Grand Prix Manager is a Formula 1 management game released in December 1995 by MicroProse

MicroProse

MicroProse was a video game publisher and developer, founded by Wild Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982 as Microprose Software. In 1993, the company became a subsidiary of Spectrum HoloByte and has remained a subsidiary or brand name under several other corporations since...

. It featured the 1995 Formula 1 season

1995 Formula One season

The 1995 Formula One season was the 46th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1995 FIA Formula One World Championship, which was contested over 17 races from March 26 to November 12, 1995. For the second year in succession, the Drivers' Championship was won by Michael Schumacher,...

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Description

The game consists of Long Term and Short Term challenges. Long Term games were made up of 40 seasons of F1 (in game from 1995-2035) while Short Term challenges dictated a specific outcome to be met over 1,2 or 3 seasons. Failure to fulfill the challenges resulted in being fired and losing the game.

The sequel, Grand Prix Manager 2

Grand Prix Manager 2

Grand Prix Manager 2 is a 1996 Formula 1 management simulation for Windows systems and is based on its prequel, Grand Prix Manager. It was developed by Edward Grabowski Communications Ltd and published by Microprose, and it is licensed by FIA to have real statistics for the 1996 Formula One season...

, released at the end of the year featured the 1996 season. Both games are very similar, though the latter has more solid graphics, and includes several bug fixes and new features.