Grand Prix Rejects

F1RDS has a brand new name, brand new rules and a brand new car. Welcome to AutoReject 2.0 Europe, the European grass-roots single-seater competition.



What's new:

- The Winter Cup is gone, owing to the greater number of off-season series.
- New race system. There will be one qualifying session to determine the grid for the feature race, which will be approximately 85km long in distance.
- The results of the feature race will form the basis of the grid for the sprint race although with the top 10 in reverse order. The sprint race will be approximately 50km long in distance.
- The points systems for both races have been revised; the feature race will dedicate points to the top 10 as follows: 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, with 2 points for pole and 2 for fastest lap.
- In the sprint race, the top 8 will be allocated points as follows: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1, with 1 point for fastest lap.
- Greater calendar compatibility with AR3.5, formerly IFRC
- Usage of the GP3 Series 2010 chassis, to be known as the Dallara AR2/17.
- No double-dutying allowed, except in special cases.

Useful Links:
Series Rules
2017 Wiki Page
2017 AR2.0 North America season

Archives:

2016 F1RDS Season
2015 F1RDS Season

Car Templates:

You are more than welcome to paint your team's livery, using the World Sim Team GP3 template provided below. There are two things which need to be noted regarding the main body template; firstly, any sponsor logos on the TOP RIGHT nose profile must be flipped. In addition, you must also flip any logos on the BOTTOM LEFT side of the car. Nothing else requires flipping. Example.

Or if you would prefer me (or someone else, depending on how much I have on my plate) to paint you a livery, please fill in the livery request form underneath the car links. Please make one livery per driver, and driver owners may define any personal sponsorship a driver may bring, in the name of individuality. You may make helmets and driver overalls if you like, but they are not mandatory.

Car
Helmet
Driver Overalls



Nurminen Racing Engineering (FIN) Nuppiz
#1 Kyösti Pykälistö (FIN)
#2 Gregg Donnelly (GBR)

DSCity Voeckler (FRA) Biscione
#3 Mineiro (BRA)
#4 Aldo Pellizotti (ITA)
#4 Sofia Bonaventura (VEN)

Écurie Prenois (FRA) pi314159
#5 Diego Pereira (POR)
#6 Sølvy Ødegård (NOR)

Ansett Australia Rosenforth (AUS) TMLW
#7 Iakopo Fuamatu (SAM)
#8 Pietronella Addiks (ARU)

Team Echoften (NED) tristan1117
#9 Skye Summers (CAN)
#10 Garrett Bell (USA)

V-Sport (GBR) Shizuka
#11 Richard Taylor (GBR)
#12 Ricardo Velazquez (VEN)

Red Bull World Race Team (AUS) RonDenisDeletraz
#14 Volker Scrattenheim (GER)
#15 Arnaud Nandan (FRA)

Definitely Maybe Racing (GBR) East Londoner
#16 Katie May (IRL)
#17 James Jones (GBR)

Octan Young Drivers (DEN) This
#18 Yaël De Bock (BEL)
#19 Antonio Pedretti (ITA)
#19 Kenny Rosseels (BEL)

Plus One Racing Engineering (GBR) pasta_maldonado
#20 Daniela Anger (SUI)
#21 Michela Martin (GBR)
#21 Pierre St. Laurent (CAN)

Gazprom Restov Racing (RUS) takagi_for_the_win / Driver Performance Laboratory (USA) kevinbotz
#22 Naas Botha (ZAF)
#23 Andrei Kolodin (RUS)

Vivendi EBL (BEL) go_Rubens
#24 Han Yong-Sung (NKR)
#25 J.J. Taylor (GBR)
#25 Marjolein Postma (NED)

ICE-3 Racing (GER) Rated
#26 Lukas Zaugg (AUT)
#27 Júlíana Ívarsdóttir (ISL)

Waiting List:
mrfakeboullier
Phoenix
AndreaModa

May I please have my name down on the waiting list?

Thank you.

May I please have my name down on the waiting list please

Team Name: Octan Young Drivers (Den)
Colour Scheme: Mainly white, with red and green. (some details on De Bocks car in belgian yellow, on Lopez car in telmex light blue)
Main Sponsors: Octan
First car # and personal sponsors: #22 Yaël De Bock (Bel) Personal sponsors: What The Cut (a youtube show, apparently)
Second car # and personal sponsors: #23 Angelica Lopez (Mex) Personal sponsors: Telmex and América Móvil (Telcel/TracFone Wireless)

I suppose De Bock is backed by the traditional Gillet/ENB sponsors, but please confirm.

This wrote:Team Name: Octan Young Drivers (Den)
Colour Scheme: Mainly white, with red and green. (A little bit details of fluo green on De Bocks car and fluo pink on Lopez' car, this doesn't have to be a lot, just enough to set them apart)
Main Sponsors: Octan
First car # and personal sponsors: #22 Yaël De Bock (Bel)
Second car # and personal sponsors: #23 Angelica Lopez (Mex)

if any of these drivers have personal sponsors, please confirm them.

Lopez has personal sponsorship from Telmex and América Móvil (Telcel/TracFone Wireless).

I'll get my livery set up when I redo the F1RWRS one

Team Name: Écurie Prenois
Colour Scheme: Mostly blue, with a bit of white
Main Sponsors: AXA, Total
#5: Diego Pereira, personal sponsors: Banco Espirito Santo, Portugal Telecom
#6: Sølvy Ødegård, personal sponsors: Statkraft, MøllerGruppen

Plus One Racing Engineering will be entering, I'll be doing my own livery, details soon.

For those who need a livery I am more than happy to do one.

Team Name: Definitely Maybe Racing (DMR)
Colour Scheme: Light blue, dark green, and white
Main Sponsors: McVitie's, Betfred
#20: Katie May, personal sponsors: Barry's Tea
#21: James Jones, personal sponsors to be decided by Salamander

Jones does not have any personal sponsorship.

Gregg Donnelly, on the other hand, has substantial backing from Gregg's.

NRE is confirming Kyösti Pykälistö as their #1 driver in an all-new, all-rookie lineup.

I'll whip up my own livery in the next few weeks. Biscione, does Pykälistö have any personal sponsors?

Post above edited.

pi314159 wrote:Team Name: Écurie Prenois
Colour Scheme: Mostly blue, with a bit of white
Main Sponsors: AXA, Total
#5: Diego Pereira, sponsors to be decided by takagi_for_the_win
#6: Sølvy Ødegård, personal sponsors: Statkraft, MøllerGruppen

Pereira has some sponsorship from Banco Espirito Santo and Portugal Telecom.

Team Name: Imperial Race Systems
Colour Scheme: Black, white, grey
Main Sponsors: None
First car # and personal sponsors: #14 Han Yong-Sung, no sponsors
Second car # and personal sponsors: #15 J.J. Taylor, no sponsors

Livery coming soon

Team Name: Gazprom Restov Racing
Colour Scheme: White, with blue and red detailing (basically a total rip-off of the BMW F1 cars)
Main Sponsors: Gazprom are title sponsors, with Puma and Lada also quite prominent.
First car # and personal sponsors: 26, and Vodacom
Second car # and personal sponsors: 27, and nope.

Team Name: Team Mecha Junior
Colour Scheme: Depending on the F1RWRS team
Main Sponsors: Depending on the F1RWRS team
First car # and personal sponsors: Jimmy Hopkins, #16, nothing yet
Second car # and personal sponsors: Pyotr Mikoyan #17, nothing yet

Just making it official

FMecha wrote:Team Name: Team Mecha Junior
Colour Scheme: Depending on the F1RWRS team
Main Sponsors: Depending on the F1RWRS team
First car # and personal sponsors: Jimmy Hopkins, #7, nothing yet
Second car # and personal sponsors: Pyotr Mikoyan #8, nothing yet

Just making it official

Woah, woah, since when were they your numbers?

Ataxia wrote:

FMecha wrote:Team Name: Team Mecha Junior
Colour Scheme: Depending on the F1RWRS team
Main Sponsors: Depending on the F1RWRS team
First car # and personal sponsors: Jimmy Hopkins, #7, nothing yet
Second car # and personal sponsors: Pyotr Mikoyan #8, nothing yet

Just making it official

Woah, woah, since when were they your numbers?

I misread TFTW's post and was under impression we can choose the numbers.

Team Name: Plus One Racing Engineering
Colour Scheme: Black and purple with gold detailing
Main Sponsors: TBD
First car # and personal sponsors: #24 Daniela Anger, personal sponsors TBA by Nuppiz
Second car # and personal sponsors: #25, Pierre St.Laurent, personal sponsors TBA by kevinbotz

To answer Nuppiz's earlier question, Kyösti Pykälistö brings personal sponsorship from Outokumpu, Neste Oil & DNA.

Meanwhile, Daniela Anger brings sponsorship from Fogal and Franck Muller.

Venezuelan driver Ricardo Velázquez, 17, is looking for any seat in AR2.0 next season. He has PDVSA money by the bucket-load, so you'll be mad to miss out...

Pierre St. Laurent is sponsored by Molson and BMO.

Team Name: V-Sport
Colour Scheme: White
Main Sponsors: Martini
First car # and personal sponsors: Richard Taylor, #87, Pepsi
Second car # and personal sponsors: James Jones #88, itv

Shizuka wrote:Team Name: V-Sport
Colour Scheme: White
Main Sponsors: Martini
First car # and personal sponsors: Richard Taylor, #87, Pepsi
Second car # and personal sponsors: James Jones #88, itv

Two things:

a) We're not picking numbers; V-Sport have #11 and #12. I just needed confirmation of which driver would go in which car.
b) Jones has been signed by DMR, so you'll have to find a different partner for Taylor. Can I tempt you with Velazquez's petro-dollars?

About the numbers: alright!
About the offer: sure, those dollars are worth the seat.

Shizuka wrote:About the numbers: alright!
About the offer: sure, those dollars are worth the seat.

Excellent; I'll work on a car over the next few weeks.

Pyotr Mikoyan is grateful for Mecha for signing him for 2017 he is sponsored by Russian watch manufacturer Raketa

Austrian driver T.K. Wolf is looking for a seat. As RRT happens to be down he is without a seat and has no experience in any canon series. If he is accepted he would bring personal sponsorship from Raiffeisen Bank International.

Kyoko Katayama a 15 year old driver from Japan, the Youngest sister of the Katayama is open to driver offers.

Because I'd ideally like to start getting the bits and bobs together, it would be ideal if Tristan and TMLW thought about their driver lineups soon.

As for liveries, don't forget to post your requests. So far, I've done:

Ecurie Prenois
V-Sport
Octan
Restov

I believe Pasta's sorting the +1 and the DMR, and Nuppiz is doing his own, so there's a few more to go.

Rosenforth will run Iakopo Fuamatu and Pietronella Addiks (the Aruban from the CRL) next season, and my livery is in progress, so don't worry about that

Team Name: Team Echoften
Colour Scheme: Light Blue and White
Main Sponsors: Citibank
First car # and personal sponsors: Patrick Feldhoffer, Allianz
Second car # and personal sponsors: Garrett Bell (USA, 3-21-1998), Dick's Sporting Goods

Ataxia wrote:As for liveries, don't forget to post your requests. So far, I've done:
V-Sport

That is brilliant Thank you!

tristan1117 wrote:Team Name: Team Echoften
Colour Scheme: Light Blue and White
Main Sponsors: Citibank
First car # and personal sponsors: Patrick Feldhoffer, Allianz
Second car # and personal sponsors: Garrett Bell (USA, 3-21-1995), Dick's Sporting Goods

Unfortunately, Bell would be 22 when the season begins and therefore is too old for the series. You may change his age, or pick somebody else to fill the #10 car. There's a few people still free after last season's end-of-year tests.

Ataxia wrote:

tristan1117 wrote:Team Name: Team Echoften
Colour Scheme: Light Blue and White
Main Sponsors: Citibank
First car # and personal sponsors: Patrick Feldhoffer, Allianz
Second car # and personal sponsors: Garrett Bell (USA, 3-21-1995), Dick's Sporting Goods

Unfortunately, Bell would be 22 when the season begins and therefore is too old for the series. You may change his age, or pick somebody else to fill the #10 car. There's a few people still free after last season's end-of-year tests.

Age changed. Somehow I read the rules as over 21 and not under 21.

Right, since Dark77 has ditched all of his teams that gives go_Rubens the chance to join the series.

@go_Rubens: If you'd like to take the final grid slot, then you need to sort the following out for me.

- Fill in the livery request template for me. Everyone from #16 and over will shift up two slots, so this gives the new team #26 and #27.
- Decide on your driver pairing. You can stick with the ones left over by Dark, but since their DECs are up for grabs their new prospective owners might wish to move them to different series. Just a heads-up, there are also a few drivers who haven't been signed after the end-of-season RDS tests, and similarly there's a few eligible drivers in FRENCH who might be worth a gamble. You can also try to snag someone from Wizzie's Caribbean thing, but since it's very much a personal "league" then they will have their performance generated as rookies. It's up to you.

I'll gladly take the final grid slot! Why not?

I'll keep the drivers Dark77 had originally and if I have to make changes, I will.

So, with that:

Team Name: Vivendi EBL
Colour Scheme: Black front wings, with white and purple stripes ala early Minardis
Main sponsor: Vivendi
First car # and personal sponsors: #26 Han Yong-Sung, no sponsors
Second car # and personal sponsors: #27 J.J. Taylor, no sponsors

go_Rubens wrote:I'll gladly take the final grid slot! Why not?

I'll keep the drivers Dark77 had originally and if I have to make changes, I will.

So, with that:

Team Name: Vivendi EBL
Colour Scheme: Black front wings, with white and purple stripes ala early Minardis
Main sponsor: Vivendi
First car # and personal sponsors: #26 Han Yong-Sung, no sponsors
Second car # and personal sponsors: #27 J.J. Taylor, no sponsors

Okay, that's all good...just to confirm, you want something like this, but with white and purple instead?

Ataxia wrote:

go_Rubens wrote:I'll gladly take the final grid slot! Why not?

I'll keep the drivers Dark77 had originally and if I have to make changes, I will.

So, with that:

Team Name: Vivendi EBL
Colour Scheme: Black front wings, with white and purple stripes ala early Minardis
Main sponsor: Vivendi
First car # and personal sponsors: #26 Han Yong-Sung, no sponsors
Second car # and personal sponsors: #27 J.J. Taylor, no sponsors

Okay, that's all good...just to confirm, you want something like this, but with white and purple instead?

Yes indeed.