GT2 Challenge
| GT2 Challenge | |
|---|---|
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| Type | GTR sprint league |
| Recurrence | custom schedule |
| License | S2 |
| Signup required |
 Yes |
| First season | 2020 |
| Years active |
2020–2021 2024– |
| Seasons | 3 seasons |
| Organizers | New Dimension Racing |
| Official website | |
The GT2 Challenge (GT2C) is a sprint based series, using restricted GTR cars, organized by New Dimension Racing.
Format
The series aims to a sprint format, one driver to a car. Races are scheduled to be approximately 230 kilometres in length, with a rolling start. Drivers are not required to make a pit stop, but the race lengths make the no-stop strategy risky. Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car deployments add strategic changes. In the first two seasons, balance of performance was defined as: FZ50 GTR (FZR) 21%, FXO GTR (FXR) 24%, XR GTR (XRR) 25% intake restriction.
History
GT2 Challenge ran its four-round inaugural season in 2020, spanning between April 24 and June 13. Following the success of the first season, it returned for a second, extended season for six rounds. Season two introduced a pre-qualifying system to determine the 38 cars that can take part in a given championship round. The pre-qualifying ran for 48 hours, and awarded all participants who attempted pre-qualifying 5 bonus points per round. Drivers who did not make the top 38 cut, were offered a second race session of a full race distance, unscored, not officially timed.
In 2024, GT2 Challenge returns for its third season. Its first round was concluded right on the week following the final round of GT4 Sprint Cup 2024. A change compared to previous seasons, the race distance is also time-limited (105 minutes) besides being defined in lap count. During the week leading up to Round 1, a discussion emerged on the NDR Discord to adjust the intake restriction of the FXR. As a result, while FZR and XRR keep their restrictions for all season rounds, the FXR will remain 24% for Rounds 1 and 2, then run at 23% for Rounds 3 and 4 (announcement: [1]).
Seasons
| Season | Rounds | Final standings | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Pts | 2nd | Pts | 3rd | Pts | Teams champion | Pts | |||
| S1 | 2020 | 4 | Joni Katila (jsrk) | 189 | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | 150 | Matias Mäki-Hoimela (xaxax123) | 136 | meh Racing | 203 |
| S2 | 2021 | 6 | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | 507 | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | 471 | Joni Katila (jsrk) | 356 | Chad Esports | 808 |
| S3 | 2024 | 4 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Season 2020
| Rd | Track | Date | Laps | Pole position | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackwood Historic (BL2) | 24 Apr 2020 | 70 | 2x 1:08.97 | Joni Katila, Matias Pikkarainen | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Joni Katila (jsrk) | Matias Pikkarainen (matias-) | 1:09.19 | Matias Pikkarainen (matias-) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 2 | Westhill International (WE2) | 16 May 2020 | 40 | 1:52.13 | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Joni Katila (jsrk) | Ricardas Petravicius (narkoze) | 1:52.77 | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 3 | Aston North (AS7) | 30 May 2020 | 45 | 1:52.05 | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Joni Katila (jsrk) | 1:52.26 | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 4 | Kyoto GP Long w/ Boothy Chicane (KY3X) | 13 June 2020 | 32 | 2:21.68 | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Joni Katila (jsrk) | Andrejs Laipnieks (laipnieks) | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | 2:21.52 | Matias Mäki-Hoimela (xaxax123) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
The event's official stream was provided by Sim Broadcasts. mpRes statistics can be found at: http://results.newdimensionracing.com/mpres/league/GT2C/1/
Season 2021
| Rd | Track | Date | Laps | Pole position | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyoto Ring National (KY2) | 10 Jan 2021 | 45 | 1:39.67 | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Joni Katila (jsrk) | 1:39.64 | Joni Katila (jsrk) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 2 | Rockingham International (RO7) | 24 Jan 2021 | 60 | 1:30.95 | Dennis Lind (dennis93) | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Niko Puntola (nikopdr) | 1:30.93 | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 3 | South City Long (SO4) | 7 Feb 2021 | 58 | 1:33.27 | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | 1:33.28 | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 4 | Blackwood Grand Prix (BL1) | 21 Feb 2021 | 70 | 1:10.45 | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Alen Terzic (terga) | 1:10.66 | Dennis Lind (dennis93) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 5 | Fern Bay Classic (FEX) | 7 Mar 2021 | 66 | 1:19.93 | Dennis Lind (dennis93) | Joe Holmes (kart-36) | Dennis Lind (dennis93) | Dániel Balla (mandulaa) | 1:20.58 | Dennis Lind (dennis93) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 6 | Aston Grand Touring (AS6) | 21 Mar 2021 | 29 | 2:39.45 | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Isaac Price (isaacprice) | Joni Katila (jsrk) | 2:39.35 | Vytautas Laguckas (excellent15) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| NC | Westhill International (WE2) | 4 Apr 2021 | 6 hours | #9 Procrastination Motorsports sn1p, laipnieks |
#69 Yes Motorsports and a Pleb jsrk, excellent15, viperakecske, fastlt |
#12 Energy Virtual Racing mailliw, renato.picanco |
#10 Energy Sim Racing victormateus123, bacabinha |
1:52.80 | #69 Joni Katila (jsrk) | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
- Fun fact: in the non-championship 6-hour endurance round of 6 Hours of Westhill, 22 cars started and all of them finished, including 4 cars which were driven solo.
The event's official stream was be provided by Sim Broadcasts. mpRes statistics can be found at: http://results.newdimensionracing.com/mpres/league/GT2C/2/
Season trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txvZeAVa8Dg
Season 2024
| Rd | Track | Date | Laps | Pole position | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Archive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston North Reverse (AS7R) | 4 Feb 2024 | 45 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | Sim Broadcasts Livestream |
| 2 | Rockingham International w/o Chicane (RO7X) | 18 Feb 2024 | 61 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBA |
| 3 | Kyoto Ring GP Long w/Boothy Chicane (KY3B) | 3 Mar 2024 | 32 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBA |
| 4 | Westhill International Rev. w/o Chicane (WE2Y) | 17 Mar 2024 | 40 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBA |
The event's official stream is provided by Sim Broadcasts.
Season trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDin4Gl3BVw
