Elite Racing League

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The Elite Racing League is a racing series made by ShaneEyoho, it is a single seater series and is not canon in the Formula rejects universe although it could be in the future should interest grow in the series.

General Information

The Elite Racing League (commonly abbreviated to ERL and often written as 'Elite Racing League') is a FICTIONAL open-wheel single-seater racing competition, the competition itself made its debut to the racing world in 1960 as a Formula 1 support series, the formula is governed by the FIA. What makes this season unique compared to the likes of F1, most of the races from 2016 onwards take place during the off season alongside various winter series meaning the roster of drivers and constructors can vary from season to season.

The Series started out, as mentioned, in 1960 and has seen many good races between now and then, the seasons can be seen below, as the ERL has a long and somewhat complicated history, each season page will run through the basics of what happened during those seasons.

The series stayed as a Formula 1 support series until 1997 when it broke away from the FIA and went independent following backing from title sponsor FedEx this would continue until 2004 when the ERL came back to FIA regulations and backing due to a decrease in ratings and race attendance.

Due to the series (between 1960 and 1997) being an Formula 1 support series, several Formula 1 World Champions participated in this series due to some of the Formula 1 teams at the time also having teams in the ERL (eg: Ferrari.)

The Elite Racing League made its debut on TV at the start of its 1978 season (18 months after Formula 1 debuted at their Japanese Grand Prix in 1976.)

Seasons

In the official ERL rules from 1970 in order for a race to officially be a championship race there needed to be at least 12 drivers on the grid, this rule was changed to 14 as part of the many 1980's regulation changes, it was changed back to 12 during the independent run between 1998 and 2004 it was then increased to 20 for the "Modern Era" from 2005 to present.

Year Grands Prix Drivers Champion Constructors Champion
1960 7 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham (Cooper) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Cooper-Climax
1961 8 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham (Cooper) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Cooper-Climax
1962 8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jim Clark (Lotus) Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
1963 8 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren (Cooper) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lotus-Climax
1964 9 Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier (Ferrari) Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
1965 8 Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier (Ferrari) Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
1966 8 Flag of Italy svg.png Lorenzo Bandini (Ferrari) Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
1967 8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jim Clark (Lotus) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lotus-Climax
1968 8 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme (McLaren) Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
1969 9 Flag of Australia svg.png Jack Brabham (Brabham) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Brabham-Ford
1970 10 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme (McLaren) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png McLaren-Ford
1971 10 Flag of Austria svg.png Niki Lauda (BRM) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lotus-Ford
1972 12 Flag of Austria svg.png Niki Lauda (Ferrari) Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
1973 12 Flag of Austria svg.png Niki Lauda (Ferrari) Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
1974 12 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme (McLaren) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png McLaren-Ford
1975 14 Flag of Sweden svg.png Ronnie Peterson (Lotus) Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
1976 14 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon (Honda) Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
1977 14 Flag of Brazil svg.png Emerson Fittipaldi (McLaren) Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png McLaren-Ford
1978 15 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari) Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
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