The sixth season of the rFactor 2 Competition System is officially live! Sim racers alike on the rFactor 2 platform can stack up against one another in official races on the Competition System, a relatively new process added to the fold earlier this year.
Moving into Season 6, there will once again be a selection of daily races, weekly championship series, and possibly the biggest draw to the season will be the chance to qualify for the Le Mans Virtual Cup event coming up at Monza.
Here are the events listed currently on the rFactor 2 Competition System. Happy racing!
rFactor 2 Daily Series races
Rookie Cup
The Rookie Cup will once again utilize the Caterham Academy car, a free with rFactor 2 via the Steam Workshop vehicle. The schedule will also stay the same as it was in Season 5.
The Open Wheel Sprint will use the Tatuus PM-18 in replacement of the Tatuus FT-60 from Season 5. With the car change also comes a schedule change, six next venues to visit every bottom of the hour.
Timing: Daily, 30 minutes past every hour
Format: 10-minute qualifying, 25-minute race
Car: Tatuus PM-18
Week of
Rookie Cup Track (xx:00 races)
Open Wheel Sprint Track (xx:30 races)
25th September
Lime Rock Park
Adria
2nd October
Loch Drummond
Silverstone
9th October
Atlanta Motorsports Park
Lime Rock Park
16th October
Botniaring Circuit
Highlands
23rd October
Mills Metropark
Teretonga Park
30th October
Silverstone Circuit (National Course)
Zandvoort
rFactor 2 Weekly Championship Series
Touring Car Challenge
Again in Season 6, rFactor 2 players can get in on the British Touring Car Championship content within rFactor 2 with the weekly Touring Car Challenge series.
Week #
Date
Track
Qualifying
25th-30th September
Lime Rock Park
1
7th October
Silverstone
2
14th October
Brands Hatch
3
21st October
Formula E Test Track
4
28th October
Loch Drummond
5
4th November
Donington
Qualifying: Lime Rock Park from 25th-30th September, every hour on the 30 minute mark
Race Format: TBA
Cars: 2021 BTCC
Mini Challenge
Also happening again in Season 6, the Austin Mini racing car returns for a similar schedule with some changes towards the end of the season.
Week #
Date
Track
Qualifying
25th September – 2nd October
Silverstone
1
3rd October
Silverstone
2
10th October
Portland
3
17th October
Monza
4
24th October
Botniaring
5
31st October
Zandvoort
Qualifying: Silverstone from 25th September to 2nd October, every hour on the 00 minute mark
Race Format: TBA
Car: Austin Mini Cooper S MkI Group 2
Ferrari Fixed
New to the Competition System this season is a Fixed Series for the Ferrari 488 GTE. The only things that can be changed include Steering Lock, Brake Pressure, Fuel and Brake Bias.
This is the same car that’s being utilized in this year’s GTE class of the Le Mans Virtual Series, by the way!
Week #
Date
Track
1
2nd October
Lime Rock Park
2
9th October
Loch Drummond
3
16th October
Atlanta Motorsports Park
4
23rd October
Botniaring
5
30th October
Mills Metropark
6
6th November
Silverstone (National)
Format: 10-minute qualifying, 20-minute race
Car: Ferrari 488 GTE
Le Mans Virtual Cup
Part of the rFactor 2 Competition System, the Le Mans Virtual Cup Series is currently holding qualifications up until 7th October when Monza is scheduled to take place.
Top finishing drivers in the overall series will get a chance to race in the 2023 24 hours of Le Mans Virtual.
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