A1GP - Trial for new format in September. Post entries now.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 20 Jan 2016, 18:43

Just 5 of you left to nominate.
Ice1Racing
Klon
Bleu
Reject_Dom
Andrew

Since I need to start preparing for the season opener for the end of this month, I'll be running the first test day on Friday whether all of you have nominated or not. I'll be choosing drivers for any that haven't by then.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 20 Jan 2016, 19:50

Netherlands:
Day 1: Robin Frijns
Day 2: Max Verstappen
Day 3: Jeroen Bleekemolen

Poland:
Day 1: Artur Janosz
Days 2 and 3: Robert Kubica

Bahrain:
Days 1 and 3: Mohammed Mattar
Day 2: Hamad Al-Khalifa

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 21 Jan 2016, 01:13

Making a change. There will be 32 nations in each division which will make for even numbered car counts for all three divisions. So top 32 nations across all the tests will make A1GP etc. Also the amount of nations being promoted/relegated between divisions each season will increase to five.

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 21 Jan 2016, 02:24

Nice, the battle for qualification to A1GP just got INCREDIBLY interesting.

Ice1Racing · Post by **Ice1Racing** » 21 Jan 2016, 23:44

Finland - Kimi Raikkonen, Jari-Matti Latvala, Markus Niemela
Argentina - Nestor Girolami, Jose Maria Lopez, Facu Regalia
Estonia - Sten Pentus, Tonis Kasemets, Kevin Korjus
Croatia - Martin Kodric, Marin Colak, Ivan Pulic

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 22 Jan 2016, 14:29

I'll Take Greece Madagascar And Peru
Also Can We Still Take Entries

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 22 Jan 2016, 20:15

Carol will do all days

No changes in my other nations

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 22 Jan 2016, 21:22

Dexter249 wrote:I'll Take Greece Madagascar And Peru
Also Can We Still Take Entries

Okay, just nominate your drivers for the final test today.

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 23 Jan 2016, 00:14

Switzerland
Day 1 - Fabio Leimer
Day 2 - Neel Jani
Day 3 - Sebastien Buemi

Czech Republic
Day 1 - Jan Charouz
Day 2 - Tomas Enge
Day 3 - Jan Charouz

Lithuania
Day 1 - Jonas Gelzinis
Day 2 - Jonas Gelzinis
Day 3 - Ignas Gelzinis

Serbia
Day 1 - Dusan Borkovic
Day 2 - Milos Pavlovic
Day 3 - Milos Pavlovic

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 23 Jan 2016, 00:40

Greece
Day 1 : Alexandros Annivas (44 Race Wins)
Day 2 : Konstantinos Kanaroglou (17 Race Wins)
Day 3 : Alexandros Margaritis (6 Wins)
Madagascar
Day 1-3 : Jean-Christophe Peyre (0 Wins)
Peru
Day 1 : Christian Kobashigawa (25 Wins)
Day 2 : Javier Cárdenas (22 Wins)
Day 3 : Mario Del Águila (19 Wins)

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 23 Jan 2016, 01:50

Some notes first before I show the Day 1 results.

Poland - I've moved Artur Janosz to Day 3 as Robert Kubica would be on his way to Monaco for WRC that day. So Kubica drives on Day 1 instead.

Wales - Elfyn Evans like Kubica would also be on route to Monaco on Day 3 so I have GP3 driver Seb Morris provisionally in for that day unless you can think of a different driver to use before I run that session.

Reject_Dom and Dexter249 I didn't see your nominations before I ran the session so I'll make the following adjustments to your schedules.

Switzerland - I happened to try putting Fabio Leimer in the car for Day 1 which matches your posted plans so no changes there.

Czech Republic - I had Tomas Enge in the car for Day 1 so Jan Charouz's first session will be Day 2 instead.

Serbia - I had Milos Pavlovic in for Day 1 so Dusan Borkovic will take Day 2 instead.

Greece - I had Alexandros Margaritis in for Day 1 so Alexandros Annivas will take Day 3 instead.

Peru - I had Rodrigo Pflucker in for Day 1 so Christian Kobashigawa will have to sit out this session unless you have him replace one of your other drivers.

Austin Day 1 Results
1. ESP Fernando Alonso - 25 - 1:40.406
2. FRA Romain Grosjean - 15 +0.157
3. DNK Kevin Magnussen - 24 +0.195
4. MEX Sergio Pérez - 14 +0.209
5. POL Robert Kubica - 19 +0.219
6. FIN Kimi Räikkönen - 26 +0.227
7. AUS Daniel Ricciardo - 23 +0.231
8. DEU Nico Hülkenberg - 16 +0.237
9. NED Robin Frijns - 18 +0.237
10. BEL Stoffel Vandoorne - 24 +0.243
11. RUS Daniil Kvyat - 24 +0.272
12. ENG Sam Bird - 13 +0.296
13. USA Graham Rahal - 26 +0.312
14. NZL Brendon Hartley - 22 +0.347
15. CAN James Hinchcliffe - 24 +0.366
16. COL Juan Pablo Montoya - 16 +0.405
17. SUI Fabio Leimer - 20 +0.410
18. SWE Felix Rosenqvist - 17 +0.431
19. MCO Charles Leclerc - 18 +0.432
20. VEN Pastor Maldonado - 22 +0.451
21. POR Álvaro Parente - 22 +0.452
22. NIR Adam Carroll - 16 +0.460
23. BRA Luiz Razia - 22 +0.504
24. CYP Tio Ellinas - 25 +0.505
25. ITA Jarno Trulli - 20 +0.540
26. EST Sten Pentus - 16 +0.599
27. AUT Christian Klien - 15 +0.666
28. SCT Marino Franchitti - 12 +0.672
29. MLY Jazeman Jaafar - 20 +0.740
30. IND Karun Chandhok - 24 +0.749
31. CZE Tomas Enge - 14 +0.762
32. IRE Ralph Firman - 17 +0.763
33. SRB Milos Pavlovic - 14 +0.772
34. HUN Tamas Pal Kiss - 22 +0.842
35. CHN Ho-Pin Tung - 25 +0.872
36. ROU Robert Visiou - 17 +0.904
37. GRC Alexandros Margaritis - 18 +0.932
38. ISR Roy Nissany - 21 +0.949
39. JPN Sakon Yamamoto - 14 +0.976
40. PRI Félix Serrallés - 24 +1.036
41. RSA Jayde Kruger - 23 +1.062
42. URU Juan Manuel Casella - 14 +1.076
43. NOR Pal Varhaug - 21 +1.116
44. ZWE Axcil Jeffries - 14 +1.132
45. ARG Néstor Girolami - 21 +1.132
46. THA Sandy Stuvik - 25 +1.138
47. UAE Ed Jones - 15 +1.147
48. PHL Marlon Stöckinger - 16 +1.164
49. HKG Darryl O'Young - 26 +1.305
50. AGO Luís Sá Silva - 16 +1.328
51. MAC André Couto - 13 +1.344
52. CHL José Luis Riffo - 16 +1.347
53. BOL Pedro Pablo Calbimonte - 17 +1.350
54. GTE Sebastián Arriola - 27 +1.351
55. ECU Sebastián Merchán - 12 +1.355
56. LTH Jonas Gelzinis - 24 +1.367
57. LUX Gary Hauser - 23 +1.379
58. PER Rodrigo Pflucker - 20 +1.410
59. MLT Keith Camilleri - 23 +1.427
60. MRC Mehdi Bennani - 22 +1.433
61. IDN Sean Galael - 19 +1.514
62. SGP Richard Bradley - 14 +1.566
63. KWT Zaid Ashkanani - 17 +1.600
64. BLR Dmitry Suranovich - 27 +1.625
65. TUR Kaan Önder - 26 +1.640
66. BGR Vladimir Arabadzhiev - 13 +1.656
67. SLV Kyle Kosir - 15 +1.693
68. JAM Thomas Issa - 25 +1.713
69. SAU Abdulaziz Al Faisal - 16 +1.760
70. UKR Sergey Chukanov - 23 +1.786
71. GEO Davit Kajaia - 21 +1.795
72. CRI Amadéo Quiros - 27 +1.811
73. HVR Martin Kodric - 16 +1.846
74. LBN Noel Jammal - 26 +1.877
75. OMN Ahmad Al Harthy - 14 +1.885
76. IRN Sam Taheri - 23 +1.891
77. SYR Yazan Hamadeh - 26 +1.911
78. WAL Elfyn Evans - 18 +1.917
79. MDG Jean-Christophe Peyre - 22 +1.927
80. KOR Jin Woo Hwang - 17 +1.991
81. DOM R.J. Lopez - 16 +2.018
82. KEN Jeremy Wahome - 16 +2.057
83. SMR Andrea Belluzzi - 21 +2.102
84. BIH Sandro Lukovic - 16 +2.171
85. TTO Frankie Boodram - 21 +2.179
86. KAZ Aleksandr Artemev - 22 +2.183
87. TWN Roy Chiu Tse - 18 +2.273
88. AZE Fakhraddin Mirzoev - 23 +2.533
89. BHR Mohammed Mattar - 25 +2.550
90. QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari - 25 +2.563
91. SLK Veronika Vanyova - 24 +2.585
92. JOR Noel Alainabousi - 13 +2.668
93. PAK Shahzad Khan - 23 +2.717
94. LVA Karline Stala - 24 +2.887
95. SEN Nagy Kabaz - 16 +2.969
96. LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa - 17 +3.344

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 26 Jan 2016, 15:21

Samster wrote:
Wales - Elfyn Evans like Kubica would also be on route to Monaco on Day 3 so I have GP3 driver Seb Morris provisionally in for that day unless you can think of a different driver to use before I run that session.

That's fine.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 27 Jan 2016, 16:43

Austin Day 2 Results
1. DEU Sebastian Vettel - 19 1:40.416
2. FRA Romain Grosjean - 20 +0.112
3. SUI Neel Jani - 21 +0.192
4. MEX Sergio Pérez - 27 +0.199
5. COL Juan Pablo Montoya - 24 +0.209
6. AUS Mark Webber - 15 +0.227
7. POL Robert Kubica - 27 +0.239
8. JPN Kamui Kobayashi - 19 +0.310
9. ENG Sam Bird - 24 +0.316
10. NZL Mitch Evans - 18 +0.326
11. VEN Pastor Maldonado - 18 +0.361
12. USA Graham Rahal - 21 +0.366
13. RUS Daniil Kvyat - 16 +0.369
14. BRA Rubens Barrichello - 24 +0.392
15. SWE Marcus Ericsson - 25 +0.404
16. BEL Laurens Vanthoor - 20 +0.418
17. MCO Stefano Coletti - 21 +0.440
18. ESP Daniel Juncadella - 15 +0.442
19. DNK Marco Sørensen - 27 +0.491
20. AUT Christian Klien - 24 +0.502
21. CZE Jan Charouz - 16 +0.520
22. ITA Jarno Trulli - 25 +0.524
23. NIR Adam Carroll - 13 +0.562
24. NED Max Verstappen - 15 +0.563
25. SCT Marino Franchitti - 13 +0.584
26. ARG José María López - 18 +0.599
27. IDN Rio Haryanto - 25 +0.649
28. IND Karun Chandhok - 16 +0.697
29. IRE Ralph Firman - 21 +0.711
30. POR Tiago Monteiro - 16 +0.757
31. CYP Tio Ellinas - 13 +0.767
32. CAN Bruno Spengler - 19 +0.781
33. MLY Jazeman Jaafar - 14 +0.786
34. RSA Adrian Zaugg - 19 +0.797
35. CHN Ho-Pin Tung - 21 +0.832
36. FIN Jari-Matti Latvala - 18 +0.954
37. ISR Roy Nissany - 23 +0.957
38. UAE Ed Jones - 20 +0.972
39. EST Tonis Kasemets - 21 +0.974
40. PHL Marlon Stöckinger - 19 +1.004
41. HUN Norbert Michelisz - 22 +1.004
42. HKG Darryl O'Young - 14 +1.022
43. BGR Vladimir Arabadzhiev - 25 +1.035
44. ZWE Axcil Jeffries - 16 +1.066
45. PRI Félix Serrallés - 20 +1.081
46. SRB Dusan Borkovic - 26 +1.178
47. MRC Mehdi Bennani - 25 +1.202
48. LUX Carlos Rivas - 17 +1.225
49. SGP Weng Sun Mok - 24 +1.231
50. MLT Keith Camilleri - 24 +1.261
51. ECU Sebastián Merchán - 17 +1.297
52. ROU Mihai Marinescu - 15 +1.305
53. URU Santiago Urrutia - 25 +1.348
54. NOR Dennis Olsen - 22 +1.364
55. AGO Luís Sá Silva - 16 +1.374
56. CHL José Luis Riffo - 22 +1.392
57. GRC Konstantinos Kanaroglou - 16 +1.416
58. THA Tor Graves - 18 +1.427
59. LTH Jonas Gelzinis - 19 +1.429
60. HVR Marin Colak - 16 +1.510
61. PER Javier Cárdenas - 26 +1.510
62. BOL Pedro Pablo Calbimonte - 18 +1.556
63. GTE Sebastián Arriola - 20 +1.565
64. WAL Elfyn Evans - 22 +1.587
65. MAC Diana Rosario - 22 +1.630
66. SLK Mat'o Homola - 26 +1.630
67. SLV Habjan Matevz - 23 +1.645
68. LVA Janis Vanks - 23 +1.669
69. MDG Jean-Christophe Peyre - 24 +1.717
70. KEN Tejas Hirani - 20 +1.718
71. KWT Zaid Ashkanani - 24 +1.718
72. BLR Yury Krauchuk - 14 +1.749
73. BHR Salman Al-Khalifa - 25 +1.749
74. OMN Faisal Al Zubair - 17 +1.755
75. CRI André Solano - 15 +1.780
76. GEO Davit Kajaia - 15 +1.853
77. SAU Abdul Aziz Al-Ya'eesh - 27 +1.881
78. UKR Alexey Chuklin - 22 +1.916
79. KOR Heamin Choi - 20 +1.941
80. SYR Yazan Hamadeh - 24 +1.941
81. SMR Andrea Belluzzi - 18 +1.957
82. IRN Sam Taheri - 13 +2.161
83. KAZ Aleksandr Artemev - 17 +2.233
84. JAM Thomas Issa - 14 +2.243
85. BIH Sandro Lukovic - 17 +2.281
86. TTO Keverne McShine - 19 +2.329
87. DOM R.J. Lopez - 16 +2.331
88. TWN Han Chen Chen - 14 +2.436
89. LBN Basil Shaaban - 14 +2.452
90. AZE Fakhraddin Mirzoev - 22 +2.548
91. TUR Ibrahim Okyay - 14 +2.550
92. QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari - 19 +2.668
93. SEN Nagy Kabaz - 20 +2.909
94. LKA Romani De Silva - 23 +3.061
95. JOR Hamza Dirani - 24 +3.201
96. PAK Nur Ali - 14 +3.571

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 27 Jan 2016, 20:09

Austin Day 3 Results
1. AUS Will Power - 17 - 1:40.581
2. FRA Jean-Éric Vergne - 26 +0.020
3. DEU Nico Rosberg - 17 +0.021
4. NZL Scott Dixon - 17 +0.032
5. VEN Pastor Maldonado - 27 +0.068
6. COL Juan Pablo Montoya - 23 +0.092
7. ENG Sam Bird - 19 +0.120
8. SUI Sebastien Buemi - 22 +0.138
9. POR António Félix da Costa - 16 +0.141
10. BRA Helio Castroneves - 25 +0.150
11. RUS Daniil Kvyat - 21 +0.156
12. SCT Paul di Resta - 24 +0.162
13. USA Graham Rahal - 21 +0.176
14. BEL Jerome d'Ambrosio - 26 +0.233
15. MCO Stefano Coletti - 14 +0.239
16. JPN Kazuki Nakajima - 20 +0.239
17. MEX Sergio Pérez - 17 +0.258
18. NIR Adam Carroll - 14 +0.261
19. CYP Tio Ellinas - 27 +0.322
20. AUT Christian Klien - 26 +0.329
21. CAN Robert Wickens - 20 +0.333
22. ESP Oriol Servia - 18 +0.346
23. CZE Jan Charouz - 15 +0.394
24. ARG Facu Regalia - 18 +0.451
25. MLY Jazeman Jaafar - 20 +0.549
26. ITA Jarno Trulli - 12 +0.562
27. IND Karun Chandhok - 12 +0.574
28. EST Kevin Korjus - 22 +0.576
29. IRE Ralph Firman - 19 +0.588
30. UAE Ed Jones - 16 +0.636
31. DNK Mikkel Jensen - 18 +0.641
32. SWE Felix Rosenqvist - 13 +0.669
33. CHN Ho-Pin Tung - 14 +0.747
34. PRI Félix Serrallés - 17 +0.751
35. ROU Michael Herck - 20 +0.753
36. PHL Marlon Stöckinger - 24 +0.759
37. FIN Markus Niemelä - 15 +0.769
38. IDN Ananda Mikola - 21 +0.769
39. THA Alexander Albon - 15 +0.785
40. NED Jereon Bleekemolen - 23 +0.799
41. NOR Pal Varhaug - 26 +0.799
42. ISR Roy Nissany - 26 +0.828
43. HKG Darryl O'Young - 18 +0.831
44. LVA Harald Schlegelmilch - 24 +0.859
45. ZWE Axcil Jeffries - 18 +0.901
46. WAL Seb Morris - 15 +0.952
47. MRC Mehdi Bennani - 13 +0.959
48. POL Artur Janosz - 19 +0.983
49. SGP Andrew Tang - 15 +0.985
50. SRB Dusan Borkovic - 14 +1.013
51. LUX Gilles Bruckner - 25 +1.036
52. MLT Keith Camilleri - 26 +1.120
53. AGO Luís Sá Silva - 16 +1.166
54. GTE Sebastián Arriola - 22 +1.176
55. GRC Alexandros Annivas - 25 +1.180
56. CHL José Luis Riffo - 20 +1.182
57. BGR Vladimir Arabadzhiev - 21 +1.221
58. RSA Kelvin van der Linde - 20 +1.288
59. ECU Julio Moreno - 25 +1.345
60. HUN Norbert Kiss - 12 +1.410
61. URU Diego Muraglia - 22 +1.490
62. MAC Filipe de Souza - 15 +1.493
63. SLV David Rotar - 12 +1.496
64. HVR Ivan Pulic - 13 +1.507
65. JAM Thomas Issa - 14 +1.523
66. BHR Mohammed Mattar - 15 +1.568
67. LTH Ignas Gelzinis - 24 +1.586
68. BOL Pedro Pablo Calbimonte - 13 +1.588
69. KEN Tejas Hirani - 27 +1.673
70. IRN Sam Taheri - 14 +1.675
71. SAU Fahad Algosaibi - 21 +1.715
72. OMN Faisal Al Zubair - 21 +1.742
73. PER Mario Del Águila - 17 +1.750
74. SLK Samuel Sladecka - 13 +1.765
75. LBN Khalil Beschir - 15 +1.777
76. KWT Ahamad Al Ghanem - 20 +1.780
77. SMR Andrea Belluzzi - 22 +1.792
78. BLR Alexander Talkanitsa Jr. - 13 +1.840
79. KOR Jin-Woo Hwang - 26 +1.849
80. GEO Davit Kajaia - 23 +1.858
81. SYR Yazan Hamadeh - 21 +1.935
82. CRI Verónica Valverde - 17 +1.948
83. TTO Keverne McShine - 21 +1.964
84. KAZ Aleksandr Artemev - 21 +1.968
85. MDG Jean-Christophe Peyre - 21 +1.972
86. DOM R.J. Lopez - 15 +2.131
87. BIH Zlatko Mulabegovic - 12 +2.155
88. TUR Jason Tahinci - 23 +2.212
89. UKR Igor Sushko - 16 +2.359
90. AZE Fakhraddin Mirzoev - 12 +2.433
91. TWN Jem Chen - 13 +2.438
92. PAK Umair Ahmed Khan - 19 +2.625
93. SEN Jean Dagher - 20 +2.819
94. JOR Nadir Zuhour - 17 +3.035
95. QAT Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari - 13 +3.124
96. LKA Dilantha Malagamuwa - 22 +3.304

So finally we reach the end of pre-season testing and the fields for 2016 have been set. Vergne managed to pip Germany's Rosberg looking like France would finally win a session only for Australia's Power to outdo them at the last minute. Nevertheless, France finishes the pre-season with by far the highest average performance having come 2nd in all three days at Austin. Will Power's performance in the final day allows Australia to pip Brazil for second on countback with New Zealand and Mexico rounding out the top five.

Malaysia in the final session managed to qualify for A1 at the expense of South Africa while Wales just barely misses out on making A2.

Final Nation Rankings

A1 Grand Prix
1. France 4.0
2. Australia 10.0
3. Brazil 10.0
4. New Zealand 10.1
5. Mexico 10.6
6. Russia 10.8
7. Switzerland 11.8
8. Portugal 12.7
9. Finland 13.6
10. Belgium 14.2
11. United States 14.8
12. Scotland 15.0
13. Germany 16.4
14. England 16.8
15. Japan 17.3
16. Netherlands 17.7
17. Colombia 18.0
18. Poland 19.4
19. Sweden 19.8
20. Spain 20.2
21. Northern Ireland 20.2
22. Denmark 20.7
23. Austria 22.8
24. Monaco 22.8
25. Cyprus 23.7
26. Czech Republic 25.7
27. Canada 27.7
28. Venezuela 28.3
29. Italy 28.3
30. Estonia 31.6
31. India 32.4
32. Malaysia 32.8

A2 Grand Prix
33. South Africa 33.6
34. Argentina 34.1
35. Ireland 35.0
36. United Arab Emirates 35.8
37. Israel 36.0
38. Indonesia 37.9
39. China 38.4
40. Romania 39.9
41. Serbia 41.1
42. Puerto Rico 42.4
43. Morocco 44.1
44. Hong Kong 44.5
45. Greece 45.3
46. Zimbabwe 45.4
47. Norway 45.8
48. Thailand 48.6
49. Luxembourg 49.1
50. Philippines 52.8
51. Hungary 52.9
52. Chile 53.6
53. Singapore 53.9
54. Guatemala 54.2
55. Uruguay 54.6
56. Angola 55.3
57. Bolivia 55.4
58. Ecuador 55.9
59. Macau 57.3
60. Bulgaria 58.1
61. Croatia 59.3
62. Lithuania 60.9
63. Latvia 63.4
64. Kenya 64.6

A3 Grand Prix
65. Wales 64.8
66. Malta 66.3
67. Oman 68.2
68. Slovenia 69.7
69. Slovakia 70.0
70. South Korea 70.8
71. Madagascar 71.0
72. Peru 72.0
73. San Marino 72.8
74. Saudi Arabia 73.3
75. Georgia 73.5
76. Jamaica 73.6
77. Belarus 73.7
78. Kuwait 75.8
79. Lebanon 75.9
80. Dominican Republic 77.1
81. Costa Rica 77.7
82. Trinidad and Tobago 78.3
83. Ukraine 78.6
84. Syria 79.1
85. Bosnia and Herzegovina 79.4
86. Kazakhstan 82.3
87. Bahrain 82.4
88. Iran 82.6
89. Turkey 86.2
90. Jordan 87.5
91. Azerbaijan 87.8
92. Senegal 88.3
93. Sri Lanka 91.0
94. Taiwan 91.6
95. Qatar 92.8
96. Pakistan 93.2

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 27 Jan 2016, 20:50

Well the South African A1 Grand Prix on the Durban Street Circuit is scheduled for this weekend though since that is only a few days away and as there is quite a gap till the next Grand Prix after that, I will give you till Monday midnight GMT to nominate your driver for South Africa. You may also plan ahead for future races too if you wish to get that out of the way.

As well as your driver you will also need to decide on a strategy for both qualifying and the race. Details are shown below.

Qualifying - Each nation gets one flying lap. You simply need to choose between conservative or aggressive. Choosing aggressive will give your driver a wider range of performance meaning that they can potentially go faster but increases the risk of an error slowing them down.

Race - In race refueling is banned from A1 Grand Prix, so you just need to decide your tire strategy. There are two compounds available, Hard and Soft. One set of Hards are expected to last around 50 laps. Softs around 30. Safety cars will feature in the series so you need to decide how you want to react to any SC sessions that occur.

Race Distances
A1 Grand Prix - 92 laps (300km)
A2 Grand Prix - 61 laps (200km)
A3 Grand Prix - 31 laps (100km)

Durban Weather Forecast
Friday (Practice) - 27° A shower or thunderstorm in spots.
Saturday (Qualifying) - 29° Mostly sunny with a thunderstorm.
Sunday (Race) - 29° Sunshine, a thunderstorm in spots.

Clashing Series
Daytona 24 Hours - Daytona
MRF Challenge - Madras
Toyota Racing Series New Zealand - Hampton Downs
Porsche Cup Middle East - Dubai
Formula Gulf 1000 - Dubai

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 27 Jan 2016, 22:11

Driver lineups & strategy

CANADA - James Hinchcliffe
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Hard
SPAIN - Fernando Alonso
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Soft
HUNGARY - Tamas Pal Kiss
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
TURKEY - Kaan Onder
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 27 Jan 2016, 22:57

V8fan12 wrote:Driver lineups & strategy

CANADA - James Hinchcliffe
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Hard
SPAIN - Fernando Alonso
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Soft
HUNGARY - Tamas Pal Kiss
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
TURKEY - Kaan Onder
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft

You will also need to state which lap you intend to pit on in the race.

Dexter249 · Post by **Dexter249** » 27 Jan 2016, 23:53

Nominations:
Greece - Alexandros Annivas
Strat : Quali : Conservative Race : Hard
Pit : 21,41
Peru - Javier Cárdenas
Strat : Quali : Agressive Race : Soft
no pit
SC : pit immediately
Madagascar -
Jean-Christophe Peyre
No pit
SC : pit immediately
Strat : Quali : Conservative Race : Hard

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 28 Jan 2016, 00:14

Nominations:
India: Karun Chandhok
Q: conservative
R: hard
Pit in lap 50
SC no influence

Chili: José Luis Riffo
Q: agressive
R: soft
Pit in lap 20 and 40
SC: change tyres when in bad state, otherwise no influence

Bulgaria: Vladimir Arabadzhiev
Q: conservative
R: hard
Do not pit on a specific lap, team is counting on safety cars.
SC: change tyres immediatly

Taiwan: Roy Tchui
Q: agressive
R: soft
Do not pit.
SC: change tyres immediatly

Schedules:
India: Sureshwaren will drive in India. Chandhok will drive all the rest. If there are any date clashes, Karthikeyan will take over.
Chili: Riffo will at least start the season, if not stated otherwise, he will keep the seat.
Bulgaria: The Fire King Plamen Kralev will drive in the Czech republic, Arabadzhiev will drive all other races.
Taiwan: Roy Tchui, Han Chen Chen and Jem Chen will rotate every 3 races.

Edit: i keep editing because i'm having a bad grammar day, apparently.

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 28 Jan 2016, 02:48

Is the series still accepting entries? I have interest in managing Uruguay and Oman if possible.

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 28 Jan 2016, 03:09

Pinkd56 wrote:Is the series still accepting entries? I have interest in managing Uruguay and Oman if possible.

As long as we still have nations avaliable, yes. You may have as many as three.

V8fan12 · Post by **V8fan12** » 28 Jan 2016, 03:44

Samster wrote:
V8fan12 wrote:Driver lineups & strategy

CANADA - James Hinchcliffe
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Hard
SPAIN - Fernando Alonso
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Soft
HUNGARY - Tamas Pal Kiss
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
TURKEY - Kaan Onder
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft

You will also need to state which lap you intend to pit on in the race.

CANADA Pit lap 48, SC no influence
SPAIN Pit laps 30 & 61, SC pit immediately
HUNGARY Pit lap 42, SC no influence
TURKEY No pitting at all, SC no influence

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 28 Jan 2016, 07:27

New Zealand:
Driver: Mitch Evans
Quali: Aggressive if dry, Conservative if wet.
Race:
Softs L1-30 (SC window laps 15-30)
Hards 45 laps (SC window starts lap 60)
Softs to the end.

Philippines:
Driver: Marlon Stöckinger
Quali: Conservative
Race:
Softs L1-30 (don't react to SC)
Softs L31-61 (don't react to SC)

Belarus:
Driver: Alexander Talkanitsa Jr.
Quali: Conservative
Race:
Softs L1-31 (SC window L5-10)

Post by **Nuppiz** » 28 Jan 2016, 09:44

Colombia
Driver: Juan Pablo Montoya
Qualifying: Aggressive
Race: Hard tyres, pit stop on lap 46
SC strategy: switch to softs if less than 28 laps are remaining, otherwise stay out

Venezuela
Driver: Pastor Maldonado
Qualifying: Conservative
Race: Hard tyres, pit stop on lap 46
SC strategy: switch to softs if less than 28 laps are remaining, otherwise stay out

Guatemala
Driver: Sebastián Arriola
Qualifying: Conservative
Race: Soft tyres, pit stop on lap 30 (unless there's a safety car)
SC strategy: pit in for new softs unless less than 10 laps are remaining

Puerto Rico
Driver: Félix Serrallés
Qualifying: Conservative
Race: Soft tyres, pit stop on lap 30 (unless there's a safety car)
SC strategy: pit in for new softs unless less than 10 laps are remaining

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 28 Jan 2016, 12:28

Here's the Daytona 24 Hours Entry List for reference.
http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/files ... -30_v2.pdf

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 28 Jan 2016, 14:04

Switzerland / A1 - Neel Jani
Quali - Aggressive
Race - Soft/Hard/Soft, pit laps 25/67
SC - no influence

Czech Rep. / A1 - Jan Charouz
Quali - Conservative
Race - Hard/Soft/Soft, pit laps 44/68
SC - no influence

Serbia / A2 - Milos Pavlovic
Quali - Aggressive
Race - Soft/Soft, pit lap 30 (unless SC)
SC - pit in if SC on track between laps 27-34

Lithuania / A2 - Jonas Gelzinis
Quali - Conservative
Race - Soft/Soft, pit lap 31 (unless SC)
SC - pit in if SC on track between laps 27-34

Post by **Miguel98** » 28 Jan 2016, 14:47

Portugal
Driver: António Félix da Costa
Qualifying: Conservative
Race: Hard tyres, pitstop on lap 52
SC strategy: Switch to hards if within the first 30 laps of the race, switch to softs if in the last 20 laps.

Macau
Driver: Filipe de Souza
Qualifying: Agressive
Race: 2 stop, both for soft tyres, on lap 25 and 57
SC strategy: Switch to softs everytime, or hard if it happens withing the final 30 laps

Slovania
Driver: Kyle Kosir
Qualifying: Agressive
Race: Hard, pit on lap 49
SC strategy: Switch to hards if within the first 30 laps of the race, switch to softs if in the last 20 laps.

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 28 Jan 2016, 15:09

Italy - Trulli
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
Pit Lap: 12

Israel - Nissany
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Soft
Pit Lap: 15

Wales - Evans
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft
Pit Lap 3

San Marino - Belluzi
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft
Do Not Pit

Pinkd56 · Post by **Pinkd56** » 28 Jan 2016, 19:23

Uruguay - Francisco Cammarota
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft
Pit Lap 31
Pit for hards if SC

Oman - Ahmad Al-Harthy
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Hard
Do not pit
SC no influence

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 28 Jan 2016, 23:39

Austria - Christian Klien
Qualifying - Aggresive
Race - Hard
Pit - Lap 46
SC- Switch to Softs if Safety Car come out between lap 70 and 80

China - Ho Pin Tung
Qualifying - Conservative
Race - Soft
Pit - Lap 30
Safety Car - No

Hong Kong - Darryl O Young
Qualifying - Agressive
Race - Hard
Pit - 45 for Softs
SC - If Safety Car comes out between laps 30-40 pit for softs

Kuwait - Zaid Ashkanani
Qualifying - Agressive
Race - Soft
Pit - No
SC - Stop for new tyres if safety car comes out between 5 - 20

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 28 Jan 2016, 23:58

Australia - Daniel Ricciardo
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
Pit Lap: 47

Morocco - Mehdi Bennani
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
Pit Lap: 33

Luxembourg - Gary Hauser
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard
No Pits

Iran - Sam Taheri
* Qualifying: Conservative
* Race: Soft
Pit Lap: 6

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 29 Jan 2016, 07:56

Mexico
Driver: Sergio Perez
Qualifying: Aggressive
Race: Soft tyres, pit on lap 31 and 62
SC strategy: enter in case of weared tyres and if he didn't pit yet, otherwise out
MURICA
Driver: Graham Rahal
Qualifying: Aggresive
Race: Soft tyres, pit on lap 32 and 63
SC strategy: same as Perez
UAE
Driver: Ed Jones
Qualifying: Aggresive
Race: Soft tyres, pit stop on lap 30
SC strategy: same as Perez
Angola
Driver: Luis Sa Silva
Qualifying: Aggresive
Race: Soft tyres, pit stop on lap 31
SC strategy: same as Perez

RedEyes504 · Post by **RedEyes504** » 29 Jan 2016, 09:42

Denmark
Driver: Kevin Magnussen
Qualifying: Aggressive
Tires: Soft
Pits: Lap 31 & 62
Safety Car: No Effect

Norway
Driver: Pal Varhaug
Qualifying: Aggressive
Tires: Soft
Pits: Lap 30
Safety Car: No Effect

Romania
Driver: Robert Visoiu
Qualifying: Conservative
Tires: Soft
Pits: Lap 30
Safety Car: Pit for Hard Tires if between lap 10-25

Ukraine
Driver:Sergey Chukanov
Qualifying: Aggressive
Tires: Soft
Pits: None

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 29 Jan 2016, 10:42

France
Driver: Romain Grosjean
Qualifying: Aggressive (dry), conservative (wet)
Pit strategy: Soft (start), hard (lap 29), soft (lap 75)
Safety Car: Pit if safety car comes out within 5 laps of scheduled stop

Russia
Driver: Daniil Kvyat
Qualifying: Aggressive (dry), conservative (wet)
Pit strategy: Soft (start), soft (lap 30), hard (lap 55)
Safety Car: Pit if safety car comes out within 5 laps of scheduled stop

Ireland
Driver: Ralph Firman
Qualifying: Aggressive (dry), conservative (wet)
Pit strategy: Soft (start), soft (lap 30)
Safety Car: Pit if safety car comes out within 5 laps of scheduled stop

Jamaica
Driver:Thomas Issa
Qualifying: Aggressive (dry), conservative (wet)
Tyres: Soft
Pit strategy: N/A
Safety car: N/A

Driver lineups for the season*

France
Romain Grosjean - Rounds 1-5, 10-11, 13, 15-16, 20
Jean-Éric Vergne - Rounds 6-9, 12, 14, 17-19

Russia
Daniil Kvyat - Rounds 1-5. 10-11, 13, 15-16, 20
Vitaly Petrov - Rounds 6-9, 12, 14
Sergey Sirotkin - Rounds 17-19

Ireland
Ralph Firman - All rounds

Jamaica
Thomas Issa - All rounds

*pending confirmation of various series calendars

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 29 Jan 2016, 16:07

Our drivers for the first round

Brazil
Driver: Nelsinho Piquet
Qualifying: Conservative
Tires: Hard
Pits: 32 and 65
SC: Pit immediately if it's close to a pit stop lap. If not, keep the car on track

Slovakia
Driver: Mat'o Homola
Qualifying: Agressive
Tires: Soft
Pits: 34
SC: Pit for tyres

South Africa
Driver: Adrian Zaugg
Qualifying: Agressive (if wet, keep it conservative)
Tires: Hard
Pits: 32
SC: No pit

Singapore
Driver: Richard Bradley
Qualifying: Conservative
Tires: Soft
Pits: 13
SC: No pit

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 29 Jan 2016, 17:40

Normal32 wrote:Mexico
Driver: Sergio Perez
Qualifying: Aggressive
Race: Soft tyres, pit on lap 31 and 62
SC strategy: enter in case of weared tyres and if he didn't pit yet, otherwise out
MURICA
Driver: Graham Rahal
Qualifying: Aggresive
Race: Soft tyres, pit on lap 32 and 63
SC strategy: same as Perez

Perez and Rahal are racing in the Daytona 24 Hours so you'll need to pick other drivers.

Still yet to nominate drivers are..

Ice1Racing
Tommykl
Dr-Baker
Klon
Wafflecat
Bleu
Andrew

Ice1Racing · Post by **Ice1Racing** » 29 Jan 2016, 19:31

Finland - Kimi Raikkonen - Aggressive - Hard - Pit lap 45
Estonia - Kevin Korjus - Aggressive - Soft - Pit Lap 30 & 60
Argentina - Jose Maria Lopez - Conservative - Hard - No pit
Croatia - Marin Colak - Aggressive - Soft - Pit Lap 30

All teams only react to safety car within 3 laps of a scheduled stop

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 29 Jan 2016, 21:17

Driver lineups & strategy

GERMANY - Sebastian Vettel
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Soft (starting tyre), stop on lap 23, soft (2nd stint), stop on lap 46, soft (3rd stint), stop on lap 69, soft (final stint)
CYPRUS - Tio Ellinas
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Hard (starting tyre), stop on lap 42, soft (2nd stint), stop on lap 67, soft (final stint)
QATAR - Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari
* Qualifying: Aggressive
* Race: Soft (starting tyre), no stops

All stops will be moved if SC comes out with seven or less laps to go in that stint.

I hope this plan is fully understandable. If not, tell me.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 29 Jan 2016, 22:06

Bahrain: Mohammed Mattar
Aggressive qualifying
Softs - no pit stop

Poland: Kuba Giermaziak
Aggressive qualifying
Start on softs, until lap 25 (from lap 20 react to SC)
change to softs, until lap 50 (from lap 40 react to SC)
change to hards, until finish

Netherlands: Max Verstappen
Conservative qualifying
Start on hards, until lap 45 (from lap 37 react to SC)
Change to softs, until lap 70 (from lap 62 react to SC)
Change to softs, until finish

Normal32 · Post by **Normal32** » 29 Jan 2016, 22:59

Samster wrote:
Normal32 wrote:Mexico
Driver: Sergio Perez
Qualifying: Aggressive
Race: Soft tyres, pit on lap 31 and 62
SC strategy: enter in case of weared tyres and if he didn't pit yet, otherwise out
MURICA
Driver: Graham Rahal
Qualifying: Aggresive
Race: Soft tyres, pit on lap 32 and 63
SC strategy: same as Perez

Perez and Rahal are racing in the Daytona 24 Hours so you'll need to pick other drivers.

Esteban Gutierrez and Ryan Hunter-Reay will be their replacements