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{{Infobox MDR Team
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| Short_name   = {{flagicon|UK}} MDR Motorsports
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| Short_name       = {{flagicon|UK}} Mayor Downard Racing (MDR)
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| Logo         = [[File:MDR Logo 1.png|250px|MDR Motorsports logo]]<br>
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| Logo             = [[File:2020 MDR Logo.jpeg|250px|MDR Motorsports logo]]<br>
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| Long_name     = Mayor-Downard-Racing Motorsports
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| Long_name       = Mayor Downard Racing Team
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| Base         = {{flagicon|UK}} Huntingdon, UK
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| Base             = {{flagicon|UK}} Huntingdon, UK
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| Principal     = [[Jack Mayor]], [[Josh Downard]]
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| Principal       = [[Jack Mayor]]
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| Drivers       = 90. {{flagicon|GER}} [[Philipp Konig]]<br>58. {{flagicon|POL}} [[Konrad Bar]]
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| Drivers         = #17 {{flagicon|ITA}} [[TBA]]<br>#44 {{flagicon|ITA}} [[TBA]]
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| Test_drivers = ''none''
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| Test_drivers     = {{flagicon|UK}} [[TBA]]
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| Chassis       = FC-017
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| Chassis         = MD07
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| Engine       = GPVWC
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| Engine           = GPVWC
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| Tyres         = GPVWC
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| Associated_Teams = [[Nova Simracing]]
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| Debut         = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2017 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix|2017 Chinese Grand Prix]]</span>
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| Former_Drivers  = [[Wesley Stefano]], [[Philipp Konig]], [[Konrad Bar]], [[Heigo Poom]], [[Lewis Bickers]], [[Tobias Polotzek]]
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| Final         = [[2017 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix|2017 Chinese Grand Prix]]
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|-
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| Races        = 0
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| SLImage          = [[File:SLLogo2.png|300px]]<br>
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| Cons_champ    = 0
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| SLDebut          = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2021 Superleague Australian Grand Prix|2021 Australian Grand Prix]]</span>
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| Drivers_champ = 0
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| SLFinal          = NA
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| Wins          = 0
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| SLRaces          = 0
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| Podiums      = 0
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| SLCons_champ    = 0
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| Poles        = 0
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| SLDrivers_champ  = 0
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| Fastest_laps  = 0
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| SLresult         = 0
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| Last_season   = 2016
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| SLPodiums        = 8
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| Last_position = N/A
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| SLPoles          = 0
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| SLFastest_laps  = 0
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| SLPoints         = 0
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| SLCurrent_Position = NA
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| SLLast_season    = [[2021 Superleague season|2021]] (Current)
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| SLLast_position  = NA
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|-
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| SLLImage          = [[File:SLLlogo.png|300px]]<br>
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| SLLDebut          = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2019 Lights Australian Grand Prix|2019 Australian Grand Prix]]</span>
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| SLLFinal_season  = [[2020 Superleague Lights season|2020]]
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| SLLRaces          = 32
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| SLLCons_champ    = 0
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| SLLDrivers_champ  = 0
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| SLLPodiums        = 4
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| SLLPoles          = 0
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| SLLResult         = 2 (x2)
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| SLLFastest_laps  = 2
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| SLLPoints        = 323
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| SLLLast_position  = 5th
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|-
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| FCImage          = [[File:FCLogo2.png|300px]]<br><br>
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| FCDebut          = <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[2017 Challenge Chinese Grand Prix|2017 Chinese Grand Prix]]</span>
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| FCFinal_season  = [[2018 Formula Challenge season|2018]]
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| FCRaces          = 67
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| FCCons_champ    = 0
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| FCDrivers_champ  = 0
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| FCPodiums        = 4
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| FCPoles          = 0
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| FCResult        = 2 (x1)
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| FCFastest_laps   = 5
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| FCPoints        = 410
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| FCLast_position  = 10th
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
= About the team =
 
= About the team =
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MDR Motorsports 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.
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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.
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In December 2018, Mayor Downard Racing Team announced the creation of the [[MDR Academy]]. The Academy served as an agency to allow drivers of all skill-levels find a racing opportunity that suits their skills and requirements. After 2 years of service, the MDR Group publicly disbanded the Academy for internal complications, stating that the academy "no longer has the time or people to run it at an acceptable standard, so it would be unnecessary to continue operating it as it can no longer benefit anybody", leading to the projects disbanded in 2020.
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= 2021: Something to prove =
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= 2020: Fighting at the front =
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2020 saw MDR take a massive step up in competitiveness with the signing of new talent in [[Lewis Bickers]] partnering team owner and [[2019 Superleague Lights season|2019 Superleague Lights]] driver [[Jack Mayor]].
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Early season results saw [[Mayor Downard Racing Team|MDR]] fighting within the top 4 of the championship standings, however after Lewis had to step down from racing duties due to personal commitments, the team brought in their own reserve driver and [[2020 Supercup season|Supercup]] championship contender [[Frank Hamming]] to fill in until the mid-season break.
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Between the [[2020 German Lights Grand Prix|German]] and [[2020 Belgian Lights Grand Prix|Belgian]], the team announced that [[Tobias Polotzek]] will be taking up driving duties for the remainder of the season. This partnership got off to a rough start with Tobias overall struggling with coming to terms with the car's handling. This partially lead to the team's dip in results in the final half of the season as apart from a respectful round in Monza and Singapore for [[Jack Mayor|Mayor]], the season end saw a spree of incidents, errors and outright bad luck.
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Despite a poor end to the season, and unfortunately dropping to 5th in the teams championship, the team was nevertheless promoted to [[Superleague]] for the [[2021 Superleague season]] based on the teams proven ability and knowledge of development and overall commitment to the championship all year round.
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====Key Moments From The Season====
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<gallery widths=200px heights=150px mode="Packed-hover">
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File:MDR2020AUS1.png|'''Mayor and Bickers finishing together on track''' <br> Australian Grand Prix
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File:MDR2020TUR.PNG|'''Bickers fighting for 5th place in the final laps''' <br> Turkish Grand Prix
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File:MDR2020HUN1.png|'''Mayor entering the pitlane after colliding with pit enterance''' <br> Hungarian Grand Prix
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File:MDR2020AZE1.png|'''Mayor fighting de Waal for the lead in wet conditions''' <br> Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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File:MDR2020CAN1.png|'''Lap 1 accident involving Mayor. Hamming gets through cleanly on his debut ''' <br> Canada Grand Prix
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</gallery>
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====Season Results====
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
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!valign="middle"| Car
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!valign="middle"| Engine
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!valign="middle"| No.
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!valign="middle"| Driver
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!align=middle"| AUS<br />{{AUS}}
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!align=middle"| BAH<br />{{BAH}}
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!align=middle"| TUR<br />{{TUR}}
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!align=middle"| HUN<br />{{HUN}}
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!align=middle"| AZE<br />{{AZE}}
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!align=middle"| CAN<br />{{CAN}}
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!align=middle"| FRA<br />{{FRA}}
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!align=middle"| GBR<br />{{GBR}}
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!align=middle"| GER<br />{{GER}}
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!align=middle"| BEL<br />{{BEL}}
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!align=middle"| ITA<br />{{ITA}}
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!align=middle"| SIN<br />{{SIN}}
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!align=middle"| RUS<br />{{RUS}}
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!align=middle"| JAP<br />{{JPN}}
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!align=middle"| USA<br />{{USA}}
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!align=middle"| BRA<br />{{BRA}}
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!valign="middle"| Points
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!valign="middle"| D.C.
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!valign="middle"| Points
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!valign="middle"| T.C.
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|-
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!rowspan=6| MD06
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!rowspan=6| [[Martex]]
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!rowspan=1| 17
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Jack Mayor]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|22
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|2 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
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|width=20 bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|3
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|5
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|6
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!108
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|align="center"| 8th
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!rowspan=6| 203
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|align="center" rowspan=6| 5th
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|-
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!rowspan=5| 44
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Lewis Bickers]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|6
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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!33
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|align="center"| 19th
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|-
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|align="left"| {{NED}} '''[[Frank Hamming]]'''
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| -|- 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|2 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|7
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
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!48
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|align="center"| 13th
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|align="left"| {{GER}} '''[[Tobias Polotzek]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|18
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15
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!7
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|align="center"| 36th
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Josh Downard]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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!0
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|align="center"| 60th
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|align="left"| {{ITA}} '''[[Alessandro Quintaie]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
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!7
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|align="center"| 38th
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= 2019: New Year, New Series =
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In December 2018, [[MDR]] were confirmed on the entry list of the brand new series, [[Superleague Lights]], which will act as the 2nd tier series in GPVWC and Superleague feeder series.
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====Season Results====
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====2019====
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
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!valign="middle"| Car
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!valign="middle"| Engine
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!valign="middle"| No.
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!valign="middle"| Driver
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!align=middle"| AUS<br />{{AUS}}
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!align=middle"| MAL<br />{{MYS}}
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!align=middle"| BAH<br />{{BAH}}
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!align=middle"| AZE<br />{{AZE}}
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!align=middle"| ESP<br />{{ESP}}
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!align=middle"| MON<br />{{MON}}
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!align=middle"| TUR<br />{{TUR}}
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!align=middle"| CAN<br />{{CAN}}
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!align=middle"| GBR<br />{{GBR}}
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!align=middle"| GER<br />{{GER}}
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!align=middle"| BEL<br />{{BEL}}
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!align=middle"| ITA<br />{{ITA}}
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!align=middle"| SIN<br />{{SIN}}
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!align=middle"| JAP<br />{{JPN}}
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!align=middle"| USA<br />{{USA}}
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!align=middle"| BRA<br />{{BRA}}
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!valign="middle"| Points
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!valign="middle"| D.C.
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!valign="middle"| Points
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!valign="middle"| T.C.
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!rowspan=6| MD05
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!rowspan=6| [[Martex]]
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!rowspan=1| 17
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Jack Mayor]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|16
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|7 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|26 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|18
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|7
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
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|width=20 bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|3 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12
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!79
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|align="center"| 8th
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!rowspan=6| 120
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|align="center" rowspan=6| 7th
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!rowspan=5| 44
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|align="left"| {{EST}} '''[[Heigo Poom]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|24
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|6
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|23 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|11
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!27
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|align="center"| 25
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|align="left"| {{USA}} '''[[Sven de Vries]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|5 
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!22
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|align="center"| 29th
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|align="left"| {{NED}} '''[[Menno Klont]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|20 
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!6
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|align="center"| 38th
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Tom Parker]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|22
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!8
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|align="center"| 35th
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Josh Downard]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|21
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!0
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|align="center"| 50th
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== Current Drivers and Series ==
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= 2018: Judgement year =
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[[File:MDR 2018 Logo.png|none|300px|thumb|left|MDR's 2018 Logo]]
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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!colspan="12"|'''''Current Drivers'''''
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!colspan="4"|'''''2018 Drivers'''''
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|-
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|rowspan="1"|'''League'''
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|rowspan="1"|'''Series'''
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|colspan="1"|'''Primary Driver'''
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|colspan="1"|'''Reserve/Test'''
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|rowspan="2"|'''GPVWC'''
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|rowspan="2"|Formula Challenge
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|{{ENG}} [[Luke Browning]]
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|rowspan="2"|{{ENG}}[[Daniel Brewer]]
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|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]
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|rowspan="2"|'''WCS League'''
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|rowspan="2"|WCSGP
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|{{ENG}} [[Joe Watts]]
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|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''
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|}
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== GPVWC ==
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=== Formula Challenge ===
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[[File:2018MDRFCrender.png|none|350px|thumb|left|Mayor Downard Racing Team's 2018 Formula Challenge Entry]]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'''Round One - Australian Grand Prix'''
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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.
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'''Round Two - Chinese Grand Prix'''
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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.
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'''Round Three - Azerbaijan Grand Prix'''
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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.
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'''Round Four - Spanish Grand Prix'''
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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.
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'''Round Five - Monaco Grand Prix'''
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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}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| CHI<br />{{CHN}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| AZE<br />{{AZE}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| ESP<br />{{ESP}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| MON<br />{{MON}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| CAN<br />{{CAN}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| FRA<br />{{FRA}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| AUT<br />{{AUT}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| GBR<br />{{GBR}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| GER<br />{{GER}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| HUN<br />{{HUN}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| BEL<br />{{BEL}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| ITA<br />{{ITA}}
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!colspan=2 align=middle"| SIN<br />{{SIN}}
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!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.
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!valign="middle"| Points
 +
!valign="middle"| T.C.
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|-
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!rowspan=8| GPVWC FC-018
 +
!rowspan=8| GPVWC
 +
!rowspan=8| {{GPVWC tyres}}
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!rowspan=1| 78
 +
|align="left"| {{NED}} '''[[Wesley Stefano]]'''
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF   
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|2
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12  
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|width=20 bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|3
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|6
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|6
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14
 +
! 133
 +
! 10th
 +
!rowspan=8| 217
 +
|align="center" rowspan=8 | '''10th'''
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|-
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!rowspan=7| 94
 +
|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Matthew Clipp]]'''
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|5
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|11
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|9
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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! 37
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! 35th
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|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Luke Browning]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|24 
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|14
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|18 
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|3 
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|23 
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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! 49
 +
! 30th
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 +
|align="left"| {{AUS}} '''[[Daniel Benefield]]'''
 +
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! 0
 +
! 79th
 +
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 +
|align="left"| {{NED}} '''[[Jeroen van Wissen]]'''
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|21
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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! 0
 +
! 93rd
 +
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 +
|align="left"| {{ENG}} '''[[Taylor Lane]]'''
 +
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|24 
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
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 +
! 0
 +
! 88th
 +
|-
 +
|align="left"| {{BRA}} '''[[Pedro Moura]]'''
 +
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|16
 +
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 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|13
 +
| -|- 
 +
| -|-
 +
! 7
 +
! 58th
 +
|-
 +
|align="left"| {{GRE}} '''[[Dionysis Faraos]]'''
 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|29
 +
|width=20 bgcolor="#efcfff"|DNF
 +
! 0
 +
! 92nd
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
= 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"|'''League'''
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|rowspan="6"|'''Simleague.de'''
 
|rowspan="6"|'''Simleague.de'''
 
|rowspan="2"|FS3
 
|rowspan="2"|FS3
−
|[[Jack Mayor]] {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} [[Jack Mayor]]
−
|rowspan="2"|[[Giorgos Tsoumalis]] {{GRE}}
+
|rowspan="2"|  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Theodoros Eziroglou]] {{GRE}}
+
|{{GRE}} [[Giorgos Tsoumalis]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|rowspan="4"|GT3
 
|rowspan="4"|GT3
−
|[[Jack Mayor]] {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} [[Jack Mayor]]  
 
|rowspan="4"|
 
|rowspan="4"|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Josh Downard]] {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} [[Josh Downard]]  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Wesley Stefano]]† {{NED}}
+
|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]†  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Giorgos Tsoumalis]]† {{GRE}}
+
|{{GRE}} [[Giorgos Tsoumalis]]†  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|rowspan="5"|'''WCS League'''
 
|rowspan="5"|'''WCS League'''
−
|rowspan="3"|F3 (Series Finished)
+
|rowspan="3"|F3
−
|[[Mike Kwint]] {{NED}}
+
|{{NED}} [[Mike Kwint]]  
 
|rowspan="3"|
 
|rowspan="3"|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Christoph Lichtenstein]] {{GER}}
+
|{{GER}} [[Christoph Lichtenstein]]  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''[[Josh Downard]]'' {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} ''[[Josh Downard]]''  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|rowspan="2"|GP3
 
|rowspan="2"|GP3
−
|[[Mike Kwint]] {{NED}}
+
|{{NED}} [[Vincent Dijk]]
 
|rowspan="2"|
 
|rowspan="2"|
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Wesley Stefano]] {{NED}}
+
|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|rowspan="5"|'''GPVWC'''
+
|rowspan="7"|'''GPVWC'''
 
|rowspan="5"|Formula Challenge
 
|rowspan="5"|Formula Challenge
−
|[[Philipp König]] {{GER}}
+
|{{GER}} [[Philipp König]]  
−
|rowspan="5"|[[Tuomas Koriala]] {{FIN}}
+
|rowspan="3"|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]] (August - 2018)
 
|-
 
|-
−
|[[Konrad Bar]] {{POL}}
+
|{{POL}} [[Konrad Bar]]  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''[[Josh Downard]]'' {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} ''[[Josh Downard]]''  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''[[Myles Dixon]]'' {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} ''[[Myles Dixon]]''
 +
|rowspan="2"|{{FIN}} [[Tuomas Koriala]] (May - July)
 
|-
 
|-
−
|''[[Jack Mayor]]'' {{GBR}}
+
|{{ENG}} ''[[Jack Mayor]]''  
 +
|-
 +
|rowspan="2"|Int'l Touring Cup
 +
|{{ENG}} [[Ryan Nash]]
 +
|rowspan="2"|
 +
|-
 +
|{{NED}} [[Wesley Stefano]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|colspan="6"|''†Drivers race under the team name of "MD Racing"''
 
|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''
 
|colspan="6"|''Drivers in italics are not contracted as a full time driver, but stepped in as an emergency driver''
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
−
= GPVWC =
 
−
== 2017 ==
 
 
=== Formula Challenge ===
 
=== Formula Challenge ===
 
[[File:MDR_Formula_Challenge_2017.png|none|200px|thumb|left|MDR Motorsports 2017 Formula Challenge Entry]]
 
[[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'''
 +
|-
 +
|rowspan="1"|'''Primary'''
 +
|rowspan="1"|{{GER}} [[Philipp König]]
 +
|153 pts (15th)
 +
|-
 +
|rowspan="1"|'''Primary'''
 +
|{{POL}} [[Konrad Bar]]
 +
|46 pts (26th)
 +
|-
 +
|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.
 
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.
 
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 until the end of the year.
+
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====
 
====Season Results====
−
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;"
+
{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
 
!valign="middle"| Role
 
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!valign="middle"| Driver
 
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!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|UAE]]<br />{{UAE}}
 
!colspan=2| [[2017 Challenge Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|UAE]]<br />{{UAE}}
  
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!valign="middle"| Drivers Points
 
−
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!valign="middle"| Team Points
 
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!valign="middle"| Team Standings
 
!valign="middle"| Team Standings
 
|-
 
|-
 
!rowspan=2|Primary Driver
 
!rowspan=2|Primary Driver
−
|[[Philipp König]] {{GER}}
+
|align= left|{{GER}} [[Philipp König]]  
−
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
−
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|10
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|7
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|7
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+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
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|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|23  
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|19
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|11
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|11
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| -|-
+
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| -|-
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#cfcfff"|17
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| -|-
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
−
| -|-
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|4
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| -|-
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15 
−
| -|-
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|12 
−
| -|-
+
|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|8
−
| -|- 
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|width=20 bgcolor="#dfffdf"|15
−
| -|-
+
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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.
  
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 23 December 2020

United Kingdom Mayor Downard Racing (MDR)
MDR Motorsports logo
Full Name Mayor Downard Racing Team
Base United Kingdom Huntingdon, UK
Team Principal/s Jack Mayor
Current Drivers #17 Italy TBA
#44 Italy TBA
Test Drivers United Kingdom TBA
Chassis MD07
Engine GPVWC
Associated Teams Nova Simracing
Former Drivers Wesley Stefano, Philipp Konig, Konrad Bar, Heigo Poom, Lewis Bickers, Tobias Polotzek
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GPVWC Superleague Career
Début 2021 Australian Grand Prix
Latest Race NA
Races Competed 0
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Highest Result 0
Podiums 8
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 0
Total Points 0
Current Position NA
2021 (Current) Position NA
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GPVWC Superleague Lights Career
Début 2019 Australian Grand Prix
Latest Season 2020
Races Competed 32
Constructors' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Highest Result 2 (x2)
Podiums 4
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 2
Total Points 323
2020 Position 5th
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GPVWC Formula Challenge Career
Début 2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Latest Season 2018
Races Competed 67
Teams' Championships 0
Drivers' Championships 0
Highest Result 2 (x1)
Podiums 4
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 5
Total Points 410
2018 Position 10th


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.

In December 2018, Mayor Downard Racing Team announced the creation of the MDR Academy. The Academy served as an agency to allow drivers of all skill-levels find a racing opportunity that suits their skills and requirements. After 2 years of service, the MDR Group publicly disbanded the Academy for internal complications, stating that the academy "no longer has the time or people to run it at an acceptable standard, so it would be unnecessary to continue operating it as it can no longer benefit anybody", leading to the projects disbanded in 2020.

2021: Something to prove

2020: Fighting at the front

2020 saw MDR take a massive step up in competitiveness with the signing of new talent in Lewis Bickers partnering team owner and 2019 Superleague Lights driver Jack Mayor. Early season results saw MDR fighting within the top 4 of the championship standings, however after Lewis had to step down from racing duties due to personal commitments, the team brought in their own reserve driver and Supercup championship contender Frank Hamming to fill in until the mid-season break.

Between the German and Belgian, the team announced that Tobias Polotzek will be taking up driving duties for the remainder of the season. This partnership got off to a rough start with Tobias overall struggling with coming to terms with the car's handling. This partially lead to the team's dip in results in the final half of the season as apart from a respectful round in Monza and Singapore for Mayor, the season end saw a spree of incidents, errors and outright bad luck.

Despite a poor end to the season, and unfortunately dropping to 5th in the teams championship, the team was nevertheless promoted to Superleague for the 2021 Superleague season based on the teams proven ability and knowledge of development and overall commitment to the championship all year round.

Key Moments From The Season

  • Mayor and Bickers finishing together on track
    Australian Grand Prix

  • Bickers fighting for 5th place in the final laps
    Turkish Grand Prix

  • Mayor entering the pitlane after colliding with pit enterance
    Hungarian Grand Prix

  • Mayor fighting de Waal for the lead in wet conditions
    Azerbaijan Grand Prix

  • Lap 1 accident involving Mayor. Hamming gets through cleanly on his debut
    Canada Grand Prix

Season Results

Car Engine No. Driver AUS
Australia 		BAH
Bahrain 		TUR
Turkey 		HUN
Hungary 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		CAN
Canada 		FRA
France 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		RUS
Russia 		JAP
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		Points D.C. Points T.C.
MD06 Martex 17 England Jack Mayor 9 4 22 14 2 DNF 4 13 3 19 4 5 DNF DNF DNF 6 108 8th 203 5th
44 England Lewis Bickers 8 15 6 8 10 - - - - - - - - - - - 33 19th
Netherlands Frank Hamming - - - - - 10 2 7 4 - - - - - - - 48 13th
Germany Tobias Polotzek - - - - - - - - - DNF 10 DNF 18 15 - - 7 36th
England Josh Downard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DNF - 0 60th
Italy Alessandro Quintaie - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 7 38th

2019: New Year, New Series

In December 2018, MDR were confirmed on the entry list of the brand new series, Superleague Lights, which will act as the 2nd tier series in GPVWC and Superleague feeder series.

Season Results

2019

Car Engine No. Driver AUS
Australia 		MAL
Malaysia 		BAH
Bahrain 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		ESP
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		TUR
Turkey 		CAN
Canada 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JAP
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		Points D.C. Points T.C.
MD05 Martex 17 England Jack Mayor 14 16 7 4 DNF 19 26 18 12 10 7 9 3 10 13 12 79 8th 120 7th
44 Estonia Heigo Poom - - - - - - 24 6 23 12 19 8 DNF DNF DNF 11 27 25
United States Sven de Vries 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22 29th
Netherlands Menno Klont - 13 20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 38th
England Tom Parker - - - 22 - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 35th
England Josh Downard - - - - DNF 21 - - - - - - - - - - 0 50th

2018: Judgement year

MDR's 2018 Logo
2018 Drivers
League Series Primary Driver Reserve/Test
GPVWC Formula Challenge England Luke Browning EnglandDaniel Brewer
Netherlands Wesley Stefano
WCS League WCSGP England Joe Watts
Netherlands Fabian Rudde
Drivers in italics are not contracted as a full time driver, but stepped in as an emergency driver

GPVWC

Formula Challenge

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

  • Preseason Car Reveal
    Wesley Stefano

  • Preseason Car Reveal
    Wesley Stefano

  • Official car reveal
    Matthew Clipp

  • Official car reveal
    Matthew Clipp

  • Official car reveal
    Matthew Clipp

  • Official car reveal
    Wesley Stefano

  • Official car reveal
    Wesley Stefano

  • Azerbaijan Grand Prix
    Matthew Clipp

  • Azerbaijan Grand Prix
    Wesley Stefano

  • Azerbaijan Grand Prix
    Wesley Stefano

Season Results

Car Engine Tyres No. Driver AUS
Australia 		CHI
China 		AZE
Azerbaijan 		ESP
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		CAN
Canada 		FRA
France 		AUT
Austria 		GBR
United Kingdom 		GER
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SIN
Singapore 		JAP
Japan 		USA
United States 		BRA
Brazil 		UAE
United Arab Emirates 		Points D.C. Points T.C.
GPVWC FC-018 GPVWC G 78 Netherlands Wesley Stefano 13 DNF DNF - 2 13 DNF - DNF - DNF 13 DNF 9 12 3 14 DNF 10 6 DNF DNF 10 9 DNF 15 13 6 13 8 - - 10 4 DNF 14 133 10th 217 10th
94 England Matthew Clipp 9 DNF 5 10 13 11 DNF 9 DNF DNF DNF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 37 35th
England Luke Browning - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 13 24 14 18 DNF 4 12 3 12 23 DNF - - - - - - - - - - - - 49 30th
Australia Daniel Benefield - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DNF DNF - - - - - - - - - - 0 79th
Netherlands Jeroen van Wissen - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 DNF - - - - - - - - 0 93rd
England Taylor Lane - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 DNF - - - - - - 0 88th
Brazil Pedro Moura - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 - 19 13 - - 7 58th
Greece Dionysis Faraos - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 DNF 0 92nd

2017: A new kid on the block

MDR Motorsports' 2017 Logo
2017 Drivers
League Series Primary Driver Reserve/Test
Simleague.de FS3 England Jack Mayor
Greece Giorgos Tsoumalis
GT3 England Jack Mayor
England Josh Downard
Netherlands Wesley Stefano†
Greece Giorgos Tsoumalis†
WCS League F3 Netherlands Mike Kwint
Germany Christoph Lichtenstein
England Josh Downard
GP3 Netherlands Vincent Dijk
Netherlands Wesley Stefano
GPVWC Formula Challenge Germany Philipp König England Ryan Nash (August - 2018)
Poland Konrad Bar
England Josh Downard
England Myles Dixon Finland Tuomas Koriala (May - July)
England Jack Mayor
Int'l Touring Cup England Ryan Nash
Netherlands Wesley Stefano
†Drivers race under the team name of "MD Racing"
Drivers in italics are not contracted as a full time driver, but stepped in as an emergency driver

Formula Challenge

MDR Motorsports 2017 Formula Challenge Entry
Contracted Drivers
Role Driver Points
Primary Germany Philipp König 153 pts (15th)
Primary Poland Konrad Bar 46 pts (26th)
Reserve England 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 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 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.

  • British Grand Prix
    Konrad Bar

  • British Grand Prix
    Philipp Konig

Credits: Thomas Hinss

Season Results

Role Driver AUS†
Australia 		RUS†
Russia 		CHN
China 		ESP
Spain 		AUT
Austria 		MON
Monaco 		CAN
Canada 		GBR
United Kingdom 		HUN
Hungary 		GER
Germany 		BEL
Belgium 		ITA
Italy 		SGP
Singapore 		JPN
Japan 		USA
United States 		MEX
Mexico 		BRA
Brazil 		UAE
United Arab Emirates 		Team Points Team Standings
Primary Driver Germany Philipp König 4 10 19 7 8 8 - - 19 23 19 11 - - 9 17 4 4 15 12 8 15 10 3 14 8 DNF 9 8 8 - - 12 10 - - 193 11th
Poland Konrad Bar - - 26 17 13 DNF DNF 9 - - - - DNF 8 - - 5 DNF DNF 15 - - - - 10 DNF DNF DNF 12 10 19 DNF - - DNF DNF
Reserve Driver Finland Tuomas Koriala (May to July) - - - - - - - - - - DNF DNF - - 5 12 - - - - Contract expired after the German Grand Prix
England Ryan Nash (August to 2018) Contract began at the Belgium Grand Prix 23 DNF 23 DNF - - - - - - 12 15 - 19 19 21
Emergency Driver England Josh Downard - - - - - - 14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
England Jack Mayor - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
England Myles Dixon - - - - - - - - - DNF - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

† = 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.

Other Series

  • MD1/FS3
    Simleague.de
    FS3

  • Porsche 997
    Simleague.de
    GT3 (MDR)

  • BMW Z4
    Simleague.de
    GT3 (MD Racing)

  • MD1/F3
    WCS League
    Formula 3

  • MD1/GP3
    WCS League
    GP3

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