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2021 Formula Challenge season

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	TBA
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	16
Mod Used	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape	F3-inspired
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC 3400cc NA V6
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers	TBD
Teams	TBD
Drivers' Champion	TBD
Teams' Champion	TBD
Formula Challenge Seasons
2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019· 2020 · 2021

The 2021 Formula Challenge season will be the 10th GPVWC Formula Challenge season.

Teams and drivers

Formula Challenge Team	Team Owner	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
THUnderdog	Rienk Hoekstra	Thunderdog	FC-020	G	27	Sven de Vries		TBC
					65	Roy Verzijl
Downforce Scalextric Racing	Jake Sanson	Downforce	FC-020	G	39	TBC		TBC
					53	TBC
Valle eSports	Massimiliano Ribolli	Valle	FC-020	G	16	TBC		TBC
					36	TBC
Scuderia KAP Clay	Mikael Tuomaala	Clay	FC-020	G	7	Tommi Koivunen		TBC
					10	Mikael Tuomaala
TCS Off Racing	Carter McColman	TCS Off	FC-020	G	23	Jake Denehan		TBC
					56	Darius Andrei
Deltec Esports	Marius van Wyk	Deltec	FC-020	G	69	Jarrod Van Der Weide		TBC
					77	Bruno Sousa Ferreira
Smile Power Racing	Mike Bell	Smile Power	FC-020	G	4	Mike Bell		TBC
					63	Tom Parker
Alfa Sierra Simracing	Tom van der Voort	ASS	FC-020	G	47	Tom van der Voort		TBC
					85	Ben Willis
AlphaDelta Racing	Trevor Thurston	AlphaDelta	FC-020	G	66	Mike Kwint		TBC
					73	Justin van der Smissen
Apstineo Force Polonia	Antoni Nicpon	AFP	FC-020	G	55	Steven Lexow		TBC
					99	Ernest Lapins
Kings Racing	Scott Mitchell	Kings	FC-020	G	29	Jack Nichols		TBC
					89	Scott Mitchell
NOVA Finlandia	Alex Heinonen	NovaFin	FC-020	G	13	Caitlin Penny		TBC
					70	Isaac Morris
SRG	Doan Halsall	SRG	FC-020	G	17	Doan Halsall		TBC
					61	Kevin Morville
Team Ferlič	Marko Ferlič	TF	FC-020	G	5	Dawid Krupa		TBC
					6	Guillaume Mas
Valence Simracing	Jacob Reid	Valence	FC-020	G	24	Diogo Moscato		TBC
					48	Gijs Sonneveld
GPVWC Academy	Menno Klont	Academy	FC-020	G	100	TBC		TBC
					101	TBC

Team changes

Only 4 teams remained from the end of 2020 season; THUnderdog, Downforce Scalextric Racing, Valle eSports and the GPVWC Academy team.

• RBA Racing, HGP Motorsports, Nova Simracing, Eight-Six eRacing, Santen and Fryslan Racing Team were promoted to Supercup for 2021.
• Asombik Esports, DriveGameSeat Simracing, Madness Racing, Rookie Monsters, Team Gridline and Geo GrandPrix withdrew from the Career Ladder after 2020.

New & returning entries

• TCS off Racing and Scuderia Clay KAP moved down from the Superleague Lights Championship to race in the Formula Challenge.
• Deltec Racing and Smile Power Racing both re-entered the careerladder after being out for several years.
• Alfa Sierra Simracing, AlphaDelta Racing, Apstineo Force Polonia, Kings Racing, Nova Finlandia, SRG and Team Ferlič all joined at the beginning of 2021.

Technical changes

• To be confirmed

2021 Calendar

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

Round	Circuit	Date	Start Time
			GMT	BST
1	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBA	19:00	—
2	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	TBA	19:00	—
3	Shanghai International Circuit , China	TBA	18:00	19:00
4	Buddh International Circuit, India	TBA	18:00	19:00
5	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBA	18:00	19:00
6	Redbull Ring, Spielberg	TBA	18:00	19:00
7	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBA	18:00	19:00
8	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBA	18:00	19:00
9	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBA	18:00	19:00
10	Magny Cours, Magny Cours	TBA	18:00	19:00
11	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBA	18:00	19:00
12	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBA	18:00	19:00
13	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBA	18:00	19:00
14	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBA	18:00	19:00
15	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBA	18:00	19:00
16	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBA	18:00	19:00

Testing

The 2021 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	2nd February	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello

Calendar changes

• The Dutch, Turkish and Russian Grands Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The Chinese, Indian and Austrian Grands Prix were reintroduced.