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2025 Rookie Sportscar Cup

Hosted by Motorsport UK Esports iRacing on PC Followers Only
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Snetterton Circuit

Motorsport Arena Oschersleben

Circuito de Navarra

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ENTRY INFORMATION

Welcome to the second running of our championship aimed at new/less experienced drivers, using cars and tracks included within the standard iRacing membership.

Please note the following points before entering this Championship

  • All drivers must be 13 years old or over - if a driver is under 18 they must complete this FORM
  • Please note this championship is for drivers who have never reached 2,000 iRating at any point (on any account)
  • All drivers must hold a paid Motorsport UK Esports Membership (£27.99 for 12 months) - Info and sign up here - https://esports.motorsportuk.org/membership/ 
  • There is no additional entry fee for this event

OVERVIEW

This championship takes in two iconic UK circuits alongside 3 global circuits, all of which are included in the standard iRacing membership. This means drivers will not be required to pay anything extra for content to enter this championship.

There are two classes in this Sports Car Cup with the Mazda MX-5 Cup car alongside the BMW M2 CSR. Both car classes are treated separately in terms of points allocation.

Each driver is free to choose either car.

Once you register you will be allocated a Discord role for this championship - where all information will be communicated.

REGISTRATION

To register for this event, click the "Register" button. On the next screen, select your class, car and race number.

EVENT TIMETABLE

  • Tuesday Evenings
  • Drivers Briefing - 6:15pm BST
  • Practice - 6:30pm BST
  • Qualifying - 7:00pm BST - (Lone Qualifying, 3 Laps, 10 Minutes)
  • Race 1 - 7:15pm - 7:35pm BST
  • Warmup - 7:50pm - 7:55pm BST
  • Race 2 - 8:00pm - 8:20pm BST

PRIZES - COurtesy of CUBE CONTROLS

The winning driver from each class will receive a Cube Controls F-Core Evo steering wheel!

2nd place driver in each class will receive a pair of Cube Controls RG+ Sim Gloves

3rd place driver in each class will receive a pair of Cube Controls G+ Sim Racing Socks

STEWARDING

The championship will rely heavily on iRacing's inbuilt automated stewarding system however, as with most Motorsport UK community events we will have post race stewarding process. All incidents must be reported by a driver no later than 30 minutes after the Race 2.

To have an incident reviewed, you must submit any protests through the protest form here form located here and the stewards will review it and confirm the outcome during or after the race in the Discord server.

PLEASE NOTE: Each driver has a maximum of 2 protests available to you for each race.

BROADCASTING

In a change from season one, ALL rounds of the championship will be broadcast LIVE on RaceSpot TV and Motorsport UK TV

EVENT RULES

  • Standing Starts
  • Fast Repairs: 1 per race
  • Fixed setups
  • Minimum Licence: Rookie 1.0
  • Maximum iRating ever achieved 2,000
  • Drive Through Penalty after 15x incident points and then every 10x after that
  • Strict qualifying in game scrutineering
  • No tyre usage restrictions

WEATHER

As this championship is designed for new drivers there will be NO RAIN.

The weather will be set to realistic but with the chance of rain set to 0%. Track state will be set to 'Generate' and Track Marbles to 'Carry over'

CUSTOM LIVERIES

All drivers are allowed to use their own liveries for each race, this can be done through Trading Paints.

All drivers must have permission (produced if requested) for any logo that is displayed on their car

All liveries used must adhere to the iRacing Paint Policy found here (policy updated 08/12/21)

Any politically charged or potentially offensive material on a custom livery will see the team banned from the race.

Registration

Motorsport UK Esports

1210 Followers · 18 Events

M2 CSR 1,846
7 20
MX-5 Cup 2,012
9 20
Please note that this event requires you to have an attendance ratio of 40%.
Register

Event Communications

Keep up to date with all event related announcements and communications via Motorsport UK Esports's Discord Server.

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Classes & Cars

  • BMW M2 CSR
  • Global Mazda MX-5 Cup

No-Show Rules

Max Allowed Penalties
50 Points
No Show Penalty
5 Points
Withdrawals Allowed
4
Event sponsor
Cube Controls

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Event sponsor
Base Performance Simulators

Spearheaded by three-time Le Mans victor and Aston Martin's factory driver, Darren Turner, BPS boasts a team committed to delivering unparalleled service and unrivalled motorsport simulation experiences. Their combined wealth of knowledge and expertise ensures that the company consistently goes the extra mile for its clientele.

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