2024 Formula Virtual World Championship
2024 FVA Formula Virtual World Championship | |
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Previous: 2023 | Next: 2025 |
Top tier: FV • eVirtual | |
Second tier: VWRS • eV2 | |
Third tier: VERS • VARS • VOARS • eV3 | |
Other support series: VPC |
The 2024 Formula Virtual World Championship will be the twelfth season of the Formula Virtual World Championship. The series is a virtual motor racing championship run by Nic Morley. It is competed amongst members formerly of the F1 Fanatic/RaceFans website, who have since migrated to Discord servers, and is recognised by the Formula Virtual Association (FVA) governing body as the highest class of competition for virtual motor racing.
This will be the final season for five-time World Champion Nathaniel Powers.[1]
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers are currently scheduled to participate in the twelfth season of the Formula Virtual World Championship.
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | No. | Race Drivers | Rounds | No. | Reserve Driver(s) |
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Downton FV Team | Downton | BD12 | Downton MCL-2024 (V10) | G | 1 | Klaas van Snelheid[1] | 1–2 | 17 | Spencer James[2] |
2 | Nathaniel Powers[1] | 1–2 | |||||||
Ocelot Japan Racing | Ocelot-Peugeot | Sovereign | Peugeot PSE9X24 (V8)[3] | G | 81 | Puccio Giodano[4] | 1–2 | 24 | Ryota Yoshida[4] |
82 | Felipe Cesar[5] | 1–2 | |||||||
Arnello Milner & Ronson Autosport | AMR-Downton | AMR-FV-10 | Downton MCL-2024 (V10) | G | 91 | Brock Kidd[6] | 1–2 | 93 | Dmytro Kovalenko[6] |
92 | Finn Schnyder[6] | 1–2 | |||||||
Porsche FV Team | Porsche | 921 RM RSR-24 | Porsche MRV-24 (V12) | G | 21 | Alexander McLaughlin[7] | 1–2 | 23 | Sebastien Vocquelin[7] |
22 | Felix Pérez[7] | 1–2 | |||||||
TotalEnergies Team Peugeot Westwood | Peugeot Westwood | 9V8-02 | Peugeot PSE9X24 (V8) | G | 69 | Thierry Xylander[8] | 1–2 | 29 | Jochem van Snelheid[8] |
70 | Matteo Zetticci[8] | 1–2 | |||||||
Royal Phoenix Motorsport | Phoenix-Downton | PX7 | Downton MCL-2024 (V10) | G | 41 | Will Taylor[9] | 1–2 | 43 | James Thompson[9] Chloe King[9] |
42 | Ott Eskola[9] | 1–2 | |||||||
Corsair Ingram V-Prix | Ingram-Jaguar | IGP Carrack | Jaguar XK24 (V8) | G | 37 | James Vasquez[10] | 1–2 | 39 | Yohan Dubois[11] Samir Yilmaz[11] |
38 | Allar Kangur[10] | 1–2 | |||||||
FIRST Motorsport | FIRST-Ford | Wood 24 | Ford DB180C | G | 73 | Enrique Ruiz[12] | 1–2 | 75 | Stefan Klien[13] |
74 | Hunter Ryan[13] | 1–2 | |||||||
McNair ARROW Motorsport | Arrow-Jaguar | MCA01 | Jaguar XK24 (V8) | G | 3 | Yakumi Takahashi[14] | 1–2 | 27 | Zander Brynildsen[15] |
4 | Daniel Zientek[14] | 1–2 | |||||||
Lopez FV Team | Lopez-Jaguar | WL-XI | Jaguar XK24 (V8) | G | 25 | Max Meyer[16] | 1–2 | 77 | Stew Alexander[17] |
26 | Sergio Álvarez[16] | 1–2 | |||||||
Eni Lamborghini Squadra Corse S.p.A. | Lamborghini | Lambo 224 | Lamborghini LE2412 (V12) | G | 5 | Felix Beyer[18] | 1–2 | 44 | Giani Ledesma[18] |
6 | Enzo Domenicalli[18] | 1–2 | |||||||
Toyota Kōwhai Racing | Kōwhai-Toyota | Rua | Toyota RVX-24 (V12) | G | 31 | Marcus Thunder[19] | 1–2 | 64 | Dominykas Zvironas[20] |
32 | Maximilian Thunström[19] | 1–2 | |||||||
Bitburger Seifert Racing Team | SRT-Porsche | RS-02-P | Porsche MRV-24 (V12) | G | 97 | Danilo Forini[21] | 1–2 | 71 | Karl Beckenbauer[22] |
98 | Henri Ruotsalainen[22] | 1–2 | |||||||
Scuderia Maserati | Maserati | M110 | Maserati 802 Nettuno (V8) | G | 15 | Johan Halvosen[23] | 1–2 | 99 | Zack Drayton[23] |
16 | Will Hoskins[23] | 1–2 | |||||||
Cyber Automata Motorsport[24] | Cyber Automata-Acura | CAM-01 | Acura PrecisionX (V10)[25] | G | 11 | Nick Addison[26] | 1–2 | 33 | Anna Jelizaveta[26] |
12 | Jules Barclay[26] | 1–2 |
Team changes
Driver changes
- Matteo Zetticci left Downton after two seasons with the team. His seat was taken by Nathaniel Powers who returned to the team having last driven for them in 2021. Powers also announced he would retire at the end of the season.[1]
- Stew Alexander joins Lopez as test and reserve driver, earning promotion from the team's driver academy following an incredible maiden campaign in the Virtual World Racing Series. He replaces Raj Sharma and Viktor Östberg, who shared the role last season.[17]
Calendar
The calendar was announced on 7 December 2023.[27] The following V-Prix's are due to be held as part of the 2024 World Championship:
Round | V-Prix | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Australian V-Prix | Adelaide Street Circuit, South Australia | 20 April |
2 | Malaysian V-Prix | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur | 4 May |
3 | Singapore V-Prix | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | 11 May |
4 | Japanese V-Prix | Fuji Speedway, Oyama | 18 May |
5 | French V-Prix | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours | 1 June |
6 | British V-Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 15 June |
7 | German V-Prix | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 29 June |
8 | Dutch V-Prix | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 13 July |
9 | Belgian V-Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps | 3 August |
10 | Italian V-Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 17 August |
11 | Kuwait V-Prix | Kuwait Motor Town, Ali Sabah Al Salem | 7 September |
12 | Canadian V-Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | 28 September |
13 | United States V-Prix | Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit | 12 October |
14 | Mexican V-Prix | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City | 26 October |
15 | Argentine V-Prix | Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez, Buenos Aires | 9 November |
16 | Brazilian V-Prix | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 23 November |
Calendar changes
Season report
Pre-season
See also: 2024 Formula Virtual Pre-season Testing
A single pre-season test was held at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans on 5-7 April. Sebastien Vocquelin of Porsche set the fastest time on the first day, then Jochem van Snelheid in the Peugeot Westwood on the second day, then finally Alexander McLaughlin set the fastest time on the third day for Porsche.
Results and standings
V-Prix's
Drivers' standings
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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Constructors' standings
Pos | Constructor | Car No. |
AUS |
MAL |
SIN |
JPN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
NED |
BEL |
ITA |
KWT |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
BRA |
Points |
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1 | Downton | 1 | 8 | 6 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Lamborghini | 5 | Ret | Ret | 43 | ||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Peugeot Westwood | 69 | Ret | 2 | 34 | ||||||||||||||
70 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Phoenix-Downton | 41 | 4 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
42 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Porsche | 21 | 16 | Ret | 18 | ||||||||||||||
22 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | FIRST-Ford | 73 | 5 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||
74 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ingram-Jaguar | 37 | 19 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||||||||
38 | Ret | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Arrow-Jaguar | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
4 | 17 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Ocelot-Peugeot | 81 | 18 | Ret | 2 | ||||||||||||||
82 | Ret | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | AMR-Downton | 91 | 10 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||||||||
92 | 11 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Lopez-Jaguar | 25 | 12 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
26 | Ret | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Kōwhai-Toyota | 31 | 13 | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
32 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | SRT-Porsche | 97 | Ret | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
98 | 15 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
– | Cyber Automata-Acura | 11 | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
12 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
– | Maserati | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
16 | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
Pos | Constructor | Car No. |
AUS |
MAL |
SIN |
JPN |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
NED |
BEL |
ITA |
KWT |
CAN |
USA |
MEX |
ARG |
BRA |
Points |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Powers back to Downton for swansong season
- ↑ Spencer James continues at Downton
- ↑ Peugeot Westwood Galvanise Partnership with Ocelot
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ocelot confirm 2024 drivers
- ↑ Ocelot Retain Cesar
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 AMR Announce 2024 Lineup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Porsche confirms Perez and McLaughlin
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Kinnumen Retires as Peugeot Westwood Make Shock Signing
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Phoenix announce full 2024 line-up
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ingram confirm rumours about 2023 driver line up
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ingram confirm continuity
- ↑ Enrique Ruiz to drive for FIRST Motorsport in 2024
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Hunter Ryan to Race for FIRST Motorsport in 2024, Klien to fill Reserve Role
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Arrow confirm 2024 drivers
- ↑ Brynildsen confirmed as Arrow reserve
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lopez confirm 2024 drivers
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Stew Alexander 2024 Test & Reserve Driver
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 No changes at Lamborghini for 2024
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Toyota Kōwhai Racing unveil 2024 driver lineup
- ↑ Zvironas Kowhai extension
- ↑ Forini and Mattson will drive for SRT next season
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 SRT announces 2024 line-up
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Maserati confirm 2024 drivers
- ↑ Cyber Automata Join Formula Virtual
- ↑ Cyber Automata Announce Engine Partner for 2024
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Cyber Automata announce 2024 drivers
- ↑ 2023 Race Calendar Revealed
External links
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