Difference between revisions of "2017 Supercup season"

Revision as of 21:26, 11 December 2016

2017 Supercup season

Competition	Supercup
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	18
Mod Used	TBA
Carshape
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers	-
Teams	13
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Supercup Seasons
2005 · 2006 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022

The 2017 Supercup season will be the 10th GPVWC Supercup season.

Teams and drivers

The amount of team slots was reduced from 14 to 13 for the 2017 season, with the GPVWC Management citing a desire to promote quality over quantity in GPVWC series in 2017.

Supercup Team	Base	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Cosmo Autosport	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England	Cosmo	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Deltec Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	Deltec	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Draig Racing	Hirwaun, Wales	Draig	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Epic Racing	Banbury, England	Epic	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Evolution Motorsports	Kirchhain, Germany	Evolution	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Hinss Motorsport	Melbourne, Australia	Hinss	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Malta Force GP	Siggiewi, Malta	Malta Force	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Measuric Racing	Bennekom, The Netherlands	Measuric	SC-017	G	TBA			TBC
					TBA
Racing Team Schroten		RTS	SC-017	G	TBA			TBC
					TBA
Satellite Racing	West Palm Beach, Florida, United States	Satellite	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
TG Racing	Mtarfa, Malta	TG	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC
Zedderick Racing	Portishead, England	Zedderick	SC-017	G	TBC			TBC
					TBC

Team changes

• 2016 Teams' Championship winners Team Proline elected not to continue in the Career Ladder in 2017. Subsequently, Streetfighter Racing Systems were promoted to the Superleague.
• Neither Proline, Enterprise GP, GoSport International or Ice Cold Racing continued into the 2017 season.

New entries

• Cosmo Autosport, Deltec Racing Team, Epic Racing, Hinss Motorsport and Zedderick Racing were all promoted from the Formula Challenge.

Returning entries

• Draig Racing made their return to Supercup after a six-year absence.

2017 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Date	Start Time
						Track time	GMT	BST
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	TBC	14:00	19:00	—
2	Russian Grand Prix	Russian GP	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	TBC	TBC	14:00	19:00	—
3	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	TBC	TBC	14:00	19:00	—
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
5	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
8	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
9	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Nurburgring, Nürburg	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
12	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
13	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	TBC	20:00	18:00	19:00
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
15	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
16	Mexican Grand Prix	Mexican GP	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	TBC	TBC	14:00	18:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	TBC	14:00	19:00	—
18	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	TBC	17:00	19:00	—

Calendar changes

• The Bahrain Grand Prix, Turkish Grand Prix and Dutch Grand Prix were removed from the calendar, the Dutch round having been replaced with the German Grand Prix in 2016.
• The location of the Spanish Grand Prix changed from the Circuit de Catalunya to the Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia hosting the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time in Supercup history.
• The location of the German Grand Prix changed from the Hockenheimring to the Nurburgring.
• The Singapore Grand Prix and Chinese Grand Prix returned to the calendar after being removed in 2016 and 2015 respectively.
• The season-ending race was changed from the Brazilian Grand Prix to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.