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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	TBC		TBC
					56	TBC
HGP Motorsports	The Netherlands	HGP	SC-023	G	7	TBC		TBC
					73	TBC
Nova Simracing	England	NOVA	SC-023	G	42	TBC		TBC
					77	TBC
Malta Force	Is-Siggiewi , Malta	Malta Force	SC-023	G	11	TBC		TBC
					14	TBC
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	The Netherlands	Fryslan	SC-023	G	26	TBC		TBC
					84	TBC
Buildsim Vulpino Racing	TBC	BVR	SC-023	G	74	TBC		TBC
					90	TBC
Hyperion Esports	Poland	Hyperion	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
TOP Esports	Cheltenham, England	TOP	SC-023	G	*	TBC		TBC
					*	TBC
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	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 Esport, 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.,

Round	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 China, Indian, German, French and United States Grands Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The San Marino, Portuguese, Monaco and Hungarian Grands Prix were reintroduced.

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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