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2023 Formula Sprint 1 season

Competition	Formula Sprint 1
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds	16
Mod Used	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape	F2-inspired
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC 3400cc turbocharged V6
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
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The 2023 Formula Sprint 1 will be the 2nd GPVWC Formula Sprint 1 season. The name Formula Sprint 1 was created to replace the GPVWC Supercup Series which did run for 14 seasons 2006/2021.

Teams and drivers

Formula Sprint 1 Team	Base	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
TCS Off Racing	Vancouver, Canada	TCS	SC-023	G	23	Alex Lehoux		TBC
					56	Loïc Meunier
HGP Motorsports	Zoetermeer, The Netherlands	HGP	SC-023	G	7	TBC		TBC
					73	TBC
Nova Simracing	Chester, England	NOVA	SC-023	G	42	TBC		TBC
					77	TBC
Malta Force GP	Is-Siggiewi , Malta	Malta Force	SC-023	G	11	TBC		TBC
					14	Menno Klont
AlphaDelta Racing Team	Delta, Canada	ADR	SC-023	G	66	TBC		TBC
					81	TBC
Santen Motorsports	The Netherlands	Santen	SC-023	G	2	TBC		TBC
					3	TBC
Fryslan Racing	Zwaagwesteinde, The Netherlands	Fryslan	SC-023	G	26	TBC		TBC
					84	TBC
Buildsim Vulpino Racing	Vancouver BC, Canada	Vulpino	SC-023	G	74	TBC		TBC
					90	TBC
Hyperion Esports	Leszno, Poland	Hyperion	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
TOP Esports	Cheltenham, England	TOP	SC-023	G	*	Jack Mayor		TBC
					*	Szymon Frelik
Rowen GP	Gorinchem, Netherlands	RGP	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
Spark Racing Team	Kassel, Germany	SRT	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
Pixelate Esports	Church Fenton, England	PIX	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
NetRex Grand Prix	Naples, Italy	NRGP	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
Renegade Simracing	Italy	REN	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC

Team changes

• Nocturne, Gallery82 Motorsports, PZZW Racing Team, Valle eSports, Virtualdrivers with TX3 were all promoted to Superlights.
• PB Racing, Smile Power Racing opted not to continued after the 2022 Formula Sprint 1 season.

New & Returning entries

• Hyperion Esports formerly known as PLS Racing team joined the series after being dropped down from the Superleague Lights.
• TOP Esports, Rowen Grand Prix and Spark Racing Team , were all promoted from the Formula Sprint 2
• NetRex Grand Prix returned to the Career Ladder for the first time since 2019.

Technical changes

• To be Announced

2022 Calendar

The 2022 season continued the previous raceday the Supercup had in 2021 the Thursday, every two weeks. The 2022 calendar follows the 16-round limit introduced in 2019. The first round will take place at Imola and the last will take place in Brazil, with each race taking place on a Thursday, every two weeks. The 2022 season saw the first time GPVWC used to have two breaks a Spring and Summer Break.,

• Note 06-12-2022 the following calendar dates are not confirmed, but these are most likely the dates for the 2023 season, these dates are the 2022 racedates changed to 2023 dates.

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Start Time
				GMT	BST
1	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	March 2	19:00	—
2	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	March 16	19:00	—
3	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	March 30	18:00	19:00
4	Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah	April 13	18:00	19:00
5	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	April 27	18:00	19:00
6	German Grand Prix	Nurburgring, Nürburg	May 11	18:00	19:00
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	June 8	18:00	19:00
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	June 22	18:00	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	July 6	18:00	19:00
10	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	July 20	18:00	19:00
11	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	Aug 3	18:00	19:00
12	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	August 31	18:00	19:00
13	Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	September 14	18:00	19:00
14	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	September 28	18:00	19:00
15	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	October 12	18:00	19:00
16	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	October 26	19:00	—

Testing

The 2023 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	TBC	TBC

Calendar changes

• The Portuguese, Monaco, Austria and Mexican Grands Prix were removed from the calendar.

• The German, Spain and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix were reintroduced.

• The Saudi Arabia Grand Prix made its debut on the GPVWC 2023 calendar.

Results and Standings

Grand Prix

Round		Grand Prix	Pole Position	Pole Time	Fastest Lap	F/L Time	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Formula Sprint 1 San Marino Grand Prix							Report
	R2
2	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Bahrain Grand Prix							Report
	R2
3	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Australian Grand Prix							Report
	R2
4	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix							Report
	R2
5	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix							Report
	R2
6	R1	Formula Sprint 1 German Grand Prix							Report
	R2
7	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Spanish Grand Prix							Report
	R2
8	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Canadian Grand Prix							Report
	R2
9	R1	Formula Sprint 1 British Grand Prix							Report
	R2
10	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Hungarian Grand Prix							Report
	R2
11	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Belgian Grand Prix							Report
	R2
12	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Italian Grand Prix							Report
	R2
13	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Singapore Grand Prix							Report
	R2
14	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Japanese Grand Prix							Report
	R2
15	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix							Report
	R2
16	R1	Formula Sprint 1 Brazilian Grand Prix							Report
	R2

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

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