2018 Supercup season

2018 Supercup season

Competition	Supercup
Title Sponsor	TBC
Platform Used	rFactor 2
Rounds
Mod Used	GPVWC CL modular
Carshape	F2 based
Engine Supplier(s)	GPVWC 3.4L V8
Tyre Supplier(s)	GPVWC brand G
Drivers
Teams
Drivers' Champion
Teams' Champion
Supercup Seasons
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GPVWC series in 2018
Career Ladder
Superleague Supercup Formula Challenge Academy
Independent Series
International Touring Cup World GT

The 2018 Supercup season will be the 11th GPVWC Supercup season.

Teams and drivers

Supercup Team	Base	Abbreviation	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Scuderia Basilea	Binningen, Switzerland	Basilea	SC-018	G	66	TBA		TBC
					89	TBA
Scuderia Clay Geeli	Espoo, Finland	Clay Geeli	SC-018	G	23	TBA		TBC
					31	TBA
Cosmo Seiki Japan	Hamamatsu, Japan	Cosmo	SC-018	G	6	James Lambert		Osvaldo Angelone
					13	Mike Bell
Deltec Racing Team	Cape Town, South Africa	Deltec	SC-018	G	42	Bruno Sousa Ferreira		Tristen Potters
					43	Adam Ozgur
Draig Racing	Hirwaun, Wales	Draig	SC-018	G	24	Lewis Redshaw		TBC
					34	Antonio Hreljanovic
Green Stripes Racing	Niedersachsen, Germany	GSR	SC-018	G	20	Bence Zsupanek		TBC
					68	Josh Downard
Holland Racing Team	Alkmaar, the Netherlands	HRT	SC-018	G	25	Bastian Paisler		Lucas Zimmerman
					26	Gerrit de Vries
Malta Force GP	Siggiewi, Malta	Malta Force	SC-018	G	44	Fabian Rudde		TBC
					77	Matthew Marquard
Racing Team Schroten	Bennekom, The Netherlands	RTS	SC-018	G	21	Gerard Batalla		TBC
					22	Patrick Kraus
ST Racing	Chandler's Ford, England	ST	SC-018	G	56	Mark Fuller		TBC
					96	Jack Mayor
TG Racing	Mtarfa, Malta	TG	SC-018	G	40	Mike Kwint		TBC
					69	Patryk Gerber
THUnderdog	The Netherlands	THU	SC-018	G	95	Roy Schroten		TBC
					99	Niranjan Kumar
YTF1	Bath, England	YTF1	SC-018	G	35	Johan Lindberg		TBC
					38	Yuri Kasdorp
Zedderick Racing	Portishead, England	Zedderick	SC-018	G	85	Jean-Pierre Helpap		TBC
					86	Douwe Tapper

Team changes

• Epic Racing, Evolution Motorsports and Measuric Racing were all promoted to Superleague.
• Hinss Motorsport and Satellite Racing did not continue into 2018.
• Cosmo Seiki Japan formally changed their team nationality to Japanese and their base to Hamamatsu, Japan, after announcing an intention to do so earlier in 2017.

New entries

• Scuderia Clay Geeli (formerly Bastvik Grand Prix), Holland Racing Team, THUnderdog and YTF1 were promoted from Formula Challenge.

Returning entries

• Scuderia Basilea were promoted from Formula Challenge and returned to the Supercup after a three-year absence.
• Green Stripes Racing, no longer competing in the Superleague, returned to the Supercup after a five-year absence.

Technical changes

• TBC

2018 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Date	Start Time
						Track time	GMT	BST
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	TBC	28th February 2018	TBC	19:00	—
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	TBC	14th March 2018	TBC	19:00	—
3	Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Azerbaijan GP	Baku City Circuit, Baku	TBC	28th March 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	TBC	11th Arpil 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	TBC	25th April 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
6	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	TBC	9th May 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
7	French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	TBC	23rd May 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
8	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	TBC	6th June 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	TBC	20th June 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	TBC	4th July 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	TBC	1st August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
12	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	TBC	15th August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
13	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	TBC	29th August 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
14	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	TBC	12th September 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
15	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	TBC	26th September 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
16	United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Circuit of the Americas, Austin	TBC	10th October 2018	TBC	18:00	19:00
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	TBC	24th October 2018	TBC	19:00	—
18	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	TBC	7th November 2018	TBC	19:00	—

Testing

The 2018 testing schedule is as follows:

Test	Date	Venue
Preseason Test #1	14th February 2018	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola
Preseason Test #2	21st February 2018	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City

Calendar changes

• The Russian Grand Prix and Mexican Grand Prix were removed from the calendar.
• The location of the Spanish Grand Prix changed from the Valencia Street Circuit to the Circuit de Catalunya, Catalunya hosting the race again after swapping with Valencia in 2017.
• The location of the German Grand Prix likewise changed back from the Nurburgring to the Hockenheimring.
• The French Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a four-year absence, with the Circuit Paul Ricard hosting the event for the first time in 2018.
• The Azerbaijan Grand Prix would be contested for the first time in 2018.