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2023 Superleague season

Competition	Superleague
Title Sponsor
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	16
Mod base	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape base	F1 based
Engine Supplier(s)	Quasar, Reventón, Minotaur 1600cc turbocharged V6
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams	14
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Superleague Seasons
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 . 2025

The 2023 Superleague season will be the 24st GPVWC Superleague season. Jannick Bock enters the season as defending Drivers' Champion, and Evolution Motorsports as the reigning Constructors' Champions.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers are due to compete in the 2023 season. All teams use GPVWC brand tyres. As of December 2021, all car numbers are still subject to change.

Entrant	Constructor	Base	Chassis	Power unit	Race Drivers			Test/Reserve Driver(s)
					No.	Driver Name	Rounds
Evolution Motorsports	Evolution–TBA	Kirchhain	TBA	TBA TBA	15	TBC		TBC
					27	TBC
Edge Esports	Edge–Quasar	Zolder	TBA	Quasar TBA	1	TBC		TBC
					96	TBC
Holland Racing Team	HRT–TBA	Alkmaar	TBA	TBA TBA	53	TBC		TBC
					94	TBC
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Red Archer–Minotaur	Rethymnos	TBA	Minotaur TBA	70	TBC		TBC
					76	TBC
Powered by RSR	RSR – TBA	Stockton-on-Tees	TBA	TBA TBA	26	TBC		TBC
					47	TBC
Burst Esport	Burst–TBA	Copenhagen	TBA	TBA TBA	33	TBC		TBC
					92	TBC
Epic Racing Team	Epic–TBA	Banbury	TBA	TBA TBA	10	TBC		TBC
					12	TBC
Edonis Engineering	Edonis–Reventón	Groningen	TBA	Reventón TBA	4	TBC		TBC
					7	TBC
STAX Racing	STAX – TBA	Halifax	TBA	TBA TBA	36	TBC		TBC
					37	TBC
Pescara ADG	Pescara – TBA	Bucchianico	TBA	TBA TBA	6	TBC		TBC
					32	TBC
Green Stripes Racing	Green Stripes – TBA	Niedersachsen	TBA	TBA TBA	11	TBC		TBC
					12	TBC
THR	THR – TBA	Leeds, United Kingdom	TBA	TBA TBA	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
Super Venturi	Super Venturi– TBA	Tampere, Finland	TBA	TBA TBA	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
Royal Blue Racing	Green Stripes – TBA	London	TBA	TBA TBA	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC

^*Name is speculative pending confirmation

Team changes

• Cenobite Motorsports retired from the career ladder after competing in their inaugural Superleague season.
• Ghostspeed ADG left the Superleague after the end of the 2021 season to enter the Superlights championship.
• GSR Simracing Center by VBM returned to their original identity, Vod:Bul Racing.

New entries

• Pescara ADG and STAX Racing were promoted from Superleague Lights after a successful 2021 campaign.
• Musto GD e-Sports was a brand new entry on the career ladder, debuting in Superleague 2022.

Driver changes

2022 Calendar

The 2022 calendar follows the 16-round limit introduced in 2019.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Start Time
				GMT	BST
1	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	March 10	19:00	—
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	March 24	19:00	—
3	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	April 7	18:00	19:00
4	Indian Grand Prix	Buddh International Circuit , India	April 21	18:00	19:00
5	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	May 6	18:00	19:00
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Racing, Spielberg	May 20	18:00	19:00
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	June 3	18:00	19:00
8	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	June 17	18:00	19:00
9	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	July 1	18:00	19:00
10	French Grand Prix	Magny Cours, Magny Cours	July 15	18:00	19:00
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	July 29	18:00	19:00
12	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	August 26	18:00	19:00
13	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	September 9	18:00	19:00
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	September 23	18:00	19:00
15	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	October 7	18:00	19:00
16	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	October 21	19:00	—

Testing

The 2021 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	4th February	Mugello
Preseason Test #2	11th February	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Preseason Test #3	18th February	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Preseason Test #4	25th February	Buriram International Circuit

Calendar changes

• The Dutch, Turkish and Russian Grands Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The Chinese, Indian and Austrian Grands Prix were reintroduced.