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2 – Format

2.1 – Practice

2.1.1 – 120 minutes

2.1.2 – 30% track usage

2.1.3 – In sim date and time based on section 7 of the rules

 

2.2 – A Race Format

2.2.1 – Qualifying

2.2.1.1 – 10 minutes

2.2.1.2 – Open qualifying (all cars on track with one another)

2.2.1-3 – All GT3 cars have their fuel tank limited to 60% capacity

 

2.2.2 – Race

2.2.2.1 – 60 minutes

2.2.2.2 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

2.2.2.3 – A format points system

 

2.3 – B Race Format

2.3.1 – Qualifying

2.3.1.1 – 10 minutes

2.3.1.2 – Closed qualifying (each car is on track by themselves)

2.3.1.3 – Qualifying points system

2.3.1-4 – All GT3 cars have their fuel tank limited to 60% capacity

 

2.3.2 – Race

2.3.2.1 – 60 minutes

2.3.2.2 – Grid ordered qualifying time with the top 10 inverted (this is subject to change depending on the number of entries to the series)

2.3.2.3 – B format points system

 

2.4 – Meeting Rules 

2.4.1 – Open setup

2.4.2 – 1 fast repair per race

2.4.3 – Drive through awarded at 20 incidents, and at every 10 incidents after that

2.4.4 – Track usage is carried over from each session

2.4.5 – Time of day is set for practice. The other sessions will have the time of day carried over from the previous session

2.4.6 – Dynamic weather

2.4.7 – The in-sim date for each round is based on section 7

 

2.5 – Championship Rules 

2.5.1 – 9 Meetings

2.5.2 – Each driver’s lowest scoring meeting is dropped from their season points total

2.5.3 – Drop Scores only affect a drivers score not the teams score