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2018 Superleague season

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

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

Teams and drivers

Superleague Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
ACR Zakspeed	Liverpool, England	ACR	TBA	Valiant	G	TBC	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Edonis Engineering	Groningen, The Netherlands	Edonis	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Epic Racing Team	Banbury, England	Epic	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
EVAL Simracing Team	Tallinn, Estonia	EVAL	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Evolution Motorsports	Kirchhain, Germany	Evolution	TBA	TBA	G	17	TBA		TBA
						18	TBA
Flag-to-Flag.com Racing Team	Surrey, England	Flag-to-Flag	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Hawkeye Racing	Lake District, England	Hawkeye	TBA	Talos	G	2	TBA		TBA
						3	TBA
MadCape Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	MadCape	TBA	TBA	G	61	TBA		TBA
						62	TBA
Measuric Racing	Bennekom, The Netherlands	Measuric	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, Wales	Nordsjøen	TBA	Martex	G	19	David Fidock		TBA
						27	Alex Cooper
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymnos, Greece	Red Archer	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	Pedro Gomes		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Storm Racing Team	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Storm	TBA	TBA	G	TBC	Liam de Waal		TBA
						TBC	Menno Klont
Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	SRS	TBA	TBA	G	11	TBA		TBA
						TBC	TBA
Wauters Automotive	Zolder, Belgium	Wauters	TBA	TBA	G	30	TBA		TBA
						33	TBA

^*Speculative pending confirmation

Team changes

• The defending Constructors' champions, Vod:Bul Racing, merged with Avid Chronic Racing to form ACR Zakspeed ahead of the 2018 season.
• After more than 13 years in the Superleague, Woods Racing withdrew partway during the 2017 season and would not return in 2018.
• Green Stripes Racing and Kernow Sport both bowed out of the Superleague after 6 years each. The former was placed in the 2018 Supercup season.

New entries

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

Technical changes

• TBC

2018 Calendar

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

Testing

The 2018 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	TBC	TBC
Preseason Test #2	TBC	TBC
Preseason Test #3	TBC	TBC
Preseason Test #4	TBC	TBC
Young Driver Test	TBC	TBC

Calendar changes

• The Russian Grand Prix and Mexican Grand Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The location of the Spanish Grand Prix changed from the Valencia Street Circuit to the Circuit de Catalunya, Catalunya hosting the race again after swapping with Valencia in 2017.
• The location of the German Grand Prix likewise changed back from the Nurburgring to the Hockenheimring.
• The French Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a four-year absence, with the Paul Ricard Circuit hosting the event for the first time in 2018.
• The Azerbaijan Grand Prix would be contested for the first time in 2018.