GT4 - Season 5

Race Schedule

• Round 1 – Zolder – 25th September 2025
  
  
• Round 2 – Hungary – 9th October 2025
  
  
• Round 3 – Brands Hatch – 23rd October 2025
  
  
• Round 4 – Misano – 6th November 2025
  
  
• Round 5 – Zandvoort – 20th November 2025
  
  

• Free Practice 1 (FP1): 25 minutes
  
  
• Qualifying (Q): 20 minutes (sets grid for both races)
  
  
• Race 1 (R1): 20 minutes
  
  
• Race 2 (R2): 40 minutes
  
  

General Rules

• Only GT4 cars from ACC are allowed.
  
  
• One car change per season is permitted but comes with a 50-point penalty applied to your championship tally. All car changes must be requested at least 1 hour before event start.
  
  
• If you cannot attend a race, sign out on SimGrid at least 1 hour prior to avoid penalties.
  
  
• Each driver may only sign out twice per season.
  
  
• Reserve drivers can be added up to 30 minutes before Free Practice 1 begins.
  
  

Driver Categories

Race Etiquette

• If contact gains you an advantage, you must give back the position immediately.
  
  
• Extreme caution is expected through the first few corners of lap 1.
  
  
• Respect all drivers regardless of class or pace.
  
  
• Close racing is encouraged, but aggressive or deliberate contact will not be tolerated.
  
  

Balance of Performance (BoP)

• Custom BoP settings will be applied using Pitskill.io.
  
  
• Final BoP will be communicated before Round 1.
  
  

Stewarding & Protests

• A single steward will oversee all protests and incidents.
  
  
• Protests must be submitted within 24 hours after the race using the official form shared on Discord.
  
  
• Protests must include all required information (time/location of incident, drivers involved, clear explanation). Failure to complete the form correctly may and will result in the protest being discarded and ignored.
  
  
• The steward’s decisions are final.
  
  

• Warnings
  
  
• Race License Points
  
  
• Time or Position Penalties
  
  
• Championship Points Deductions
  
  
• Disqualification
  
  
• Ballast Penalties (if applicable)
  
  
• Race or Season Bans
  
  
• Permanent Ban from Positive Perception
  
  

• 2 points per incident for clear faults
  
  
• 1 point plus being classified behind involved driver if no redress given
  
  
• Points carry over between seasons (max 6 points)
  
  
• 2 points removed after 2 clean races
  
  

Blue Flag Procedure

• Slower drivers should hold their racing line.
  
  
• Faster drivers must overtake safely and cleanly.
  
  
• Blue flags must be respected within one lap of being shown.
  
  

Racing Rules

• 20-minute qualifying session.
  
  
• Leave space for safe laps.
  
  
• No overtaking on the first out-lap.
  
  
• Drivers on hot laps have priority; trailing drivers must yield.
  
  
• “Last-to-first” challenges without a qualifying time are not permitted and penalized.
  
  

• Repair pits are open throughout the session.
  
  
• No mandatory pit stops this season.
  
  
• Pit entry and exit lines and speed limits must be strictly followed.
  
  

• No text chat allowed during sessions until all cars finish the race.
  
  

• Weather details announced before each race.
  
  
• Practice servers mirror race day settings.
  
  
• Entry list locked once qualifying starts.
  
  

Custom Liveries

• Drivers are encouraged to use custom liveries.
  
  
• Upload via Awesome Sim Racing (ASR) under the Positive Perception GT4 collection.
  
  
• No offensive or explicit content allowed.
  
  
• Positive Perception can provide custom liveries at a discounted rate for signed-up drivers who want help looking sharp on track.
  
  

Points System

1. Best single-round result
   
   
2. Qualifying average
   
   

Additional Notes

• Drivers must join servers before qualifying to avoid lag caused by custom liveries.
  
  
• A 5-minute break will follow qualifying before Race 1 starts.
  
  
• Mid-session joins that cause lag may result in penalties.
  
  
• Custom liveries are optional but highly encouraged.