2023 Virtual European Racing Series

2023 Virtual European Racing Series
Drivers' Champion: Fleur-Elora Delacour
Teams' Champions: Formation Competition
Rookie Champion: Louisa Austen
Previous: 2022	Next: 2024
Top tier: FV • eVirtual
Second tier: VWRS • eV2
Third tier: VERS • VARS • VOARS • eV3

The 2023 Virtual European Racing Series is the ninth season of the VERS Series. The series is a virtual motor racing championship which acts as a feeder series to the Virtual World Racing Series. The series sits at Tier 3 in the FVA Series pyramid.

Barney Hoskins was the Drivers' Champion from the 2022 season and stepped up to VWRS with OSM Racing International.

OSM Racing International came into the season as defending champions after winning the Teams' Championship in 2022; the team's inaugural season competing in VERS.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Drivers Status OSM Racing International 1 Ash Williams M 2 Zayna Radif Gray Autosport 3 Fleur-Elora Delacour M 4 Nino Luthi Johansson Motorsport 5 Ernests Gulbanis 6 Atlas Stryer R Formation Competition 7 Sergio Meléndez M 8 Louisa Austen R Campos Motorsport 9 Carlo Conti 10 Aya Ayich R Schneider Motoren 11 Jordaan van Assen 12 Thea Maast R Lapierre Formule 13 Raphaël Lefebvre R 14 Kerem Yilmaz Sari R Smith Motorsport 15 Roger Marshal R 16 Henri Ludwig R DeMarco Team 17 Luca Lombardi 18 Jean-Pierre Courtois Ozark-Jimenez 19 Jørgen Thorsen 20 Ryo Matsuoka M

Icon Meaning R Rookie (first season in tier) M Masters (last eligible season in tier)

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit		Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning rookie
1	R1		Pau Street Circuit, Pau	27 May	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Jørgen Thorsen	Zayna Radif	OSM Racing International	Louisa Austen
	R2			28 May	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Gray Autosport	Louisa Austen
	R3					Zayna Radif	Sergio Meléndez	Formation Competition	Kerem Yilmaz Sari
2	R4		Donington Park, Castle Donington	17 June	Ryo Matsuoka	Zayna Radif	Zayna Radif	OSM Racing International	Louisa Austen
	R5			18 June	Sergio Meléndez	Ash Williams	Sergio Meléndez	Formation Competition	Louisa Austen
	R6					Sergio Meléndez	Ash Williams	OSM Racing International	Thea Maast
3	R7		Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	15 July	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Sergio Meléndez	Zayna Radif	OSM Racing International	Louisa Austen
	R8			16 July	Louisa Austen	Ryo Matsuoka	Louisa Austen	Formation Competition	Louisa Austen
	R9					Sergio Meléndez	Zayna Radif	OSM Racing International	Roger Marshal
4	R10		Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	12 August	Nino Luthi	Ash Williams	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Gray Autosport	Atlas Stryer
	R11			13 August	Zayna Radif	Sergio Meléndez	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Gray Autosport	Atlas Stryer
	R12					Ash Williams	Louisa Austen	Formation Competition	Louisa Austen
5	R13		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	16 September	Louisa Austen	Sergio Meléndez	Sergio Meléndez	Formation Competition	Kerem Yilmaz Sari
	R14			17 September	Ernests Gulbanis	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Gray Autosport	Louisa Austen
	R15					Sergio Meléndez	Sergio Meléndez	Formation Competition	Louisa Austen
6	R16		Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	7 October	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Ash Williams	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Gray Autosport	Roger Marshal
	R17			8 October	Fleur-Elora Delacour	Louisa Austen	Sergio Meléndez	Formation Competition	Louisa Austen
	R18					Ryo Matsuoka	Atlas Stryer	Johansson Motorsport	Atlas Stryer

Championship standings

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
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
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Pos Driver FRA GBR ESP NED ITA DEU Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Fleur-Elora Delacour M Ret 1 5 4 7 3 2 3 4 1 1 4 3 1 9 1 Ret 12 242 2 Sergio Meléndez M 3 8 1 Ret 1 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 Ret 1 6 241 3 Zayna Radif 1 4 3 1 4 2 1 7 1 3 2 6 2 9 7 10 4 5 232 4 Louisa Austen R 4 2 6 5 3 9 5 1 9 12 10 1 Ret 3 3 8 2 9 175 5 Ryo Matsuoka M 7 9 4 2 2 10 4 4 7 6 7 5 9 Ret Ret 2 3 3 155 6 Ash Williams M Ret Ret Ret 3 8 1 6 13 8 2 Ret 10 13 2 6 3 Ret 13 107 7 Nino Luthi 5 6 8 9 5 8 9 9 5 5 4 9 7 Ret 17 16 9 2 101 8 Jørgen Thorsen 2 3 10 13 10 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret 5 2 10 6 11 Ret Ret 14 77 9 Thea Maast R 6 7 9 7 9 6 10 6 10 10 11 8 6 7 4 11 Ret 17 75 10 Carlo Conti 15 12 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 9 8 7 4 8 2 4 5 7 74 11 Aya Ayich R 8 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 14 13 11 12 13 Ret 7 6 Ret 70 12 Kerem Yilmaz Sari R 11 10 2 8 17 11 8 14 14 Ret 14 13 5 14 8 15 7 4 54 13 Atlas Stryer R 10 Ret Ret 10 12 13 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 10 1 39 14 Roger Marshal R 9 13 13 11 16 15 Ret 10 3 15 Ret 18 8 Ret 15 5 Ret 8 37 15 Ernests Gulbanis 17 16 12 17 13 14 16 18 13 11 16 16 14 5 5 6 Ret Ret 29 16 Jordaan van Assen 12 Ret 17 14 Ret 18 15 Ret 16 8 6 14 17 Ret Ret 13 11 11 16 17 Raphaël Lefebvre R 14 11 11 16 Ret Ret Ret 5 11 13 12 12 15 12 12 12 Ret 16 15 18 Jean-Pierre Courtois Ret Ret 16 Ret 14 16 13 17 17 16 15 19 11 10 10 9 12 15 11 19 Luca Lombardi 13 15 Ret 15 15 19 17 16 Ret 18 18 17 Ret 15 16 14 8 10 6 20 Henri Ludwig R 16 14 15 18 18 17 14 15 Ret 17 17 15 16 11 13 17 Ret 18 2 Pos Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points FRA GBR ESP NED ITA DEU

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Classified retirement Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD)

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Car No.	FRA			GBR			ESP			NED			ITA			DEU			Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1	Formation Competition	7	3	8	1	Ret	1	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	1	4	1	Ret	1	6	416
		8	4	2	6	5	3	9	5	1	9	12	10	1	Ret	3	3	8	2	9
2	Gray Autosport	3	Ret	1	5	4	7	3	2	3	4	1	1	4	3	1	9	1	Ret	12	343
		4	5	6	8	9	5	8	9	9	5	5	4	9	7	Ret	17	16	9	2
3	OSM Racing International	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	8	1	6	13	8	2	Ret	10	13	2	6	3	Ret	13	339
		2	1	4	3	1	4	2	1	7	1	3	2	6	2	9	7	10	4	5
4	Ozark-Jiminez	19	2	3	10	13	10	5	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	5	2	10	6	11	Ret	Ret	14	232
		20	7	9	4	2	2	10	4	4	7	6	7	5	9	Ret	Ret	2	3	3
5	Campos Motorsport	9	15	12	14	12	11	12	12	12	12	9	8	7	4	8	2	4	5	7	144
		10	8	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	6	14	13	11	12	13	Ret	7	6	Ret
6	Schneider Motoren	11	12	Ret	17	14	Ret	18	15	Ret	16	8	6	14	17	Ret	Ret	13	11	11	91
		12	6	7	9	7	9	6	10	6	10	10	11	8	6	7	4	11	Ret	17
7	Lapierre Formule	13	14	11	11	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	11	13	12	12	15	12	12	12	Ret	16	69
		14	11	10	2	8	17	11	8	14	14	Ret	14	13	5	14	8	15	7	4
8	Johansson Motorsport	5	17	16	12	17	13	14	16	18	13	11	16	16	14	5	5	6	Ret	Ret	68
		6	10	Ret	Ret	10	12	13	11	11	Ret	7	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	18	10	1
9	Smith Motorsport	15	9	13	13	11	16	15	Ret	10	3	15	Ret	18	8	Ret	15	5	Ret	8	39
		16	16	14	15	18	18	17	14	15	Ret	17	17	15	16	11	13	17	Ret	18
10	DeMarco Team	17	13	15	Ret	15	15	19	17	16	Ret	18	18	17	Ret	15	16	14	8	10	17
		18	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	14	16	13	17	17	16	15	19	11	10	10	9	12	15
Pos	Team	Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Points
			FRA			GBR			ESP			NED			ITA			DEU

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
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
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Pos Driver FRA GBR ESP NED ITA DEU Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Louisa Austen 4 2 6 5 3 9 5 1 9 12 10 1 Ret 3 3 8 2 9 340 2 Thea Maast 6 7 9 7 9 6 10 6 10 10 11 8 6 7 4 11 Ret 17 250 3 Aya Ayich 8 5 7 6 6 7 7 8 6 14 13 11 12 13 Ret 7 6 Ret 223 4 Kerem Yilmaz Sari 11 10 2 8 17 11 8 14 14 Ret 14 13 5 14 8 15 7 4 185 5 Atlas Stryer 10 Ret Ret 10 12 13 11 11 Ret 7 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 10 1 146 6 Roger Marshal 9 13 13 11 16 15 Ret 10 3 15 Ret 18 8 Ret 15 5 Ret 8 140 7 Raphaël Lefebvre 14 11 11 16 Ret Ret Ret 5 11 13 12 12 15 12 12 12 Ret 16 133 8 Henri Ludwig 16 14 15 18 18 17 14 15 Ret 17 17 15 16 11 13 17 Ret 18 99 Pos Driver 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Points FRA GBR ESP NED ITA DEU

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Purple Classified retirement Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD)