2022 Superlights season

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2022 Superlights season
SL2 Logo 2022.png
Competition Superleague Lights
Title Sponsor N/A
Platform Used 397rFactor2.png rFactor 2
Mod base GPVWC CL modular
Carshape base F1-inspired
Rounds 16
Engine Supplier(s) Martex MX-06L
1600cc turbocharged V6
Tyre Supplier(s) GPVWC brand G
Drivers 60
Teams 13
Drivers' Champion Finland Jan Granqvist
Teams' Champion England THR
Superleague Lights Seasons
2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 . 2024
GPVWC series in 2022
Career Ladder

Superleague
Superlights
Formula Sprint 1
Formula Sprint 2
Academy Series

The 2022 SuperLights season is the 4th GPVWC Superleague Lights season; the current second tier of the Career Ladder. Matthew Williams is the reigning Drivers' Champion, whilst reigning 2021 Superleague Lights Teams' Champions Pescara took the step up to the Superleague series.

With the promotion of Pescara and Stax Racing, Mode Auto Concepts enters the 2022 season as the highest-placed team left from 2021.


Teams and drivers

13 teams are expected to take part in the 2022 season. As in recent seasons every car will be powered by a Martex 1600cc turbocharged V6 power unit and use GPVWC brand tyres.

Entrant Base Chassis Race Drivers Test/Reserve Driver(s)
No. Driver Name Rounds
Germany MODE Auto Concepts

Germany Oschersleben, Germany

SLL022 5 Germany David Wassermann   TBC
72 Germany Maximilian Giesinger
England Royal Blue Racing

England London, United Kingdom

SLL022 58 Poland Szymon Frelik Norway Owen Kvilhaugsvik
74 England Lewis Bickers
Mexico TR Motorsports

Mexico Puebla, Mexico

SLL022 17 England Liam Rance Netherlands Jarno Guikema
37 England Dylan Platt
England TTF Racing

England London, United Kingdom

TF-03 41 Germany Pascal Schmidt Belgium Senne Stofmeel
42 Estonia Heigo Poom
Poland PLS Hyperion Esports

Poland Leszno, Poland

SLL022 82 Poland Mateusz Guzowski Poland Maciej Sandak
96 Poland Patryk Roszak
Italy HG Esport BlueBolt

Italy Imola, Italy

SLL022 4 Italy Cristian Pasqual Italy Daigoro Staurenghi
91 Italy Giuseppe Saracino
Belgium Road2Formula Racing

Belgium Antwerp, Belgium

SLL022 11 India Sandeep Singh Belgium Laurent Keersmaekers
12 Germany Pascal Pohlenz
New Zealand Ghostspeed ADG

Australia Perth, Australia

SLL022 10 Italy Francesco Leone   TBC
87 England Deagen Fairclough
England THR

England Leeds, United Kingdom

SLL022 65 England Chris Butcher England Tom Stevens
34 Ireland Luke Maguire
England Red Arrow Racing

England Camborne, United Kingdom

SLL022 5 Finland Jukkapekka Lalu England Joseph Hurlock
52 England George Sutton
Finland Super Venturi

Finland Tampere, Finland

SLL022 23 Finland Jan Granqvist Germany Rouven Meschede
46 England Oliver Parikian
Wales Draig Racing

Wales Hirwaun, Wales

SLL022 47 Netherlands Tom van der Voort England Luke Mitchell
85 England Ben Willis
Germany Black Hawk Racing

Germany , Germany

SLL022 3 Germany Marc Veit Bulgaria Chris Gitsov
30 Germany Fabian Szyrzik

Team changes

Name changes

  • MouseOne Racing changed their name to Revo Racing for the 2021 season.
  • Cosmo Team YTF1 changed their name to Cosmo PowerWorks for the 2021 season.

New entries

Technical changes

  • To be Announced

2022 Calendar

The 2022 season changed its raceday from the Wednesday to the Tuesday, every two weeks. The 2021 calendar follows the 16-round limit introduced in 2019. The first round will take place in Imola and the last will take place in Brazil, with each race taking place on a Tuesday, every two weeks. The exception to this will be the customary Summer Break in August, new to the 2022 calender is the adding of a spring break.

2022 Calendar

The 2022 calendar follows the 16-round limit introduced in 2019

Round Grand Prix Circuit Date Start Time
GMT BST
1 San Marino Grand Prix San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola March 8 19:00
2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir March 22 19:00
3 Australian Grand Prix Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne April 5 18:00 19:00
4 Indian Grand Prix India Buddh International Circuit , India April 19 18:00 19:00
5 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku May 4 18:00 19:00
6 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Racing, Spielberg May 18 18:00 19:00
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal June 1 18:00 19:00
8 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire June 15 18:00 19:00
9 German Grand Prix Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim June 29 18:00 19:00
10 French Grand Prix France Magny Cours, Magny Cours July 13 18:00 19:00
11 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa July 27 18:00 19:00
12 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza August 24 18:00 19:00
13 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore September 7 18:00 19:00
14 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka September 21 18:00 19:00
15 United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin October 5 18:00 19:00
16 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo October 19 19:00

Testing

The 2021 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Preseason Test #1 4th February Italy Mugello
Preseason Test #2 11th February United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Preseason Test #3 18th February South Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Preseason Test #4 25th February Thailandicon.png Buriram International Circuit

Calendar changes

Testing

The 2021 testing schedule is as follows:

Test Date Venue
Preseason Test #1 9th February United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Preseason Test #2 23th February Thailandicon.png Buriram International Circuit

Calendar changes

Results and Standings

Grands Prix

Rd. Grands Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report
1 San Marino Grand Prix San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola March 10 19:00
2 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir March 24 19:00
3 Australian Grand Prix Australia Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne April 7 18:00 19:00
4 Indian Grand Prix India Buddh International Circuit , India April 21 18:00 19:00
5 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit, Baku May 6 18:00 19:00
6 Austrian Grand Prix Austria Red Bull Racing, Spielberg May 20 18:00 19:00
7 Canadian Grand Prix Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal June 3 18:00 19:00
8 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire June 17 18:00 19:00
9 German Grand Prix Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim July 1 18:00 19:00
10 French Grand Prix France Magny Cours, Magny Cours July 15 18:00 19:00
11 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa July 29 18:00 19:00
12 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza August 26 18:00 19:00
13 Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore September 9 18:00 19:00
14 Japanese Grand Prix Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka September 23 18:00 19:00
15 United States Grand Prix United States Circuit of the Americas, Austin October 7 18:00 19:00
16 Brazilian Grand Prix Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo October 21 19:00

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