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2012 Masters Series season

Competition	Masters Series
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	19
Vehicle(s)	BMW E90
Tyre Supplier(s)	Yokohama
Drivers	N/A
Teams	N/A
Drivers' Champion	N/A
Teams' Champion	N/A
Masters Series Seasons
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The 2012 Masters Series is the forthcoming fourth season of the Masters Series in the GPVWC.

Report

Race Weekend Format

Three races per 'round'. Consisting of three equal length races that last approximately 15 minutes set to an absolute lap total depending on track length. The starting grid for Race 1 will be decided by a 10 minute qualification session, the starting grid for Race 2 will be the finishing positions from Race 1 and the starting grid for Race 3 will be a reversed grid from a random position between 14-18. The race weekend schedule will be as follows:

• Practice = 10 minutes
• Qualifying = 10 minutes
• Warm-Up = 5 minutes
• Race 1 = 15 minutes
• Race 2 = 15 minutes
• Race 3 = 15 minutes

Series Changes

For 2012 the format of feature and sprint events has been scrapped for three equal length races.

Three car teams return for 2012 but team entry is limited to 13 in order to control grid size. Unlike last season race setups will be fully open.

The series schedule has been brought forward to an August start time in order for the series to be wrapped up in line with the rest of GPVWC's competitions although the Masters Series will still remain as the leagues finale for the year. The series will contain 19 races, the most in Masters series history. There will be 6 'normal' 3 race events as well as 1 feature length event that contains just a single race.

New for 2012 is the Novice Cup for which eligible drivers will be able to compete in a championship independant of the main series but they will be eligible to score for both. The Top 15 will score points in the main championship and the top 7 designated Novice Cup drivers will score points in their respective series.

Also new for 2012 is the introduction of success ballast, the Top 5 from races 1 & 2 at each event will carry weight ballast into the next race (1st place=40kg, 2nd=30kg, 3rd=20kg, 4th=10kg, 5th=5kg). Success ballast is not carried over to the next event and the feature length event will not be subject to it.

Scoring system

Main Championship Points

Points will be awarded to the top 15 classified finishers. Fastest lap for each race will yeild a point each.

Novice Cup Points

Points will be awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Teams and drivers

The 2012 GPVWC Masters Series grid.

Team	Car No.	Driver	Rounds	Novice
Innervision	1	Simon Cattell	1-6	-
	7	Pavel Loknovski	1-3	-
	23	Martin Schumacher	1-3	-
Tiger Express Motorsports	26	Janne Vaananen	4-6	-
	58	Erik Tveit	1-6	-
	66	David Jundt	1-6	-
Constant Racing	28	Mark Stanton	1-6	-
	86	David Stanton	1-6	-
	81	Chris Williamson	1-6
Woods Racing	63	Tom Parker	1-2
	12	Mark Wicks	1-6	-
	45	Wopke Hoekstra	4-6
	46	Mark Fuller	1-6
Racing Team Schroten	11	Wesley Morris	1-6
	41	Scott Bennett	1-6
	68	William Tringas	1-6
Team Edifice	19	Jon MacLean	-
	36	Scotty Moore	-
	47	Andrejs Pestovs	4-6
	00	Vinodh Moodley	4-6
Hawkeye Racing	4	Ric Scott	-
	21	Alistair Brown	1
		Viesturs Priede	-
	93	Lewis Redshaw	1-3	-
Halcyon Racing	33	Dave Carr-Smith	1-6	-
	88	Nick Rowland	-	-
	99	Philip Cullen	1-3	-
		Simon Melhuish	-	-
SimInk Motorsport	2	Jamez Shepherd	1-6	-
	6	Bart De Vos	1-6	-
	92	Ojay Clark	1-6	-
RB Racing	8	Ollie Woods	1-3
		Simon Melhuish	4-6	-
	13	Boyd Bryson	1-6	-
	27	Kieran Ryan	1-3	-
		Nick Rowland	4-6	-
fGw Team	43	Keith Storrie	1-6
	80	Ian Storrie	1-6
	90	Geoff Meade	1-6
Revolution Motorsport	5	Lee Morris	1-6	-
	17	Myles Dixon	1-3
	50	Kenney Lybeer	1-3
		Jason Muscat	4-6	-
Vortex GP	10	Ihab Abbas	1-6	-
	20	Luke McKee	1-3
	22	Simon Crain	3

2012 Calendar

Rounds	Race Title	Circuit	Date	Race Details
				Track Time	GMT	Laps
1-3	Monza Masters	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	2nd August	13.00	18:00	TBC
4-6	Silverstone Masters	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	30th August	14.00	18:00	TBC
7-9	Curitiba Masters	Autodromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais	13th September	13.00	18:00	TBC
10-12	Laguna Seca Masters	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey	27th September	15.00	18:00	TBC
13	Spa-Francorchamps Masters	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	11th October	19.00	18:00	TBC
14-16	Bathurst Masters	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst	25th October	14.00	18:00	TBC

Results and standings

Events

Rd.	Event	Pole position	Fastest lap	Novice Cup Winner	Overall Winner	Winning Team	Report
1	Monza Race 1	Dave Carr-Smith (1.56.907)	Jamez Shepherd (1.57.474)	Scott Bennett	Erik Tveit	Tiger Express Motorsports	Report
2	Monza Race 2		Lee Morris (1.57.390)	Scott Bennett	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
3	Monza Race 3		Simon Cattell (1:57.344)	Scott Bennett	Simon Cattell	Innervision	Report
4	Silverstone Race 1	Simon Cattell (2.09.180)	Simon Cattell (2:09.217)	Scott Bennett	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
5	Silverstone Race 2		Dave Carr-Smith (2:09.378)	Keith Storrie	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
6	Silverstone Race 3		Dave Carr-Smith (2:09.551)	Scott Bennett	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
7	Curitiba Race 1	Simon Cattell (1:18.798)	Dave Carr-Smith (1:18.591)	Myles Dixon	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
8	Curitiba Race 2		Dave Carr-Smith (1:18.743)	Myles Dixon	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
9	Curitiba Race 3		Dave Carr-Smith (1:18.635)	Myles Dixon	Dave Carr-Smith	Halcyon Racing	Report
10	Laguna Seca Race 1	Dave Carr-Smith (1.27.203)	Dave Carr-Smith (1.27.176)				Report
11	Laguna Seca Race 2						Report
12	Laguna Seca Race 3						Report

Drivers standings

Overall

Pos Driver ITA GBR BRA USA BEL AUS Points 1 Dave Carr-Smith 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 302 2 Lee Morris 4 4 24 2 2 2 8 8 9 2 12 Ret 157 3 Simon Cattell 23 18 1 3 24 4 2 3 4 - - - 125 4 Erik Tveit 1 2 3 5 14 6 - - - - - - 99 5 Scott Bennett 5 6 5 8 22 10 20 Ret 15 11 9 17 76 6 Jamez Shepherd 20 10 25 4 3 7 3 4 11 4 Ret 9 126 7 Borna Spoljaric 5 2 5 3 14 18 76 7 Ruud Heesterbeek 4 5 2 5 2 2 116 7 Simon Melhuish 7 4 3 Ret DSQ DSQ 8 6 4 92 8 Bart De Vos 8 5 9 6 21 Ret 7 11 6 6 Ret 6 107 9 Ojay Clark 10 19 8 11 8 5 6 6 22 - - - 75 10 Martin Schumacher 3 3 10 - - - - - - - - - 46 11 Mark Stanton 6 7 12 Ret 10 9 - - - - - - 44 12 Ihab Abbas 14 16 4 14 15 8 - - - - - - 33 13 David Jundt 7 8 11 16 16 20 23 10 3 9 4 8 89 - Boyd Bryson 9 20 17 10 7 15 24 16 20 16 13 15 31 15 Lewis Redshaw 12 9 6 - - - 13 12 7 - - - 45 16 Keith Storrie 25 21 Ret 9 6 13 16 26 16 21 10 10 37 17 Nick Rowland 13 5 Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ 7 3 3 71 18 David Stanton 13 13 7 22 25 17 - - - - - - 18 - Mark Wicks 16 11 16 17 9 11 11 13 14 19 Ret 17 28 20 Kenney Lybeer 11 12 13 - - - - - - - - - 12 21 Janne Vaananen 12 20 12 9 9 10 14 7 5 60 22 Myles Dixon Ret 14 22 Ret 12 - 12 14 8 13 19 7 37 23 Andrejs Pestovs 19 11 16 19 22 23 - - - 5 24 William Tringas 18 23 15 21 13 18 14 20 13 12 11 13 21 - Philip Cullen 15 15 14 - - - - - - - - - 4 26 Jason Muscat 18 DNS 14 10 7 12 10 5 14 48 27 Wesley Morris DNS Ret DSQ 15 Ret Ret - - - 15 15 11 8 28 Mark Fuller 17 17 18 20 19 Ret 18 17 19 - - - 0 - Wopke Hoekstra 23 17 Ret - - - - - - 0 - Chris Williamson 19 25 21 24 18 22 26 24 24 20 20 20 0 - Ian Storrie 22 24 26 25 Ret 19 21 25 Ret Ret Ret DNS 0 - Luke McKee 27 26 19 - - - - - - - - - 0 - Simon Crain - - 20 - - - Ret 21 Ret DNS 18 Ret 0 - Vinodh Moodley 26 Ret 21 22 Ret Ret Ret 21 16 0 - Pavel Loknovski 21 27 Ret - - - 25 23 18 17 8 12 14 - Kieran Ryan 26 22 DSQ - - - - - - - - - 0 - Ollie Woods 24 28 23 - - - 28 27 Ret 22 17 Ret 0 - Geoff Meade DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret 23 Ret 15 15 21 18 16 Ret 2 - Tom Parker Ret Ret - - - - - - - - - - 0 - Alistair Brown DSQ - - EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX EX 0 Pos Driver ITA GBR BRA USA BEL AUS Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

Novice Cup

Pos	Driver	ITA			GBR			BRA			USA			BEL	AUS			Points
1	Scott Bennett	1	1	1	1	8	1	8	Ret	3	1	1	6					81
2	William Tringas	4	6	3	6	4	4	2	5	2	2	3	4					64
3	Myles Dixon	Ret	3	8	Ret	3	DNS	1	1	1	3	8	1					60
4	Keith Storrie	8	5	Ret	2	1	2	4	10	5	7	2	2					59
5	Mark Fuller	3	4	4	5	7	Ret	6	3	5	-	-	-					34
6	Andrejs Pestovs	-	-	-	4	2	3	7	4	5	-	-	-					29
7	Geoff Meade	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	Ret	9	Ret	3	2	7	5	5	Ret					24
-	Kenney Lybeer	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-					24
9	Wesley Morris	DNS	Ret	DSQ	3	Ret	8†	-	-	-	4	4	3					23
10	Chris Williamson	5	8	7	8	6	7	11	8	9	6	9	7					19
11	Ian Storrie	6	7	10	9	Ret	5	9	9	11	Ret	Ret	DNS					9
-	Simon Crain	-	-	6	-	-	-	Ret	6	Ret	DNS	7	8†					9
13	Vinodh Moodley	-	-	-	10	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	5					7
14	Wopke Hoekstra	-	-	-	7	5	Ret	-	-	-	-	-	-					6
-	Ollie Woods	7	10	9	-	-	-	12	11	Ret	8	6	9					6
16	Luke McKee	9	9	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-					4
17	Tom Parker	Ret	Ret	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-					0
-	Alistair Brown	DSQ	-	-	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	EX	0
Pos	Driver	ITA			GBR			BRA			USA			BEL	AUS			Points

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Constructors standings

Pos Team Car No. ITA GBR BRA USA BEL AUS Points 1 SimInk Motorsport 2 20 10 25 4 3 7 3 4 11 254 6 8 5 9 6 21 Ret 7 11 6 92 10 19 8 11 8 5 6 6 22 2 Halcyon Racing 33 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 400 88 - - - - - - DSQ DSQ DSQ 7 3 3 99 15 15 14 - - - Ret DSQ DSQ 8 6 4 3 Tiger Express Motorsports 26 - - - 12 20 12 134 58 1 2 3 5 14 6 66 7 8 11 16 16 20 4 Revolution Motorsport 5 4 4 24 2 2 2 123 17 Ret 14 22 22 Ret 12 50 11 12 13 18 DNS 14 5 Innervision 1 23 18 1 3 24 4 111 7 21 27 Ret - - - 23 3 3 10 - - - 6 RB Racing 8 24 28 23 7 4 3 96 13 9 20 17 10 7 15 27 26 22 DSQ 13 5 Ret 7 Racing Team Schroten 11 DNS Ret DSQ 15 Ret Ret 67 41 5 6 5 8 22 10 68 18 23 15 21 13 18 8 Constant Racing 28 6 7 12 Ret 10 9 62 81 19 25 21 24 18 22 86 13 13 7 22 25 17 9 Vortex GP 10 14 16 4 14 15 8 33 20 27 26 19 - - - 22 - - 20 - - - 10 Hawkeye Racing 4 - - - - - - 26 93 12 9 6 - - -  ?? DSQ - - - - - 11 fGw Team 43 25 21 Ret 9 6 13 25 80 22 24 26 25 Ret 19 90 DSQ DSQ DSQ Ret 23 Ret 12 Woods Racing 12 16 11 16 17 9 11 18 46 17 17 18 20 19 Ret 63 Ret Ret - 23 17 Ret 13 Team Edifice 00 - - - 26 Ret 21 5 36 47 - - - 19 11 16 Pos Team Car No. ITA GBR BRA USA BEL AUS Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Polesitter for the feature race in bold. Driver in italics has been awarded point for fastest lap.