SEASON 21
RP/Results thread
Season 21 of the World Grand Prix Championship is currently in the
INITIAL SIGNUP PHASE
NEGOTIATION PERIOD and DRIVER SIGNUP PHASE
REGULAR SEASON
Driver signups are still open in this thread.
To see how the negotiation period usually works, read below and/or have a look at last season’s RP thread. Once you have signed a driver up, begin writing about them in this thread. The more interesting the story you create, the more chance your driver has of catching the eye of one of the WGPC teams. There are no rankings. Success is built on good roleplaying by team-owners, drivers and team-mates as well as a big slice of luck, with your driver’s parameters coming into play too.
You may RP however you like. Maybe you'd prefer to tell the world that a couple of teams are interested in your driver via some rumour-mongering in your local newspapers? Perhaps you'd like to set up an interview with a team? Maybe your driver has a big social media presence or can’t keep out of the news for all the wrong reasons? A popular tactic in recent years has been for teams to hold an open-invitation trial for a number of drivers to test their car around a local circuit, with the best driver/drivers being chosen for the team, so look out for those as well. There is no 'right' way to do it, and the only 'wrong' way to do it would be to attempt to confirm your driver is racing with a team before any real negotiations, OOC, IC or otherwise, have taken place.
You may also wish to consider the massive difference in pay between an experienced driver with a good reputation and a newcomer. In RL Formula 1, the best drivers are paid handsomely to drive while the newcomers often have to pay a team in order to secure a drive. Does your driver need to secure sponsorship in order to pay his way into a deal? Or is he a skilled driver with years of experience, upon whom a team can rely to draw money to the team through external sponsorship and win bonuses?
When you wish to confirm that a driver has joined a team, or formally offer a spot in your team to a driver, do so in bold, like this or this or this or simply like this.
Finally, as this is the RP thread, there should be no out-of-character chatter here. Take your observations, commentary and complaints to the OOC discussion thread.
All teams must have two drivers confirmed no later than Tuesday, 11 February.
Cutoffs will take place at roughly 22:00 UTC on scorination days, usually Fridays and Sundays.
Teams and confirmed drivers
Team Name NAT R A T Engine R A T Tyre R T
## Driver Name DRV NAT R A T
Urotovsky-Gatutin PDN 5.0 3.75 3.25 UrGa Zh-S-1000 (U) 1.0 0.0 -1.0 Solymok 0.7 -0.7
63 Nepö Kinder KIN HÜL 3.99 4.5 3.51
13 Vincent Von Visp VVV RCN 3.0 4.5 4.5
Preston Autos HAP 2.0 5.0 5.0 Preston Autos Skychief V6 (P) -1.0 1.0 0.0 Brimstone -0.5 0.5
82 Kinu Luminna LMN AUR 3.25 4.5 4.25
84 Angela Stella Tan Fang Ling ANG VEZ 3.8 3.9 4.3
Nexus Racing NIM 5.0 5.0 2.0 Nexus Racing Paragon Warp (W) 0.0 1.0 -1.0 Phoenician-In Motion -0.65 0.65
17 Janne Laukkanen LAU ABL 3.4 4.76 3.84
94 Ryker Lane LAN NIM 5.0 4.5 2.5
Pressley Racing TMB 3.5 4.0 4.5 Tropicorp TRE-2T24V8 (T) -0.4 0.2 0.2 Tropicorp Racing Supply -0.14 0.14
27 Dario Nülkeschlager NÜL HÜL 4.0 3.0 5.0
22 Nini Johnsilvaturr JOH DOU 4.5 5.0 2.5
Eminent LIS 3.3 5.0 3.7 Sidus 616W-1 (S) -0.5 0.75 -0.25 Blue Sulphurate 0.0 0.0
7 Anneliese Devereux DEV LIS 3.6 3.8 4.6
40 Adriana Ela Kowalski Lillian AKS VEZ 4.25 2.75 5.0
Cygnus ESM 3.75 4.75 3.5 Sturmburgher PD02/25 (C) 0.6 -0.15 -0.45 Brimstone -0.5 0.5
1 Brendan Faloe FAE ESM 5.0 3.0 4.0
85 Olivia Stone STO NIM 2.0 5.0 5.0
HMG Grand Prix HÜL 3.0 5.0 4.0 Preston Autos Skychief V6 (P) -1.0 1.0 0.0 Tropicorp Racing Supply -0.14 0.14
14 Skiia Vialiv VIA TRP 2.75 4.75 4.5
Ælund Grand Prix ABL 3.4 4.5 4.1 Ælund CMYK-T20V8H (Æ) 0.1 0.3 -0.4 Tropicorp Racing Supply -0.14 0.14
77 Abdoulaye Goita GTA RCN 4.0 4.0 4.0
88 Ted Pressley PRE TMB 3.8 4.1 4.1
KISMO ANM 4.0 5.0 3.0 Kissan Motors KS.APEX-01 (K) 0.0 0.33 -0.33 Solymok 0.7 -0.7
58 Shuhei Kamado KAM ANM 4.0 4.38 3.62
55 Gil Langdon LAN KAT 3.1 4.8 4.1
Note: KISMO's R/A/T adjusted as 5.17 A is over the allowed limit
Viska AUR 4.0 3.65 4.35 Viska RG Motors (V) -0.62 1.0 -0.38 Phoenician-In Motion -0.65 0.65
12 Ron Sommer SOM KAT 4.3 3.2 4.5
96 William Archer ARC AFT 3.5 5.0 3.5
Race Eelandii VTGP V&T 4.0 4.5 3.5 Tropicorp TRE-2T24V8 (T) -0.4 0.2 0.2 Tropicorp Racing Supply -0.14 0.14
23 Cocoabo #23 C23 TRP 2.5 4.5 5.0
HiTEN.gpt HDR 4.0 4.0 4.0 Franklin Motorsport WGP-X2 (F) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Brimstone -0.5 0.5
10 Ankei Souzare ASZ HDR 4.0 4.0 4.0
95 Hanna Berezowska BZW ZAL 5.0 2.5 4.5
Piers Ivchenko DOU 4.1 3.7 4.2 UrGa ZhS-1000 (U) 1.0 0.0 -1.0 Brimstone -0.5 0.5
51 R.L. Cruisin CRU V&T 3.64 4.5 3.86
GPA Pryfors Bilar DCS 4.0 3.0 5.0 Pryfors Bilar (B) 0.25 -0.5 0.25 Phoenician-In Motion -0.65 0.65
33 Sam Blaatschapen BLA DCS 3.5 4.5 4.0
37 Laura Haukanna HAU AUR 3.5 4.0 4.5
WGPC Motorworks WGP 4.0 4.0 4.0 Franklin Motorsport WGP-X2 (F) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Blue Sulphurate 0.0 0.0
WGPC Motorworks will only run if required. A maximum of two WGPC Motorworks drivers may qualify for any race.
*Tyres and engines will not contribute any RP bonus to the teams that select them. They only affect the R/A/T.
Backup teams (teams which may be added later in the season if required as replacements due to RP inactivity)
Team Short Name NAT R A T Colour Engine Notes
WGPC Motorworks WGP 4.0 4.0 4.0 #0000ff Stock
Sport Izern IZN 4.0 4.0 4.0 #48E03F Supp
Free agent drivers
The following drivers are currently free agents (confirmed sign ups).
Circuits
Selected circuits (listed in order of Test events 1–3, then Races 1–10)
Circuit Grand Prix Track Lap Record Length Qual (SR?) Rn A T O Err Street?
Montelago International Circuit Crpostranian Test Event Track 1:45.071 5.51km Trad (Yes) 13.0 3.1 6.9 3.0 4.3 No
Ikasamo Speedway #RepealSCR309 Test Event in Ikasamo Track 1:10.325 4.00km Elim (No) 20.0 3.5 6.5 4.0 5.0 No
Akresna Circuit Aurunair Aurun Test Event Track 1:40.442 5.79km Trad (No) 7.0 3.0 7.0 3.5 4.0 No
Fjellutfordring Abovian Grand Prix Track 1:07.451 4.33km OneS (No) 6.5 6.2 3.8 1.0 3.9 No
Queensland Street Circuit Doubeinese Grand Prix Track 1:46.278 6.00km Trad (Yes) 3.0 2.75 7.25 4.0 4.5 Yes
Crossbay Circuit Nimban Grand Prix Track 1:26.018 4.83km Elim (No) 16.0 6.3 3.7 1.2 3.9 No
Eelandii Grand Prix Course Grand Prix of Turori Track 1:22.409 5.19km TwoT (No) 20.0 5.0 5.0 3.23 3.77 Yes
Ridgeline Raceway Grand Prix de Patriotlandia présenté par ASI Industries Track 1:25.210 5.10km Trad (Yes) 10.0 4.0 6.0 2.0 3.0 No
Serizawa Racing Circuit Ajian Grand Prix presented by Aji Air Track 1:17.466 4.40km Trad (Yes) 18.0 6.3 3.7 2.0 2.0 No
Circuit d'Arès Grand Prix d'Île Saint-Joseph Track 1:33.312 5.08km Trad (No) 12.0 3.8 6.2 3.5 3.9 Yes
Hapilopper City Grand Prix Circuit Preston Autos Hapilopper Grand Prix Track 1:28.535 5.57km Trad (No) 15.0 6.0 4.0 1.5 4.0 No
Forest Cross International Raceway WGPC Nuflora Esmerelian Grand Prix Track 1:46.561 6.60km Trad (No) 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.25 4.0 No
Talbott Autodrome Liventia Airways Grand Prix of Liventia Track 1:37.968 6.12km TwoT (No) 1.0 3.5 6.5 3.0 1.8 No
*SR here refers to how the circuit was signed up, not actually whether the race was chosen as a sprint race.
Average A/T: 4.885/5.115.
Average A/T considering sprint races: 4.929/5.071
Races may be replaced throughout the season as required for operational reasons.
Rules and regulations
RP notes
You are recommended to read this section in its entirety, especially if you are a first-time entrant to WGPC.
* Due to the nature of the sport, there are no RP permissions in WGPC. You should expect your drivers and/or teams to be mentioned by other players. You may even expect other users to mention things your driver has said.
* In contrast to, say, war RPing, where a user decides which/how many losses to take after an attack, in WGPC a user decides how much blame or responsibility to take after an accident. You may RP that your driver caused an accident through their own poor or overly aggressive driving, but you may not write that another user's driver was at fault for an accident unless you have their permission. In general, making another character look stupid is not usually acceptable. If a driver is in their first season, it's probably acceptable to call them a rookie, or inexperienced, or possibly even naive if you're sufficiently careful, but refrain from calling another driver reckless or stupid or unskilled unless it's clear from the other user's RPs that this is the case.
* If you're going to RP a conversation between your driver and another driver, try to keep to the other driver's established characteristics.
* If another user mentions an action of your driver, or mentions something that happened to your driver, before you have the chance to RP, you may either reinterpret their interpretation of events or, if you really feel you wanted the story to go in a different direction, you may change the events that happened. For example, you had your heart set on RPing your driver as having had a particularly violent and explosive accident, but another user decides that your driver retired in the pits due to engine failure, you may write your own version and ask that the previous RPer makes the appropriate change to their RP.
* Any disputes over RPing will be adjudicated by the season host, whose decision is final.
Current estimated dates
All dates subject to change
• 18 Jan 2025–29 Jan 2025: Teams may run their own selection trials
• 25 Jan 2025: Circuit signups close, calendar announced
• 31 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: Crpostranian Test Event – Montelago International Circuit (2 sessions)
• 8–9 Feb 2025: #RepealSCR309 Test Event in Ikasamo – Ikasamo Speedway (2 sessions)
• 11 Feb 2025: DEADLINE FOR ALL TEAMS TO HAVE TWO SIGNED DRIVERS
• 14–16 Feb 2025: Aurunair Aurun Test Event – Akresna Circuit (3 sessions)
• 21–23 Feb 2025: Abovian Grand Prix – Fjellutfordring
• 28 Feb–2 Mar 2025: Doubeinese Grand Prix – Queensland Street Circuit
• 7–9 Mar 2025: Nimban Grand Prix – Crossbay Circuit
• 14–16 Mar 2025: Grand Prix of Turori – Eelandii Grand Prix Course
• 21–23 Mar 2025: SPRINT RACE EVENT Grand Prix de Patriotlandia présenté par ASI Industries – Ridgeline Raceway
• 28–30 Mar 2025: No race, mid-season break
• 4–6 Apr 2025: SPRINT RACE EVENT Ajian Grand Prix presented by Aji Air – Serizawa Racing Circuit
• 11–13 Apr 2025: Grand Prix d'Île Saint-Joseph – Circuit d'Arès
• 18–20 Apr 2025: Preston Autos Hapilopper Grand Prix – Hapilopper City Grand Prix Circuit
• 25–27 Apr 2025: WGPC Nuflora Esmerelian Grand Prix – Forest Cross International Raceway
• 2–4 May 2025: Liventia Airways Grand Prix of Liventia – Talbott Autodrome