2013 VGPC Japanese Grand Prix

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23px-Flag of Japan.svg-1-.png 2013 VGPC Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 14 of 16 in the 2013 F1F Virtual Grand Prix Championship
Circuit Suzuka.png
Date 31 January 2014
Location Suzuka International Racing Course
Suzuka, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
5.807 km (3.608 mi)
Distance

53 laps, 307.471 km (191.053 mi)

Weather Cloudy at the start, heavy rain at the end
Pole position
Driver 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Elroy Wagner Team 23-Cosworth
Time 1:29.278
Fastest lap
Driver 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Elroy Wagner Team 23-Cosworth
Time Unknown
Podium
First 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Will Hoskins Franklin-Honda
Second 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Elroy Wagner Team 23-Cosworth
Third 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Nathaniel Powers Franklin-Honda

The 2013 VGPC Japanese Grand Prix was a Virtual Grand Prix Championship race that was run at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan on 31 January 2014. The race was the fourteenth round of the 2013 season and the first VGPC Japanese Grand Prix.

Report

Background

Qualifying

Race

The race was won by Will Hoskins after a late spell of rain caused a flurry of pitstops and confusion in which Hoskins snatched the lead from polesitter Elroy Wagner. The race was marred by a series of bad accidents involving the pit entry in which cars entering at the wrong angle would bottom out and understeer into the pitwall. Those caught out included Championship contender Jean Mattson as well as both Lucas Wilson cars and series debutant Manni Costello. Nathaniel Powers completed the podium to open a 36 point lead over Mattson following the latter's retirement with just 50 up for grabs following the race.

Post-race

The result meant that only Powers or Mattson could win the title in the following races.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Grid
1 6 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Elroy Wagner Team 23-Cosworth 1:29.278 1
2 5 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Jean Mattson Team 23-Cosworth 1:29.385 2
3 19 23px-Flag of Portugal.svg-1-.png Carson Davenport Lucas Wilson-Yamaha 1:29.392 3
4 0 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Nathaniel Powers Franklin-Honda 1:29.467 4
5 2 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Will Hoskins Franklin-Honda 1:29.468 5
6 18 23px-Flag of Canada.svg-1-.png Hugh Dwyer Lucas Wilson-Yamaha 1:29.532 6
7 17 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Adrien Simon Mathershaw-Mercedes 1:29.560 7
8 3 23px-Flag of Croatia.svg-1-.png Ivan Lesic Meteor-Renault 1:29.638 8
9 16 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Marcus Thunder Mathershaw-Mercedes 1:29.760 9
10 4 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Romano Agostino Meteor-Renault 1:29.760 10
11 10 22px-Flag of Brazil.svg-1-.png Enrique Ruiz Ingram-BMW 1:29.808 11
12 24 23px-Flag of Australia.svg-1-.png James Harding Molto Veloce-Ferrari 1:29.912 12
13 14 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Puccio Giodano Rossi-Ferrari 1:29.924 13
14 15 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Manni Costello Rossi-Ferrari 1:29.999 14
15 7 23px-Flag of Finland.svg-1-.png Tumo Kinnumen Fun-Toyota 1:30.013 15
16 25 23px-Flag of Malaysia.svg-1-.png Jawa Ahmad Molto Veloce-Ferrari 1:30.026 16
17 12 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Douglas Bacon Westwood-Ferrari 1:30.079 17
18 8 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Lee Fuller Fun-Toyota 1:30.105 18
19 11 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Keith Boston Westwood-Ferrari 1:30.197 19
20 21 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Kip Maxwell Downton-Pagani 1:30.198 20
21 20 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png Jacinto van Slooten Downton-Pagani 1:30.249 21
22 9 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Diego Campos Ingram-BMW 1:30.749 22

Race

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Will Hoskins Franklin-Honda 53 1:23:33.428 5 25
2 6 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Elroy Wagner Team 23-Cosworth 53 +5.708 1 18
3 0 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Nathaniel Powers Franklin-Honda 53 +14.607 4 15
4 17 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Adrien Simon Mathershaw-Mercedes 53 +16.707 7 12
5 3 23px-Flag of Croatia.svg-1-.png Ivan Lesic Meteor-Renault 53 +25.251 8 10
6 16 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Marcus Thunder Mathershaw-Mercedes 53 +27.379 9 8
7 10 22px-Flag of Brazil.svg-1-.png Enrique Ruiz Ingram-BMW 53 +51.042 11 6
8 14 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Puccio Giodano Rossi-Ferrari 53 +1:00.312 13 4
9 4 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Romano Agostino Meteor-Renault 53 +1:01.406 10 2
10 20 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png Jacinto van Slooten Downton-Pagani 53 +1:17.674 21 1
11 21 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Kip Maxwell Downton-Pagani 53 +1:20.331 20
12 12 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Douglas Bacon Westwood-Ferrari 53 +1:21.038 17
13 8 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Lee Fuller Fun-Toyota 53 +1:22.243 18
14 9 23px-Flag of Spain.svg-1-.png Diego Campos Ingram-BMW 52 +1 lap 22
15 7 23px-Flag of Finland.svg-1-.png Tumo Kinnumen Fun-Toyota 52 +1 lap 15
16 24 23px-Flag of Australia.svg-1-.png James Harding Molto Veloce-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 12
17 25 23px-Flag of Malaysia.svg-1-.png Jawa Ahmad Molto Veloce-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 16
Ret 11 23px-Flag of the United States.svg-1-.png Keith Boston Westwood-Ferrari Engine 19
Ret 15 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Manni Costello Rossi-Ferrari Accident 14
Ret 18 23px-Flag of Canada.svg-1-.png Hugh Dwyer Lucas Wilson-Yamaha Accident 7
Ret 19 23px-Flag of Portugal.svg-1-.png Carson Davenport Lucas Wilson-Yamaha Accident 3
Ret 5 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Jean Mattson Team 23-Cosworth Accident 2

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Nathaniel Powers 218
2 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Jean Mattson 182
3 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Will Hoskins 161
4 23px-Flag of Germany.svg-1-.png Elroy Wagner 155
5 23px-Flag of France.svg-1-.png Adrien Simon 151
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Franklin-Honda 379
2 23px-Flag of the Netherlands.svg-1-.png Team-23 Cosworth 337
3 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Mathershaw-Mercedes 216
4 23px-Flag of Italy.svg-1-.png Rossi-Ferrari 106
5 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png Lucas Wilson-Yamaha 100
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

Previous race:
2013 Chinese V-Prix
F1F Virtual Grand Prix
Championship
2013 season
Next race:
2013 Brazilian V-Prix
Previous race:
None
Japanese V-Prix Next race:
2014 Japanese V-Prix