After a reasonably successful first season, F5000 returns in 2018 with new race formats, new tracks and a new manufacturer in Volvo.
2018 F5000 Calendar:
Test 1: Sydney Motorsport Park - February 4
Test 2: Queensland Raceway - February 18
Round 1: Adelaide - March 2-4 (Supporting F1RWRS)
Round 2: Bathurst - March 9-11 (Supporting F1RWRS)
Round 3: Albert Park - March 24-25 (Supporting AR3.5)
Round 4: Symmons Plains - April 7-8
Round 5: Barbagallo - April 21-22
Round 6: Teretonga - May 19-20
Round 7: Highlands Motorsport Park - June 2-3
Round 8: Pukekohe - June 16-17
Round 9: Hamilton - June 30 - July 1
Round 10: Surfers Paradise - August 2-4 (Supporting Formula 1)
Round 11: Sydney Motorsport Park - August 25-26
Race Formats
For the 2018 season, a variety of race formats have been introduced to the series. These are as follows:
- One Race: 60 minute 'enduro' race
- Two Race: 20 minute sprint race plus 40 minute feature
- Three Race: 3 20 minute sprints, with reverse grid for final race based on RNG.
The grid limit for each race is 32 cars - for the first main race of the weekend this means there will be 26 full-time cars and 6 part-time cars on the grid.
Each race weekend will also have a 15 minute race for part-time cars, to determine which part time drivers make the grid for the main event. Drivers who miss out on the qualifying spots will be reserves for the following races in case a car is beyond repair and cannot make the next race.
Manufacturers
Ford
Factory Team: Ford Performance Racing (Salamander)
Engine Supply conditions:
- Team must have one driver from Oceania, preferably 2 (foreign drivers reviewed on case by case basis)
- No non-Oceanic canon rookies allowed
- Non-Oceanic veterans are allowed if they have reasonable experience
2 non-factory full-time teams available
Holden
Factory Team: None at the moment.
Engine Supply conditions:
- Team must be based in Australia or New Zealand
- There must be at least one Australian or New Zealander driver on the team
1 factory team available. (if no-one applies for it, it'll become a non-factory team)
2 non-factory full-time teams available
Mercedes-Benz
Factory Team: Erebus Precision Racing (RealRacingRoots)
Engine Supply conditions:
- Preference will be given to teams with at least one driver from the Asia-Pacific region
- If a team wants to run a European driver, preference will be given to German drivers
1 non-factory full-time team available
Nissan
Factory Team: Voeckler NISMO (Biscione)
Engine Supply conditions:
- First driver must have previous canon experience, foreign lead drivers must have experience in F1, F1RWRS, F1RICS, F2RWRS or AR 3.5.
- Canon rookie second drivers must be from the Oceania region.
- All lineups must have at least one Oceania or Japanese nationality driver.
2 non-factory full-time teams available
Volvo
Factory Team: Volvo Polestar Racing (Normal32)
Engine Supply conditions:
- Any team running Volvo needs to run a driver from Sweden or the Asia-Oceania region.
- Preference given: RL Drivers > Veteran drivers > Rookie Drivers.
- If you want to run two European drivers, one of them must have a win in a single seater category.
1 non-factory full-time team available
Please Note: Allocation of engines will be determined by an RNG based off the supply criteria. If an application meets none of the criteria specified by the manufacturer, that team will not be included in the RNG. The first round of RNG's will be run around one week after this thread is posted.
Part-Time Teams
Part time teams can:
- Run any engine of their choice, without having to meet the supply criteria for full time teams
- Only enter races in one region (Australia, New Zealand or Asia)
- Only be a single car team
Each member can only run one part-time car at a given round.
Points system: http://i.imgur.com/483S3BX.png
Entry Form
Team Name:
Engine 1st Preference: (Ford, Holden, Mercedes, Nissan, Volvo)
Engine 2nd Preference: (only for full-time non-factory teams)
Driver #1: (name, preferred number and nationality)
Driver #2: (if a two car team)
Team status: (Full-time/Privateer)
Sponsors:
Livery idea:
Car Template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0NIgz ... sp=sharing
Provisional Entry List
Full Time
Team Name: Ford Performance Racing
Engine: Ford
#88: Dean O'Lauchlan (AUS)
Driver 2: Matt Grove (AUS)
Team Name: Nissan Motorsport
Engine: Nissan
#22: Tim Horan (AUS)
#23: Hagane Shizuka (JPN) - tbc
Team Name: Volvo Polestar Racing
Engine: Volvo
#10: Marcus Ericsson (SWE)
#55: Adelaide Voeckler (FRA)
Team Name: Erebus Precision Formula
Engine: Mercedes-Benz
#4: Jack LeBrocq (AUS)
#9: Thomas Wren (AUS) - tbc
Team Name: Turismo Algarve
Engine: Ford
Driver #1: Lee Rogers
Driver #2: Alessandro Marchesi
Team Name: Union Saver Developments
Engine: Nissan
Driver #1: Hayato Kazami (JPN) #42
Driver #2: Allistair McHale (AUS) #43
Team Name: Caltex United Nippon Team powered by Super Dragon
Engine: Nissan
Driver #1: Mitchell Macklin, Australian (#73)
Driver #2: Takuma Taki, Japanese (#98)
Team Name: Team Tasmania by Gotham Racing International
Engine: Ford
Driver #1: Mark Boutsanis, Australian (#60)
Driver #2: Luiz Razia, Brazilian (#61)
Team Name: Volvo Japanese Dealerships
Engine: Volvo
Driver #1: Barii Mori, Japanese, #26
Driver #2: Shared
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, Swedish, #13 (Rounds 1-5, 10, 14) (He currently drives part time in Scandanivian Touring Cars...)
Yuka Katayama, Japanese, #13, (All other rounds)
Team Name: Bryan Taylor Racing
Engine: Holden
Driver #1: Osuma Takahashi #50 (JPN)
Driver #2: Joey Mawson #51 (AUS)
Team Name: Peak Motorsport (NZL)
Engine: Holden
#24: Aaron Watson (USA)
#25: Benjamin Foster-Thompson (AUS)
Team Name: Motorsport Projects
Engine: Holden
Driver #1: 90 TBA
Driver #2: 91 TBA
Team Name: Leketus Motorsport
Engine: Holden
Driver 1: Ant Leketus (#13)
Part Time
Team Name: Nissan Motorsport AUS
Engine: Nissan
#15: Rick Kelly (AUS)
Rounds Entered: Albert Park, Calder Park
Team Name: Nissan Motorsport NZ
Engine: Nissan
#97: Shane Van Gisbergen (NZL)
Rounds Entered: All New Zealand Rounds
Team Name: HURT Racing
Engine: Holden
#47: Sam Pritchard (NZL)
Rounds Entered: All New Zealand Rounds
Team Name: Tekno Autosports
Engine: Holden
#5: TBA
Rounds Entered: Surfers Paradise
Team Name: Chance of a Lifetime Racing
Engine: Ford
#111: TBA (Different local rookie driver every race)
Rounds Entered: All
Team Name: Kiwi Racing
Engine: Nissan
Driver #1: Simon Bourne, NZL, 37
Rounds Entered: All New Zealand Rounds
Team Name: Edgell Performance Racing
Engine: Ford
Driver #1: RRB-GP/VP (RUS, #8)
Rounds Entered: All New Zealand Rounds
Team Name: Carrera Granada
Engine: Ford
Driver #1: TBC
Nissan Motorsport India (Privateer)
#15 Narain Karthikeyan (IND)
Round 13 Only
Liveries:
Erebus Precision Formula
Ford Performance Racing
Nissan Motorsport
Volvo Polestar Racing
Bryan Taylor Racing
Caltex United Nippon Team powered by Super Dragon
Carrera Granada
Kazatomprom Pchelintsev Power Team
Leketus Motorsport
Motorsport Projects
Peak Motorsport
Team Tasmania by Gotham Racing International
Turismo Algarve
Union Saver Developments
Volvo Japanese Dealerships
Chance of a Lifetime Racing