2021 Formula Challenge season
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Competition | Formula Challenge |
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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 |
GPVWC series in 2020 |
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Career Ladder |
Superleague |
The 2021 Formula Challenge season will be the 10th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.
Contents
Teams and drivers
Team changes
Only 5 teams remained from the end of 2019 season; DriveGameSeat, RTD, Santen, WSL and the GPVWC Academy team.
- Crossfire, mouseOne Racing, H20 Namaco, Kellamity MTR, Razor GrandPrix, and PZZW Racing were promoted to Supercup for 2020.
- Drillers Motorsports,Enterprise GP, Racing Team Schroten, ShiftGear Racing and Torrent Motorsports withdrew from the Career Ladder after 2019.
New entries
- Asombik Esports, Eight-Six eRacing, Fryslan Racing Team, HGP, Neptune Simracing, Nova Simracing, RBA, and Team Gridline all joined at the beginning of 2020.
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.
Testing
The 2019 testing schedule is as follows:
Test | Date | Venue |
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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.
Preceded by: 2019 Formula Challenge season |
GPVWC Formula Challenge season 2020 |
Succeeded by: 2021 Formula Challenge season |