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{{Infobox FC team
| Short_name    = {{flagicon|ENG}} MDR
| Logo          = [[File:MDR 2018 Logo white.png|250px|MDR Motorsports logo]]<br>
| Long_name     = Mayor Downard Racing Team
| Base          = {{flagicon|ENG}} Huntingdon, UK
| Principal     = [[Jack Mayor]], [[Josh Downard]]
| Drivers       = 78. {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]<br>94. {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matthew Clipp]]
| Test_drivers  = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Benefield]]
| Chassis       = FC-018
| Engine        = GPVWC
| Tyres         = GPVWC
| Debut         = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2017 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix|2017 Chinese Grand Prix]]</span>
| Final         = [[2018 Challenge Monaco Grand Prix|2018 Monaco Grand Prix]]
| Races         = 42
| Cons_champ    = 0
| Drivers_champ = 0
| Wins          = 0
| Podiums       = 2
| Poles         = 0
| Fastest_laps  = 2
| Points        = 193
| Last_season   = 2017
| Last_position = 11th
}}

= About the team =
Mayor Downard Racing Team (formerly MDR Motorsports prior to 2018) was setup at the back end of 2016 by Co-Founders [[Jack Mayor]] and [[Josh Downard]]. The teams original plans were only to compete in the Fs3 Series at Simleague.de, however they have since stretched the team to other leagues such as WCS League and GPVWC.

= 2017: A new kid on the block =
[[File:MDR Logo 1.png|none|300px|thumb|left|MDR Motorsports' 2017 Logo]]
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="14"|'''''2017 Drivers'''''
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''League'''
|rowspan="1"|'''Series'''
|colspan="1"|'''Primary Driver'''
|colspan="1"|'''Reserve/Test'''
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|rowspan="6"|'''Simleague.de'''
|rowspan="2"|FS3
|{{ENG}} [[Jack Mayor]]
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|{{GRE}} [[Giorgos Tsoumalis]] 
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|rowspan="4"|GT3
|{{ENG}} [[Jack Mayor]] 
|rowspan="4"|
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|{{ENG}} [[Josh Downard]] 
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|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]† 
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|{{GRE}} [[Giorgos Tsoumalis]]† 
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|rowspan="5"|'''WCS League'''
|rowspan="3"|F3
|{{NED}} [[Mike Kwint]] 
|rowspan="3"|
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|{{GER}} [[Christoph Lichtenstein]] 
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|{{ENG}} ''[[Josh Downard]]'' 
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|rowspan="2"|GP3
|{{NED}} [[Vincent Dijk]] 
|rowspan="2"|
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|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]] 
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|rowspan="7"|'''GPVWC'''
|rowspan="5"|Formula Challenge
|{{GER}} [[Philipp König]] 
|rowspan="3"|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]] (August - 2018)
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|{{POL}} [[Konrad Bar]] 
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|{{ENG}} ''[[Josh Downard]]'' 
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|{{ENG}} ''[[Myles Dixon]]''
|rowspan="2"|{{FIN}} [[Tuomas Koriala]] (May - July)
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|{{ENG}} ''[[Jack Mayor]]'' 
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|rowspan="2"|Int'l Touring Cup
|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]] 
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|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]] 
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|colspan="6"|''†Drivers race under the team name of "MD Racing"''
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|colspan="6"|''Drivers in italics are not contracted as a full time driver, but stepped in as an emergency driver''
|}
== GPVWC ==
=== Formula Challenge ===
[[File:MDR_Formula_Challenge_2017.png|none|200px|thumb|left|MDR Motorsports 2017 Formula Challenge Entry]]
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"|'''''Contracted Drivers'''''
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''Role'''
|rowspan="1"|'''Driver'''
|rowspan="1"|'''Points'''
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|rowspan="1"|'''Primary'''
|rowspan="1"|{{GER}} [[Philipp König]] 
|153 pts (15th)
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|rowspan="1"|'''Primary'''
|{{POL}} [[Konrad Bar]] 
|46 pts (26th)
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|rowspan="1"|'''Reserve'''
|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]]
|5 pts (44th)
|}

MDR Motorsports made an unusually late entry into the 2017 Formula Challenge campaign. After their original attempt to enter at the start of the season failed, it seemed their chances of a GPVWC Career Ladder debut in 2017 were gone. However, after an orignal team entry failed to enter either of the first two rounds of the championship, MDR Motorsports were given the opportunity to make their debut for round 3, and will continue till the end of the championship.
Within days of the news that they will be on the grid for the [[2017 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]], they had already signed two primary drivers to begin their 2017 GPVWC campaign with. The driver line-up consisted of Simracing veteran and [[2014 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix| 2014 Chinese Grand Prix]] winner [[Philipp König]], and 2017 Formula Challenge rookie [[Konrad Bar]]. MDR Motorsports hope to make a strong impact on their debuting season, and its team owners are confident that their driver line-up is capable of reaching it's goals and aspirations.
On the 10th of May, MDR Motorsports signed [[Tuomas Koriala]] as full time reserve driver for what was planned to be until the end of the year, However, in late June 2017, Tuomas announced he would be stepping down from the position after July. Late July, MDR announced that Koriala's Successor was to be [[Ryan Nash]].
On the 24th of Novemeber, MDR announced they had retained [[Konrad Bar]] for the 2018 championship in the reserve role.

<gallery heights=400px mode="Packed-hover">
File:Bar 2017 Silverstone.jpeg|'''British Grand Prix''' <br> Konrad Bar
File:Konig 2017 Silverstone.jpeg|'''British Grand Prix''' <br> Philipp Konig
</gallery>
Credits: Thomas Hinss

====Season Results====
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!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]†<br />{{AUS}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Russian Grand Prix|RUS]]†<br />{{RUS}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix|CHN]]<br />{{CHN}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Spanish Grand Prix|ESP]]<br />{{ESP}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]<br />{{AUT}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]<br />{{MON}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]<br />{{CAN}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge British Grand Prix|GBR]]<br />{{UK}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Hungarian Grand Prix|HUN]]<br />{{HUN}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge German Grand Prix|GER]]<br />{{GER}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]<br />{{BEL}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]<br />{{ITA}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Singaporean Grand Prix|SGP]]<br />{{SGP}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Japanese Grand Prix|JPN]]<br />{{JPN}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge United States Grand Prix|USA]]<br />{{USA}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Mexican Grand Prix|MEX]]<br />{{MEX}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]<br />{{BRA}}
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|UAE]]<br />{{UAE}}

!valign="middle"| Team Points
!valign="middle"| Team Standings
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!rowspan=2|Primary Driver
|align= left|{{GER}} [[Philipp König]] 
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|7
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19 
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|23 
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|11
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|17
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15  
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12  
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15 
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
|width=20 bgcolor="ffdf9f"|3
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14 
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8  
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF  
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9  
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8   
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8   
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12   
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10  
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!rowspan=7|193
!rowspan=7|11th
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|align= left|{{POL}} [[Konrad Bar]] 
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|26
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|17
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF  
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|5 
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF  
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF  
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15 
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10 
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12 
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10 
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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!rowspan=2|Reserve Driver
|align= left|{{FIN}} [[Tuomas Koriala]] (May to July) 
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|5
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12 
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!colspan=16| ''Contract expired after the German Grand Prix''
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|align= left|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]] (August to 2018) 
!colspan=20|''Contract began at the Belgium Grand Prix''
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|23 
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF  
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|23 
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19 
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19 
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|21 
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|align= left|{{ENG}} [[Josh Downard]] 
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† = MDR Motorsports did not enter Formula Challenge until the 3rd round of the championship at the Chinese Grand Prix, and so drivers points from the first 2 rounds will not count towards MDR Motorsports in the Team's Championship.

=== International Touring Cup ===
[[File:MDR2017ITC.jpg|none|200px|thumb|left|MDR Motorsports 2017 International Touring Cup Entry]]
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="3"|'''''Contracted Drivers'''''
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''Role'''
|rowspan="1"|'''Driver'''
|rowspan="1"|'''Points'''
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''Primary'''
|rowspan="1"|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]] 
|0 pts (28th)
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''Primary'''
|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]] 
|2 pts (27th)
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''Reserve'''
| 
|
|}

====Season Results====
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
|-
! Car
! No.
! Drivers
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 British Touring Cup|GBR]]<br />{{flagicon|UK}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 Belgian Touring Cup|BEL]]<br />{{flagicon|BEL}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 Polish Touring Cup|POL]]<br />{{flagicon|POL}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 Dutch Touring Cup|NED]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 French Touring Cup|FRA]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 Australian Touring Cup|AUS]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 American Touring Cup|USA]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}}
!colspan=3 width=60| [[2017 Brazilian Touring Cup|BRA]]<br />{{flagicon|BRA}}
!width=60 |Team Points
!width=60 |Team Standings
|-
!rowspan="4"| BMW 125i
|-
|rowspan=1 |24
|align="left" height=40 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]]
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|23
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|20 
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|18
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|25 
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|20
|width=20 style="background:#efcfff;"|DNF 
|width=20 style="background:#ffffff;"| 
|width=20 style="background:#ffffff;"| 
|width=20 style="background:#ffffff;"| 
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|22
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|21
|width=20 style="background:#efcfff;"|DNF 
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|20 
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|21 
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!rowspan="2"| 2
!rowspan="2"| 16th
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|rowspan=1 |25
|align="left" height=40 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]
|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|16
|width=20 style="background:#efcfff;"|DNF  
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|width=20 style="background:#dfffdf;"|14 
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|width=20 style="background:#cfcfff;"|16
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|}

== Other Series ==
<gallery widths=200px heights=150px mode="Packed-hover">

File:2017MDR-FS3.png|'''MD1/FS3''' <br> ''Simleague.de'' <br> FS3
File:MDR GT3 2017.png|'''Porsche 997''' <br> ''Simleague.de'' <br> GT3 (MDR)
File:GT3 MDRacing 2017.png|'''BMW Z4''' <br> ''Simleague.de'' <br> GT3 (MD Racing)
File:MDR F3 2017.png|'''MD1/F3''' <br> ''WCS League'' <br> Formula 3
File:MDR GP3 2017.jpeg|'''MD1/GP3''' <br> ''WCS League'' <br> GP3
</gallery>

= 2018: Judgement year =
[[File:MDR 2018 Logo.png|none|300px|thumb|left|MDR's 2018 Logo]]

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="4"|'''''2018 Drivers'''''
|-
|rowspan="1"|'''League'''
|rowspan="1"|'''Series'''
|colspan="1"|'''Primary Driver'''
|colspan="1"|'''Reserve/Test'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''GPVWC'''
|rowspan="2"|Formula Challenge
|{{ENG}} [[Matthew Clipp]] 
|rowspan="2"|{{ENG}}[[Daniel Brewer]]
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|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]] 
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|rowspan="2"|'''WCS League'''
|rowspan="2"|WCSGP
|{{ENG}} [[Joe Watts]] 
|rowspan="2"|
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|{{NED}} [[Fabian Rudde]] 
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|colspan="6"|''Drivers in italics are not contracted as a full time driver, but stepped in as an emergency driver''
|}

== GPVWC ==
=== Formula Challenge ===
[[File:2018MDRFCrender.png|none|350px|thumb|left|Mayor Downard Racing Team's 2018 Formula Challenge Entry]]
On the 24th of November, MDR Motorsports announced that they had retained Polish driver [[Konrad Bar]] for the 2018 Formula Challenge season in a reserve role.
On the 30th of November, MDR Motorsports announced that British driver [[Matthew Clipp]] and Dutchman [[Wesley Stefano]] would be filling the primary full-time seats in the Career Ladder team for 2018. 
The team also announced their surprise plans to re-brand their outfit, which includes the renaming of the team to "Mayor Downard Racing Team (MDR)" as well as team colours changing from the original Red, Black and White, to a more striking Orange, White and Blue. However, just under a week before the first round in Melbourne, MDR had announced that Konrad Bar would be leaving the team due to commitments outside simracing.
The team later announced that his replacement would be [[Daniel Brewer]]. On the 25th of February, it was confirmed that [[Daniel Benefield]] would also be joining the team as the secondary reserve driver.

'''Round One - Australian Grand Prix'''

The first round at Australia was one of mixed fortunes, with race 1 seeing both drivers finish higher than their qualifying positions, more importantly in the points. However the luck would change for race 2, as Clipp and Stefano started 2nd and 14th respectively. Stefano was hit off of the track at turn 2 which destroyed his rear suspension, whilst Clipp was forced off the circuit at turn 1, and would later be the victim of an unfortunate bug, which saw his Matthew's car merge with the driver behind's, launching him into the sky and out of the race, resulting in both cars out before the end of the first sector. It was announced shortly after the race that Daniel Brewer had signed a full-time drive in the Supercup series, meaning his very short time as reserve role would come to an end.

'''Round Two - Chinese Grand Prix'''

Round two at Shanghai Internation Circuit also was of mixed fortunes, with Stefano suffering from severe lag in race 1 which caused him to appear off pace, and deciding to attempt race two for the same reasons. However, It was a better showing for Matthew Clipp, finishing in 5th place, 6 positions above his grid start. Clipp brought home another points place in race two after overtaking [[Tom Davison]] around the outside of turn 1 in an outstanding manouver on the final lap, seeing him finish in 11th place.

'''Round Three - Azerbaijan Grand Prix'''

The third round saw better permormance from both drivers. The series took to the streets of Baku for the first time in GPVWC history for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. An impressive lap saw Stefano qualify 4th place for race 1, whilst Clipp was forced to start from last place after an unfortunate and controversial penalty after round 2. After avoiding the lap 1 chaos, Stefano managed to place 2nd place after lap 1 before losing the position later in the race, however a last lap push saw Wesley close in and pass 2nd place [[Chris Butcher]] on the line, beating him by just 0.01 of a second. Clipp also demonstrated his experience, avoiding all accidents on his way to 13th place, 17 places above his starting position. Race 2 saw both drivers finish in the points again with Clipp and Stefano finishing 11th and 13th respectively.

'''Round Four - Spanish Grand Prix'''

Round four again showed quick pace from both drivers with Stefano qualifying in 4th place on the grid in wet conditions. Clipp however struggled with the Qualifying conditions however managed to fight his way through the field in race 1 and into the points by the mid-way stage. However, as the track appeared to be drying out, many drivers believed it was time to change over to the dry tyre compound,but these drivers were discovering immidietly there is simply too much standing water. This lead to a major shake-up in the running order, as well as both drivers opting for the same tyre change choice, and eventually retiring due to incidents on the dry tyres. Stefano was unable to attend the second race, however Clipp once again showed solid form by making up 13 positions from his grid spot to finish in 9th place, and most importantly scores some more important points for the drivers and teams championship. This round saw Clipp and Stefano position 9th and 15th respectively whilst MDR were sitting in 7th place overall in the team championship.

'''Round Five - Monaco Grand Prix'''

Round five was by far the worst result of the season, with both drivers qualifying outside the top 20, the round already looked set to be a dismall one. Race 1 saw Clipp hit from behind at the end of the first lap, causing him to retire immedietly. Stefano however was making good progress from 22nd place on the grid. Just 1 place outside the points, the dutchman was sitting in 16th place, however after running side-by-side with another driver through 5 corners, he was hit into the wall, and retired a lap later at turn 1 with the rear suspension undrivable. Race 2 saw Stefano unable to attend the grid again, leaving Clipp the sole remaining MDR car starting in 27th place. However, reminiscent of race 1, Clipp was again hit from behind, and later retired on lap 7. This disasterous round saw Matthew Clipp and Wesley Stefano drop to 13th and 21st respectively, and MDR slipping down to 8th in the teams championship after score 0 points.

====As it happened====
<gallery widths=200px heights=150px mode="Packed-hover">
File:2018MDR-Preseason1.jpg|'''Preseason Car Reveal''' <br> Wesley Stefano
File:2018MDR-Preseason2.jpg|'''Preseason Car Reveal''' <br> Wesley Stefano
File:MDR Reveal1.png|'''Official car reveal''' <br> Matthew Clipp
File:MDR Reveal2.png|'''Official car reveal''' <br> Matthew Clipp
File:MDR Reveal3.png|'''Official car reveal''' <br> Matthew Clipp
File:MDR Reveal4.png|'''Official car reveal''' <br> Wesley Stefano
File:MDR Reveal5.png|'''Official car reveal''' <br> Wesley Stefano
File:Clipp2018Baku1.JPG|'''Azerbaijan Grand Prix''' <br> Matthew Clipp
File:Stefano2018Baku1.JPG|'''Azerbaijan Grand Prix''' <br> Wesley Stefano
File:Stefano2018Baku2.JPG|'''Azerbaijan Grand Prix''' <br> Wesley Stefano
</gallery>

====Season Results====
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
!valign="middle"| Car
!valign="middle"| Engine
!valign="middle"| Tyres
!valign="middle"| No.
!valign="middle"| Driver
!colspan=2 align=middle"| AUS<br />{{AUS}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| CHI<br />{{CHN}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| AZE<br />{{AZE}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| ESP<br />{{ESP}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| MON<br />{{MON}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| CAN<br />{{CAN}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| FRA<br />{{FRA}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| AUT<br />{{AUT}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| GBR<br />{{GBR}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| GER<br />{{GER}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| HUN<br />{{HUN}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| BEL<br />{{BEL}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| ITA<br />{{ITA}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| SIN<br />{{SIN}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| JAP<br />{{JPN}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| USA<br />{{USA}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| BRA<br />{{BRA}}
!colspan=2 align=middle"| UAE<br />{{UAE}}
!valign="middle"| Points
!valign="middle"| D.C.
!valign="middle"| Points
!valign="middle"| T.C.
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!rowspan=2| GPVWC FC-018
!rowspan=2| GPVWC
!rowspan=2| {{GPVWC tyres}}
!rowspan=1| 78
|align="left"| {{NED}} '''[[Wesley Stefano]]'''
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13 
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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