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Nations Cup Online Series

The Nations Cup Online Series will be held as a year-long competition from March to September.

The Series will be divided into 4 Stages, each made up of 10 Rounds (where 1 Round includes a Qualifying and a Final Race) for a total of 40 Rounds.

By participating in an online race, competitors will be awarded with points based on their race performance. These points will determine competitors' positions in the ranking, which will be updated at the end of every Round.

At the end of each Stage, according to their ranking, competitors may qualify as "Star Players" (see below) and may be selected to participate in World Tours (see below).

Eligibility to participate in the World Finals will be decided based on a combination of each competitors' ranking at the end of the Online Series and their performance at World Tour live events throughout the year.

The ranking is based on an effective points system: at the end of each Stage, the final score will be tallied from the best 1/4 Rounds out of the total for that Stage (with half numbers rounded up).

For example:

- After 10 Rounds (10/4=2.5, rounded up) the best 3 Rounds will be tallied for the final score.

- After 40 Rounds at the end of the 2019 Series, the competitors' best 10 Rounds will be tallied for the final score.

Nations Cup 2019 Series Calendar

(Dates in bold will include a "Top 16 Superstars" race - see below.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, it is possible that events on some dates may be changed or canceled.)

2 World Tours

These are live events held at various locations around the world. The competitors sitting at the top of the rankings from all Regions will be brought together to decide the best driver.

Competitor selection for the World Tour events will be based on their rankings at the end of each Stage of the Online Series (excluding the first World Tour held in Paris).

World Tour 2019 Series Calendar

(The dates for the World Tours may be changed or the event canceled.)

Nations Cup

The participation for the Nations Cup World Tour will be determined according to the following criterion:

Top competitors in the Online Series rankings from each Region at the time of selection. However, there will be a limit to the number of players from a single country (or territory), as shown below:

Maximum number of competitors from each Region and country/territory for the World Tours

(If participation slots open due to withdrawals and selection limitations, competitor selections will be made from the top of the rankings list.

This selection method does not apply to "World Tour 2019 - Paris.")

Manufacturer Series

The participation in a Manufacturer Series World Tour will be determined according to the following criteria:

Manufacturers Selection

A total of 12 manufacturers will be selected to participate in a World Tour: in addition to the Official Partner Manufacturers (see below), the highest ranked manufacturers in the "Global Manufacturer Ranking" at the end of each Selection Event will also be selected.

(See the "Global Manufacturer Ranking" section below for more information.)

Official Partner Manufacturers

The following is a list of Official Partner for the 2019 Series.

Toyota

(Other Official Partners may be added during the Series.)

Global Manufacturer Ranking

In the Manufacturer Series, a "Global Manufacturer Ranking" will be created as described below.

1) A "Manufacturer Ranking" will be created for each Region:

At the end of each Round, the position of a manufacturer in the "Manufacturer Ranking" will be determined by the points acquired by its affiliated top driver (the driver who holds the highest-score for that manufacturer in that Round).

At the end of each Round, "Manufacturer Ranking Points" will be assigned to each of the 25 manufacturers based on their position in the above-mentioned "Manufacturer Ranking," as follows:

"Manufacturer Ranking Points" Distribution Table

2) The "Global Manufacturer Ranking" will be created:

The "Manufacturer Ranking Points" from all 5 Regions are totaled to determine the position of a manufacturer in the "Global Manufacturer Ranking"

The Manufacturer Rankings will be decided by an effective points system. The top 1/4 of rounds held so far will (with decimals counted up) will be counted as the effective points score to decide the ranking.

For example:

- After 10 rounds, the number of effective points scoring rounds will be 10/4=2.5, with decimals rounded up, so the top 3 rounds would count.

- At the end of the 2019 series, of the total 20 rounds, the top 5 will count towards the effective points score.

(If two or more manufacturers have an equal amount of points in the "Global Manufacturer Ranking," the selection will be determined following these criteria:

a) the manufacturers with the highest points per Region;

b) the manufacturer with the highest number of affiliation contracts registered at the end of the 2019 Series.

"Manufacturer Ranking Points" distribution per Round

Competitors Selection

Each of the 12 manufacturers will select their representative drivers following these criteria:

1) The 3 Regions with the highest Manufacturer Ranking Points will be selected;

2) The top players from those 3 Regions are selected as that manufacturer's representatives.

(Note: unlike the Nations Cup, the number of World Tour victories will not be part of the selection criteria.)

In the event that multiple regions score the same points in the "Global Manufacturer Ranking", the order will be decided by the following criteria

a) Which region has the highest score across all rounds.

b) Which region has the highest number of entries at the end of the 2019 series.

If there are players who forfeit their participation, the next player will be selected following this order of priority:

a) the top player from the Region with the next highest Manufacturer Ranking Points;

b) the player who held the next highest-score from the same Region as the player who forfeited their participation.)

Example: If the "Manufacturer Ranking" Regions order for Toyota was Asia (1st), Europe/Middle East/Africa (2nd), North America (3rd), Oceania (4th), and Central & South America (5th), the top players in Asia, Europe/Middle East/Africa and North America would be the first candidates, but if the North American player forfeits, the top player from the Oceania Region will be the next candidate.

3 World Finals

This is a live event to determine the best driver in the world.

The World Finals winner of the Nations Cup will be crowned Nations Cup 2019 Champion, and the winning team of the Manufacturer Series will be crowned Manufacturer Series 2019 Champion; both will be awarded at the FIA Prize-Giving Gala that takes place in December.

World Finals 2019 Series Calendar

(The dates for the World Finals may be changed.)

Nations Cup

The participation for the Nations Cup World Finals will be determined according to the following criteria:

Winners of Country Representative Finals (see below).

Players with the highest number of World Tour wins. (The number of races won at the World Tours will not be considered.)

Top competitors in the Online Series rankings from each Region at the time of selection. However, there will be a limit to the number of players from a single country (or territory), as shown below:

Maximum number of competitors from each Region and country/territory for the World Finals

(If participation slots open due to withdrawals and selection limitations, competitor selections will be made from the top of the rankings.

In some cases, a competitor next in the ranking may be selected as a substitute. In this case, the above limitations related to participants from the same country or territory will not apply.)

Country Representative Final

In some cases, with prior Polyphony Digital approval, a Country Representative Final may be hosted for the Nations Cup. If a Country Representative Final is held, the World Finals participants from that country/territory will be selected from the results of the Country Representative Final.

The selection criteria for the Country Representative Final will use the same selection criteria for the World Finals.

If a Country Representative Final is held, the maximum number of competitors to World Finals from that country will be as indicated in the table above, and the number of maximum competitors from the corresponding Region will be reduced accordingly.

Manufacturer Series

The participation in the Manufacturer Series World Finals will be determined according to the same criteria as the Word Tour Manufacturer Series selection process.