GP2-Series Manager - 2006

GP2 Manager

Basic Idea

The first racing manager game first appeared on Grandprixgames with the introduction of an F1 manager series. However with this series now into its second season with the waiting list slowly increasing I felt that this would be the perfect time to introduce a GP2 manager series. This series gives 11 lucky players to manager either an existing GP2 team or their own outfit to glory, whilst they for a vacancy to arise in the main game. The managers can do this by selecting different engines as well as the drivers who will drive their cars. Also note that by applying for this series, you will be automatically added to the waiting list for the F1 Manager game.

Teams
Teams have been allocated at random from the 2005 season.
Teams will follow as they do in each season. This means new teams will offer existing teams a chance to be took over. If in reality a new team entered GP2 Series, your self created team may get a take over offer or a partnership offer. In both cases the manager stays the same but the team name, liveries etc may change. Do not think you will automatically get the success the team has in real life. Remember a lot of this is down to your decision making and a bit of luck of course.

GP2 Lineup

Team 1: Super Nova
Team Principle: RegularJohn
Driver 1:#1
Driver 2:#2
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Mercedes
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 2: Racing Engineering
Team Principle: ginnerchris
Driver 1:#3
Driver 2:#4
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Mercedes
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 3: Sauber GP2
Team Principle: Pluis
Driver 1:#5
Driver 2:#6
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Mercedes
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 4: iSport International
Team Principle: tozequio
Driver 1:#7
Driver 2:#8
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 5: BCN Competition
Team Principle: Chris2k6
Driver 1:#9
Driver 2:#10
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Mercedes
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 6: DSR Lotus
Team Principle: pycku
Driver 1:#11
Driver 2:#12
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 7: Fisichella Motor Sport International
Team Principle: Addrodoc
Driver 1:#14
Driver 2:#15
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Ferrari
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 8: Campos Racing
Team Principle: Vomit
Driver 1:#16
Driver 2:#17
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine:
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 9: Junior Red Bull Racing
Team Principle: Lucasinio
Driver 1:#18
Driver 2:#19
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: BMW
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 10: HiTech Racing
Team Principle:
Driver 1:#20
Driver 2:#21
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine:
Tyres: Bridgestone

Team 11: ART Williams
Team Principle: JohnMaverick
Driver 1:#22
Driver 2:#23
Test Driver:
Chassis: Dallara GP2/05
Engine: Renault
Tyres: Bridgestone

Reserve Managers:
When a team becomes available the first manage on the list will be offered the job, if he rejects the offer the next person on the list will be offered the job. If more than one team is available the first person on the list can choose which team to sign for. When a manager inherits a team they must be aware that they will also inherit any drivers or team takeovers as well as the team’s current budget.

1. JohnWarrington (F1)
2. Macca25 (F1)

Pre-season Test Sessions

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2006 GP2 Calendar

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Race Weekend
On Friday, drivers have a 30-minute free practice session and a 30-minute qualifying session. The qualifying session decides the grid order for Saturday's race which has a length of 180 kilometres (1 hour). Furthermore the driver setting pole position is awarded 2 points. During Saturday's race, each driver has to make at least one pit stop. The first 8 drivers score points.

On Sunday there is a sprint race of 120 kilometres (45 min). The grid is decided by the Saturday result with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who finished 8th on Saturday will start from pole position and the winner will start from 8th place. Pitting is not allowed during Sprint race. In this race only the first 6 drivers score points.

In each race, the driver setting the fastest laptime scores one point as well.

Drivers
Drivers will be ready at random times throughout the season for contract negotiations. Engines can be signed at any time.

Drivers have a set minimum contract offer. Anything offered below this will be rejected. The driver will accept the offer which promises the best chances to jump into the F1 one day. Also F1 teams may also give contract offers to GP2 drivers. In this case it is highly possible, that the driver will change to the F1 Team (except the GP2 team offers a lot more). Also GP2 teams will be able to bid for F1 drivers however only some will be willing to leave F1, so we won’t be seeing the likes of Schumacher or Raikkonen in GP2 any time soon as you will be more likely to sign older and younger drivers.

Each team must have at least three drivers, 2 race drivers and one test driver.

When making an offer for a GP2 Driver, send a pm to me (Reve-san) with your offer and the driver(s) you wish to contact. Keep in mind other teams may be bidding for this driver, however they may not be. Offers for F1 Drivers go to Twigster151. You can see the F1 drivers available for negotiations in the F1 Main Thread.

The drivers that will be available for negotiations will include those who joined GP2 in 2005, as well as rising stars and older drivers from other series around the world i.e. Indycar, Champcar, Formula Renault etc. Remember that not all drivers from these series will be available. Drivers will have a set time to receive offers (e.g. 1 round or 2 weeks). After that they will decide who to join. If they have no offers then they will remain available for contract talks.

Loan Drivers new

F1 teams can loan drivers who they have already signed for the next season to instead race or test for one of the GP2 teams next season. This can be extremely beneficial as it allows managers to build up the perf of a younger driver, who may not be ready for F1 just yet, without wasting one of their seats in the main team. The exact details and clauses of the loan deals are to be discussed between the F1 and GP2 manager and there are no limitations as to what they can be, but you will have to send a copy of all the clauses included in the deal to Twigster and Reve-san so we can keep track of things to ensure that there is no wrong doing. Money received from loan deals can be spent at anytime during the season on either contract negotiations or testing, but any left over at the end of the season will be added to your testing budget.

Note, that the following drivers are not allowed to join GP2 Series:
-> Drivers, who have driven a whole season (18 races) in Formula 1
-> Drivers, who are over the age of 30
-> Drivers, who have won the GP2 Championship

Additionally GP2 managers are also able to loan out their drivers to a F1 team at the end of the GP2 season. While the drivers benefit from their Formula 1 experience, they will still be able to drive in GP2 next season except they reach the 18 F1 races mark. The money received will be added to the current budget immediately and can be used for negotiations or be saved for next years test sessions.

Full list of drivers for 2007

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Loan Drivers (F1 Team) - Age, Cost

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Engines
Each team must choose between one of the following engine manufacturers. Be aware, that each Engine Manufacturer is only allowed to support 4 Teams. So if you are a new customer it would be wise to offer a bit more money, to make sure the manufacturer will choose you. Success may be of some help as well.

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Tyres
Tyres will be delivered by Bridgestone and will not cost you anything.

Sister Team Contracts new
In addition to loan drivers, F1 and GP2 teams are now allowed to be linked up to sister teams. These contracts can be signed anywhen throughout the whole season and can last as many races / seasons as the two teams agree on. If you sign such a contract, the two teams will be seen as one team when it comes to negotiations. This is good, if you remember this rule:

„... The driver will accept the highest offer unless his current team are within £500k of the highest bid for the driver in which case the driver will stay with his current team.“

Additionally F1 teams could say that they are only loaning out their drivers to their sister team and vice versa, but that´s completely up to them. It is also possible to rename the GP2 team to show the relationship between the two teams.

Sister Contracts 2006
GP2 Team (new Name) - F1 Team

2006 Budgets

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At the end of season you will be awarded money depending on the position you reach in the constructors championship at the end of the year: (new)
1. £20m
2. £18m
3. £16m
4. £14m
5. £12m
6. £11m
7. £10m
8. £9m
9. £8m
10. £7m
11. £6m

The World Driver Champions team will get £2m as well.

Testing
Test Sessions will be held throughout the season and will cost you £250k per session. By collecting and sending important data to your engine manufacturer, they can benefit from these test tessions. This will cost you £250k again (£500k for one test session in total). Be aware, that after collecting enough data, the manufacturer will send an update to all their customers. On the other hand the manufacturer may thank you by offering a good contract to you for the next years engine. Also note, that your drivers will benefit from test sessions as well. So choose wisely if you want to participate and if you want collect data for your engine manufacturer.

Setup Reward
A setup bonus is available every race weekend during Friday free practice. The closer your drivers times the better the reward. The top 3 teams get a 30 driver performance bonus and a 5 bhp boost. Places 4th to 6th get 15 driver performance bonus and 3 bhp boost but it is only for that race weekend. The perfs then return to default ready for the next friday practice session. In order for a team to qualify for the setup reward at least one of their two drivers must post a time.

How to start
If you want to join GP2 Manager, just post a reply in this thread and you will be added to the waiting list. As soon as someone retires you get the chance to enter.

If you create your own team you´ll have to think of your own name and make the liveries on your own, using this GP2 2005 Template. Note that if you want to you can take an existing team and still create your own car livery. But take in mind that you are creating a GP2-Series car, so don´t put too many sponsors on your car. Try to make it as realistic as possible.



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 12/18/2011 06:12PM by Reve-san.

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