RD Formula FG Championship Season 1

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Welcome everyone to the first season of RaceDepartment's Formula FG Championship Series. The series will be run using Grand Prix 4, and will involve custom teams, managers and drivers.

Regulations
Full regulations can be found here: WARNING - They are very long. Sorry but minimum loopholes as possible, and minimal ignorance chances.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UQQWHhY1Qg67gx0fCHobwAfU28kTSQHDjExVznFdAnc/edit?usp=sharing
It is assumed that every rule is known by competitors, pleading ignorance to the rules will not be accepted. Every change to the regulations after the start of the season must be and will be made in the full knowing of the championship.
Important Regulations:
Points:

As per the Formula 1 system from 2010 onwards
1st - 25
2nd - 18
3rd - 15
4th - 12
5th - 10
6th - 8
7th - 6
8th - 4
9th - 2
10th - 1
Onwards - 0

Engines:

Tier 1 (Mercedes, Renault, Ferrari, Ford/Cosworth): 780-785 HP, 4000-4800 COF, $400 per season but 50% off for best team using engines.
Tier 2 (Honda/Mugen-Honda, BMW, Lamborghini, Peugeot, Toyota, Yamaha): 775-790 HP, 3800-5500 COF, $200 per season.
Tier 3 (any engine manufacturer, see Article 4.2.1 of regulations): 770-795 HP, 4200-6000 COF, $100 per season. (reduced HP upgrades)

Income:
Pole: $200
2nd-4th on grid: $100
1st: $400
2nd-3rd: $300
4th-5th: $250
6th-10th: $200
11th-15th: $100
15th-22nd or DNF: $50
Front 3 rows per car: $200
Win race: $300
Top 5: $250
Top 10: $200
Race Finish/Classification: $100
DNF: $50

Sponsors:
One sponsor per driver, one per team. Sponsors can be changed by paying for the amount of the new sponsor.

R - Race only; Q - Quali only; B - Both race and quali
D1 - R: Win Race ($500)
D2 - R: Points Result ($200)
D3 - R: Finish ($100)
D4 - Q: Pole Position ($300)
D5 - Q: Top Half ($150)
D6 - B: Front Row/Win ($700)
D7 - B: Improve Position ($200)
R - Race only; Q - Quali only; B - Both race and quali
T1 - R: Winning Constructor ($300)
T2 - R: Double Top 5 ($300)
T3 - R: Double Finish ($200)
T4 - Q: Front Row Lockout ($500)
T5 - Q: Double top half ($150)
T6 - B: Either car front row, either podium ($300)
T7 - B: Both cars total 10 positions gained ($400)

Upgrades:
Skill - Race or Quali - $100 per 10
Variance - Race or Quali - $50 per 10, plus or minus, minimum 10 purchased
Car HP - Race or Quali - $300 per 1 HP for Tier 1 and 2. $200 for Tier 3.
Car Reliability - $250 per 100 lessened
Car HP - Race or Quali - $200 per 1 HP for Tier 1 and 2. $150 per 1 HP for Tier 3.
Car Reliability - $150 per 100 lessened
Driver Skill - $250 per 10 skill, single driver
Driver Variance - $200 per 10, can only be bought if driver does, must follow drivers purchase

Contracts: (suggested to read full regs)
Contracts between drivers and teams must be signed. Minimum contract price for a driver is $50 per season, to the end of a season.

Entries
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vehicles taken: 2001 Ferrari, 2004 Ferrari, 2008 Ferrari, 2010 Ferrari, 2012 McLaren, 2009 Brawn, 1994 Benetton, 2005 Renault
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Calendar
The calendar will follow the 2001 Formula One season, starting at the Australian Grand Prix and finishing at the Japanese Grand Prix. 3 test sessions of one hour each will take place at Silverstone, one pre-season and two in-season. Rewards are only given for the in-season tests.
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Standings
Formula FG Championship (Drivers)
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Race by Race
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Formula FG Constructors Championship
Teams Standings.png


Helpful stuff
SMD-09a (standard car) by MDBSnake
http://www.mediafire.com/download/atann5veb5unnpf/SMD-09a.zip
Helmet shape (Arai GP5)
http://www.mediafire.com/download/rtodu744fhh41di/Arai GP-5 RC 2008.rar
(make sure to use .psd files in template folder)
zmodeler with plugins for GP4.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9o811avn6gj8rrd/ZModeler - works with GP4.rar
video to help with skins, zmodeler, GP4 etc. (thanks to Steven Poirier for sending me this ages ago)
Available Driver List (end of season)
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Team Manager Waiting List
Tomas Ochlsager
Xen Foro
Tim Engberink
Matt Bailey

Wiki Page
http://race-department-simulation-career.wikia.com/wiki/Formula_FG_Championship
 
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2nd post, announcements and stuff here done by me

End of season, so here is a link to every race and result post

Australian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Malaysian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Brazilian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
San Marino Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Spanish Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Austrian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Monaco Grand Prix
Results: here
Canadian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
European Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
French Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
British Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
German Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Hungarian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Belgian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Italian Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
US Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
Japanese Grand Prix
Part 1: here, Part 2: here, Results: here
End of Season Report
here

Regulations added to the first post, have a read, understand them and bring up any queries you have, any suggestions are welcome too.
Any team managers that are going to unveil their car, please make sure you properly credit the makers of your shape.

All teams have been entered officially, if you want a team in the future be sure to ask for it and be put on the waiting list.

Any drivers, make yourself known! All the drivers will be added to this post for teams to see who they can hire
Name:
Nationality:
 
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Constructors Name: DTK Racing II (Yellow and Dark Green)
Commercial Name: Jaguar-DTK Racing
Nationality of team: Nauruan
Car: Ferrari 2010

I would like 2 drivers to drive for my team please. PM me if you're both interested and want to get a sneak peek at my livery.
 
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Name: Jimmy Laad
Nationality: British
Will only drive if I get less than 2 drivers in my team. Please don't feel like you're stopping me drive, I want to be a manager first, and only a driver if I have to.
 
Constructors Name: Online Martini Racing
Commercial Name: Online Martini Racing Ferrari
Nationality of team: German
Car: TBA
Colours: Dark Blue and White

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Name: Ben Utzer
Nationality: German
 
Edit: I have already joined a team, announcement due in a few days.

I announce myself as an available driver. My only requirement in contract negotiations is that my car has to have some yellow (more the better!) on it. :p
I can also bring aboard my own sponsor. :D

Tapio Rinneaho
Finland
 
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Constructors Name: Online Martini Racing
Commercial Name: Online Martini Racing Ferrari
Nationality of team: German
Car: TBA
Colours: Dark Blue and White

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Name: Ben Utzer
Nationality: German
Teams are taken, you'll have the first team if/when one shuts down or is inactive

Name: Jimmy Laad
Nationality: British
Will only drive if I get less than 2 drivers in my team. Please don't feel like you're stopping me drive, I want to be a manager first, and only a driver if I have to.
You don't need to say your driver to me, only directly before the race if you are going to drive. colours yellow/green?
 
Constructors Name: BRT
Commercial Name: BRT-Lamborghini
Nationality of team: German
Colours: f4f4f4, 005fe0

BRT are happy to announce that we'll participate in the first season of the new Formula FG series. Our car will be powered by a Lamborghini engine, use Michelin tyres, and be sponsored by Agip, SanDisk, CreditSuisse, ActivisionBlizzard, Telefonica, Castelli, Beta and ThyssenKrupp.
We're still looking for two talented drivers to drive our car, applications can be send to me via pm :)
@Twigster151
@Tapio Rinneaho

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Credits to Diego Noriega aka Öggo, who made and painted the F2001.
 
Numbers for teams are announced in opening post, anyone who has mistakenly gone ahead without knowing their numbers will have to head back and change them.

Teams, you may speak to drivers, and drivers can sign if they really want to, otherwise wait until every team has been confirmed before making any signings/announcing any signings. Same for engines, you can go ahead and announce them, but you don't need to right now.
 
Constructors Name: Scuderia EvoGP
Commercial Name (can be same as above, just sponsors added): EvoGP-Ferrari
Nationality of team: Indonesia
Colours (just basic ones for standings etc.): II (Dark Red and Red)

Where's the template of the livery?
 
TBC

Constructors Name: Cedars F1
Commercial Name: Vittel Cedars F1 Engine version: Cedars-Honda
Nationality of team: Lebanese, British Based
Colours: Main: I Secondary: I Third: I
 

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