Season 5 of rFactor 2’s Competition System online races are now live

Following the launch of new content for simulation platform rFactor 2, there follows a new Competition System playlist offering closely-fought online races.

As ever, there will be a selection of daily races, set championships and a season-finale Race of the Season – the pinnacle of the Competition System.

After the launch on the 8th August, when the Competition System was down for a day, now the servers are back up and the events are open.

Daily races

The following races will happen every day between 8th August and 18th September. Simply hop on with the content installed and enter an online race.

Rookie Cup

The Rookie Cup eschews the previous entry-level Alpine A110 for the new Caterham Academy, which is free to all rFactor 2 players from the Steam Workshop as of this week.

• Timing: Daily, at the beginning of every hour
• Format: 10-minute practice, five-minute qualifying, 20-minute race
• Car: Caterham Academy

Open Wheel Sprint

Steeping up from the Rookie Cup, the Open Wheel Sprint remains but with a new set of locations to race on.

• Timing: Daily, 30 minutes past every hour
• Format: 10-minute practice, five-minute qualifying, 25-minute race
• Car: Tatuus FT-60

Week of	Rookie Cup Track	Open Wheel Sprint Track
8th August	Lime Rock Park (All Chicanes)	Portland (no chicane)
15th August	Loch Drummond	Palm Springs Road Course B
22nd August	Atlanta Motorsports Park	Hampton Downs
29th August	Botniaring Circuit	Sao Paulo
5th September	Mills Metropark	Loch Drummond
12th September	Silverstone Circuit (National Course)	Indianapolis Road Course

Championships

The championships take place across a number of rounds, following a hot lap time trial qualifying period that determines the splits. Each race is then held once on a set date and time, with the points awarded then determining the splits for the rest of the season and an overall champion.

Touring Car Challenge

The official British Touring Car Championship content within rFactor 2 continues to be used, with the Touring Car Challenge.

Any current 2021-season BTCC car can be used, with the roster now expanded thanks to the recent options of the Hyundai i30 N Performance and Ford Focus ST to sit alongside the existing Toyota Corolla GR and Infiniti Q50.

Week #	Date	Track
1	12th August	Donington Park (National) – 21 laps
2	19th August	Silverstone (National) – 25 laps
3	26th August	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) – 30 laps
4	2nd September	Zandvoort Club – 23 laps
5	9th September	Portland International Raceway – 19 laps
6	16th September	Virginia International Raceway – 21 laps

• Qualifying: 8th – 11th August, Donington Park National
• Timing: Each race, Friday at 9 pm CEST
• Format: 10-minute practice, 10-minute qualifying, race ~25 minutes
• Cars: 2021 BTCC

Mini Challenge

The historic Mini racing car is a new addition this season for rFactor 2, so it’s only logical that it’s used for its own championship this time around. Two weeks of qualifying set the grid for the four-race championship

The pre-qualifying is open now to determine the top split for the season. If you don’t qualify, you can still participate in the races, but you’ll be in the bottom split.

Week #	Date	Track
1	8th August	Pre-qualifying Silverstone
2	15th August	Pre-qualifying Silverstone
3	22nd August	Portland (no chicane)
4	29th August	Monza (Junior)
5	5th September	Botniaring (Short)
6	12th September	Zandvoort (Club)

• Qualifying: 8th – 15th August, Silverstone
• Timing: Each race, Monday at 10 pm CEST
• Format: 10-minute Practice, five-minute qualifying, 20-minute race
• Car: Austin Mini Cooper S MkI Group 2

GT Endurance Trophy

This competition makes use of the GTE car category, which has recently received an updated tyre model. Like the Touring Car Challenge, there will be a pre-qualifying period, which sets the splits for the races.

The pre-qualifying is already closed for the top split. If you missed qualifying, you can still participate in the races, but you’ll be in the bottom split.

Week #	Date	Track
1	25th July – 7th August	Pre-qualifying Silverstone
2	14th August	Silverstone
3	21st August	Indianapolis Road Course
4	28th August	Spa-Francorchamps
5	4th September	Monza
6	11th September	Circuit de la Sarthe

• Qualifying: 25th July – 7th August, Silverstone
• Timing: Each race, Sunday at 8 pm CEST
• Format: 10-minute Practice, 10-minute qualifying, 90-minute race except for final – 2.4 hours (144 minutes)
• Cars: GTE

Race of the Season

The big one. Once again using the new Austin Mini Cooper S MkI Group 2, this has hot-lap qualifying until 12th September before a live, broadcast, final race on the 18th.

For Season 4, the finale with at Donington Park in the Toyota Corolla GR BTCC, won by Ross McGregor. Top three in the race will receive a physical trophy.

• Qualifying: 8th August – 12th September, Brands Hatch Grand Prix
• Race: Sunday 18th September, 9 pm CEST
• Format: 45-minute race, top 30 drivers
• Car: Austin Mini Cooper S MkI Group 2

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