Grand Prix Rejects

Posted: **14 Feb 2012, 10:56**

the Masked Lapwing wrote:DanielPT: I'm positive you said Soares would be back for Surfers, but I don't care. What number will Mondlane be driving?

Yes I did and he will also drive at Surfers. But I planned to field three drivers. Put him with #66

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 05:15**

Round 7 - Surfers SuperPrix - Qualifying 1

1st: Terry Hawkin (Jones): 1:54.66
2nd: Michael Cameron (Prospec): +0.09
3rd: Jack Christopherson Jr (Christopherson): +0.13
4th: Carter Simpson (ZimSport): +0.19
5th: Eric Swerts (Jones): +0.25
6th: Tomo Kazama (Prospec): +0.34
7th: Joe Harmsky (Shonan): +0.42
8th: Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport): +0.49
9th: Gianluigi Pazzini (Alitalia): +0.55
10th: Dorien Lamberigts (Lotus): +0.59
11th: Yuri Sokolov (Shonan): +0.72
12th: Dan Greenlaw (ZombieKart): +0.79
13th: Joel Melrose (Tropico): +0.85
14th: Lorenzo Crescenzi (Christopherson): +0.97
15th: Jean-Vincent Albertini (Albertini): +1.02
16th: Enrico Molinaro (Alitalia): +1.09
17th: Josh Carlisle (Falik): +1.19
18th: Shane Walsh (ZombieKart): +1.23
19th: Ashley Lilly (MA-Junior): +1.26
20th: Cesar Vialponso (Team Phoenix): +1.29
21st: Ragnar Larsen (Lotus): +1.40
22nd: Harry Austin (MA-Junior): +1.54
23rd: Renaldo Jimenez (JLD): +1.59
24th: Aurelio Bandini (Team Phoenix): +1.63
25th: Samora Mondlane (Porto Wine): +1.70
26th: Alessandro Lucarelli (Alitalia): +1.77
27th: Alberto Donegro (Tociclao): +1.85
28th: Massimiliano Torbani (Prospec): +1.90
29th: Joao Antonio Soares (Porto Wine): +2.01
30th: Joao Cavalcanti (JLD): +2.13
31st: Andoni Urrutia (Tociclao): +2.18
32nd: Roberto Zayas (ZombieKart): +2.24
33rd: Jose Maria Cabral (Porto Wine): +2.31
34th: Kim Lee-Wang (Team Asia): +2.49
35th: Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (JLD): +2.55
36th: Hendra Naufal (Team Asia): +2.59
37th: Iulian Pitea (Dofasco): +2.71
38th: Deiter Hallenstien (Red Bull): +2.83
39th: Akinjide Ezerioha (Falik): +2.99
40th: Mika Passonen (Red Bull): +3.03
41st: Jan Maylander (Dofasco): +3.21

Hawkin was fastest at the end of the session, but will have to back it up later to score pole. Joe Harmsky was a surprise addition to the top 10, and Dorien Lamberigts will lead them out in the shootout. Sokolov makes it a good day for Shonan and will start the race from 11th. Joel Melrose did a good job for 13th (aided by his participation at Brands Hatch). Samora Mondlane barely avoided making the grid straight up, but the other Porto Wines were much further away. Lucarelli also fell short, as did Torbani. A few found the wall at the last corner after experiencing severe understeer.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 05:48**

May I ask why teams like Zimsport, Jones and Prospec are always near the top whilst the likes of TeamAsia, Red Bull and Dofasco are at the bottom? Have you done the performance files to loosely connect it to their main teams in the F1RWRS or is it just a regular conincidence?

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 06:06**

I am really hoping I get a better performance file next year.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 06:31**

AdrianSutil wrote:May I ask why teams like Zimsport, Jones and Prospec are always near the top whilst the likes of TeamAsia, Red Bull and Dofasco are at the bottom? Have you done the performance files to loosely connect it to their main teams in the F1RWRS or is it just a regular conincidence?

Because I run it on a PS2, I can't adjust any performance files. So basically, I take the in game results, consult a table I made up to swap them to F3RWRS entries, and post the results (which are merged from 2-3 races depending on the entries). It's just a coincidence how good they are (if I'd done it based on F1RWRS performance, ZimSport and Prospec would be nowhere near as good and JLD should be a lot higher up). Next season I'll be using GP4, and with Wizzie's help I'll make the files better and more even, so it will actually depend on driver skill (and probably the chassis or engine that they are using), and we'll get more random results.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 08:47**

Round 7 - Surfers SuperPrix - Qualifying 2

1st: Massimiliano Torbani (Prospec): 1:55.93
2nd: Alessandro Lucarelli (Alitalia): +0.10
3rd: Joao Cavalcanti (JLD): +0.18
4th: Andoni Urrutia (Tociclao): +0.25
5th: Samora Mondlane (Porto Wine): +0.33
6th: Jose Maria Cabral (Porto Wine): +0.39
7th: Joao Antonio Soares (Porto Wine): +0.45
8th: Martin McFry (Foxdale): +0.59
9th: Andoni Urrutia (Tociclao): +0.66
10th: Claude Speed (Team Phoenix): +0.69
11th: Roberto Zayas (ZombieKart): +0.73
12th: Ephran One Jr (Foxdale): +0.80
13th: Kevin Bainomugisha (Lotus): +0.83
14th: Colin Peynirci (Albertini): +0.89
15th: Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (JLD): +0.90
16th: Kim Lee-Wang (Team Asia): +0.94
17th: Carsten Jancker (Dofasco): +1.03
18th: Hendra Naufal (Team Asia): +1.04
19th: Akinjide Ezerioha (Falik): +1.20
20th: Tetsuya Takagi (Team Asia): +1.28
21st: Jan Maylander (Dofasco): +1.32
22nd: Deiter Hallenstien (Red Bull): +1.44
23rd: Iulian Pitea (Dofasco): +1.49
24th: Mika Passonen (Red Bull): +1.64

Torbani bounced back to be fastest here, but that just means he starts 25th for the race. Of the one-off cars, both Foxdales got through, as did Claude Speed in his Phoenix. Kevin Bainomugisha very nearly made it, but not quite, just 3 hundredths off.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 09:38**

Autosport wrote:JLD Motorsport announces drivers for 2015

JLD Motorsport has earlier today announced their drivers for the 2015 F3RWRS season. The team had a dismal season in 2014 with Antonio Renya-Sanchez, Joao Cavalcanti and Renaldo Jimanez all not delivering to the lofty exceptions team owner Pierre Louis Depault had for the team in the first year in the F3RWRS. Unsurprisingly, their lead driver will be 18 year old Joel Melrose, younger brother of 4 time Formula One World Champion Daniel, who has come under much criticism for his performances in 2014 but is ready to prove the doubters wrong. Their second driver was the surprise signing of 26 year old Finnish driver Nick Nurmester after discussions between him, Depault and MRT owner/JLD engine supplier Daniel Melrose. "Nurmester is probably one of the biggest young stars in Touring Cars right now and we are looking forward to working with him in the future." said Melrose. "Over the years, I've brought several young drivers into the F1RWRS and associated categories including Jeroen Krautmeir, Phillippe Nicolas and now Mitchell Macklin with the Simpson Motorsport outfit and, admittingly, JLD's drivers for this year look more promising than this year's lot. Nonetheless, we wish our outgoing drivers the best of luck in their future endevours."

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 09:47**

Paasonen and Hallenstein will stay at Red Bull Team Jagermeister

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 10:29**

Round 7 - Surfers SuperPrix - Top 10 Shootout

Review of each drivers' laps in running order:

Dorien Lamberigts (Lotus): 1:55.14
The first driver out on track, Lamberigts did a solid job, if not spectacular. Well, not in terms of lap times, but she aggresively attacked the kerbs through the chicane on the back straight. She wasn't brilliant during the last part of the lap though.

Gianluigi Pazzini (Alitalia): 1:54.83
Pazzini wasn't as good as Lamberigts early in the lap, but he found his line brilliantly through the last few corners and dragged the car up the grid.

Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport): 1:54.89
Almost the opposite of Pazzini during his lap, a good line through the first two chicanes but a bit of oversteer as he exited the last turn saw him just drop behind Pazzini.

Joe Harmsky (Shonan): 1:55.22
Harmsky obviously peaked during Q1, and didn't leave much for this lap, but he managed to still be quite close to Lamberigts by the end of it.

Tomo Kazama (Prospec): 1:54.34
On the other hand, Kazama did the very minimum to make Q3, and it paid off for her big time. A very attacking lap, she hit all the kerbs just right to easily take pole position and two handy points.

Eric Swerts (Jones): 1:56.80
Swerts did very well early on the lap, but he missed the apex for the final corner and went straight into the fence at the exit. It cost him two seconds as he tried to get to the line.

Carter Simpson (ZimSport): 1:54.50
Was just as good as Kazama until a small mistake under brakes for turn 9 cost him too much to make back. Still, it was good for second and making it slightly easier for Kazama.

Jack Christopherson Jr (Christopherson): 1:54.98
Junior did a solid job - until turn 2. He clipped the outside wall trying to go too fast, and couldn't make back the time.

Michael Cameron (Prospec): 1:54.62
Not quite as good as Tomo, but still a solid and aggressive lap. A little bit of kerb hopping at turn 5/6 put a bit of a damper on things.

Terry Hawkin (Jones): 1:54.70
It looked like Cameron had lain down a set of rails and Hawkin was simply following them, it was just a small misjudgement of braking at turn 9 that put him behind.

Final Standings
1st: Tomo Kazama (Prospec): 1:54.34
2nd: Carter Simpson (ZimSport): +0.18
3rd: Michael Cameron (Prospec): +0.28
4th: Terry Hawkin (Jones): +0.36
5th: Gianluigi Pazzini (Alitalia): +0.49
6th: Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport): +0.55
7th: Jack Christopherson Jr (Christopherson): +0.64
8th: Dorien Lamberigts (Lotus): +0.80
9th: Joe Harmsky (Shonan): +0.88
10th: Eric Swerts (Jones): +2.46

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 11:10**

Starting Grid for Surfers SuperPrix

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Pos   Driver                   Team

1     Tomo Kazama              Pemberton Prospec Racing
2     Carter Simpson           ZimSport-Rosenforth
3     Michael Cameron          Pemberton Prospec Racing
4     Terry Hawkin             Jones Racing
5     Gianluigi Pazzini        Scuderia Alitalia
6     Ryan Zimmer              ZimSport-Rosenforth
7     Jack Christopherson Jr   Christopherson Racing
8     Dorien Lamberigts        Lotus Development
9     Joe Harmsky              Shonan Junior Racing
10    Eric Swerts              Jones Racing

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11    Yuri Sokolov             Shonan Junior Racing
12    Dan Greenlaw             ZombieKart
13    Joel Melrose             Tropico F3RWRS Council
14    Lorenzo Crescenzi        Christopherson Racing
15    Jean-Vincent Albertini   Ecurie Albertini
16    Enrico Molinaro          Scuderia Alitalia
17    Josh Carlisle            Falik Arrows Juniors
18    Shane Walsh              ZombieKart
19    Ashley Lilly             MA-Junior Racing
20    Cesar Vialpondo          Team Phoenix
21    Ragnar Larsen            Lotus Development
22    Harry Austin             MA-Junior Racing
23    Renaldo Jimenez          JLD Motorsport

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24    Aurelio Bandini          Team Phoenix
25    Massimiliano Torbani     Pemberton Prospec Racing
26    Alessandro Lucarelli     Scuderia Alitalia
27    Joao Cavalcanti          JLD Motorsport
28    Alberto Donegro          Tociclao Racing
29    Samora Mondlane          Porto Wine Motorsport
30    Jose Maria Cabral        Porto Wine Motorsport
31    Joao Antonio Soares      Porto Wine Motorsport
32    Martin McFry             Foxdale Auto Racing Team
33    Andoni Urrutia           Tociclao Racing
34    Claude Speed             Team Phoenix
35    Roberto Zayas            ZombieKart
36    Ephran One Jr            Foxdale Auto Racing Team

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DNQ   Kevin Bainomugisha       Lotus Development
DNQ   Colin Peynirci           Ecurie Albertini
DNQ   Antonio Reyna-Sanchez    JLD Motorsport
DNQ   Kim Lee-Wang             Team Asia
DNQ   Carsten Jancker          Dofasco Junior Racing
DNQ   Hendra Naufal            Team Asia
DNQ   Akinjide Ezerioha        Falik Arrows Juniors
DNQ   Tetsuya Takagi           Team Asia
DNQ   Jan Maylander            Dofasco Junior Racing
DNQ   Deiter Hallenstien       Red Bull Team Jagermeister
DNQ   Iulian Pitea             Dofasco Junior Racing
DNQ   Mika Passonen            Red Bull Team Jagermeister

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 14:03**

Wizzie wrote:Unsurprisingly, their lead driver will be 18 year old Joel Melrose, younger brother of 4 time Formula One World Champion Daniel, who has come under much criticism for his performances in 2014 but is ready to prove the doubters wrong.

That ruins my cunning plan ... for now. Curse you! :lol:

Tomo Kazama wrote:YES! This is so freakin' awesome, yes, yes, yes!

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 15:04**

DM wrote:Seems Dorien is getting faster since that Alitalia guy is involved, she needs some pressure to perform. Good job. Good job by Kevin to almost be the first Ugandese driver to qualify for a F3RWRS race. You will still hear from this guy!

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 16:00**

the Masked Lapwing wrote:Round 7 - Surfers SuperPrix - Qualifying 2

8th: Martin McFry (Foxdale): +0.59
12th: Ephran One Jr (Foxdale): +0.80
13th: Kevin Bainomugisha (Lotus): +0.83

Torbani bounced back to be fastest here, but that just means he starts 25th for the race. Of the one-off cars, both Foxdales got through, as did Claude Speed in his Phoenix. Kevin Bainomugisha very nearly made it, but not quite, just 3 hundredths off.

Wow, Eff One made it through by 0.03 seconds?

But I'm happy with this - I always thought that Martin McFry (a young, single male) would be faster that Eff One (married with kids)... (But not exclusively because of the reasons given in brackets....)

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 17:02**

All three ZombieKart cars on the grid!

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 18:19**

Fabrizio Barzagli, Scuderia Alitalia Press Officer wrote:We are very pleased at Gianluigi Pazzini's qualifying performance. He has also shown this season he has very good race pace, and therefore we are looking to finish on the podium at least tomorrow. Alessandro was having some set-up issues unfortunately, and this has greatly hindered his qualifying performance today.

We also express our sympathies to Dofasco, having to pack up before the race has even begun. We loaned Carsten Jancker to them to give them a hand, and considering he was by far their quickest driver this weekend, it was a beneficial arrangement for both parties. However, unfortunately, it seems the Dofasco car just isn't fast enough to make the grid no matter who is driving.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 18:53**

In other news, future F3RWRS rookie Nick Nurmester now has a brand-spanking-new Wiki entry: http://f1alternate.wikkii.com/wiki/Nick_Nurmester

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 18:58**

Pitea And Maylander will stay at Dofasco Junior Racing

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 19:38**

Alasdair Lindsay wrote:Dear Anonymous ZombieKart owner,

As a racing tradition in Italy as part of the Fiat group of companies, we would like to request that due to the downscaling of all F3RWRS teams to two cars next season, you retain car numbers 29 and 30. We would like to put this request past you before seeking these changes with the RWRS Commission. Car numbers 27 and 28 are etched in the memory of all racing fans in Italy, and we wish to continue this tradition with our team next season.

Yours faithfully,
Alasdair Lindsay
Team Principal, Scuderia Alitalia

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 20:38**

Round 7 - Surfers SuperPrix - Race Day

As the lights went out Kazama got a bit of an average start, and was swamped by Simpson, Cameron and Hawkin. Further back, Cesar Vialpondo got hung out to dry at turn 3, and found himself stuck in fence. Claude Speed clipped him as he went past and suddenly Team Phoenix's race was all but over, as he lost a few laps in the pits.

Lap 2 saw Hawkin make a brave move on Cameron into the first chicane, and it paid off, and Kazama followed him through. Further behind, Joel Melrose was slicing through the field, already up to 10th.

Lap 5 was the next retirement, as Alberto Donegro was too aggressive over the kerbs, and his suspension gave out under braking for turn 9. Two laps later, his teammate was out too. Lorenzo Crescenzi had lost a lot of spots at the start, and a quick spin on lap 3 had relegated him to the back of the field. He tried an aggressive move on Urrutia at turn 9, and succeeded in taking him out. Cabral, having dropped behind them, got unlucky as he came round the kink and went right into them.

Lap 8 saw the first stops, as the front runners came in on two stoppers. Hawkin got a better stop and jumped Simpson, while Kazama came in before Cameron and gained the spot. In fact, over laps 8, 9 and 10 everyone had pitted - except for Lamberigts. She stayed out, the only one to try to go for one stop. She held the lead until her stop on lap 13.

On lap 10, Pazzini was coming out of the pits while Ryan Zimmer was coming into the chicane. Zimmer went a bit too fast and his rear wheels stepped out, catching the fence. Pazzini had no chance to stop and went straight into him, with both retiring on the spot.

By lap 15, the order was Hawkin, Simpson, Kazama, Cameron, Lamberigts and then Christopherson Jr, quite a distance behind. In fact, he didn't have much pace at all. He was holding up Harmsky, Melrose and Greenlaw. That lap saw two more retirements - Roberto Zayas, who understeered into the wall at turn 4, and Joao Cavalcanti, who did the same thing as Doengro earlier on.

Laps 17 and 18 saw the two stoppers come back in for their last stops, leaving Lamberigts in the lead, but not by much, and she was having to save fuel already. Martin McFry ran out of fuel while running 16th and couldn't quite make it to the pit entry, although he did enough to be classified.

On lap 20, Torbani's so far average race came to a close when he found the fence at the chicane on the back straight, going to aggressive on the kerbs and losing control.

Lap 21, just shy of the 40 minute mark, saw Lamberigts get caught by Hawkin, Simpson and Kazama. Cameron had lost a lot of time because the two Jones cars queued at their pit stop, with Swerts essentially trapping Cameron in his bay. That'll stir a few people up. Anyway, Cameron had lost spots to Melrose, Christopherson Jr and Harmsky, and all were more than 30 seconds behind the leaders.

Lap 22, and Lamberigts got passed by Hawkin at turn 3, and immediately bolted. Lamberigts, desperate to hold a podium, held up Simpson and Kazama big time (costing them 12 seconds over the next two and a half laps).

And that was that, as far as the win went. Lap 24 saw Lamberigts' engine start to cough, and fortunately the timer ticked over to 45 minutes that lap, although she still had to coast over the line. It allowed Simpson and Kazama to pass for the podium spots though, putting a dent in an otherwise fine drive.

Final Standings:
1st: Terry Hawkin (Jones): 45:52.39 (24 laps)
2nd: Carter Simpson (ZimSport): +12.39
3rd: Tomo Kazama (Prospec): +19.02
4th: Dorien Lamberigts (Lotus): +22.49
5th: Joel Melrose (Tropico): +45.83
6th: Jack Christopherson Jr (Christopherson): +49.27
7th: Joe Harmsky (Shonan): +52.29
8th: Michael Cameron (Prospec): +55.38
9th: Dan Greenlaw (ZombieKart): +1 LAP
10th: Yuri Sokolov (Shonan): +1 LAP
11th: Josh Carlisle (Falik): +1 LAP
12th: Harry Austin (MA-Junior): +1 LAP
13th: Eric Swerts (Jones): +1 LAP
14th: Shane Walsh (ZombieKart): +1 LAP
15th: Enrico Molinaro (Alitalia): +1 LAP
16th: Renaldo Jimenez (JLD): +1 LAP
17th: Ragnar Larsen (Lotus): +2 LAPS
18th: Aurelio Bandini (Team Phoenix): +2 LAPS
19th: Jean-Vincent Albertini (Albertini): +2 LAPS
20th: Alessandro Lucarelli (Alitalia): +2 LAPS
21st: Samora Mondlane (Porto Wine): +2 LAPS
22nd: Ephran One Jr (Foxdale): +2 LAPS
23rd: Ashley Lilly (MA-Junior): +2 LAPS
24th: Joao Antonio Soares (Porto Wine): +3 LAPS
25th: Massimiliano Torbani (Prospec): +5 LAPS*
26th: Claude Speed (Team Phoenix): +5 LAPS
27th: Martin McFry (Foxdale): +7 LAPS*
DNF: Joao Cavalcanti (JLD): Suspension (L15)
DNF: Roberto Zayas (ZombieKart): Accident (L15)
DNF: Ryan Zimmer (ZimSport): Collision (L10)
DNF: Gianluigi Pazzini (Alitalia): Collision (L10)
DNF: Jose Maria Cabral (Porto Wine): Collision (L7)
DNF: Andoni Urrutia (Tociclao): Collision (L7)
DNF: Lorenzo Crescenzi (Christopherson): Collision (L7)
DNF: Alberto Donegro (Tociclao): Suspension (L5)
DNF: Cesar Vialpondo (Team Phoenix): Accident (L1)
Fastest lap: Terry Hawkin (1:53.58)

Round 7 - Wrap-Up

Reject of the Race: Team Phoenix
One car out on lap 1, another's race effectively over, and the other stuck in the midfield? Oh dear...

Infinite Improbablility Drive of the Race: Dorien Lamberigts
Made the one-stopper work (barely), and drove smartly as she ran low on fuel. An excellent effort.

F3RWRS Championship Standings:
1st: T. Kazama - 78
2nd: T. Hawkin - 76
3rd: M. Cameron - 70
4th: J. Christopherson Jr - 62
5th: C. Simpson - 58
6th: R. Zimmer - 38
7th: D. Lamberigts - 35
8th: E. Swerts - 34
=9th: J. Hamilton - 32 (1 win, 1 2nd)
=9th: J. Albertini - 32 (1 win, 1 3rd)
11th: G. Pazzini - 28
12th: Y. Katayama - 24 (2 2nds)
13th: D. Greenlaw - 21
14th: A. Lucarelli - 18
15th: J. Harmsky - 15 (1 3rd)
=16th: L. Crescenzi - 12 (1 2nd)
=16th: S. Walsh - 12 (1 4th, 1 9th)
18th: R. Jimenez - 11 (1 2nd)
=19th: A. Lilly - 10 (1 win)
=19th: J. Melrose - 10 (1 5th)
21st: A. Donegro - 9
22nd: H. King - 6
23rd: J. McAllister - 5
=24th: H. Austin - 4 (1 3rd, 1 12th)
=24th: R. Zayas - 4 (1 3rd, 1 13th)
=24th: D. Neuberg - 4 (1 3rd, 1 15th)
=27th: J. Cabral - 3 (1 4th, 1 9th)
=27th: S. Mondlane - 3 (1 4th, 1 14th)
=27th: I. Pitea - 3 (1 4th, 1 15th)
=27th: Y. Sokolov - 3 (1 6th)
=31st: J. Maylander - 2 (1 5th, 1 8th)
=31st: R. Larsen - 2 (1 5th, 1 17th)
=31st: A. Urrutia - 2 (1 6th, 1 8th)
=34th: D. Hallenstien - 1 (1 6th, 1 7th)
=34th: H. Naufal - 1 (1 6th, 1 8th)
=34th: A. Bandini - 1 (1 6th, 1 20th)
=37th: C. Vialpondo - 0 (1 7th, 1 8th)
=37th: J. Cavalcanti - 0 (1 7th, 2 9ths)
=37th: J. Soares - 0 (1 7th, 1 12th)
=37th: H. Moyenmoutier - 0 (1 8th)
=37th: A. Reyna-Sanchez - 0 (1 9th, 1 12th)
=37th: S. Garfunkel - 0 (1 9th, 1 31st)
=37th: J. Carlisle - 0 (2 10th, 1 11th)
=37th: M. Torbani - 0 (2 10ths, 1 14th)
=37th: E. Molinaro - 0 (1 10th, 1 11th)
=37th: M. Passonen - 0 (1 10th, 1 19th)
=37th: W. Cieslar - 0 (1 11th)
=37th: K. Lee-Wang - 0 (1 13th)
=37th: A. Ezerioha - 0 (1 14th)
=37th: J. Garcia - 0 (1 32nd)
=37th: T. Ondrejka - 0 (1 40th)

F3RWRS Teams' Standings:
1st: Pemberton Prospec Racing - 149
2nd: ZimSport-Rosenforth - 127
3rd: Jones Racing - 111
4th: Christopherson Racing - 76
5th: Scuderia Alitalia - 46
6th: ZombieKart - 39
7th: Lotus Development - 36
8th: Ecurie Albertini - 32
9th: Falik Arrows Juniors - 24
10th: Shonan Junior Racing - 20 (1 3rd)
11th: MA-Junior Racing - 14 (1 win)
12th: Team Phoenix - 12
=13th: Tociclao Racing - 11 (1 2nd, 1 4th)
=13th: JLD Motorsport - 11 (1 2nd, 1 5th)
15th: Porto Wine Motorsport - 6
16th: Dofasco Junior Racing - 5
=17th: Red Bull Team Jagermeister - 1 (1 6th, 1 7th)
=17th: Team Asia - 1 (1 6th, 1 8th)

And so Prospec repeat what they did in the first F1RWRS season by taking out the teams title fairly easily, but they went one better with Kazama winning the drivers' title. I feel for Cameron, who was conistent, and what could Hawkin have done if he hadn't raced in the F2RWRS in Britain?

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 20:42**

And here's Nurmester's helmet design:

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 20:54**

Alasdair Lindsay wrote:Zimmer you pleb!!! What the hell were you thinking?! Way to ruin Gigi's race. Thankfully for him, he won't be anywhere near you next season...

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 21:02**

Daniel Melrose wrote:Joel managed to keep his head on straight for once in his life and as a result delivered a clean race to 5th, dicing amongst the championship contenders for the vast majority of it. Hopefully he'll continue his learning curve which translates itself into real results for 2015.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 22:36**

RWRS Report wrote:Alitalia confirms F3RWRS drivers & team rebranding

Following the final race of the 2014 F3RWRS season, Scuderia Alitalia unveiled their plans for the new season ahead in 2015. With teams restricted to two drivers next year, Alitalia would be forced to cut back by at least one driver, but instead have decided to drop two.

Gianluigi Pazzini and Enrico Molinaro have both been dropped in favour of Lorenzo Crescenzi, a driver who had mixed fortues at Christopherson Racing in a part-time debut season. Like Pazzini, Crescenzi's best result this year was a second place, and he will have all of next year to try and go one better.

Despite both Pazzini and Molinaro being dropped, it seems they are destined for bigger things. Molinaro already has a deal in place for the F2RWRS Indy 100 with Hydook Racing, with the Croatian team evaluating the young Italian for their second seat next season. Pazzini on the other hand looks set for an internal promotion - the second seat at Scuderia Alitalia is yet to be filled for next season & it seems unlikely that the team's highest scoring driver this year would be dropped entirely.

More changes were present from a team perspective. Scuderia Alitalia will finally be rolling out the Parma Corse junior team brand in full for 2015, and will be running cars visually similar to the #98 machine used by Enrico Molinaro this year. However, there will be no change aside from the name as the colour, being run out of the same Parma HQ as the rest of Scuderia Alitalia's racing operations.

However, the #27 and #28 shown on the Team Presentation is only speculative, with the F1RWRS Commission yet to issue numbers to the teams. Unlike F1RWRS and F2RWRS where numbers are assigned to teams, F3RWRS uses the MotoGP system of pick and choose. With ZombieKart's Humbert Moyenmoutier using #28 this season, it remains to be seen if Parma Corse will be allowed to use this historic pair of numbers.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 23:30**

Tomo Kazama wrote:Oh my god, this is ... this is so great. I did it - I won my first championship! I am great, wohooo! Of course I have to thank everybody at my team - you guys rule! I have to thank Kay as well, I have to thank my dad for always supporting me! I love you all! YES! YEEEES!

Kay Lon wrote:This championship is an enormous success for everyone involved: of course for Tomo herself who proved that there are great things in store for her; for Prospec who deserves success after having a rough patch in the F1RWRS and also for me, I know that Tomo is great and I told you so! This win has significant consequences - it's the first time a woman legitimately won a title in a major racing series, that'll help undoubtably in getting rid of stereotypes about women drivers. I also feel the need to praise all the other drivers in the Top 5, everyone fought beyond brilliantly. Terry Hawkin, Carter Simpson, Dorien Lamb-something and of course Joel Melrose - good job, guys. Now it's time to celebrate this one!

Renaldo Jimenez wrote:I hope now that JLD have sacked me I don't have to do racing anymore...

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 23:35**

Terry Hawkin wrote:What a win! Really delighted with the result today, it's a massive, massive win for the team after a bit of a poor weekend in China. For me, to win the Surfers SuperPrix, which is such classic race, at a superb venue, and the history it has, is amazing. I can't thank Sammy Jones enough for the faith that he's shown in me, it's been a superb year for me with success both in this series and my podiums in the F2RWRS as well. Missing out on the title by two points is really gutting, but there's no point getting hung up on it. I've proven my potential, and that's all I wanted to do. I can't wait now to go to the FedEx 100 and try and get a good result there, before moving up to the F2RWRS for a full time drive in 2015 with Castrol Jones Racing.

Sammy Jones wrote:What a superb result for Terry today, he's really come of age this year, despite being so young. The lad's only recently turned 16, yet the maturity he shows is just unbelievable. I can't wait to get him in our F2RWRS car next year and see what he can do in a full season over there. He's proven in the F3RWRS that he's a class act, despite missing the British round, and being punted out of the second race in China, he' still finished second in the championship and only two points off the title. I don't know whether we'll ever have a driver like him in the team again. Speaking of which, our plans for 2015 are looking excellent. Josh Carlisle will take the seat vacated by Hawkin, and we'd like to be the first to offer Eric Swerts the opportunity to remain in the series for a proper crack at the title in 2015. Eric's had a tough break over the year and the luck hasn't really gone his way very much, but I think another chance is the least he deserves, and I and the rest of the team would be more than happy to work with the kid again for another season.

Josh Carlisle wrote:It was a pretty good race for me, 11th overall perhaps isn't much to write home about, but I think given the car at my disposal, and considering my relative inexperience in the series and being a complete newcomer to the track itself, I think I've done a pretty decent job. My time at Falik Arrows Juniors has been a very rewarding one, and I'd like to thank the whole team for their welcoming nature and friendly attitude which has really allowed me to settle in comfortably. Now though I'm looking forward to driving for a full year at Jones Racing in 2015!

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 23:36**

*Kostas, do you want to keep Larsen in my second car? (and the obligatory Alitalia sponsorship and Lancia engines)

*As mentioned before somewhere in this thread, the team which you all know as Lotus Development will be now called Octan Young Drivers and race customer Vaillainte-chassis.
Of course, Dorien Lamberigts will drive the first car, and will try to do a bid at the championship.
Octan is also looking for a decent team to place Kevin Bainomugisha if only 2 cars are allowed.

Posted: **15 Feb 2012, 23:51**

This wrote:*Kostas, do you want to keep Larsen in my second car? (and the obligatory Alitalia sponsorship and Lancia engines)

*As mentioned before somewhere in this thread, the team which you all know as Lotus Development will be now called Octan Young Drivers and race customer Vaillainte-chassis.
Of course, Dorien Lamberigts will drive the first car, and will try to do a bid at the championship.
Octan is also looking for a decent team to place Kevin Bainomugisha if only 2 cars are allowed.

To comply with F1RTA regulations for 2015 I am dropping Larsen from my control. Which means he is yours for the taking if you so wish.

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 00:01**

kostas22 wrote:
This wrote:*Kostas, do you want to keep Larsen in my second car? (and the obligatory Alitalia sponsorship and Lancia engines)

*As mentioned before somewhere in this thread, the team which you all know as Lotus Development will be now called Octan Young Drivers and race customer Vaillainte-chassis.
Of course, Dorien Lamberigts will drive the first car, and will try to do a bid at the championship.
Octan is also looking for a decent team to place Kevin Bainomugisha if only 2 cars are allowed.

To comply with F1RTA regulations for 2015 I am dropping Larsen from my control. Which means he is yours for the taking if you so wish.

Well, then i have already 5 drivers under control, so that will not be possible. So we keep our deals for F2RWRS then. Of course this means no engine deal and no sponsorship. (but F2RWRS is commercially more interesting anyway)

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 00:19**

Octan Young Drivers (danish license)
car: Vaillante-Geely

#11 Dorien Lamberigts (Belgian, 17y)

#12 Kevin Bainomugisha (Ugandese, 21y)

Livery for Belgian round (or possible african rounds) only:

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 06:16**

2015 F3RWRS Rule Changes

- Teams are now only allowed to enter two cars.
- Tomo Kazama has the right to use car #1 if she so wishes. If she does not race in the F3RWRS next season, Pemberton Prospec Racing then have the right to use #1 for any of their drivers. If they choose not to, or Kazama continues to race but doesn't use it, then nobody will use #1.
- A Constructor's Championship will be contested in addition to the Drivers' and Teams' Championships. Only the best placed car of each constructor will be scored. (e.g, Dallaras finish first and second, so they score 10 points. If a Suzuki is third, they get 8 points. Any constructor can compete, whether they supply multiple teams like Dallara or Suzuki, are a private constructor like Jones or a manufacturer providing for a single team like Seat).
- Any driver who is found guilty of a driving offence after an investigation will be subject to a new system of penalisation. A punishment scheme shall take place in the form of points awarded based on the severity of their offence:

Overtaking under yellow flags: 20 points
Illegal blocking: 30 points
Illegal overtaking: 30 points
Causing a collision (accidental): 45 points
Causing a collision (deliberate): 65 points
Causing a collision (accidental and resulting in injury): 75 points
Causing a collision (deliberate and resulting in injury): 100 points
Any offence resulting in exclusion/disqualification: 150 points + the offence that caused it

If a driver receives a total of 100 points, he is automatically banned for one event. 200 points will see him banned for two events, and 300 or more will see him excluded from the championship and banned from racing for the remainder of the season. All points will be wiped after each season. Note points are only awarded if a driver is found guilty.

- Likely 2015 Calendar:

Round 1 - Round of Australia - Adelaide Street Circuit - 2 races
Round 2 - Round of the United States - Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca - 2 races
Round 3 - Round of Turkey - Istanbul Park - 2 races
Round 4 - Monaco SuperPrix - Circuit de Monaco - 1 race
Round 5 - Round of the United Kingdom - Brands Hatch - 2 races
Round 6 - Round of Germany - Norisring - 2 races
Round 7 - Spa SuperPrix - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps - 1 race
Round 8 - Round of Italy - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - 2 races
Round 9 - Round of Japan - Fuji Speedway - 2 races
Round 10 - Surfers SuperPrix - Surfers Paradise Street Circuit - 1 race

Not the final calendar, it depends on the final F1RWRS version.

- Race formats will change. Weekends now consist of two races. Other details yet to be finalised.* The Surfers, Spa and Monaco SuperPrix will both be single 45 minute races.

* What I mean is I need suggestions for how to work it out. I will be using GP4 now, which means grid numbers will be limited to 22 per race. How I do the races shall be decided by the community. The races themselves will be a 20 minute sprint and a 30 minute feature race.

Option 1: Pre-qualifying. Would be similar to the F1 and F2RWRS, where a certain amount of teams get straight in, the rest fight it out for the last few spots. I'll probably do it the same as the F1RWRS, with the fastest PQ team getting out for the next race, and the slowest quali team dropping back. This would mean though that a DNPQ means missing the entire weekend.

Option 2: It remains as is now, I run multiple races and the results being put together. I'd prefer the other way, because then videos would be a definite possibility. This option makes videos more difficult (although I could still do screenshots).

Option 3: Any other suggestions?

Opinions on any rule changes are appreciated, and any other suggestions are good too.

ENTRY LIST:
I need to know:
Chassis (for the wiki - include the designation)
Engine (this is what will determine car performance - I'll take F1/F2 engine programs into account, and other motorsports. Please give the designation too.)
Numbers (first to call them gets them)
Drivers

Current Entry List:
Pemberton Prospec Racing
Dallara F3R15
Lancia 015/3 JTS
#0/1 - ???
#2 - ???

Repsol Aeroracing Engineering Audi
Aeroracing ARE-1/3
Audi F3-1
#3 - Hillary King
#4 - Raul Souto Maior

Jones Racing
Jones CJR-301
BMW F31/5
#5 - Josh Carlisle
#6 - Eric Swerts

Takagi Racing Enterprises
Suzuki PF-15 (TRE-F315)
Mugen-Honda
#9 - Tetsuya Takagi
#10 - Hendra Naufal

Octan Young Drivers
Vaillainte F315
Geely F3-1
#11 - Dorien Lamberigts
#12 - Kevin Bainomugisha

Porto Wine Motorsport
PortW-01
Daihatsu DH-01
#13 - Samora Mondlane
#77 - Jose Maria Cabral

ZombieKart
Dallara F3R15
BMW F31/5
#17 - Shane Walsh
#18 - TBA

Peroni Parma Corse
Dallara F3R15
Lancia 015/3 JTS
#27 - Alessandro Lucarelli
#28 - Lorenzo Crescenzi

ZimSport-Rosenforth
Dallara F3R15
Holden LSF3-15
#31 - Ryan Zimmer
#32 - Carter Simpson

Gulf JCW Juniors
Simpson GR-F3R01
Mini JCW-F3
#37 - ???
#52 - ???

Dofasco Junior Racing
Dofasco GS001
Mini JCW-F3
#50 - Jan Maylander
#51 - Iulian Pitea

Red Bull Team Jagermeister
OBE-260
Holden LSF3-15
#54 - Mika Passonen
#55 - Deiter Hallenstien

Hydook Junior Team
Hydook F3-1
Fiat Tipo 3/15
#61 - Branko Ristic
#62 - ???

JLD Motorsport
Jones CJR-301
BMW F31/5
#73 - Joel Melrose
#74 - Nick Nurmester

Shonan Junior Racing
Suzuki PF-15
Geely F3-1
#87 - Joe Harmsky
#88 - Yuri Sokolov

Falik Arrows Juniors
Zytek F3C15
Zytek ZT288
#97 - ???
#98 - ???

MA-Junior Racing
MA-JR 002
Holden LSF3-15
#?? - ???
#?? - ???

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 06:33**

FYI it's Nick Nurmester, you might be confusing him with his manager.

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 06:50**

JLD will use the Jones JR-301 chassis while an updated version of last year's BMW F31, the BMW F31/5 will be used. Should the Jones Chassis not be avaliable, JLD will use the Dallara F315

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 06:52**

Nuppiz wrote:FYI it's Nick Nurmester, you might be confusing him with his manager.

And it'll probably happen a lot more. Seriously, I've already lost track of who was who. :lol:

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 06:55**

I still think you should take up my idea of two sprint races with half the field in each race with the combined results of the two races making up the grid for the feature race. From qualifying, we can have people who scored odd numbered results (1st, 3rd, 5th etc) in the first race and even numbers in the second.

Monaco, Spa and Surfers can just have the straight Pre-Qualifying system.

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 08:24**

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
Nuppiz wrote:FYI it's Nick Nurmester, you might be confusing him with his manager.

And it'll probably happen a lot more. Seriously, I've already lost track of who was who.

Well, the one who talks with the press is Niko, and the one who drives is Nick.

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 08:37**

Before I finalize my entry I need to know a few things...

1. What engines are there to choose from?
2. Same question for the chassis
3. I will definitly enter MA-Junior again, but how long do I have until I have to name my drivers?

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 08:41**

AdrianSutil wrote:Before I finalize my entry I need to know a few things...

1. What engines are there to choose from?
2. Same question for the chassis
3. I will definitly enter MA-Junior again, but how long do I have until I have to name my drivers?

1. Anything
2. Anything
3. Not until the F1RWRS season is finished, and probably not for a while afterwards as well.

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 08:52**

the Masked Lapwing wrote:
AdrianSutil wrote:Before I finalize my entry I need to know a few things...

1. What engines are there to choose from?
2. Same question for the chassis
3. I will definitly enter MA-Junior again, but how long do I have until I have to name my drivers?

1. Anything
2. Anything
3. Not until the F1RWRS season is finished, and probably not for a while afterwards as well.

Ok, that's cool. I WILL have a spot for next year, so I'll chuck a press release in here once the F1RWRS gets towards the end of it's season.

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 08:54**

Some Publication wrote:Team Asia taken over!
After the dismal result suffered by the team, including the triple-DNQ at SuperPrix, Kazuhiko Takagi has annouced today that he has took over the ailing F3RWRS Team Asia.

"The current [Team Asia's] management is so bad so that the team is hopeless. From beginning, I have seen signs of defects in the team", said Takagi to Some Publication. With that, the team will be called Takagi Racing Enterprises for 2015 F3RWRS, after the racing team that Takagi also run.

TRE said that they will keep the Suzuki chassis that Team Asia uses, rebadged as TRE-F315 matched with Mugen-Honda engines. TRE has since annnounced that Tetsuya Takagi, Kazuhiko's younger brother that recently failed to qualify at SuperPrix, will drive for this team, with Team Asia's only point-scorer Hendra Naufal also driving. The team will also kept Team Asia's numbers, 9 and 10.

How's the livery, however?

Posted: **16 Feb 2012, 09:51**

Scuderia Alitalia Press Release wrote:Dallara F3RWRS partnership renewed for another year

Scuderia Alitalia is pleased to announce an extension to the successful partnership with Dallara in the Formula 3 Rejects World Race Series for the 2015 season. Under the Parma Corse brand, Alitalia will run the brand new Dallara F315 for the whole of the 2015 season, powered by the Lancia 015/3 JTS engine.

[Blah blah blah publicocrap blah blah blah]

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