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2013 Superleague season

Competition	Superleague
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	18
Mod base	Custom
Carshape base	F1 Based
Engine Supplier(s)	Krevder, Martex, Potentia, Trinity
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC
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	No.	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
SimCraft Midnight Motorsport	Manchester, England	Midnight	MM-03	Potentia PGE-01	G	1	Lukas Euler	1	30	Jamez Shepherd
						2	Alex Cooper	1
Green Stripes Racing	Muehlen, Germany	Green Stripes	GSR-13	Potentia PGE-01	G	3	David Gaspers	1	31	Matt Clipp
						4	Christoph Lichtenstein	1
Hawkeye Racing	Kendal, England	Hawkeye	RS-E1	Potentia PGE-01	G	5	Lewis Redshaw	1	32	Ric Scott
						6	Bart De Vos	1
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymno, Greece	Red Archer	RA213	Krevder SA13	G	7	David Jundt	1	33	Jordan Weekes
						8	Jason Muscat	1
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, Wales	Nordsjoen	NR006	Martex MX-01	G	9	Dave Carr-Smith	1	34	Pavel Loknovski
						10	Lee Morris	1
Nijo Racing	Nantwich, England	Nijo	NR-13	Trinity TRIN001	G	11	Ruud Heesterbeek	1	35	Martin O'Connor Chris Williamson
						12	Tom van der Voort	1
Kernow Sport	St.Austell, England	Kernow	MW2	Krevder SA13	G	14	Steve Verloy	1	36	Scott Bennett Mark Wicks
						15	Mark Johnston	1
Woods Racing	Southampton, England	Woods	WR13a	Trinity TRIN001	G	16	Tom Parker	1	37	Ben Warren
						17	Ben Warren	1
							Teemu Toikka
Constant Racing	St.Helens, England	Constant	CR-SL13	Potentia PGE-01	G	18	Mark Stanton	1	38	Dale Stones
						19	David Stanton	1
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST Racing	STR02-13	Trinity TRIN001	G	20	Myles Dixon	1	39	Simon Crain
						21	Mark Fuller	1
Phoenix F1	Gold Coast, Australia	Phoenix	PF1-05	Krevder SA13	G	22	Kieran Ryan	1	40	Andy Graydon
						23	Boyd Bryson	1
Halcyon Racing	Brackley, England	Halcyon	HR1	Martex MX-01	G	24	Philip Cullen	1	41	Georgios Davakos
						25	Adam Rouse	1
Torrent Motorsports	Columbus, OH	Torrent	TMo-01b	Martex MX-01	G	26	Petter Kaasa	1	42	Simon Melhuish
						27	Jim Parisis	1

Team changes

New entries

Driver changes

2013 Calendar (Provisional)

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

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