Difference between revisions of "2018 Superleague season"

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**2018 Superleague season**

Competition	Superleague
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds
Mod base	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape base	F1 based
Engine Supplier(s)	Martex, Quasar, Talos, Valiant 1.6L V6 turbo
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Superleague Seasons
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

GPVWC series in 2018
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Academy
Independent Series
International Touring Cup World GT

The 2018 Superleague season will be the 19th GPVWC Superleague season. Rudy van Buren enters the season as defending Drivers' Champion, and Vod:Bul Racing as the reigning Constructors' Champions.

Teams and drivers

Superleague Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
ACR Zakspeed	Liverpool, England	ACR	TBA	Valiant VA18	G	14	TBA	TBA
ACR Zakspeed	Liverpool, England	ACR	TBA	Valiant VA18	G	15	TBA	TBA
Edonis Engineering	Groningen, The Netherlands	Edonis	TBA	Talos 9D-18	G	4	TBA	TBA
Edonis Engineering	Groningen, The Netherlands	Edonis	TBA	Talos 9D-18	G	7	TBA	TBA
Epic Racing Team	Banbury, England	Epic	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	5	TBA	TBA
Epic Racing Team	Banbury, England	Epic	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	97	TBA	TBA
EVAL Simracing Team	Tallinn, Estonia	EVAL	TBA	Valiant VA18	G	70	TBA	TBA
EVAL Simracing Team	Tallinn, Estonia	EVAL	TBA	Valiant VA18	G	71	TBA	TBA
Evolution Motorsports	Kirchhain, Germany	Evolution	TBA	Valiant VA18	G	17	TBA	TBA
Evolution Motorsports	Kirchhain, Germany	Evolution	TBA	Valiant VA18	G	18	TBA	TBA
Flag-to-Flag SimRacing	Guildford, England	FTF	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	28	TBA	TBA
Flag-to-Flag SimRacing	Guildford, England	FTF	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	32	TBA	TBA
Hawkeye Racing	Lake District, England	Hawkeye	TBA	Talos 9D-18	G	2	Fran Lopez	Chris Butcher
Hawkeye Racing	Lake District, England	Hawkeye	TBA	Talos 9D-18	G	3	Ricardo Costa	Chris Butcher
MadCape Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	MadCape	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	61	Eric Stranne	Jean-Pierre Helpap
MadCape Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	MadCape	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	62	Tobias Olsson	Jean-Pierre Helpap
Measuric Racing	Bennekom, The Netherlands	Measuric	TBA	Talos 9D-18	G	16	TBA	TBA
Measuric Racing	Bennekom, The Netherlands	Measuric	TBA	Talos 9D-18	G	55	TBA	TBA
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, Wales	Nordsjøen	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	19	David Fidock	David Jundt
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, Wales	Nordsjøen	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	27	Alex Cooper	David Jundt
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymnos, Greece	Red Archer	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	10	Pedro Gomes	TBA
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymnos, Greece	Red Archer	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	52	TBA	TBA
Storm Racing Team	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Storm	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	8	Liam de Waal	TBA
Storm Racing Team	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Storm	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	9	Menno Klont	TBA
Red Bull Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	SRS	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	11	Ben Horrill	Bence Zsupanek
Red Bull Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	SRS	TBA	Martex MX-06	G	12	Florian Geier	Bence Zsupanek
Wauters Automotive	Zolder, Belgium	Wauters	TBA	Quasar QSR-01	G	30	Jarl Teien	Niels Brugman
Wauters Automotive	Zolder, Belgium	Wauters	TBA	Quasar QSR-01	G	33	Petar Brljak	Niels Brugman

^*Speculative pending confirmation

Team changes

The defending Constructors' champions, Vod:Bul Racing, merged with Avid Chronic Racing to form ACR Zakspeed ahead of the 2018 season.
After more than 13 years in the Superleague, Woods Racing withdrew partway during the 2017 season and did not return in 2018.
Kernow Sport withdrew from the Superleague after 6 years.
Green Stripes Racing left the Superleague after 6 years and were demoted to Supercup.

New entries

Epic Racing Team, Evolution Motorsports and Measuric Racing were all promoted from Supercup.
EVAL Simracing Team and Flag-to-Flag SimRacing entered the Superleague in 2018. Notably, both entered without having progressed through the Career Ladder (albeit EVAL previously completed in Formula Challenge, in 2016).

Technical changes

Wauters Automotive are to begin production of their own Quasar engines, after winning the engine tender slot held by Trinity that was made free after Woods Racing withdrew from the championship partway through 2017.

2018 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Date	Start Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Date	Track time	GMT	BST
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	1st March 2018	TBC	19:00	—
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	TBC	15th March 2018	TBC	19:00	—
3	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Azerbaijan GP	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBC	29th March 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	12th Arpil 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	26th April 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	10th May 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
7	French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	TBC	24th May 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	7th June 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	21st June 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBC	5th July 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	2nd August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	16th August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
13	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	30th August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
14	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	13th September 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	27th September 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
16	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	11th October	TBC	18:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	25th October	TBC	19:00	—
18	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	8th November	TBC	19:00	—

Testing

The 2018 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	1st February 2018	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Preseason Test #2	8th February 2018	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia
Preseason Test #3	15th February 2018	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
Preseason Test #4	22nd February 2018	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City
Young Driver Test	22nd November 2018	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island

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.

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 | {{AUS}} [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit|Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit]], Melbourne
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+| 1st March 2018
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 | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shanghai International Circuit]], Shanghai
 | TBC
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+| 15th March 2018
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 | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Baku City Circuit]], Baku
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+| 29th March 2018
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 | {{ESP}} [[Circuit de Catalunya]], Barcelona
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+| 12th Arpil 2018
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 | {{MON}} [[Circuit de Monaco]], Monte Carlo
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+| 26th April 2018
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 | {{CAN}} [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], Montreal
 | TBC
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+| 10th May 2018
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 | {{FRA}} [[Circuit Paul Ricard]], Le Castellet
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+| 24th May 2018
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 | {{AUT}} [[Red Bull Ring]], Spielberg
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+| 7th June 2018
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 | {{UK}} [[Silverstone Circuit]], Northamptonshire
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+| 21st June 2018
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 | {{GER}} [[Hockenheimring]], Hockenheim
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+| 5th July 2018
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 | {{HUN}} [[Hungaroring]], Budapest
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+| 2nd August 2018
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 | {{BEL}} [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]], Spa
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+| 16th August 2018
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 | {{ITA}} [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]], Monza
 | TBC
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+| 30th August 2018
 | TBC
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 | {{SIN}} [[Marina Bay Street Circuit]], Singapore
 | TBC
-| TBC
+| 13th September 2018
 | TBC
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 | {{JPN}} [[Suzuka Circuit]], Suzuka
 | TBC
-| TBC
+| 27th September 2018
 | TBC
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 | {{USA}} [[Circuit of the Americas]], Austin
 | TBC
-| TBC
+| 11th October
 | TBC
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 | {{BRA}} [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]], São Paulo
 | TBC
-| TBC
+| 25th October
 | TBC
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 | {{UAE}} [[Yas Marina Circuit]], Yas Island
 | TBC
-| TBC
+| 8th November
 | TBC
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+| {{BAH}} [[Bahrain International Circuit]], Sakhir, Bahrain
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+|align="center"| 8th February 2018
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+| {{MYS}} [[Sepang International Circuit]], Selangor, Malaysia
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-|align="center"|TBC
+|align="center"| 15th February 2018
-| {{???}} TBC
+| {{ITA}} [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]], Imola
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-|align="center"|TBC
+|align="center"| 22nd February 2018
-| {{???}} TBC
+| {{MEX}} [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez]], Mexico City
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-|align="center"|TBC
+|align="center"| 22nd November 2018
-| {{???}} TBC
+| {{UAE}} [[Yas Marina Circuit]], Yas Island
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