CS-closed GT Pro - Season 4

Intro:
Drivers get ready!
Welcome back to GT Pro Series. The season will be based upon last season top 20 and top 5 in GT Challenge and top 5 in relegation. This season we are keeping BMW SIM M2 CS Racing Cup 2020 online as our support series and also a slightly changed draft system.
Read more on our website

Required content:
We will be using all our GTE cars and tracks as posted below.

Splits:
There will be no splits in Pro Series as it will remain locked for the season. However Challenge Series will have splits.

Broadcast:
We will be broadcasting our Pro race on our Twitch channel and on Traxion's YT channel

Livery submission:
As per rules, we require a custom made livery, the deadline is August 2nd at 18:00 (timezone as per rules)

Name vs nickname:
We require every participants to use their real name in game, in our competition system and on our forum. We need to be able to recognize you. If you have a nickname and need to change it - contact our staff.

Season schedule:
26 July: Car draft
9 August: Monza
23 August: Sebring
6 September: Lime Rock Park (Uphill chicane)
20 September: Loch Drummond (long)
4 October: Spa-Francorchamps
18 October: Indianapolis (RC)
All of these events will be live streamed

Race day details:
Race length: 15/45 minutes
Pro Race day: every other Monday
In-game race time: 15:00

Schedule:
18:00 - Open practice
20:00-20:15 - Qualifying
20:15 - Race start sprint
20:30 - Race ends (+ 1 lap)
20:35 - Race start main (pitstop required)
Heavy rubber at start of practice, remember this builds for the sessions until restarted.

Rules:
Code of conduct

Draft:
The draft mechanism sort the drivers from last seasons GT WC putting the lowest scoring drivers first and the highest scoring drivers last

Weight penalties are:
1st pick +0kg
2nd pick +0kg
3rd pick +0kg
4th pick +0kg
5th pick +0kg
6th pick +10kg
7th pick and above +20kg

After the season - overall standings
Position 30-26 to drop out of Pro Series
Position 25-21 to go into relegation
Position 20-1 secured a spot for next Season of Pro Series already

How to qualify:
Race in Challenge and finish in top 5 to be moved into Pro. 6th-10th is invited into relegation.

Links:
Protests
Livery submission
Templates (N/A)
Discord link

 

Final standings and all results: https://www.studio-397.com/rfactor2-gt-series-2021/#standings
Drivers in GTC and GTP that goes into relegation will be contacted in 22 regarding this, drivers going straight into Pro will get a notice as well as an invitation to the GTP discord. But it will not happen until sometime in 2022, plans are still being made.