MX-5 Cup Summer Championship

Finished Oct 18th 2024 10:00

WELCOME TO MX5 CUP SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP!

on Assetto Corsa. On the same day as the Porsche Cup Summer Championship for drivers with PRO-AM or higher WSS Racing License holders.

REGISTRATION

  • ROOKIE racing license or higher is required.
  • Registration fee is 5€ per round per driver, but free for Premium Subscription users.
  • If you are planning to compete in more than 2 rounds, you can save money with a Premium Subscription.
  • All skins and track mods will be automatically downloaded and installed by the WSS app.
  • Real penalty app, Content Manager, and Custom Shaders Patch are required.
  • The tutorial on how to download and set up Real Penalty is here.
  • More about Custom Shaders Patch here.
  • Please read the rules and regulations here.

CARS

  • Spec series featuring Mazda MX5 Cup car.
  • Setups are fixed. You can only adjust fuel load and TC.

FREE PRACTICE / PRE-QUALIFICATION

  • When registered you can join the free practice server any time before the event. It's running 24/7.
  • Lap times in free practice will count as a Pre-qualification round and will set division order. The top 20 fastest drivers go to div1.
  • Higher divisions get more points for the same finishing position.
  • Custom skins are not visible inside the free practice. 

THE RACE EVENT

  • The championship consists of 6 rounds.
  • Each round consists of 10min qualifying and two 15min race sessions.
  • Race 2 has a reverse grid start. The starting grid for Race 2 is determined by the results of Race 1. The top 5 positions are reversed for race 2. For example, race 1 winner will start 5th in race 2.

BOP - BALANCE OF PERFORMANCE

  • There is a BoP for drivers.
  • The top 3 finishers in Div 1 will get extra weight for future rounds after each round. The maximum ballast for one driver is capped at 35kg.
  • This will keep the competition very close throughout the championship.

RACE CALENDAR

  • 2024.06.25 Round 1 - Laguna Seca
  • 2024.07.09 Round 2 - Brands Hatch GP
  • 2024.07.23 Round 3 - Red Bull Ring 
  • 2024.08.06 Round 4 - Road Atlanta. 
  • 2024.08.20 Round 5 - Mugello
  • 2024.08.27 Round 6 - Daytona

LIVE BROADCAST

  • There will be a live broadcast with commentary of Division 1 on WSS YouTube and other social media channels.
  • Subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notifications about our live streams.

RACE CONTROL

  • Drivers can submit a driver report 24h after the race.
  • Drivers can get post-race time penalties or disqualification from the round.

PRIZES - AWARDS

4 best rounds out of 6 are counted towards overall standings. So you can miss 2 rounds and still have equal opportunities in the championship!

Prizes for the Top 3 drivers after round 6:

  • Individual handmade trophy delivered to your home doorstep
  • Virtual trophy to WSS driver profile
  • 🥇3 or 🥈2 or 🥉1 month of WSS premium subscription