GP Challenge
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Not to be confused with the similarly titled Grand Prix Challenge
Grand Prix Challenge
Grand Prix Challenge is a Formula One video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 developed by Australian developer Melbourne House and published by Atari. It was released in Europe on the 21st November 2002, and was officially licensed by Formula One Administration...

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GP Challenge is a 1998 Formula One racing
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

 game by Midas Interactive Entertainment
Midas Interactive Entertainment
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. The game features teams from the season, but the circuits are based on the season. From the games Main Menu: One can choose between a Single Race mode, or to go to the Options Menu.

In Single Race mode; one can choose from a selection of Four Circuits to race on, and the Grands Prix feature realistic schedules from a Formula One Race Weekend; Including: Friday Practice, Saturday Qualifying, and Sunday's Grand Prix.

Also in Single Race mode; One can choose to have a 'Four-Race Championship Season', but manual work from the player is required to undertake in this. After each GP is completed, the game subsequently shows the points each driver has gained for that race. However, the game does not add up the scores each driver gets over the course of the Four-Race season. Instead, players of the game must write down the scores each driver receives after each race, and then add them up manually at the end of the Final Race to see if they have become the Drivers World Champion.

The Four Race Championship Season consists of Rounds 10, 13, 14, and 16 from the season. These tracks are Hungary
Hungary
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 in Budapest*, Portugal
Portugal
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 in Estoril, Spain
Spain
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 at Jerez, and Australia
Australia
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at Adelaide. The races consist of either 3 or 5 Laps, depending on the players preference; and one can choose from three modes of difficulty: Novice, Amateur and Professional.
  • The Hungarian Race is labelled as being Germany due to licensing issues.


The 1998 Teams are realistic in livery, but the drivers names are fictitious due to licensing arrangements; although the Drivers Helmet Livery's make it apparent to whom they are supposed to be. The game is similar to "Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II" in this sense.

The List of Drivers is as Follows:

Car Number: 2
Team: Williams
Driver: H.H.Frentzen
Driver Name on Game: T.Bailey

Car Number: 3
Team: Ferrari
Driver: M.Schumacher
Driver Name on Game: C.Viggers

Car Number: 4
Team: Ferrari
Driver: E.Irvine
Driver Name on Game: Player One (YOU)

Car Number: 6
Team: Benetton Playlife
Driver: A.Wurz
Driver Name on Game: M.Jones

Car Number: 7
Team: McLaren Mercedes
Driver Name: D.Coulthard
Driver Name on Game: A.Marshall

Car Number: 10
Team Name: Jordan Mugen-Honda
Driver: D.Hill
Driver Name on Game: M.Morgan

Car Number: 12
Team Name: Prost Peugeot
Driver: J.Trulli
Driver Name on Game: T.Love

Car Number: 21
Team Name: Tyrrell Ford
Driver: T.Takagi
Driver Name on Game: T.Nguyen

The game pits you in the Seat of Eddie Irvine's 1998 Ferrari, (the man who ended the season as Vice-Champion). The game however, does not allow you to switch to another car, so you must remain as the Irishman, although you can change the 'Driver Name'.
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