World Grand Prix Championship 20 - Revision history

Recuecn: rephrased reference to record turnout since record has since been broken

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	The '''World Grand Prix Championship 20''' was the twentieth season of the World Grand Prix Championship (WGPC). The championship was contested over ten Grands Prix, starting with the Liventian Grand Prix and concluding with the Esmerelian Grand Prix.		The '''World Grand Prix Championship 20''' was the twentieth season of the World Grand Prix Championship (WGPC). The championship was contested over ten Grands Prix, starting with the Liventian Grand Prix and concluding with the Esmerelian Grand Prix.

	~~A record-tying twenty~~-eight drivers and fourteen teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. [[Brendan Faloe]], driving for [[Cygnus Motorsport Team]] in his rookie season, won the Drivers' Championship, becoming the first champion since [[World Grand Prix Championship 16\|WGPC 16]] not to drive for [[Tropicorp Racing Ælund]], and the first Esmerelian World Champion. [[Urotovsky-Gatutin Motorsports Division]], from [[Pridnestrovia]], won the Constructors' Championship, also in their first year of competition.		Twenty-eight drivers and fourteen teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively, tying the current record at the time. [[Brendan Faloe]], driving for [[Cygnus Motorsport Team]] in his rookie season, won the Drivers' Championship, becoming the first champion since [[World Grand Prix Championship 16\|WGPC 16]] not to drive for [[Tropicorp Racing Ælund]], and the first Esmerelian World Champion. [[Urotovsky-Gatutin Motorsports Division]], from [[Pridnestrovia]], won the Constructors' Championship, also in their first year of competition.

	The season featured a competitive points battle, leading to nine drivers still being eligible for the Drivers' Championship at the final round in Esmerel. Brendan Faloe broke the record for the lowest-scoring Drivers' Championship in modern WGPC history, at just 83 points; the previous record was [[Matthew Portland]]'s 90 points scored en route to his WGPC 10 Drivers' Championship. Faloe also scored three pole positions, the most of any driver in the season. Fourteen drivers, half of the grid, scored at least one podium finish during the season, and all but one, [[Jordan Crowe]], scored points. [[Janne Laukkanen]], driving for [[Nexus Racing]], was the only driver to score more than one race win.		The season featured a competitive points battle, leading to nine drivers still being eligible for the Drivers' Championship at the final round in Esmerel. Brendan Faloe broke the record for the lowest-scoring Drivers' Championship in modern WGPC history, at just 83 points; the previous record was [[Matthew Portland]]'s 90 points scored en route to his WGPC 10 Drivers' Championship. Faloe also scored three pole positions, the most of any driver in the season. Fourteen drivers, half of the grid, scored at least one podium finish during the season, and all but one, [[Jordan Crowe]], scored points. [[Janne Laukkanen]], driving for [[Nexus Racing]], was the only driver to score more than one race win.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
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			[[Category:Motorsports]]
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AjiNoMoto: Added link to WGPC 21

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	==Calendar==		==Calendar==

	The WGPC 20 calendar ~~comprises~~ two pre-season tests, one mid-season test, and ten Grands Prix. In a departure from previous seasons, there ~~are~~ no races with sprint qualifying, and no non-championship races.		The WGPC 20 calendar comprised two pre-season tests, one mid-season test, and ten Grands Prix. In a departure from previous seasons, there were no races with sprint qualifying, and no non-championship races.
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	===Scoring System===		===Scoring System===
	Points ~~are~~ awarded to the top ten classified drivers. In a departure from previous seasons, there ~~are~~ no points for fastest lap. In the case of a tie on points, a countback system is used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins is ranked higher (if the number of wins is identical, then the number of second places is considered, and so on). The points ~~are~~ awarded for every race using the following system:		Points were awarded to the top ten classified drivers. In a departure from previous seasons, there were no points for fastest lap. In the case of a tie on points, a countback system was used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins was ranked higher (if the number of wins was identical, then the number of second places was considered, and so on). The points were awarded for every race using the following system:
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