AC GPK Abu Dhabi (2024 update) 3.0

AC GPK Abu Dhabi
(2024 update version 3.0)

2024 Update version 3.0
All GPK tracks for the FSGP 2024 season will get an update (and will go to version 3.0). This year we introduce pit stops in every FSGP race. So we took a close look at every pit exit and in case it was not safe enough we changed it into a safer pit exit.
All trees and lights have an update for better looking and better FPS.
From now on we also replace the old 3d spectators with Kunos camera facing spectators for better fps.

FSGP 2024
During every Formula 1 weekend in 2024 we organize a FSGP race in the MAD Formula MFT02 on the GPK version of the Formula 1 circuit. The start of this championship is on Saturday 2 March. Information can be found at simracing.gp Formula Student community.
In 2024 we introduce pit stops in every race!

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The track
It is one of the most expensive F1 tracks in the world and looks like a real world conversion from a modern karting complex to a F1 track with additional layouts. This is a (fictional) karting version of the 2021 layout of the Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit including the new banked turn, tailor made for Formula Student. It has almost all buildings from the real track including the harbor with yachts, the famous hotel with track view and Ferrari World. And don't forget the unique tunnel for the pit exit.

Grand Prix Karting
Grand Prix Karting tracks are F1 tracks with the layout of the original F1 track but the size, look and feel of real world karttracks. No big runoff areas, but modern wide kerbs, pit not on the infield but on the outside of the track, not many grand stands but a pitbuilding which is also a grandstand. These tracks are not a resized conversion of existing tracks but scratch build. Not laser scanned (because they are fiction) but handmade, which was a bit of a challenge with some tracks with a lot of elevation in the track and the terrain surrounding the track.

The Grand Prix Karting Abu Dhabi Yas Marina circuit is a bit different from other Grand Prix Karting tracks. The others are somewhat closer to a regular outdoor karting track and a bit less to the original F1 circuits, but the Abu Dhabi track is much closer to the original F1 track.

The Assetto Corsa GPK tracks are dedicated for Formula Student and the rFactor GPK tracks are dedicated for karting.

rFactor GPK Abu Dhabi 2021
rFactor GPK Abu Dhabi 2020

Formula Student
Formula Student is a competition involving universities from all over the world. Students from these universities develop, build and race these purpose-built, single-seater racecars against other universities in competitions that take place all over the world during the summer months. Formula Student is probably the most prestigious engineering competition at a student level.

MAD Formula Team
MAD Formula Team is one of these teams, representing University Carlos III of Madrid across Europe. The team is a relatively small and young team composed of over 50 students from various degrees. The team developed the MAD Formula Team MFTC3, MFT01 and MFT02 mods for Assetto Corsa, and you can test it out for free here:

Credits:
Track converted to Assetto Corsa by @rmi_wood & @Ofitus21
Track lighting and 3d trees added by @zuno toto
3d tree models by @zuno toto
Original track created for rFactor by @Nitro McClean

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