OVERVIEW
The Sim Grid Endurance Cup is a series of 4 endurance rounds. Featuring the 3h of Monza, 3h of Silverstone, 3h of Nurburgring and 3h of Paul Ricard, drivers will need to work together with their teammates to last the distance.
Please note that Nurburgring and Paul Ricard will be run on x2 time progression, which means the 3h race will simulate 6h. All other rounds will be held in real time progression.
Minimum team size is 2 drivers. Maximum team size is 3 drivers. We highly recommend all teams to run with 3 drivers.
SIGN UP PROCESS
Qualifying to secure a slot in this Endurance Cup has now closed. However you are able to register as a reserve team and then you can request to race if another team withdraws for that race. If registering as reserve, please select the Reserve class.
EVENT TIMETABLE
OFFICIAL PRACTICE
Official Practice is always held on the Saturday a week before the race.
Next Official Practice - Paul Ricard - 3th October - 16:00 CEST
Server Name - The Sim Grid 3h of Paul Ricard | Official Practice
Server Password - simgridpr
MONZA / SILVERSTONE / NURBURGRING
Practice 1 - 14:30 CEST
Drivers Briefing - 14:45 CEST
Qualifying - 15:00 CEST
Practice 2 - 15:30 CEST
Race Start - 16:00 CEST
PAUL RICARD
Practice 1 - 14:30 CEST
Drivers Briefing - 14:45 CEST
Qualifying - 15:00 CEST
Practice 2 - 15:30 CEST
Race Start - 16:00 CEST
NOTE - Practice 1 and Qualifying sessions are only for the driver doing the qualifying (this can be any driver in the team). No other driver should connect to the server unless you do so by using the spectator password.
NOTE - Practice 2 is for each driver to connect. Make sure that Driver 1 (the starting driver) is fully connected and driving the car before any team mate attempts to connect to the server to avoid `driver offline` errors as these can only be resolved by a full server restart.
PIT STOPS AND STINT TIMERS
As per the real life rules, drivers are limited to a stint timer of 65minutes. This stint timer is reset upon leaving the pit lane (although not if you're serving a drive through penalty). Drivers can make their pit stops whenever they like within that 65minute stint timer, however your team will receive a penalty if you exceed the stint timer.
Drivers are also bound to a maximum driving time. These times vary depending on the race duration and they will be shown to you on the HUD and the MFD. You will receive a penalty if you exceed the maximum driver time. You will also receive a penalty if each driver does not drive a stint.
RACE TYRE SETS
Each race will have 3 tyre sets available for the race
STEWARDING
Both splits of the Endurance Cup will have both live and post-race stewarding. Please read the rules to learn about the incident report process.
RULES
DRIVING TIME
Stint Timer - 65 minutes
Maximum Driving Time:
2 Drivers = 135 minutes
3 Drivers = 90 minutes
CAR SELECTION
Your team must use the car you qualified for the series with. Using another car will result in disqualification.
CUSTOM LIVERIES
The use of custom liveries made outside of the game is not permitted in this endurance series. Only liveries included in the game or made using the in-game livery editor may be used.
WITHDRAW AND RESERVES
If your team is unavailable to attend a round in the championship, then you can use the withdraw function. This is found by clicking on the `Races` tab, and then `Race Control` on the round you need to withdraw from. There you will find the withdraw button. Please check the info tab to see how many withdrawals are permitted.
If your team has withdrawn from a race, but plans change and you wish to attend the race after all, please contact a member of League and Event staff as the slot may have been filled by a Reserve team already.
If you are a reserve team, you can see if teams have withdrawn from a round on the sign-out-channel on discord, and the `Race Control` tab on each round. If you see a team has withdrawn and you wish to take their place, please contact a member of League and Event staff.
For the full rule set, please click here
