2019 Superleague Lights season
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| Competition | Superleague Lights |
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| Title Sponsor | N/A |
| Platform Used |  rFactor 2
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| Mod base | GPVWC CL modular |
| Carshape base | F1-inspired |
| Rounds | 16 |
| Engine Supplier(s) | Martex MX-06L 1600cc turbocharged V6 |
| Tyre Supplier(s) | GPVWC brand G |
| Drivers | 66 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Drivers' Champion |  |
| Teams' Champion |  Red Arrow Racing
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| Superleague Lights Seasons | |
| 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 . 2024 | |
| GPVWC series in 2019 |
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| Career Ladder |
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Superleague |
| Independent Series |
The 2019 Superleague Lights season was the inaugural Superleague Lights season, consisting of 16 rounds beginning in Australia on 13 March 2019 and ending in Brazil on 23 October.
A brand new series, introduced into the Career Ladder for 2019 as a stepping stone between Supercup and Superleague, the Lights series included many aspects of Superleague itself, such as the F1-style carshape, similar technical and sporting regulations; including single-race rounds; and advanced team-management features. Races were, however, shorter than Superleague Grands Prix; there was a single, independent engine supplier; Martex, now no longer involved in Superleague after the closure of Nordsjoen; and development decisions carried less impact.
The Lights series was part of a massive shake-up for the Career Ladder. Races took place on Wednesday nights, replacing Supercup races; both Supercup and Formula Challenge races were rescheduled as a result. With a brand new series' worth of team slots to fill, there was a seismic shift in teams from both lower rungs of the Career Ladder. While some prominent Supercup teams refused to go for the series due to the increased time requirements, a plethora of teams from Formula Challenge moved up, skipping Supercup completely.
At the end of a close first season, the first-ever Superleague Lights Drivers' Champion was Lukas Schmidt, driving for the Cosmo Seiki Japan team; a former Supercup team; while the first-ever Teams' Championship was claimed by Red Arrow Racing; a former Formula Challenge team, run by Superleague legend David Fidock.
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Teams and drivers
Fifteen teams and a grand total of 66 drivers took part in the 2019 season. Each car was powered by a Martex MX-06L power unit and had GPVWC brand tyres.
1 Idos was rebranded as Chaos Engineering during the course of the season
New entries
As a brand new series, every team was a new entrant, but had come from various different backgrounds:
- Scuderia Clay Geeli, Draig Racing, Holland Racing Team and Cosmo Seiki Japan were promoted from the Supercup.
- Red Arrow Racing, STAX Racing, Cenobite Motorsports, Royal Blue Racing, TR Motorsports, CM-Tech Racing, TTF Racing, Mayor Downard Racing Team and Idos Motorsport were all promoted from Formula Challenge.
- Satellite Racing returned from a 1-year absence from the Career Ladder, having last competed in 2017, in the Supercup.
- After a 20-year history competing in other leagues, NetRex Grand Prix debuted in GPVWC for the first time in 2019; however, the team left after the end of the year.
2019 Calendar
| Round | Circuit | Date | Start Time | |
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| GMT | BST | |||
| 1 |  Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
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13 March | 19:00 | —
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| 2 |  Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
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27 March | 19:00 | —
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| 3 |  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
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10 April | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 4 |  Baku City Circuit, Baku
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24 April | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 5 |  Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
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8 May | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 6 |  Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
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22 May | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 7 |  Istanbul Park , Turkey
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6 June | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 8 |  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
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19 June | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 9 |  Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
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3 July | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 10 |  Hockenheimring, Hockenheim
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31 July | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 11 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
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14 August | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 12 |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
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28 August | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 13 |  Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
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11 September | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 14 |  Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
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25 September | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 15 |  Circuit of the Americas, Austin
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9 October | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| 16 |  Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
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23 October | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Testing
The 2019 testing schedule was as follows:
| Test | Date | Venue |
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| Preseason Test #1 | 13 February |  Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
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| Preseason Test #2 | 27 February | Circuito de Jerez
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