Motorsport
UK Esports – GT Challenge Season 3 Event Terms and Conditions:
Definitions:
Driver(s): means the Driver(s) put forward by the Team to drive and
compete on their behalf in the Event.
Event: means
all four Rounds of the Championship as detailed in Clause 12.
Championship: means the 2025 Motorsport UK Esports – GT Challenge Season
Motorsport UK: means Motorsport UK Association Limited (company number
01344829) whose registered office address is 141 The Command Works Southern
Avenue, Bicester Heritage, Bicester, England, OX27 8FY.
Organisers: means Motorsport UK.
Stewards: means the judicial body at the Event responsible for ensuring
these Terms and Conditions and driving standards are adhered to during the Event
and to allocate penalties.
Team: means the sim racing team entered.
1. Introduction 1.1
The Event is
organised and owned by Motorsport UK (the ‘Organisers’).
1.2
The Organisers
have the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time.
1.3
The Organisers
have the right to cancel the Event at any time. Should the Organisers cancel
the Event a refund of the paid Motorsport UK esports membership shall not be
refunded.
1.4
The Event is
an esports Championship which will be organised through The SimGrid* website.
1.5
Clarification,
interpretation and determination of any rules and these terms and conditions
shall be decided by the Organisers.
1.6
By entering
and taking part in the Event you are agreeing to these Terms & Conditions.
1.7
Drivers are
required to provide their own hardware and software equipment to compete in the
Event.
1.8
Driver entries
will be accepted at the sole discretion of the Organisers.
1.9
The quality of
the internet connection being used by the Driver to compete in the Event is the
sole responsibility of the Driver. Should any internet connection issues result
in an unnatural performance of the car the Organiser will have the right to
remove the Driver from the Event and record a DNF result.
1.10 All Drivers must adhere to the
Motorsport UK Race with Respect code of conduct which can be found here. All Teams and Drivers must read this before entering the race. Breach
of this code may lead to expulsion from the race.
2. Registration and Entry 2.1 Drivers are required to enter the Event
2.2 Drivers
must be 16 years old or over
2.3 Each Driver
that participates in the Event will be required to hold a paid Motorsport UK
Esports membership (£27.99).
2.4 Any
entry that is incomplete or which contains offensive material or is otherwise
spoiled shall be discarded and or rejected as not complying with these Terms
and Conditions and shall be void.
2.5 Drivers
are permitted to make changes to their entry any number of times prior to the Driver
Changes Deadline.
2.6 The ‘Driver
Changes Deadline’ is 09:00 BST on Monday 24th February, before the start of the
Event.
2.7 The car
classes are as follows:
GT3 - Acura NSX GT3 Evo, Ferrari 296
GT3, Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT3, BMW M4 GT3, Corvette Z06 GT3
R, Mercedes-AMG GT3 2020, Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), Lamborghini Hurracan
GT3 Evo, McLaren 720S GT3 EVO, Ford Mustang GT3
GT4 - Aston Martin Vantage GT4, McLaren 570S
GT4, Mercedes-AMG GT4, Porsche 718 CaymanGT4 Clubsport MR, BMW M4 G82 GT4
3. Event
Details
3.1 The
Event timetable is as follows:
• Practice - 18:00 GMT
• Qualifying - 19:30GMT- (Lone
Qualifying, 3 Laps, 10 Minutes)
• Race – 19:45 – 21:15 BST
3.2 The
in-sim game time will vary from race to race and is outlined in the Championship
calendar. The weather will be set to "Generate" and dynamic sky will
be enabled. All sessions after practice will have marbles set to 'Carry Over'.
3.3 The
Event Rules are as follows:
·
Rolling Start
·
Single File, Maintain Restarts (after Safety Car
period)
·
Fast Repairs: 1
·
Minimum Licence: Class D 2.0
·
Drive through Penalty given after 25x incident
points and then every 10x after that
·
Strict Qualifying in game scrutineering
·
OPEN car setups
4.
Stewarding
4.1 The
Event will be stewarded by iRacing's inbuilt automated stewarding system and the
Organisers will have a number of Stewards on hand to review incidents
throughout each race.
4.2 To have an incident reviewed,
protests must be submitted through the Google Form located here https://forms.gle/jSncE3jjgVMsePTb6
and the Stewards will review it and confirm the outcome in game and in the
Discord server.
PLEASE
NOTE: Drivers will have a maximum of 2 protests available for each
race.
4.3
Drivers have one hour after the end of each race to submit any protests
5 Scoring
5.1 Winners will be chosen based on finishing position.
5.2 The amount of points allocated per class are outlined in Clause 11.
6. Liveries
6.1
Each Team is allowed to use their own liveries for each race. Official
Motorsport UK Esports logos must be added to each car. Details for this are
outlined in the Motorsport UK Discord and in 6.2 below.
6.2
Each Team must run the championship decal layer car. The decal pack is
available to download from the ‘Useful Links’ channel in the Discord server
6.3 All liveries used
must adhere to the iRacing Paint Policy found here (policy updated
08/12/21)
6.4
Any politically charged or potentially offensive material on a custom livery
will see the team banned from the race.
7. Prizes
7.1 The
three drivers in all four classes will receive x2 General Admission tickets to
a 2025 British GT round of the Drivers choice. (Subject to availability)
7.2 The winning driver from all four classes shall win a one hour
session in the Base Performance Simulator - Full Scale GT Simulator to take
place at Base Performance Unit 1 Manor Park Warkworth Banbury Oxfordshire OX17
2AG. The winners shall choose a suitable date which shall be accepted subject
to availability. Further information is provided here.
collectively
the ‘Prizes’.
7.5 The
Prizes cannot be refunded or exchanged for any cash amount nor exchanged for
any other goods or services nor can the Prizes be sold or transferred by the
winner to any other person.
7.6
Delivery of the Prize will be effected in a manner at the Organisers
discretion.
7.7 The
winner agrees that the Organisers (or any third party nominated by the
Organisers) may in its sole discretion use the winner’s comments relating to
the Prize and their experience for future promotional, marketing and publicity
purposes in any media worldwide without notice and without any fee being paid
(including for the avoidance of doubt when responding to any third party).
8.
Broadcasting
8.1 All
five rounds of the Championship will be broadcast with commentary courtesy of
RaceSpot TV.
8. Conduct
8.1 Drivers
or Teams posting negative, disruptive and/or brand-damaging content on social
media about the following may result in the Team being disqualified from the
Event.
8.2 All
Drivers and Teams are expected to respect fellow Competitors, the Organisers
and any others associated with the Event.
8.3 Discrimination
of any kind; bullying; abusive / aggressive behaviour or inappropriate behaviour
will not be tolerated and will lead to penalties or disqualification from the
Event.
9.
Interview Rules
9.1 Teams
may be called to interview either pre-race, mid-race (when not driving) or
post-races.
9.2 Teams
must provide at least one Team representative (Driver or manager) to interview
if an interview is requested by the Organisers or The SimGrid.
9.3 Any
pre-race interviews will be arranged ahead of time with the Teams.
9.4 If Teams
cannot provide a representative to participate in a mid-race interview when
requested then this must be communicated to the Organisers.
9.5 All Teams
agree to provide at least one Driver per Team, who finish in positions 1-3 of
any race to participate in post-race interviews.
9.6 Teams
are reminded that all race interviews are broadcast live, and thus all; offensive/unsportsmanlike
and defamatory comments made during interviews are prohibited and may be
penalised.
9.7 The
above conditions do not solely apply to the race but also apply to qualifying.
10. Data Protection
10.1 The
Team and Driver confirms permission for the Organisers to request and use their
personal data as necessary for the limited purposes of the Championship
including the publication of their name and / or likeness where applicable.
10.2 Should
the entry include the submission of a third party’s personal data the entrant
confirms they have the permission of that third party to do so and that these
Terms and Conditions have been brought to that persons’ attention.
10.3 The
Organisers may have to share the personal data of any winner and guest with
third parties for the purpose of issuing the Prizes.
*The SimGrid is part of Speed Capital
Ltd.
11. Points structure – for both
classes
Position
Points
1
45
2
39
3
34
4
30
5
27
6
24
7
21
8
19
9
17
10
15
11
13
12
11
13
9
14
7
15
6
16
5
17
4
18
3
19
2
20
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