Calendar
The real life 2021 MotoGP calendar, namely:
1. Qatar GP - Losail International Circuit - Mar 28th, 2021
2. Doha GP - Losail International Circuit - Apr 12th, 2021
3. Portuguese GP - Algarve International Circuit - Apr 18th, 2021
4. Spanish GP - Circuito de Jerez - May 2nd, 2021
5. French GP - Automobile Club de l’Ouest Le Mans - May 16th, 2021
6. Italian GP - Mugello Circuit - May 30th, 2021
7. Catalan GP - Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya - Jun 6th, 2021
8. German GP - Sachsenring - Jun 20th, 2021
9. Dutch GP - TT Circuit Assen - Jun 27th, 2021
10. Styrian GP - Red Bull Ring - Aug 8th, 2021
11. Austrian GP - Red Bull Ring - Aug 15th, 2021
12. British GP - Silverstone - Aug 29th, 2021
13. Aragon GP - Motorland Aragon - Sep 12th, 2021
14. San Marino GP - Misano World Circuit - Sep 19th, 2021
15. Americas GP - Circuit Of The Americas - Oct 3rd, 2021
16. Emilia Romagna GP - Misano World Circuit - Oct 24th, 2021
17. Algarve GP - Algarve International Circuit - Nov 7th, 2021
18. Valencia GP - Circuit Ricardo Tormo - Nov 14th, 2021
Teams
First-come, first-serve. There will be 6 factory teams and 6 customer teams, courtesy of Aprilia and Gresini splitting.
Repsol HRC Honda Team (Honda) - Klon
TBC Yamaha MotoGP (Yamaha) - Rob Dylan
TBC Suzuki MotoGP (Suzuki) - Dom_Wings
TBC Ducati Team (Ducati) - kinnikunivers
TBC KTM Factory Racing (KTM) - Hermann95
TBC Aprilia Racing (Aprilia) - TBC
TBC LCR Team (TBC) - Bleu
TBC SIC Racing Team (TBC) - shawn040217
Pramac Racing (TBC) - kevinbotz
TBC Esponsorama Racing (TBC) - Ataxia
TBC Tech3 Team (TBC) - This Could Be You
TBC Racing Team Gresini (TBC) - Frogfoot9013
Rules
Team Budgets, wages, sponsorships and more info can be found in this spreadsheet.
1. As a first step: Customers will have to look for bike deals. Prices in the spreadsheet refer to two bikes for orientation: you are free to come with whichever (realistic) agreement you might wish. To avoid situations like RL MotoGP 2022, every manufacturer may have a maximum of two customers.
The fees paid by the customer teams will go into the factory teams' bike upgrade budget (more on this further below).
2. After all customer teams will have a bike deal sorted, every team (with the exception of Repsol HRC and Pramac Racing, whose sponsorship money has already been factored into their budgets) will have to bid for sponsors from the list in the spreadsheet.
In general: the higher the sponsorship, the more likely the sponsor will be to try and go for bigger teams (RNGods will take care of it).
Some sponsors come with conditions: if those aren't fulfilled, only half of the sponsorship money will be paid out.
3. The third step will be signing two drivers per team. Some drivers are listed in the spreadsheet with potential asking wages: you are free to bid higher or lower, as long as you stick to a minimum wage offer of 1.000.000€ (Ezpeleta doesn't want any lousy pay drivers
![Pantano :pantano:](./images/smilies/icon_pantano.png)
You are free to suggest other drivers as long as them racing in MotoGp in 2021 would be realistic. (No, Pedro Acosta wouldn't). Fictional drivers are also allowed and subject to agreements with the DEC owner: their performance will be RNGed based on their wage level.
4. The final pre-season step will be bidding for two crew chiefs, one for each driver. Every crew chief brings a certain bonus: the higher the asking wage, the more consistent the bonus will be. A further bonus will be given if the crew chief is able to work with a bike from his preferred manufacturer, or if driver and crew chief come from the same country.
5. After all of this, don't be in the red. Trust me, you don't want to be in the red.
![Vergne :vergne:](./images/smilies/icon_vergne.png)
6. During the season, you will be allowed a certain number of upgrade slots.
Bike Upgrades comprise the following areas: Aerodynamics, Engine, Grip, Tyre Management, Wet Weather Performance. Bike upgrades can only be carried out by factory teams. Bike Upgrade budget (i.e., the price paid by the customers for their bikes) can only be used for bike upgrades, but the teams can also use some of their own money, if they wish to do so.
Team Upgrades comprise the following areas: Qualifying Setup, Race Setup. They can be carried out by both factory and customer teams.
So, feel free to sign up!