2021 Formula Challenge season

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

GPVWC series in 2021
Career Ladder
Superleague Superleague Lights Supercup Formula Challenge Academy Series

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 Racing	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	TBC		TBC
					6	TBC
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.