Driver Name:
Driver Nation:
Preferred Car Number:
Reliability (Between 2 and 5):
Aggression (Between 2 and 5):
Technique (Between 2 and 5):
R/A/T ratings should add up to a maximum of 12.
SEASON 21
SIGNUP THREAD for drivers, circuits, teams/engines, and tyre manufacturers
Welcome to season 21 of the World Grand Prix Championship, currently in the three-week opening signup phase. (Signups for drivers remain open through the season.)
Signups are open for drivers, circuits, teams and engines, and tyre manufacturers. Team signups are only semi-open: not everyone who signs up a team will compete. More information on signup deadlines can be found below.
To signup a driver, team, engine, tyres, or a circuit to the coming season, read the information below and fill in one of the signup forms. Everything you need to know is written below. Don't worry if you find anything confusing or unintuitive. You can ask us a question in the discussion thread if you need help.
All text output usage of AI is banned for WGPC21. AI images may be used with the appropriate credit. Any breach of these AI rules will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, with potential penalties ranging from a race disqualification to a race suspension to expulsion from the Championships. By signing up, you agree to the AI rules.
DRIVERS
Driver signups do not close.
Every user may sign up a maximum of FOUR drivers – no more than TWO per nation. All puppet nation drivers must be declared as puppets or all of the user's signups will be excluded from the competition. Every driver starts off as a free agent, meaning they are not affiliated to any team. Drivers sign up to teams via roleplay in the RP thread, which will be created on 15 January.
The more RPing you do with your driver, the higher your RP bonus. The higher your RP bonus, the faster your driver is likely to be on the circuit, the safer they are likely to be on the circuit, and the more likely a team is to sign them.
To sign up a driver, fill in the following form:
Full technical IC rules can be found at the bottom of the first post of the WGPC17 signup thread.
Current estimated dates (all dates subject to change):
• 28 Dec 2024: Signups open
• 15 Jan 2025: RP thread open for background RPs. Note no signings should take place at this point as teams will not be announced yet.
• 18 Jan 2025: Team, engine, tyre signups close
• 18 Jan 2025: Negotiation and Driver Signing Period begins (teams will also be required to select their engines and tyres in this period)
• 18 Jan 2025–29 Jan 2025: Teams may run their own selection trials
• 25 Jan 2025: Circuit signups close, calendar announced
• 29 Jan 2025: DEADLINE FOR ALL TEAMS TO HAVE ENGINE/TYRE MANUFACTURERS SIGNED (otherwise, a neutral spec will be provided and cannot be subsequently changed)
• 1–2 Feb 2025: Pre-season test event 1 (2 sessions)
• 8–9 Feb 2025: Pre-season test event 2 (2 sessions)
• 11 Feb 2025: DEADLINE FOR ALL TEAMS TO HAVE TWO SIGNED DRIVERS
• 14–16 Feb 2025: Pre-season test event 3 (3 sessions)
• 21–23 Feb 2025: Race event 1
• 28 Feb–2 Mar 2025: Race event 2
• 7–9 Mar 2025: Race event 3
• 14–16 Mar 2025: Race event 4
• 21–23 Mar 2025: Race event 5
• 28–30 Mar 2025: No race, mid-season break
• 4–6 Apr 2025: Race event 6
• 11–13 Apr 2025: Race event 7
• 18–20 Apr 2025: Race event 8
• 25–27 Apr 2025: Race event 9
• 2–4 May 2025: Race event 10