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2018 Supercup season

Competition	Supercup
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds
Mod Used	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape	F2 based
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC 3.4L V8
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Supercup Seasons
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The 2018 Supercup season will be the 11th GPVWC Supercup season.

Teams and drivers

Supercup Team	Base	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Scuderia Basilea	Binningen, Switzerland	Basilea	SC-018	G	66	TBA		TBC
					89	TBA
Scuderia Clay Geeli	Espoo, Finland	Clay Geeli	SC-018	G	23	TBA		TBC
					31	TBA
Cosmo Seiki Japan	Hamamatsu, Japan	Cosmo	SC-018	G	6	James Lambert		Osvaldo Angelone
					13	Mike Bell
Deltec Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	Deltec	SC-018	G	42	TBA		TBC
					43	TBA
Draig Racing	Hirwaun, Wales	Draig	SC-018	G	24	Lewis Redshaw		TBC
					34	Antonio Hreljanovic
Green Stripes Racing	Niedersachsen, Germany	GSR	SC-018	G	20	Bence Zsupanek		TBC
					68	Josh Downard
Holland Racing Team	Alkmaar, the Netherlands	HRT	SC-018	G	25	Bastian Paisler		Lucas Zimmerman
					26	Gerrit de Vries
Malta Force GP	Siggiewi, Malta	Malta Force	SC-018	G	44	TBA		TBC
					77	TBA
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, The Netherlands	RTS	SC-018	G	21	Gerard Batalla		TBC
					22	Patrick Kraus
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	SC-018	G	56	Mark Fuller		TBC
					96	Jack Mayor
TG Racing	Mtarfa, Malta	TG	SC-018	G	40	TBA		TBC
					69	TBA
THUnderdog	The Netherlands	THU	SC-018	G	95	Roy Schroten		TBC
					99	Niranjan Kumar
YTF1	Bath, England	YTF1	SC-018	G	35	Johan Lindberg		TBC
					38	TBA
Zedderick Racing	Portishead, England	Zedderick	SC-018	G	85	Jean-Pierre Helpap		TBC
					86	TBA

Team changes

• Epic Racing, Evolution Motorsports and Measuric Racing were all promoted to Superleague.
• Hinss Motorsport and Satellite Racing did not continue into 2018.
• Cosmo Seiki Japan formally changed their team nationality to Japanese and their base to Hamamatsu, Japan, after announcing an intention to do so earlier in 2017.

New entries

• Scuderia Clay Geeli (formerly Bastvik Grand Prix), Holland Racing Team, THUnderdog and YTF1 were promoted from Formula Challenge.

Returning entries

• Scuderia Basilea were promoted from Formula Challenge and returned to the Supercup after a three-year absence.
• Green Stripes Racing, no longer competing in the Superleague, returned to the Supercup after a five-year absence.

Technical changes

• TBC

2018 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	28th February 2018	TBC	19:00	—
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	TBC	14th March 2018	TBC	19:00	—
3	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Azerbaijan GP	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBC	28th March 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	11th Arpil 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	25th April 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	9th May 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
7	French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	TBC	23rd May 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	6th June 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	20th June 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBC	4th July 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	1st August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	15th August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
13	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	29th August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
14	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	12th September 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	26th September 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
16	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	10th October 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	24th October 2018	TBC	19:00	—
18	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	7th November 2018	TBC	19:00	—

Testing

The 2018 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	14th February 2018	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
Preseason Test #2	21st February 2018	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City

Calendar changes

• The Russian Grand Prix and Mexican Grand Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The location of the Spanish Grand Prix changed from the Valencia Street Circuit to the Circuit de Catalunya, Catalunya hosting the race again after swapping with Valencia in 2017.
• The location of the German Grand Prix likewise changed back from the Nurburgring to the Hockenheimring.
• The French Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a four-year absence, with the Circuit Paul Ricard hosting the event for the first time in 2018.
• The Azerbaijan Grand Prix would be contested for the first time in 2018.