- MANUFACTURER SERIES
- Overturning point rankings at the very last race, saika159- of Subaru takes the overall victory!
- Test Season 1 Overview
- 15/11/2017
In the Manufacturer’s Series the driver signs on with a single automobile manufacturer to compete for a Manufacturer title; and Test Season 1 for the 7 round Championship opened on the Suzuka Circuit. In this race ‘samrai_405’ (Japan) gained the top points, and continued to stay in the top ranks in Rounds 2 (Interlagos) and 3 (Brands Hatch GP).
However in round 2, ‘Brond’ of Japan gained the highest score at 1369 points. While skipping round 3, Brond also scored 1364 points in Round 4 on Dragon Trail, securing a great vantage point for the series.
But the situation was ever changing. ‘saika159-‘ of Hong Kong rose up the ranks in a Subaru, winning Round 5 (Alsace Village) with 1464 points. saika159- was now among the top ranks with a total of 3861 points, but there were other strong contenders as well, such as ‘yamado_racing38’ (Japan) driving for BMW, and ‘JUN-_-JEEEEN’ (Japan) in a McLaren running very close in the rankings, leaving absolutely no margin for error.
On round 6 in Lake Maggiore, JUN-_-JEEEEN, yamado_racing38, Brond, and saika159- all scored high in their races. The point standings at this point was Brond in 1st place with 4086 points, yamado_racing38 in 2nd with 3913 points, saika159- in 3rd with 3897 points, and JUN-_-JEEEEN in 4th with 3827 points. The top 4 drivers were within just 259 points of each other going into the final race.
The final Round 7 was a Group 4 race on the Nürburgring GP. Brond on the top of the point standings and JUN-_-JEEEEN in 4th place both entered the first race out of the 5 time slots, with JUN-_-JEEEEN on pole position and Brond in 2nd position.
The two drivers gradually pulled away from the crowd, turning the race into a one on one fight to the finish line. Even with Brond keeping close behind just waiting for an opportunity, JUN-_-JEEEEN kept a perfect pace throughout the race, holding the top position to the last lap. There was a close moment on the chicane where there was contact between the two cars-but the positions did not change, and JUN-_-JEEEEN won the race with a total of 1358 points.
Brond gained 1312 points in 2nd place; but saika159- in a different time slot scored 1361 points. yamado_racing38 did not enter round 7, and the final point rankings ended with saika159- who gained a total of 4106 points becoming the overall winner of the series.
Point Ranking (Top10)
RANK | DRIVER | DR | SR | RD.1 | RD.2 | RD.3 | RD.4 | RD.5 | RD.6 | RD.7 | TOTAL |
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1 | Subaru saika159- | A | S | 1281 | 649 | 1023 | 1116 | 1464 | 1146 | 1361 | 4106 |
2 | Dodge Brond | S | S | 1241 | 1369 | - | 1364 | 1109 | 1353 | 1312 | 4086 |
3 | Mclaren JUN-_-JEEEEN | S | S | - | 936 | 1116 | 1292 | 1161 | 1374 | 1385 | 4051 |
4 | BMW yamado_racing38 | A | S | - | 1246 | 1296 | 1256 | - | 1361 | - | 3913 |
5 | Dodge derolin30 | A | S | - | 1224 | 1169 | - | 1289 | 1002 | 1289 | 3802 |
6 | Nissan HIROGRAND_1009 | A | S | 1248 | 1234 | 1182 | 614 | 1232 | 1301 | - | 3783 |
7 | Porsche blackbeauty-79 | A | S | 1310 | 1049 | 1227 | 1229 | - | - | - | 3766 |
8 | Mazda Prince32R | A | S | - | 1301 | 1247 | 1198 | - | - | - | 3746 |
9 | Porshe samurai_405 | S | S | 1353 | 1154 | 1234 | 922 | - | - | - | 3741 |
10 | Porshe mitosupa77 | A | S | - | 194 | - | 1383 | 1274 | 650 | 1074 | 3731 |