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THIS PAGE CONTAINS INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE BMW SIM GT CUP, THE QUALIFICATION SERIES FOR iRACING PARTICIPANTS FOR BMW SIM LIVE 2022
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RaceSpot Live Events are responsible for managing the results of the BMW SIM GT CUP 2022, which serves as the iRacing qualification series for BMW SIM LIVE 2022. As a part of this, RaceSpot Live Events are also responsible for providing stewarding overview of the drivers and teams who finish in the Top 10 of each race, to ensure that participants conduct themselves within the spirit of fair racing, and are authorised by BMW and their partners to investigate and apply penalties where incidents cause moderate – significant disadvantage to other teams by intentional / ‘at fault’ contact, unsportsmanlike behaviour, and failing to adhere to core racing rules and regulations.
This page provides an overview of activities for the series, as well as a summary of the incidents and outcomes for each race, details of each race (Including broadcast links and replays), as well as confirmed results and standings. For further information, please visit the BMW SIM RACING DISCORD.
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Series Schedule
Current Series Standings
Round 4: Nurburgring Grand Prix- Results and Reports
Round 3: Sebring International Raceway – Results and Reports
Round 2: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta – Results and Reports
Round 1: Daytona International Speedway – Results and Reports
SERIES SCHEDULE
| Round | Circuit | Duration | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daytona International Speedway | 120 Minutes | 9 January | Team Redline Blue Chris Lulham | Gianni Vecchio |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | 120 Minutes | 6 February | BS+COMPETITION Phil Denes | Rainer Talvar |
| 3 | Sebring International Raceway | 120 Minutes | 27 March | BS+COMPETITION Rainer Talvar | Phil Denes |
| 4 |  Nürburgring Grand-Prix | 120 Minutes | 24 April | |
| 5 | Watkins Glen International | 120 Minutes | 5 June | |
| 6 |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 120 Minutes | 26 June | |
| 7 | Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg | 120 Minutes | 10 July | |
| 8 | Barber Motorsports Park | 120 Minutes | 14 August | |
| 9 |  Silverstone Circuit | 120 Minutes | 18 September | |
| 10 |  Suzuka International Racing Course | 120 Minutes | 16 October |
CURRENT SERIES STANDINGS
This section provides the full qualification standings for the 2022 BMW SIM GT CUP, which is used as the qualifying series for participating at BMW SIM LIVE 2022. The following should be taken into account when reading the table:
- Drivers score points individually, not as a team. This means that drivers may participate for more than one team over the course of a season, and a team may comprise of more than two drivers for different races across the season.
- A single bonus point is awarded for the DRIVER with the fastest lap. This is not allocated to both members of the team.
- The points below take into account any penalties issued as a part of the post race review over the course of the season.
| Pos | Name | Team | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | BP | Total |
| 1 | Phil Denes | BS+COMPETITION | 25 | 25 | 15 | 65 | ||
| 2 | Rainer Talvar | BS+COMPETITION | 25 | 25 | 15 | 65 | ||
| 3 | Chris Lulham | Team Redline | 25 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 57 |
| 4 = | Gianni Vecchio | Team Redline | 25 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 56 | |
| 4 = | Diogo C. Pinto | Team Redline | 18 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 56 | |
| 6 | Luke A Bennett | Team Redline | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | ||
| 7 | Jamie Fluke | Apex Racing Team | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 | ||
| 8 = | Matti Sipilä | KOVA | 4 | 8 | 25 | 37 | ||
| 8 = | Valtteri Alander | KOVA | 4 | 8 | 25 | 37 | ||
| 10 | Alejandro Sanchez | Apex Racing Team | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 33 | |
| 11 = | Florian Lebigre2 | R8G Esports | 12 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 11 = | Valentin Mandernach | R8G Esports | 12 | 10 | 22 | |||
| 13 | Maximilian Benecke | Team Redline | 1 | 18 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 14 | Patrik Holzmann | Team Redline | 1 | 18 | 19 | |||
| 15 = | Elvis Rankin | Apex Racing Team | 12 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 15 = | Yohann Harth | Apex Racing Team | 12 | 6 | 18 | |||
| 17 = | Hugh Barter | R8G Esports | 6 | 10 | 16 | |||
| 17 = | Andre Melchers | R8G Esports | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 17 = | Vlad Khimichev | R8G Esports | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||
| 20 | Kevin Ellis Jr | Apex Racing Team | 15 | 15 | ||||
| 21 = | Dani Elgarbay | MSi Esports | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 21 = | Gabi Montoro | MSi Esports | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 23 = | Thibault Cazaubon | R8G Esports | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 23 = | Antti Ahola | KOVA | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 23 = | Tuomas Tähtelä | KOVA | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 26 = | Gaël VALERO | Apex Racing Academy | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 26 = | Kenny Roosen | Valkyrie esport X | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 26 = | Mario Vartanian | R8G Esports | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
| 26 = | Simeon Lynch | Valkyrie esport X | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 26 = | Thijs J Simons | Apex Racing Academy | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 31 = | Alexander Thiebe | Team Redline | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 31 = | Christopher Dambietz | Team Redline | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 33 = | Bruno do Carmo | Full Time Esports by TK | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 33 = | Gustavo Ariel | Full Time Esports by TK | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 33 = | Luke McKeown | Team Redline | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 33 = | Maxime Brient | Apex Racing Team | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 36 = | Przemyslaw Marek Lemanek | R8G Esports | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 36 = | Sergio Ignacio2 | Zennith Esports | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 36 = | Yago Martinez | Zennith Esports | 1 | 1 |
Round 4: Nurburgring Grand Prix
Date Of Race: 24th April 2022
YouTube Broadcast: Available Here (Opens In New Tab)
Race Replay: Available Here (Via WeTransfer, Includes Paint Pack, OINT)
Stewards Report Document: Available Here (PDF, OINT)
Stewards Report
Following a review of the race, there are a number of incidents which have been reviewed by stewards, and the following penalties / notes have been issued:
| Car(s) Investigated | Car(s) Involved | Incident Review |
| Team Redline Blue | Kova 777 | 5 Second Penalty for pushing driver too close to the pit wall coming to the Green Flag. |
| R8G Junior Car | NFA: Solo Car Incident | |
| ALL DRIVERS – LAP 1 TURNS 2 & 3 | No further investigation needed. | |
| Team Redline Orange | Apex Racing Team Car 98 | 5 Second penalty for Team Redline Orange, for pushing Apex Racing Team Car 98 off the track on Lap 1 |
| Apex Racing Academy Car 198 | Bombay Spice Competition 4 | 10 Second Penalty for Apex Racing Academy Team – Causing a Collision With Bombay Spice Competition Car |
| Volante Racing 77 | Warning for off track / rejoin on Lap 1 | |
| Apex Racing Team 98 | Warning for off track / rejoin on Lap 1 | |
| Apex Racing Team 99 | Williams Esports 150 | 10 Second Penalty for Apex Racing Team 99 – Spinning Williams Esports 150 off track on T1 L2, then hitting him again, as Williams Esports 150 was spinning. No effort was made to slow down / avoid spinning car |
| Mechaninc Racing Green 7 | Vendevel Sim Racing White 123 | 20 second penalty for Mechaninc Racing Green Car. crashing Vendevel Sim Racing White 123 on Lap 2. Penalty surplus to requirements due to both drivers being out of the race. |
| 89 BS+ Competition | Team Redline Red | UPDATE: NO FURTHER ACTION: BS+ Competition Did Move to the right hand side of the track, but there was plenty of space betweem the Team Redline Red car and the edge of the track, and the incident started not because of contact but because of netcode. Without netcode, there would have been no incident. |
| Williams Esports Razer | Apex Racing Academy 198, Apex Racing Academy 199. | 5 second penalty for pushing across the track into Apex Racing Academy cars. |
| Obsidian Racing 13 | Urano eSports DATAGROUP 90 | 5 Second Penalty For Obsidian Racing 13, for turning around the Urano eSports DATAGROUP 90 car. Although there are many lines through the corner, there was enough room between cars entering the corner, and more room should have been given by the Obsidian Racing 13 car. |
| R8G Esports 8 | Kova 707 | Kova 707 Car was moving from the right hand side of the track to pinch R8G Esports, which then had limited room as the track was narrowing then opening. In this case, as the Kova 707 car is deemed to be at fault, even though they spun, the incident will be deemed NFA. |
Revised Results For Round 4
Following the application of penalties, the final race results from Round 3 are as follows. As a reminder, only penalties affecting the Top 10 are included here.
| Finish Pos | CF Pos | Name | Drivers | Interval | Penalties | Total Interval |
| 1 | 1 | KOVA $777 | Valtteri Alander Matti Sipilä | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | Team Redline Purple | Luke A Bennett Diogo C. Pinto | -1.121 | -1.121 | |
| 3 | 4 | BS+COMPETITION #89 | Rainer Talvar Phil Denes | -4.067 | -4.067 | |
| 4 | 2 | Team Redline Blue | Chris Lulham Gianni Vecchio | -0.87 | -5 | -5.87 |
| 5 | 5 | R8G Esports $88 | Valentin Mandernach Florian Lebigre2 | -9.126 | -9.126 | |
| 6 | 6 | R8G Esports $8 | Andre Melchers Vlad Khimichev | -11.988 | -11.988 | |
| 7 | 7 | MSi eSports RED | Dani Elgarbay Gabi Montoro | -12.282 | -12.282 | |
| 8 | 8 | Team Redline Yellow | Christopher Dambietz Alexander Thiebe | -16.008 | -16.008 | |
| 9 | 9 | Apex Racing Team #98 | Alejandro Sánchez Maxime Brient | -22.951 | -22.951 | |
| 10 | 10 | KOVA $707 | Tuomas Tähtelä Antti Ahola | -26.515 | -26.515 |
Round 3: Sebring International Raceway
Date Of Race: 27th March 2022
YouTube Broadcast: Available Here (Opens In New Tab)
Race Replay: Available Here (Via WeTransfer, Includes Paint Pack, OINT)
Stewards Report Document: Available Here (PDF, OINT)
Stewards Report
Following a review of the race, there are a number of incidents which have been reviewed by stewards, and the following penalties / notes have been issued:
| Car # | Team | Description of Incident | Penalty Issued |
| 69 | Team Redline Purple | Incident with Car #1 at Cunningham Corner on Lap 11. NFA, as #69 was already alongside and did not push off on the exit of the corner | NFA |
| 777 | KOVA | Incident with R8G Esports #8 at Turn 3. Incident caused #8 to hit the tyre barrier as a consequence of crash. 777 was not fully alongside as they attempted the pass, and although there was netcode, this incident could have been avoided. APPEAL BY KOVA HAS BEEN DENIED | 10 Second Penalty |
| 8 | R8G Esports | Coming out of pitlane, attempted to pass traffic without giving due care and attention. Caused 20 car to spin at Turn 4 | 5 Second Penalty |
| 14 | Cars&Coffee | Incident with #777 whilst being laps down. Netcode contact, but more care could have been provided | Warning |
| RSTVC1 | Ajuna Kankipati | Saying the phrase tune in on an online broadcast | $200 Penalty |
| 96 | BS+ Competition | Contact with #23 Arnarge Competition at the hairpin on Lap 53. BS+ Competiton pushed across the racetrack into #23 car causing contact | 5 Second Penalty |
| 707 | KOVA | Contact with 69 Team Redline Purple Car, causing them to spin at Turn 3 on Lap 55 as they were spinning. Caused by a self spin being over-aggressive into T3, with no contact behind. Contact on rejoin causing potential damage, and even though position was ‘given back’, this was only as being slower out of the grass. | 5 Second Penalty |
| 199 | Apex Academy Team | No contact, so NFA | NFA |
| 89 | BS+ Competition | Car made it’s one move down to the inside into the hairpin on final lap of the race. Contact with #71 Team Redline Car, meaning posiitoin was gained. After review, contact was instigated by #71 making an additional defensive move, moving across BS+ Competition car whilst already partially alongside. There was therefore no way #89 would have been able to make the corner due to being crowded off to the inside when already onside. Conversation about making the corner is moot. | NFA |
Revised Results For Round 3
Following the application of penalties, the final race results from Round 3 are as follows.
| Finish Pos | CF Pos | Name | Drivers | Interval | Penalties | Total Interval |
| 1 | 1 | BS+COMPETITION | Rainer Talvar | Phil Denes | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Team Redline Red | Maximilian Benecke | Patrik Holzmann | -1.791 | -1.791 | |
| 3 | 3 | Apex Racing Team #98 | Alejandro Sánchez | Jamie Fluke | -5.2 | -5.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | R8G Esports $88 | Valentin Mandernach | Florian Lebigre2 | -9.173 | -9.173 | |
| 5 | 6 | Apex Racing Academy #199 | Thijs J Simons | Gaël VALERO | -15.656 | -15.656 | |
| 6 | 4 | KOVA $777 | Valtteri Alander | Matti Sipilä | -7.283 | -10 Secs | -17.283 |
| 7 | 7 | Apex Racing Team #99 | Elvis Rankin | Yohann Harth | -22.79 | -22.79 | |
| 8 | 8 | Team Redline Blue | Chris Lulham | Gianni Vecchio | -30.625 | -30.625 | |
| 9 | 10 | Team Redline Purple | Diogo C. Pinto | Luke McKeown | -33.8 | -33.8 | |
| 10 | 11 | R8G Esports $888 | Thibault Cazaubon | Przemyslaw Marek Lemanek | -33.927 | -33.927 | |
| 11 | 9 | KOVA $707 | Tuomas Tähtelä | Antti Ahola | -33.597 | -5 Secs | -38.597 |
| 12 | 13 | Arnage Competition | Leandro Anderrüti | Jimmy Antunes | -42.111 | -42.111 | |
| 13 | 12 | BS+TURNER | Felix Quirmbach | Vasilios Beletsiotis | -38.916 | -5 Secs | -43.916 |
| 14 | 14 | NSH Racing Team | Max Humbert | Jeremy Lamier | -47.633 | -47.633 |
Round 2: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Date Of Race: 6th February 2022
YouTube Broadcast: Available Here (Opens In New Tab)
Race Replay: Available Here (Via WeTransfer, Includes Paint Pack, OINT)
Stewards Report Document: Available Here (PDF, OINT)
Stewards Report
Following a review of the race, there are a number of incidents which have been reviewed by stewards, and the following penalties / notes have been issued:
| Car # | Team | Description of Incident | Penalty Issued |
| 89 | BS+ Competition | Contact with Apex Racing Team 99 (Approx. 15 mins into the race). Caused loss of positions to Apex Racing Team. | 5 Secs |
| 99 | Apex Racing Team | Contact With Team Redline 69 at the final corner, pushing said car off the track and causing multiple position losses (Approx. 25 mins into the race). | 5 Secs |
| 3 | Team Redline Orange | Would have had a 20 second penalty had he finished in Top 10 for race ending move of 3 cars, at Turn 4, however Team Redline were also unable to continue (Approx. 27 Mins into the race). Noted due to the size of the incident, and actions of Team Redline Orange. | Warning |
| 8 | R8G Esports | Race Ending Incident with FYRA SimSport Purple. | 20 Secs |
| 69 | Team Redline Green | Incident with FYRA SIMSPORT RED 2. | NFA |
| 69 | Team Redline Green | Aggressive overtake over Apex Racing Team 69. | Warning |
Revised Results For Round 2
Following the application of penalties, the final race results from Round 2 are as follows.
| Finish Pos | CF Pos | Name | Drivers | Interval | Penalties | Total Interval |
| 1 | 1 | BS+COMPETITION #89 | Phil Denes | Rainer Talvar | 0 | -5 | -5 |
| 2 | 2 | Team Redline Green | Diogo C. Pinto | Luke A Bennett | -8.987 | -8.987 | |
| 3 | 4 | Team Redline Blue | Chris Lulham | Gianni Vecchio | -12.469 | -12.469 | |
| 4 | 3 | Apex Racing Team #99 | Yohann Harth | Jamie Fluke | -12.221 | -5 | -17.221 |
| 5 | 6 | R8G Esports $888 | Thibault Cazaubon | Hugh Barter | -21.016 | -21.016 | |
| 6 | 7 | MSi eSports 120 | Dani Elgarbay | Gabi Montoro | -21.945 | -21.945 | |
| 7 | 8 | KOVA $707 | Tuomas Tähtelä | Antti Ahola | -22.043 | -22.043 | |
| 8 | 9 | KOVA $777 | Matti Sipilä | Valtteri Alander | -22.226 | -22.226 | |
| 9 | 10 | Team Redline Yellow | Christopher Dambietz | Alexander Thiebe | -22.449 | -22.449 | |
| 10 | 11 | Zennith Esports 120 | Sergio Ignacio2 | Yago Martinez | -25.81 | -25.81 | |
| 11 | 12 | Apex Racing Academy #197 | Yani Stevenheydens | Elvis Rankin | -26.465 | -26.465 | |
| 12 | 13 | FYRA SIMSPORT RED | Lasse Bak | Mikkel Gade | -30.792 | -30.792 | |
| 13 | 14 | Williams Esports Chillblast | Arthur Lehouck | Alxander Spetz | -36.241 | -36.241 | |
| 14 | 5 | R8G Esports $8 | Andre Melchers | Vlad Khimichev | -20.69 | -20 | -40.69 |
| 15 | 15 | Arnage Competition by O-Rouge | Ricardo Rico | Nicolás Rubilar | -45.003 | -45.003 |
Round 1: Daytona International Speedway
Date Of Race: 9th January 2022
YouTube Broadcast: Available Here (Opens In New Tab)
Race Replay: Available Here (Via WeTransfer, Includes Paint Pack, OINT)
Stewards Report Document: Available Here (PDF, OINT)
Stewards Report
Following a review of the race, stewards determined that no incidents required review. Therefore, the final race results ‘In Sim’ are confirmed in full for the Top 10 qualifying teams.
Confirmed Results For Round 1
| Finish Pos | CF Pos | Name | Drivers | Interval | Penalties | Total Interval |
| 1 | 1 | Team Redline Blue | Chris Lulham | Gianni Vecchio | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | Team Redline Green | Diogo C. Pinto | Luke A Bennett | -0.049 | -0.049 | |
| 3 | 3 | Apex Racing Team #98 | Alejandro Sanchez | Kevin Ellis Jr | -4.095 | -4.095 | |
| 4 | 4 | Apex Racing Team #99 | Jamie Fluke | Elvis Rankin | -4.165 | -4.165 | |
| 5 | 5 | Valkyrie esport X | Simeon Lynch | Kenny Roosen | -12.826 | -12.826 | |
| 6 | 6 | R8G Esports $8 | Vlad Khimichev | Andre Melchers | -12.927 | -12.927 | |
| 7 | 7 | R8G Esports Junior $888 | Hugh Barter | Mario Vartanian | -20.606 | -20.606 | |
| 8 | 8 | KOVA $707 | Tuomas Tähtelä | Antti Ahola | -20.673 | -20.673 | |
| 9 | 9 | Full Time eSports by TK | Bruno do Carmo | Gustavo Ariel | -20.688 | -20.688 | |
| 10 | 10 | Team Redline Red | Maximilian Benecke | Patrik Holzmann | -22.867 | -22.867 |