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2 – Format

2.1 – Practice

2.1.1 – 115 minutes

2.1.2 – 30% track usage

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

 

2.2 – Qualifying

2.2.1 – 15 minutes

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

 

2.3 – A Format

2.3.1 – Race 1

2.3.1.1 – 25 minutes

2.3.1.2 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

2.3.1.3 – A format points system

 

2.3.2 – Warm Up

2.3.2.1 – 5 minutes in length

 

2.3.3 – Race 2

2.3.3.1 – 25 minutes

2.3.3.2 – Grid ordered by race 1’s results with the top 8 inverted (this is subject to change based on the number of sign ups)

2.3.3.3 – A format points system

 

2.4 – B Format

2.4.1 – Race 1

2.4.1.1 – 15 minutes

2.4.1.2 – Grid ordered by qualifying time

2.4.1.3 – B format points system

 

2.4.2 – Race 2

2.4.2.1 – 15 minutes

2.4.2.2 – Grid ordered by race 1’s results with the top 6 inverted (this is subject to change based on the number of sign ups)

2.4.2.3 – B format points system

 

2.4.3 – Warm Up

2.4.3.1 – 5 minutes

 

2.4.4 – Race 3

2.4.4.1 – 15 minutes

2.4.4.2 – Grid ordered by race 2’s results with the top 10 inverted (this is subject to change based on the number of sign ups)

2.4.4.3 – B format points system

 

2.5 – Meeting Rules 

2.5.1 – Open setup

2.5.2 – 1 fast repair per race

2.5.3 – Drive through awarded at 16 incidents, and at every 8 incidents after that

2.5.4 In-sim time of day is carried over from each session to the next

2.5.5 – Track state is carried over from each session to the next

2.5.6 1x time of day acceleration

2.5.7 – Dynamic weather

 

2.6 – Championship Rules 

2.6.1 – 9 Meetings

2.6.2 – Each driver’s lowest scoring meeting during the season is dropped

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