British GT 2016 Rules Package

Welcome to the 2016 TORA British GT Championship, the official e-sports championship for the best sportscar series in the UK.
This championship will be contested on the XBOX One version of Project CARS and will consist of 7 rounds.
Before you decide to enter the series, please take the time to read the rules & regulations very carefully:

General Racing Rules & Driving Etiquette

Motor racing as defined by TORA, is a non contact sport. It is understandable that on occasion, some contact may occur as a consequence of incidents caused by either party, like lag for example. Competitors with lag issues won’t be penalized, but will be asked to improve their connection for future participation in TORA’s events. If the issue is persistently hindering other competitor’s experiences, please perform a speed test on your connection via http://www.speedtest.net/ Once you have completed this, see the connection section via the link below

http://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t1312-xbox-live-connectivity

TORA expects every competitor who partakes in our championships to behave in an appropriate and respectable manner. Insulting comments or behaviour towards fellow competitors, race stewards, lobby hosts and staff is unacceptable and will be dealt with severely. Also, respectable on-track etiquette is expected of all competitors. This includes on-track battles, track limits, dirty driving etc.

http://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t12061-tora-2013-14-15-sporting-regulations-19-11-2013#266936

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP.

This will be a championship fought by each driver for themselves. The points at the end of this series will be their final points total and will result in their position in either the GT3 or GT4 standings at the end of the series.There is ONE dropped round for this series.

PRIVATEERS CHAMPIONSHIP

To be eligible for competing in the privateers championship, drivers should only compete for themselves and not be part of a team. The points at the end of this series will be their final points total and will result in their position in either the GT3 or GT4 privateers standings at the end of the series. There is ONE dropped round for this series.

TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

Each team will consist of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 drivers. The amount of points scored by the top two drivers from each team in all 7 rounds will count towards their team’s points total. There will be two individual championships for the GT3 & GT4 categories respectively.

SUBSTITUTE/TEAM DRIVER CHANGES.

There is one free substitute or team driver changes allowed in this series. Subsequent changes will result in a 25 point cost per driver per race. Once a team of drivers has been registered, it is preferred that the team stays with their original line up throughout the entirety of this championship.

DROPPED ROUND
Dropped rounds apply to drivers only. There are no dropped rounds for teams.
The dropped round will be the driver's lowest score. This does include 0pts as we appreciate on occasion, real life may not permit drivers to attend races.

ATTENDANCE BONUS
Drivers who compete in every round of the championship will automatically receive a 15pt bonus at the conclusion of the championship.

CAR & LIVERY RULES:

Liveries are requested on a first come, first served basis.
Team entrants must run the same livery for each driver entered by that team.


CAR LIST:

GT3:

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3
Audi R8 LMS GT3
Bentley Continental GT3
BMW Z4 GT3
Cadillac ATS-V.R GT3
Ginetta G55 GT3
McLaren MP4-12C GT3
Mercedes AMG GT3
Mercedes SLS GT3
RUF RGT-8 GT3 (Porsche)

GT4:
Aston Martin Vantage GT4
BMW M3 GT4 (E92)
Ford Mustang Boss 302R1 GT4
Ginetta G55 GT4
KTM XBow R
Toyota GT86 Rocket Bunny GT

CAR SWAPS
Car choices are 'largely' fixed once the championship starts. (Round 1 - Brands Hatch)
However, we appreciate that DLC additional content may provide extra options that some competitors may wish to take advantage of.
With this in mind, a 'transfer' window' will open between Oulton Park 22/05/16 and Sillverstone on 05/06/15.

PRACTICE & QUALIFYING RULES:

Each TORA British GT event will commence with qualifying
British GT Qualifying sessions start at 8pm on race night.
Qualifying sessions for each meeting will be 15 minutes in length
Drivers are able to enter and exit the pit lane freely during this time.
Qualifying data will be recorded at the conclusion of the session.

WEATHER SETTINGS
With regarding the weather settings, TORA will announce 24 hours prior to each race what the forecast will be.
The data will be based on a forecast sourced for the real world venue (though the organisers reserve the right to amend weather conditions to provide the best experience for all competitors).

RACE RULES:

Race meetings for this championship will consist of 6 rounds with 2x 30 minutes races and 1x 1 hour endurance. Please check the season calendar for confirmation.
Depending on the number of entries per meeting, each lobby will consist of a maximum of 14/16 cars which will be 7 or 8 cars from both categories (GT3 & GT4)

All of the races will commence with a rolling start which will include a formation lap.
START PROCEDURE:
- Drivers are called off the grid by lobby host in correct grid order.
- Drivers proceed around the circuit in single file. Tyre warming is permitted but brake testing is NOT.
- Towards the end of the lap, the lobby host will request drivers to form up in 2x2 formation. EXTREME CARE MUST BE TAKEN.
- The driver in last place must confirm to lobby host once all cars are in position.
- The rolling grid will then await the 3-2-1-GO call from the lead driver.
- This call will come only when the lead driver is about to cross the Start/Finish line.

PIT STOPS

There will be ONE mandatory pit stop during each race.

Safety Car Rules

Standard TORA safety car rules in effect please refer to sporting regulation handbook
In short, incidents involving three or more cars or where an incident blocks the circuit, the drivers must request SC from the lobby host who will then ask the field to slow under safety car conditions. When the track is clear a restart will take place using the same procedure as a standard race start BUT competitors need not form up 2x2.

Steward Inquiries Rules

Standard SI rules in force please refer to sporting regulation handbook


SILVERSTONE RACE RULES.
The fourth round of the championship will be 1 hour 30mins in length (approx. 42 laps).

SERIES POINTS

This will be the points system for the championship and will be the same in the overall, privateers and teams standings.

1st = 100pts
2nd = 95pts
3rd = 92pts
4th = 90pts
5th = 88pts
6th = 86pts
7th = 84pts
8th = 82pts
9th = 80pts
10th = 79pts
11th = 78pts
12th = 77pts
13th = 76pts
14th = 75pts
Each position will be minus 1 point right the way through to:
88th = 1pt

Can we overtake other cars AFTER the start finish line even if 1st place has not said 3-2-1- GO ?

Wat assist are aloud ? Can't find were it tells you

The British 1st wrote:Can we overtake other cars AFTER the start finish line even if 1st place has not said 3-2-1- GO ?

No passing until you've passed the start line.

HCR Super T wrote:Wat assist are aloud ?  Can't find were it tells you

Details on assists can be found here:
http://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t16567-british-gt-2016-lobby-settings

Matt wrote:

HCR Super T wrote:Wat assist are aloud ?  Can't find were it tells you

Details on assists can be found here:
http://forums.theonlineracingassociation.com/t16567-british-gt-2016-lobby-settings

Cheers mate

Matt wrote:

The British 1st wrote:Can we overtake other cars AFTER the start finish line even if 1st place has not said 3-2-1- GO ?

No passing until you've passed the start line.

Does the race start when we cross the start finish line going onto lap number 2. when WE cross the start finish line going onto lap 2 we can start overtaking people. ? yes or no ?

Are you really asking this question again?!

He'd rather jump the start and pass everyone on a technicality, then start with everyone else. A born cheater!

Hahahahhahahahaha

TheVeniceBurner wrote:He'd rather jump the start and pass everyone on a technicality, then start with everyone else. A born cheater!

So overtaking after the start finish line is cheating ? explain ?

Don't worry I tried to explain before this to him before in a party but he didn't want to listen so there's no point trying to explain to him again. Even after matt has explained

The British 1st wrote:

TheVeniceBurner wrote:He'd rather jump the start and pass everyone on a technicality, then start with everyone else. A born cheater!

So overtaking after the start finish line is cheating ? explain ?

I don't think we need to spell out what happened at Silverstone last season...

I just want to check something, as it's starting to make me feel thick. First the rules say:

"Race meetings for this championship will consist of 6 rounds with 2x 30 minutes races and 1x 1 hour endurance. Please check the season calendar for confirmation."

Then later...

"SILVERSTONE RACE RULES.
The fourth round of the championship will be 1 hour 30mins in length (approx. 42 laps)."

So I'm guessing that the first quote has got the Silverstone race length wrong by 30 mins, and every other round is 2x30 mins races?

Just saw this myself, you're not thick Lexx, matt care to clarify please? has it changed or is this a typo?

I would imagine Silverstone has x1 race at 1hr 30 and the other rounds are the x2 30 min and x1 he race

colonal keidec wrote:I would imagine Silverstone has x1 race at 1hr 30 and the other rounds are the x2 30 min  and x1 he race

That's what I thought, but when checking the calendar the non-Silverstone rounds are all "2 races".

The lap data for each track has been updated.
Silverstone will be a 1h30 min race with all other races running to approx. 30mins each.

This gives us enough time to have qualy on the night as well and still aim to finish within the 2hr timeframe (with a minimal overrun for Silverstone

Thanks, very helpful!

During pit stops are we required to refuel and change tyres or do we just have to visit the pits

As long as you visit the pits it's down to you what you do in there.
A fresh pair of boots is always helpful though

Matt wrote:As long as you visit the pits it's down to you what you do in there.
A fresh pair of boots is always helpful though

cool thanks . And Ye they are haha

Just so im sure as i cant find if it says and dont wanna get done for cheating but... As there is a mandatory pit stop, I know from racing online that in a race thats short enough to do it on 1 set of tyres (As i believe these races probably would be) you can save a large amount of time by only either adding a small amount of fuel and no tyres or just not adding anythng and doing a basic stop and go pit. Is it mandatory to CHANGE the tyres so everyone is on a level pit time?

No - it's primarily just the stop. While, yes some races mean you won't need to change tyres it's more about simply having that car in the pits.

Ok, thanks mate!