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Revision as of 07:16, 9 July 2021

2021 Formula Challenge season
FCLogo2.png
Competition Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor TBA
Platform Used 397rFactor2.png rFactor 2
Rounds 16
Mod Used GPVWC CL modular
Carshape F3-inspired
Engine Supplier(s) GPVWC 3400cc NA V6
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC brand G
Drivers TBD
Teams TBD
Drivers' Champion TBD
Teams' Champion TBD
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021
GPVWC series in 2021
Career Ladder

Superleague
Superleague Lights
Supercup
Formula Challenge
Academy Series

The 2021 Formula Challenge season will be the 10th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

Formula Challenge Team Team Owner Abbreviation Chassis Tyre No. Race Drivers Rounds Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Netherlands THUnderdog

Netherlands Rienk Hoekstra

Thunderdog FC-020 G 27 United States Sven de Vries   TBC
65 Netherlands Roy Verzijl
England Downforce Scalextric Racing

England Jake Sanson

Downforce FC-020 G 39 Poland Maciej Sandak   TBC
53 England Luke Mitchell
Italy Valle eSports

Italy Massimiliano Ribolli

Valle FC-020 G 16 Poland Adrian Faber   TBC
36 Bulgaria Chris Gitsov
Finland Scuderia KAP Clay

Finland Mikael Tuomaala

KAP Clay FC-020 G 7 Finland Tommi Koivunen   TBC
10 Finland Mikael Tuomaala
Canada TCS Off Racing

Canada Carter McColman

TCS Off FC-020 G 23 Ireland Jake Denehan Romania Sebastian Apostal
56 Romania Darius Andrei
South Africa Deltec Esports

South Africa Marius van Wyk

Deltec FC-020 G 69 Australia Jarrod Vanderweide France Jessica Pelletier
77 Portugal Bruno Sousa Ferreira
England Smile Power Racing

England Mike Bell

Smile Power FC-020 G 4 England Mike Bell   TBC
63 England Tom Parker
Netherlands Alfa Sierra Simracing

Netherlands Tom van der Voort

ASS FC-020 G 47 Netherlands Tom van der Voort   TBC
85 England Ben Willis
Canada AlphaDelta Racing

Canada Trevor Thurston

AlphaDelta FC-020 G 66 Netherlands Mike Kwint Germany Stefan Schreieder
73 Netherlands Justin van der Smissen
Poland Apstineo Force Polonia

Poland Antoni Nicpon

AFP FC-020 G 55 Germany Steven Lexow Poland Antoni Nicpon
99 Latvia Ernest Lapins
England Kings Racing

England Scott Mitchell

Kings FC-020 G 29 England Jack Nicholls   TBC
89 England Scott Mitchell
Finland NOVA Finlandia

Finland Alex Heinonen

NovaFin FC-020 G 13 England Caitlin Penny Finland Alex Heinonen
70 Wales Isaac Morris
France SRG
Switzerland
Doan Halsall 		SRG FC-020 G 17
Switzerland
Doan Halsall 		  TBC
61 France Kevin Morville
Slovenia Team Ferlič

Slovenia Marko Ferlič

TF FC-020 G 5 Poland Dawid Krupa   TBC
6 France Guillaume Mas
England Valence Simracing

England Jacob Reid

Valence FC-020 G 24 Brazil Diogo Moscato Bulgaria Chris Gitsov
48 Netherlands Gijs Sonneveld
Liechtenstein GPVWC Academy

Netherlands Menno Klont

Academy FC-020 G 100 Poland Damian Skowron   TBC
101 Germany Stefan Schreieder

Team changes

Only 4 teams remained from the end of 2020 season; THUnderdog, Downforce Scalextric Racing, Valle eSports and the GPVWC Academy team.

New & returning entries

Technical changes

  • To be confirmed

2021 Calendar

The 2021 season changed its raceday from the Wednesday to the Tuesday, every two weeks. The 2021 calendar follows the 16-round limit introduced in 2019. The first round will take place in Australia and the last will take place in Brazil, with each race taking place on a Tuesday, every two weeks. The exception to this will be the customary Summer Break in August,

Round Circuit Date Start Time
GMT BST
1 Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne TBA 19:00
—
2 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir TBA 19:00
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3 China Shanghai International Circuit , China TBA 18:00 19:00
4 India Buddh International Circuit, India TBA 18:00 19:00
5 Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku TBA 18:00 19:00
6 Austria Redbull Ring, Spielberg TBA 18:00 19:00
7 Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal TBA 18:00 19:00
8 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire TBA 18:00 19:00
9 Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim TBA 18:00 19:00
10 France Magny Cours, Magny Cours TBA 18:00 19:00
11 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa TBA 18:00 19:00
12 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza TBA 18:00 19:00
13 Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore TBA 18:00 19:00
14 Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka TBA 18:00 19:00
15 United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin TBA 18:00 19:00
16 Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo TBA 18:00 19:00

Testing

The 2021 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Preseason Test #1 2nd February Italy Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello

Calendar changes

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Pole Position Pole Time Fastest Lap F/L Time Winning Driver Winning Team Report

1

R1 Australia Challenge Australian Grand Prix England Tom Parker* 1:36.031   Romania Darius Andrei Canada TCS Off Racing Report
R2   England Jack Nicholls England Kings Racing

2

R3 Bahrain Challenge Bahrain Grand Prix Poland Adrian Faber 1:43.802 England Jake Denehan 1:44.510 England Scott Mitchell England Kings Racing Report
R4 England Jake Denehan** 1:44.404 Wales Isaac Morris Finland NOVA Finlandia

3

R5 China Challenge Chinese Grand Prix Latvia Ernests Lapins 1:55.505   Wales Isaac Morris Finland NOVA Finlandia Report
R6   Ireland Jake Denehan Canada TCS Off Racing

4

R7 India Challenge Indian Grand Prix Romania Darius Andrei 1:38.095   Romania Darius Andrei Canada TCS Off Racing Report
R8   Canada Andrew Waring Italy Valle eSports

5

R9 Azerbaijan Challenge Azerbaidzhan Grand Prix Germany Fabian Rüth 1:55.913   Wales Isaac Morris Finland NOVA Finlandia Report
R10   Ireland Jake Denehan Canada TCS Off Racing

6

R11 Austria Challenge Austrian Grand Prix Germany Fabian Rüth 1:17.793   Germany Fabian Rüth Slovakia Team Ferlic Report
R12   England Scott Mitchell England Kings Racing

7

R13 Canada Challenge Canadian Grand Prix Canada Andrew Waring 1:25.678   Poland Adrian Faber Italy Valle eSports Report
R14   Canada Andrew Waring Italy Valle eSports

8

R15 United Kingdom Challenge British Grand Prix England Dylan Platt 1:44.618   England Dylan Platt Netherlands THUnderdog Report
R16   Netherlands Mike Kwint Canada AlphaDelta Racing

9

R17 Germany Challenge German Grand Prix Romania Darius Andrei 1:26.182   Romania Darius Andrei Canada TCS Off Racing Report
R18   Ireland Jake Denehan Canada TCS Off Racing

10

R19 France Challenge French Grand Prix         Report
R20      

11

R21 Belgium Challenge Belgian Grand Prix         Report
R22      

12

R23 Italy Challenge Italian Grand Prix         Report
R24      

13

R25 Singapore Challenge Singapore Grand Prix         Report
R26      

14

R27 Japan Challenge Japanese Grand Prix         Report
R28      

15

R29 United States Challenge United States Grand Prix         Report
R30      

16

R31 Brazil Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix         Report
R32      

(*= Grid penalty, didn't start from pole. ** = Didn't finish in top 10.)


Drivers' standings

Pos Driver AUS
Australia 		BAH
Bahrain 		CHN
China 		IND
India 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		AUT
Austria 		CAN
Canada 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		FRA
France 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		Points
1 Romania Darius Andrei 1 7 6 3 21 3 1 7 3 Ret 3 7 2 6 4 2 1 20 238
2 England Scott Mitchell 11 2 1 13 50
3 Wales Isaac Morris 9 Ret 2 1 47
4 England Jack Nicholls 10 1 13 2 46
5 Germany Steven Lexow 2 9 8 Ret 35
6 Poland Maciej Sandak 8 4 16 6 31
7 Poland Adrian Faber 4 Ret 3 Ret 29
8 France Guillaume Mas 3 5 19 Ret 27
9 England Tom Parker 6 Ret 10 5 27
10 Ireland Jake Denehan 12 14 4 23 20
11 Germany Fabian Rüth 5 9 18
12 Netherlands Guyon Branten 7 7 Ret Ret 17
13 Brazil Diogo Moscato 13 Ret 6 12 17
14 England Luke Mitchell Ret Ret 12 4 17
15 England Dylan Platt 23 20 9 8 15
16 Poland Damian Skowron 20 3 15
17 Netherlands Tom van der Voort 5 Ret Ret 14 13
18 Poland Mateusz Guzowski 11 10 11
19 Netherlands Wouter de Bruijn 14 7 11
20 Australia Jarrod van der Weide 19 6 10
21 England Mike Bell 25 10 26 25 6
22 Netherlands Mike Kwint Ret Ret 17 11 5
23 Netherlands Justin van der Smissen 27 11 27 Ret 5
24 Germany Stefan Schreieder 28 12 4
25 Portugal Bruno Sousa Ferreira 22 13 21 21 3
26 Finland Mikael Tuomaala 14 18 25 15 3
27 Finland Tommi Koivunen Ret 15 24 22 1
28 Bulgaria Chris Gitsov 15 Ret 1
29 Netherlands Roy Verzijl 15 Ret 1
30 France Kevin Morville 21 16 18 16 0
31   Patrekur Magnusson 16 17 20 19 0
32 England Ben Willis Ret 19 Ret 17 0
33 Netherlands Gijs Sonneveld 17 Ret 22 20 0
34 England Caitlin Penny 18 21 0
35 Germany Maximilian Junger 23 18 0
36
Switzerland
Doan Halsall 		24 DNS Ret 24 0
37 Netherlands Remco de Zeeuw 26 Ret 0
38 France Jessica Pelletier Ret 0
Pos Driver AUS
Australia 		BAH
Bahrain 		CHN
China 		IND
India 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		AUT
Austria 		CAN
Canada 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		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

Teams' standings

Pos Team Car
No. 		AUS
Australia 		BAH
Bahrain 		CHN
China 		IND
India 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		AUT
Austria 		CAN
Canada 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		FRA
France 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		Points
1 England Kings Racing 29 10 1 13 2 96
89 11 2 1 13
2 Canada TCS Off Racing 23 12 14 4 23 79
56 1 8 7 3
3 Slovakia Team Ferlic 5 60
6
4 England Downforce Scaletrix Racing 39 48
53
5 Finland Nova Finlandia 13 47
70
6 Italy Valle eSports 16 47
36
7 Poland Apstineo Force Polonia 55 35
99
8 England Smile Power Racing 4 25 10 26 25 33
63 6 Ret 10 5
9 Netherlands THUnderdog 27 26
65
10 England Valence Simracing 24 17
48
11 Liechtenstein GPVWC Academy 100 15
101
12 South Africa Deltec Esports 69 19 6 Ret 13
77 22 13 21 21
13 Netherlands Alfa Sierra Simracing 47 5 Ret Ret 14 13
85
14 Canada AlphaDelta Racing 66 Ret Ret 17 11 10
73
15 Finland Scuderia KAP Clay 7 Ret 15 24 22 4
10 14 18 25 15
16 France SRG 17 24 DNS Ret 24 0
61 21 16 18 16
Pos Team Car
No. 		AUS
Australia 		BAH
Bahrain 		CHN
China 		IND
India 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		AUT
Austria 		CAN
Canada 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		FRA
France 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		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

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