The 2011 Supercup season is the 4th GPVWC Supercup season and uses GP2 cars as it's base. So far the series has proved a great success, providing many close battles and an ever-growing team and driver list.
The season started with reigning champion Christoph Lichtenstein having stepped back into a management role at his new CP Lotus Supercup team. The reigning constructors champions, Draig Racing were also noticeable in their absence in the early rounds, as were runners-up PB Racing. Despite these gaps, the initial field included some 11 teams, although this would later increase to 14 teams and then 18 teams.
Many contenders from 2010 returned to compete once more including Sam Millar, Liam Hatchell and Chris Williamson, although they were also joined by several new and promising drivers such as Bart De Vos, Lewis Redshaw and Pavel Loknovski.
Teams and drivers
Team
|
Base
|
Constructor
|
Chassis
|
Engine
|
Tyre
|
No.
|
Race Drivers
|
Rounds
|
Reserve Driver(s)
|
Draig Racing
|
Maerdy, Wales
|
Draig Racing
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
0
|
Phil Perkins
|
10-15
|
Sean Scott
|
2
|
Ric Scott
|
12-15
|
Nijo Racing
|
Nantwich, UK
|
Nijo Racing
|
NR-GP2
|
Renault
|
B
|
3
|
Chris Williamson
|
1-15
|
|
4
|
David Jundt
|
1-15
|
European Williamson Dynamics Grand Prix
|
Berlin, Germany
|
Williamson Dynamics
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
5
|
Sam Millar
|
1–7
|
|
Ojay Clark
|
8, 13-14
|
6
|
Adam Smith
|
1–6
|
Red 5 Racing
|
Aberdare, Wales
|
Red 5 Racing
|
R5RSC002
|
Renault
|
B
|
7
|
Ben Morgan
|
1-4, 12
|
Chris Allen
|
Mark Stanton
|
9
|
Alex Cooper
|
10
|
Kenney Lybeer
|
11
|
8
|
Gavin Thomas
|
1-3, 9-15
|
Nordsjoen Racing
|
Cardiff, Wales
|
Nordsjoen Racing
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
9
|
Samuli Leinonen
|
1, 2-5
|
|
Ben Warren
|
12-15
|
10
|
Georgios Davakos
|
1–3
|
Lewis Redshaw
|
4-7
|
Ryan Walker
|
10-15
|
Mineral GP
|
Mineral, USA
|
Mineral GP
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
11
|
Robert Rose
|
1–5
|
|
Kenney Lybeer
|
12
|
12
|
Nikos Evangelidakis
|
1-11, 13-15
|
Malta Force GP
|
Valletta, Malta
|
Malta Force GP
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
14
|
Bart De Vos
|
1–2, 4-12, 14-15
|
|
Jason Muscat
|
3
|
Viesturs Priede
|
13
|
15
|
Leontin Nemet
|
1–4, 6-8
|
Jason Muscat
|
5, 15
|
Lewis Redshaw
|
9-14
|
Woods Racing
|
Croydon, UK
|
Woods Racing
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
16
|
Gregg Lawson
|
1–10, 12-14
|
|
17
|
Dan Rusu
|
1–2, 4-7, 11-12
|
Triple-Double Racing
|
Oxford, UK
|
Triple-Double Racing
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
18
|
Roy Schroten
|
12
|
|
Kenney Lybeer
|
13
|
19
|
Pavel Loknovski
|
1–15
|
CP Lotus
|
Germany
|
CP Lotus
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
20
|
Paul McKenna
|
1-3, 11-12
|
Christoph Lichtenstein
|
Christoph Lichtenstein
|
4-10
|
Jason Muscat
|
13-14
|
21
|
Luke McKee
|
1-10
|
Christoph Lichtenstein
|
11-13
|
Synergetic Motorsports
|
Belfast, UK
|
Synergetic Motorsports
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
22
|
Mal McKee
|
1–11, 13-14
|
|
Mike Schroten
|
12
|
23
|
Liam Hatchell
|
2-11
|
Ojay Clark
|
15
|
PB Racing
|
Swindon, UK
|
PB Racing
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
24
|
Simon Cattell
|
2, 7
|
Teemu Toikka
|
Teemu Toikka
|
8-15
|
25
|
Teemu Toikka
|
5-6
|
Jason Muscat
|
7-11
|
William Tringas
|
13-15
|
Water Blue Racing
|
Athens, Greece
|
Water Blue Racing
|
WBRF5
|
Renault
|
B
|
26
|
Georgios Davakos
|
4-10, 14-15
|
|
Josh Barton
|
11-13
|
27
|
Ihab Abbas
|
4-13
|
Kernow Sport
|
Cornwall, UK
|
Kernow Sport
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
28
|
Tom Parker
|
6, 8-15
|
|
29
|
Wopke Hoekstra
|
6, 8, 10-12, 14-15
|
Globe Racing
|
Izegem, Belgium
|
Globe Racing
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
30
|
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
Speed Eagles
|
Sweden
|
Speed Eagles
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
32
|
|
|
|
33
|
|
|
Hawkeye Racing
|
England
|
Hawkeye Racing
|
RS11
|
Renault
|
B
|
34
|
Viesturs Priede
|
14-15
|
|
35
|
Tommi Koivunen
|
14
|
Sam Millar
|
15
|
Racing Team Schroten
|
The Netherlands
|
Racing Team Schroten
|
|
Renault
|
B
|
36
|
Roy Schroten
|
14-15
|
|
37
|
Mike Schroten
|
14
|
New entries
The season start saw renewed interest in the Supercup series and with it came three new teams for 2011. The first of these were Malta Force GP, a Maltese team founded by Superleague driver Jason Muscat who made an immediate impact on the series thanks to the talent of Bart de Vos. The 2nd of these were Triple-Double Racing who under the leadership of Ben Warren made the step up to Supercup, having previously competed as Triple-Double Engineering in the Masters and Meganes series. The last of the new teams to enter at the season start were CP Lotus, an Anglo-German team who had also competed in the Masters series in 2010.
As the season got under way the demand continued to grow, prompting GPVWC officials to expand the number of available team slots to 15. One of the new teams who took advantage of this were Water Blue Racing who joined Supercup returnees PB Racing on the grid from Round 4 onwards. Water Blue Racing is a Greek team, who have been active in several other high profile leagues and is led by Georgios Davakos who left Nordsjoen Racing.
Round 6 at the A1-Ring saw another GPVWC Masters team join the Supercup ranks in the form of Cornish team Kernow Sport. The team led by Superleague veteran Mark Wicks suffered a disappointing debut, but have since started to fulfill their potential with Tom Parker as their principle points scorer.
In response to another full team roster, another set of new teams lined up to join the series between Rounds 12 and 13 with Kenney Lybeer's Globe Racing being the first of those permitted entry to the 2011 Supercup season. Next to announce their entry were GPVWC returnees Hawkeye Racing and Racing Team Schroten who are all Dutch team created by brothers Roy and Mike Schroten and both teams debuted at Round 14. The final team to join was new Swedish team Speed Eagles, but they have yet to confirm any drivers for the season.
Team changes
Driver changes
2011 Calendar
Round
|
Race Title
|
Race
|
Circuit
|
Conditions
|
Mod
|
Date
|
Time
|
Track time
|
GMT
|
1
|
Supercup Australian Grand Prix
|
Australian GP
|
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
23rd March
|
???
|
19:00
|
2
|
Supercup Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
|
Abu Dhabi GP
|
Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
30th March
|
???
|
19:00
|
3
|
Supercup Japanese Grand Prix
|
Japanese GP
|
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
6th April
|
???
|
19:00
|
4
|
Supercup Chinese Grand Prix
|
Chinese GP
|
Shanghai International Circuit
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
20th April
|
???
|
19:00
|
5
|
Supercup South African Grand Prix
|
South African GP
|
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
4th May
|
???
|
19:00
|
6
|
Supercup Austrian Grand Prix
|
Austrian GP
|
A1-Ring
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
11th May
|
???
|
19:00
|
7
|
Supercup French Grand Prix
|
French GP
|
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
18th May
|
???
|
19:00
|
8
|
Supercup Monaco Grand Prix
|
Monaco GP
|
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
1st June
|
???
|
19:00
|
9
|
Supercup British Grand Prix
|
British GP
|
Silverstone Circuit
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
15th June
|
???
|
19:00
|
10
|
Supercup Bahrain Grand Prix
|
Bahrain GP
|
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
22nd June
|
???
|
19:00
|
11
|
Supercup San Marino Grand Prix
|
San Marino GP
|
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, San Marino
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
6th July
|
???
|
19:00
|
12
|
Supercup Turkish Grand Prix
|
Turkish GP
|
Istanbul Park
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
13th July
|
???
|
19:00
|
13
|
Supercup Mexican Grand Prix
|
Mexican GP
|
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
27th July
|
???
|
19:00
|
14
|
Supercup Canadian Grand Prix
|
Canadian GP
|
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
24th August
|
???
|
19:00
|
15
|
Supercup Brazilian Grand Prix
|
Brazilian GP
|
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
31st August
|
???
|
19:00
|
16
|
Supercup Italian Grand Prix
|
Italian GP
|
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
14th September
|
???
|
19:00
|
17
|
Supercup Spanish Grand Prix
|
Spanish GP
|
Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
28th September
|
???
|
19:00
|
18
|
Supercup Belgian Grand Prix
|
Belgian GP
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
5th October
|
???
|
19:00
|
19
|
Supercup Dutch Grand Prix
|
Dutch GP
|
Circuit Park Zandvoort
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
12th October
|
???
|
19:00
|
20
|
Supercup Singapore Grand Prix
|
Singapore GP
|
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore
|
Sunny
|
rFactor v1255
|
19th October
|
???
|
19:00
|
Changes
Rule changes
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
Points
|
15
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Drivers standings
|
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
|
† Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Constructors standings
|
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
|
† Cars did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.