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Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya - Historic
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Description and Instructions

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”ฅ New Zealand Virtual Sim Racing โ€“ European Le Mans Series Championship ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ

Welcome to the New Zealand Virtual Sim Racing โ€“ European Le Mans Series (NZVSR ELMS) โ€” a high-intensity endurance championship inspired by the real-world European Le Mans Series ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จGet ready for 4 HOURS of non-stop racing โฑ๏ธ, strategy ๐Ÿง , and multi-class battles โš”๏ธ across Europeโ€™s most legendary circuits ๐ŸŒ

โฑ๏ธ Championship Format

  •  ๐Ÿ•“ Race Length: 4 Hours 
  •  ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Rounds:
  •  ๐ŸŽ๏ธ Multi-Class Racing: YES 
  •  ๐ŸŽฅ Live Stewarding: ACTIVE ALL RACE 

๐Ÿ’ฅ Every second matters. One mistake could cost everything.

๐ŸŒ 2026 Race Calendar

  •  ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ R1: Barcelona 
  •  ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท R2: Le Mans (Special Event)
  •  ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น R3: Imola 
  •  ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช R4: Spa 
  •  ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง R5: Silverstone 
  •  ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น R6: Portimรฃo 

๐Ÿ”ฅ From tight technical corners to flat-out straights โ€” every round is a new challenge!

๐ŸŽ๏ธ Classes & Number Plates

๐Ÿ”ต LMP2 โ€“ Top Prototype Class
โžก๏ธ Blue number plate required๐Ÿ”ท LMP2 Pro/Am โ€“ Mixed experience drivers
โžก๏ธ Light Blue number plate required๐ŸŸฃ LMP3 โ€“ Prototype entry class
โžก๏ธ Purple number plate required๐ŸŸข LMGT3 โ€“ GT cars battling hard
โžก๏ธ Green number plate required๐Ÿšฆ All classes on track at once = TRAFFIC CHAOS & PURE RACING ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿšจ Race Rules & Procedures

๐Ÿš— Formation Laps

  •  ๐Ÿ” 2 FULL formation laps before the race start 
  •  ๐ŸงŠ Tyres & brakes must be warmed properly โ€” no reckless driving! 

๐Ÿšซ NO ESC RULE

  •  โŒ You are NOT allowed to press ESC to return to pits 
  •  ๐Ÿ’ฅ If you crash, you MUST deal with it on track 

๐Ÿšจ Safety Cars

  •  ๐Ÿšง If there is an incident, a Safety Car WILL be deployed
  •  ๐ŸŸก Field bunches up โ€” strategy comes into play! 

๐ŸŸฅ Red Flags

  •  ๐Ÿ’ฅ Big crash? Race will be RED FLAGGED
  •  ๐Ÿš— All cars must follow the Safety Car into the pit lane 

๐Ÿ”ง Under Red Flag you MAY:

  •  ๐Ÿ”„ Change tyres 
  •  โ›ฝ Refuel 
  •  ๐Ÿ‘ฅ Change drivers 

โš ๏ธ Stay alert โ€” race control commands must be followed at all times!

๐ŸŽฅ Live Stewarding

  •  ๐Ÿ‘€ Live race control watching EVERYTHING
  •  ๐Ÿ“‹ Incidents reviewed in real-time 
  •  โš–๏ธ Penalties applied fairly 

๐Ÿ Clean racing isnโ€™t optional โ€” itโ€™s required.

๐Ÿ”ฅ What Makes This Series Special

  •  โš”๏ธ Multi-class battles everywhere 
  •  ๐Ÿง  Strategy wins races, not just speed 
  •  ๐Ÿ˜ค 4-hour endurance pressure 
  •  ๐Ÿ† Fight for overall OR class victory 

๐Ÿ’ฌ This isnโ€™t just racingโ€ฆ this is endurance. This is survival. This is NZVSR ELMS. ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Car List

LMP2

LMP2 - PRO/AM

LMP3

LMGT3

Safety-Car