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The GPVWC is delighted to announce the launch of a special event to commemorate the 2011 Season. A new event, held in partnership with Grand Prix Online (GPO) will be held on November 30th and December 7th and has been baptised the Race of Champions as it will feature the best talent in both leagues competing for the coveted title of Champion of Champions.
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[[File:RoC 2011 Logo.png|right|200px]]
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The '''2011 Race of Champions''' was the first running of the competition and was intended to be held in partnership with [http://www.grandprix-online.com/ Grand Prix Online] (GPO) but due to availablity problems for several has subsequently become a [[GPVWC]] based event. It was held on November 30th and December 7th and featured the best talent from the [[Superleague]] and [[Supercup]] competitions competing for the coveted title of Champion of Champions.
  
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The invitational competition will include 32 drivers - 16 from the GPVWC and 16 from the GPO - organised in pairs. GPVWC will submit the top 8 drivers in the Superleague and the top 8 drivers in the Supercup, and the same will apply to GPO with their World Championship and Sprint Trophy series. To promote co-operation between the two organisations, the pairings will be formed by one driver for each of the leagues; in addition, to guarantee a fair and balanced competition, the pairs will be organised in inverted ranking orders, as follows:
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==Format==
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The invitational competition included 32 drivers - selected from last season's top drivers - organised in pairs. 16 top drivers in the [[Superleague]] and 16 top drivers in the [[Supercup]] have been selected subject to availability. To promote greater competition, the pairings were formed by one driver for each of the leagues; in addition, to guarantee a fair and balanced competition, the pairs were organised in inverted ranking orders, where possible, with the top ranked Superleague drivers pairing with the lower ranked Supercup drivers and vice versa. The teams were organised in a knock-out format, with the qualifiers taking place on November 30th and the final rounds on December 7th.
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{{*mp}}1st Superleague / 8th Sprint Trophy
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{{*mp}}2nd Superleague / 7th Sprint Trophy
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{{*mp}}3rd Superleague / 6th Sprint Trophy
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{{*mp}}7th Supercup / 2nd World Championship
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{{*mp}}8th Supercup / 1st World Championship
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The teams will be organised in a knock-out format, with the qualifiers taking place on November 30th and the final rounds on December 7th. All the competition will be broadcast live.
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The drivers that will be invited to take part in this event will be as follows. In case of a driver being eligible for both series, the highest placement will be considered; likewise, any driver declining the invitation will be replaced by the next eligible driver.
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===Match-up Format===
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{{*mp}}Joe Consiglio - 1st Superleague
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Each 'match-up' was comprised of a maximum of five, one 'full-lap' - twice over the line - races in a best-of-five format. This gave each driver in the pairing the opportunity to race both opponents. Where a tie-break was required then the driver from each team with the least wins went go head to head to decide which team progressed to the next stage of the competition. For example;
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{{*mp}}Lee Morris - 2nd Superleague
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{{*mp}}David Jundt - 3rd Superleague (4th Supercup)
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* Driver 1 vs ''Driver 3''
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{{*mp}}Dave Carr-Smith - 4th Superleague
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* Driver 2 vs ''Driver 4''
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{{*mp}}Jason Muscat - 5th Superleague (5th Supercup)
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* Driver 1 vs ''Driver 4''
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{{*mp}}Ojay Clark - 7th Superleague
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* Driver 2 vs ''Driver 3''
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{{*mp}}Mark Wicks - 8th Superleague
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* - Tie Break if Required -
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{{*mp}}Nick Rowland - 9th Superleague
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{{*mp}}Bart de Vos - 1st Supercup
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===Timetable===
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{{*mp}}Pavel Loknovski - 2nd Supercup (6th Superleague)
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{{*mp}}Lewis Redshaw - 3rd Supercup
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'''Preliminary Rounds - Wednesday 30th November'''
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{{*mp}}Gregg Lawson - 6th Supercup
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{{*mp}}Tom Parker - 7th Supercup
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* 18:30 HDV & GDB Files Released
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{{*mp}}Georgios Davakos - 8th Supercup
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* 19:00 Practice
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{{*mp}}Ryan Walker - 9th Supercup
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* 19:20 Race of Champions 2011
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{{*mp}}Liam Hatchell - 10th Supercup
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'''Finals - Wednesday 7th December'''
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The teams will also include last-minute reserves ready to step in should one of the drivers pull out at the last minute. The suggested reserves are:
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* 18:30 HDV Files Released
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{{*mp}}Sam Millar (12th Superleague)
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* 19:00 Practice
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{{*mp}}Mark Stanton (13th Superleague)
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* 19:20 Race of Champions 2011
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{{*mp}}Chris Williamson (11th Supercup)
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{{*mp}}Ben Warren (12th Supercup)
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===Results===
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More information regarding the races' format, the vehicles used and other features of the event will be released soon.
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[[File:2011 RoC Table.png|thumb|centre|800px|The result from the competition]]
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[[Category:Race of Champions]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 26 November 2012

RoC 2011 Logo.png

The 2011 Race of Champions was the first running of the competition and was intended to be held in partnership with Grand Prix Online (GPO) but due to availablity problems for several has subsequently become a GPVWC based event. It was held on November 30th and December 7th and featured the best talent from the Superleague and Supercup competitions competing for the coveted title of Champion of Champions.

Format

The invitational competition included 32 drivers - selected from last season's top drivers - organised in pairs. 16 top drivers in the Superleague and 16 top drivers in the Supercup have been selected subject to availability. To promote greater competition, the pairings were formed by one driver for each of the leagues; in addition, to guarantee a fair and balanced competition, the pairs were organised in inverted ranking orders, where possible, with the top ranked Superleague drivers pairing with the lower ranked Supercup drivers and vice versa. The teams were organised in a knock-out format, with the qualifiers taking place on November 30th and the final rounds on December 7th.

Match-up Format

Each 'match-up' was comprised of a maximum of five, one 'full-lap' - twice over the line - races in a best-of-five format. This gave each driver in the pairing the opportunity to race both opponents. Where a tie-break was required then the driver from each team with the least wins went go head to head to decide which team progressed to the next stage of the competition. For example;

  • Driver 1 vs Driver 3
  • Driver 2 vs Driver 4
  • Driver 1 vs Driver 4
  • Driver 2 vs Driver 3
  • - Tie Break if Required -

Timetable

Preliminary Rounds - Wednesday 30th November

  • 18:30 HDV & GDB Files Released
  • 19:00 Practice
  • 19:20 Race of Champions 2011

Finals - Wednesday 7th December

  • 18:30 HDV Files Released
  • 19:00 Practice
  • 19:20 Race of Champions 2011


Results

The result from the competition
Preceded by:
Inaugral Event 		2011 Race of Champions
2011 		Succeeded by:
2012 Race of Champions
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