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2021 Formula Challenge season

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	TBA
Platform Used	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

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)
THUnderdog	Rienk Hoekstra	Thunderdog	FC-020	G	67*	TBC		TBC
					95*	TBC
Downforce Scalextric Racing	Jake Sanson	Downforce	FC-020	G	39*	TBC		TBC
					53*	TBC
Valle eSports	Massimiliano Ribolli	Valle	FC-020	G	12*	TBC		TBC
					13*	TBC
Fryslan Racing Team	Gerrit de Vries	Fryslan	FC-020	G	84*	TBC		TBC
					99*	TBC
Scuderia Clay KAP	Mikael Tuomaala	Clay	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
TCS Off Racing	Carter McColman	TCS Off	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
Deltec Racing	Marius van Wyk	Deltec	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
Smile Power Racing	Mike Bell	Smile Power	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
Alfa Sierra Simracing	Tom van der Voort	ASS	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
AlphaDelta Racing	Trevor Thurston	AlphaDelta	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
Apstineo Force Polonia	Antoni Nicpon	AFP	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
Kings Racing	Scott Mitchell	Kings	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
NOVA Finlandia	Alex Heinonen	NovaFin	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
SRG	Doan Halsall	SRG	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
Team Ferlič	Marko Ferlič	Ferlič	FC-020	G	00*	TBC		TBC
					00*	TBC
GPVWC Academy	Menno Klont	Academy	FC-020	G	100	TBC		TBC
					101	TBC

Team changes

Only 5 teams remained from the end of 2020 season; THUnderdog, Downforce Scalextric Racing, Valle eSports, Fryslan Racing Team and the GPVWC Academy team.

• RBA Racing, HGP Motorsports, Nova Simracing, Eight-Six eRacing and Santen were promoted to Supercup for 2021.
• Asombik Esports, DriveGameSeat Simracing, Madness Racing, Rookie Monsters, Team Gridline and Geo GrandPrix withdrew from the Career Ladder after 2020.

New & returning entries

• TCS off Racing and Scuderia Clay KAP moved down from the Superleague Lights Championship to race in the Formula Challenge.
• Deltec Racing and Smile Power Racing both re-entered the careerladder after being out for several years.
• Alfa Sierra Simracing, AlphaDelta Racing, Apstineo Force Polonia, Kings Racing, Nova Finlandia, SRG and Team Ferlič all joined at the beginning of 2021.

Returning entries

• Downforce Scalextric Racing returned after spending one year in the Supercup championship in 2019.

• Storm Racing Team originaly entered the Formula Challenge, but later withdrew their entry, THUnderdog entered the Formula Challenge as replacement

Technical changes

• To be confirmed

2020 Calendar

The 2020 calendar follows the 16-round limit introduced in 2019.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Start Time
				GMT	BST
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBA	19:00	—
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBA	19:00	—
3	Turkish Grand Prix	Istanbul Park , Turkey	TBA	19:00	—
4	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	TBA	18:00	19:00
5	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBA	18:00	19:00
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBA	18:00	19:00
7	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	TBA	18:00	19:00
8	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBA	18:00	19:00
9	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBA	18:00	19:00
10	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBA	18:00	19:00
11	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBA	18:00	19:00
12	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBA	18:00	19:00
13	Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	TBA	18:00	19:00
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBA	18:00	19:00
15	United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBA	18:00	19:00
16	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBA	19:00	—

Testing

The 2019 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test	February 2020	TBA

Calendar changes

• The Malaysian, Spanish and, controversially, Monaco Grands Prix were removed from the calendar. The Malaysian round had only been reintroduced in 2019, while the Spanish Grand Prix had been held, at different venues, since 2002. The Monaco Grand Prix, however, had been held every year since the formation of GPVWC, with the only exception of during the curtailed 2001 season.
• The Dutch, French and Russian Grands Prix were reintroduced. The French race was last held in 2018 while Russia had been absent since the end of 2017. The Dutch Grand Prix, together with Zandvoort, was last held in 2012, despite an aborted attempt to hold the Grand Prix at Assen in 2016.