2023 Virtual World Racing Series
2023 Virtual World Racing Series | |
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Drivers' Champion: Henri Ruotsalainen | |
Teams' Champions: Nebula Powerteam | |
Rookie Champion: Stew Alexander | |
Previous: 2022 | Next: 2024 |
Top tier: FV • eVirtual | |
Second tier: VWRS • eV2 | |
Third tier: VERS • VARS • VOARS • eV3 |
The 2023 Virtual World Racing Series is the tenth season of the VWRS Series - the ninth under its current name. The series is a virtual motor racing championship which acts as a feeder series to Formula Virtual.
Ott Eskola won the Drivers' Championship last season and stepped up to Formula Virtual with Phoenix for 2023.
OSM Racing International won the Teams' Championship last season; the team's first ever VWRS title.
Teams and drivers
Race calendar and results
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning rookie | ||
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1 | R1 | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne | 1 July | Henri Ruotsalainen | Ethan Knight | Henri Ruotsalainen | Nebula Powerteam | Stew Alexander | |
R2 | 2 July | Spencer James | Chase Newfield | Spencer James | Formation Competition | Timo Ziegler | |||
R3 | Henri Ruotsalainen | Stew Alexander | Oppenheimer Motorsports | Stew Alexander | |||||
2 | R4 | Pau Street Circuit, Pau | 5 August | Henri Ruotsalainen | Chloe King | Chloe King | OSM Racing International | Barney Hoskins | |
R5 | 6 August | Henri Ruotsalainen | Zack Drayton | Zack Drayton | Lapierre Formule | Timo Ziegler | |||
R6 | Henri Ruotsalainen | Roman Bishop | Newman Harts Racing | Roman Bishop | |||||
3 | R7 | Donington Park, Castle Donington | 26 August | Chloe King | Stew Alexander | Henri Ruotsalainen | Nebula Powerteam | Stew Alexander | |
R8 | 27 August | Henri Ruotsalainen | Henri Ruotsalainen | Henri Ruotsalainen | Nebula Powerteam | Barney Hoskins | |||
R9 | Heikki Veskila | Charyl Ratanarak | Oppenheimer Motorsports | Charyl Ratanarak | |||||
4 | R10 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais | 9 September | Henri Ruotsalainen | Theo Sørensen | Theo Sørensen | Gray Autosport | Stew Alexander | |
R11 | 10 September | Stew Alexander | Ellie-Mae Theodoulou | Ethan Knight | Formation Competition | Stew Alexander | |||
R12 | Ethan Knight | Chase Newfield | Gray Autosport | Timo Ziegler | |||||
5 | R13 | Laguna Seca, Monterey | 30 September | Henri Ruotsalainen | Spencer James | Spencer James | Formation Competition | Stew Alexander | |
R14 | 1 October | Timo Ziegler | Ethan Knight | Stew Alexander | Oppenheimer Motorsports | Stew Alexander | |||
R15 | Stew Alexander | Heikki Veskila | Nebula Powerteam | Stew Alexander | |||||
6 | R16 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 14 October | Ethan Knight | Chloe King | Heikki Veskila | Nebula Powerteam | Stew Alexander | |
R17 | 15 October | Heikki Veskila | Heikki Veskila | Heikki Veskila | Nebula Powerteam | Nicky Daniels | |||
R18 | Stew Alexander | Stew Alexander | Oppenheimer Motorsports | Stew Alexander | |||||
7 | R19 | Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi | 28 October | Spencer James | Stew Alexander | Spencer James | Formation Competition | Timo Ziegler | |
R20 | 29 October | Zack Drayton | Heikki Veskila | Henri Ruotsalainen | Nebula Powerteam | Timo Ziegler | |||
R21 | Ethan Knight | Ethan Knight | Formation Competition | Björk Jensen | |||||
8 | R22 | Guia Circuit, Macau | 11 November | Theo Sørensen | Heikki Veskila | Chloe King | OSM Racing International | Timo Ziegler | |
R23 | 12 November | Timo Ziegler | Heikki Veskila | Timo Ziegler | Lapierre Formule | Timo Ziegler | |||
R24 | Spencer James | Chloe King | OSM Racing International | Ami Järvinen |
Drivers' standings
Points were awarded to the top 12 classified finishers in races 1 and 2, and to the top 10 classified finishers in race 3. The pole-sitters in races 1 and 2 also received three points each, with one point given to the driver who set the fastest lap in each race. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in race three as the grid for it is based on the results of race two with the top half of the field being reversed.
Points are awarded to the top 12 classified finishers using the following structure in races 1 and 2 of each weekend:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Pole | F Lap |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers using the following structure in Race 3 of the weekend:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | F Lap |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Teams' standings
Pos | Team | Car No. |
AUS |
FRA |
GBR |
BRA |
USA |
BEL |
UAE |
MAC |
Points | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||||
1 | Nebula Powerteam | 87 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 435 |
88 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | |||
2 | Formation Competition | 13 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 362 |
14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | |||
3 | Lapierre Formule | 21 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 10 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 292 |
22 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 5 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |||
4 | OSM Racing International | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 252 |
2 | Ret | 15 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 23 | |||
5 | Gray Autosport | 57 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 19 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 229 |
58 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | |||
6 | Oppenheimer Motorsports | 77 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 25 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 200 |
78 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 9 | |||
7 | K8ley Racing | 7 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 14 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 2 | 12 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 18 | 165 |
8 | 18 | 12 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | |||
8 | Outback Motorsport | 65 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 21 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 80 |
66 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 14 | 3 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | |||
9 | Johansson Motorsport | 61 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 29 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 78 |
62 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 22 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 23 | Ret | 21 | |||
10 | Domovoi Racing | 33 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 12 | 22 | 14 | Ret | 78 |
34 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 24 | Ret | 21 | 26 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 22 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 28 | 20 | 15 | 8 | |||
11 | Aceler Intercontinental Engineering | 17 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 76 |
18 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 10 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 20 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||
12 | Newman Harts Racing | 71 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 12 | Ret | 25 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 23 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 61 |
72 | Ret | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 15 | |||
13 | Perfection Racing | 5 | 21 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 22 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 21 |
6 | 26 | 25 | Ret | 26 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 25 | 23 | Ret | 25 | Ret | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | |||
14 | Wagner Racing | 9 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 11 |
10 | 22 | 21 | Ret | 20 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | |||
15 | Estrella Carreras | 73 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 4 |
74 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | |||
Pos | Team | Car No. |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Points |
AUS |
FRA |
GBR |
BRA |
USA |
BEL |
UAE |
MAC |
Rookies' standings
Points were awarded to the top 12 classified rookies in races 1 and 2, and to the top 10 classified rookies in race 3. The highest qualifying rookie in races 1 and 2 also received three points each, with one point given to the rookie who set the fastest lap in each race. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in race three as the grid for it is based on the results of race two with the top half of the field being reversed.
Points are awarded to the top 12 classified rookies using the following structure in races 1 and 2 of each weekend:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Pole | F Lap |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified rookies using the following structure in Race 3 of the weekend:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | F Lap |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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