Mark Stanton England Dale Stones
19 England David Stanton
England ST Racing England Chandler's Ford, England ST Racing G 20    
21  
England Phoenix F1 Australia Gold Coast, Australia Phoenix G 22    
23  
England Halcyon Racing England Brackley, England Halcyon G 24    
25  
United States Torrent Motorsports United States Columbus, OH Torrent G 26 Norway Petter Kaasa England Simon Melhuish
27 Greece Jim Parisis

2013 Calendar (Provisional)

Round Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Conditions Mod Date Time
Track time GMT
1 Australian Grand Prix Australian GP Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
2 Malaysian Grand Prix Malaysian GP Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Selangor RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
3 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian GP Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
4 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungarian GP Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
5 Spanish Grand Prix Spanish GP Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
6 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco GP Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian GP Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
8 Korean Grand Prix Korean GP South Korea Korean International Circuit, Yeongam RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
9 Turkish Grand Prix Turkish GP Turkey Istanbul Park, Istanbul RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
10 British Grand Prix British GP United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
11 Italian Grand Prix Italian GP Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
12 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian GP Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
13 French Grand Prix French GP France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
14 German Grand Prix German GP Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
15 United States Grand Prix United States GP United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
16 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Abu Dhabi GP United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
17 Japanese Grand Prix Japanese GP Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00
18 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazilian GP Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo RFactor.png rFactor v1255 TBC  ??? 19:00

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Preceded by:
2012 Superleague season
2013 Superleague season
2013
Succeeded by:
Current Season