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| + | 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. | ||
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In 2024, GT2 Challenge returns for its third season. 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: [https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/2078700#post2078700]). | In 2024, GT2 Challenge returns for its third season. 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: [https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/2078700#post2078700]). | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 5 February 2024
| 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. 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
