Difference between revisions of "2019 Supercup season"

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2019 Supercup season

Competition	Supercup
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds
Mod Used	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape	F2 based
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC V6 turbo
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Supercup Seasons
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The 2019 Supercup season will be the 12th GPVWC Supercup season.

Teams and drivers

Supercup Team	Base	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
TG Racing	Mtarfa, Malta	TG	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, The Netherlands	RTS	SC-019	G	TBC	Matthias Muuss		TBC
					TBC	Fabian Walter
Zedderick Racing	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Zedderick	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Malta Force GP	Siggiewi, Malta	Malta Force	SC-019	G	TBC	Craig Patteson		TBC
					TBC	TBA
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	SC-019	G	TBC	Stefan Gehse		TBC
					TBC	Wesley Stefano
Deltec Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	Deltec	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Shift Gear Racing	England	Shift Gear	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
GT Omega RPM eSports	Tarxien, Malta	Omega	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Torrent Motorsports	Columbus, OH, United States	Torrent	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Enterprise Pulsars	Bromley, England	Enterprise	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Frami Autosport	The Netherlands	Frami	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
Fusion Racing	Reading, UK	Fusion	SC-019	G	57	Pim Van Ark		TBC
					55	Harry Graham
Rowen GP	Gorinchem, The Netherlands	Rowen	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA
TCS Off Racing	Canada	TCS Off	SC-019	G	TBC	Lorenzo De Ciutiis		TBC
					TBC	James Clay
Team Rookie Monsters	England	TRM	SC-019	G	TBC	TBA		TBC
					TBC	TBA

Team changes

• Scuderia Basilea, Green Stripes Racing and YTF1 were promoted to the Superleague.
• Scuderia Clay Geeli, Cosmo Seiki Japan, Draig Racing and Holland Racing Team were promoted to the new 2nd Career Ladder tier (currently referred to as Superleague 2).
• THUnderdog did not continue in the Career Ladder into 2019.

New entries

• Downforce Racing and Shift Gear Racing were promoted from Formula Challenge.
• Frami Autosport, Fusion Racing, Team Rookie Monsters, Rowen GP and TCS Off Racing all made their Career Ladder debuts in 2019.

Returning entries

• Former Supercup champions Torrent Motorsports return to the series, having been promoted from Formula Challenge. Torrent last competed in Supercup in their championship-winning year, 2012.
• Enterprise Pulsars return to the Supercup after a 2-year absence.

Technical changes

• The engine formula was changed from naturally-aspriated V8s to turbochard V6 powerplants.
• Adjustable fuel mixture settings were introduced to the championship.
• Other changes include revised gear ratios, tyres and aerodynamics.

2019 Calendar

For 2019, the Career Ladder schedule has been radically adjusted, with Supercup races moving from Wednesdays to Tuesday nights.

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Date	Start Time
						Track time	GMT	BST
1	Supercup Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	Mar 12	TBC	19:00	—
2	Supercup Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	TBC	Mar 26	TBC	19:00	—
3	Supercup Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBC	Apr 9	TBC	19:00	—
4	Supercup Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Azerbaijan GP	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBC	Apr 23	TBC	18:00	19:00
5	Supercup Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	May 7	TBC	18:00	19:00
6	Supercup Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	May 21	TBC	18:00	19:00
7	Supercup Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park , Turkey	TBC	Jun 4	TBC	18:00	19:00
8	Supercup Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	Jun 18	TBC	18:00	19:00
9	Supercup British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	Jul 2	TBC	18:00	19:00
10	Supercup German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBC	Jul 30	TBC	18:00	19:00
11	Supercup Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	Aug 13	TBC	18:00	19:00
12	Supercup Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	Aug 27	TBC	18:00	19:00
13	Supercup Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	Sep 10	TBC	18:00	19:00
14	Supercup Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	Sep 24	TBC	18:00	19:00
15	Supercup United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	Nov 8	TBC	18:00	19:00
16	Supercup Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	Nov 22	TBC	19:00	—

Testing

The 2019 testing schedule was as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	TBC	TBD
Preseason Test #2	TBC	TBD

Calendar changes

The 2019 calendar was reduced from 18 down to 16 rounds.

• The Chinese, French, Austrian, Hungarian and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The Malaysian, Bahrain and Turkish Grands Prix made a return after a gap of four and two seasons absent respectively.