Season 1 United States Grand Prix

The Season 1 United Stated Grand Prix was a Formula D motor race serving as the second round of the Season 1 Championship. The race was held at the Long Beach street circuit in Long Beach, California. It was won by Mic McJergens, with Darren Richardson coming in second.

Report
In spite of protests about the collision involving McJergens and Darren Richardson at the Australian Grand Prix, which resulted in Richardson's retirement, no penalties were handed down. The collision was ruled a racing incident and further action would merit unnecessary.

Qualifying
During the qualifying session, Mikhail Volkov edged out Mic McJergens by a tenth of a second. McJergens sat in second, with Clint Hurdle taking third position. Richardson brought up fourth, claiming suspension problems for their pace.

Race
With the weather predicted to be pleasant and sunny, the teams issued their official setup changes shortly after qualifying. Nergal and Centurion were the only two teams who opted to modify their base setups, with both deciding to go with stronger gearboxes at the expense of tire wear. For tires, L'equipe Duchamp started on the Primes, with the other three starting on Options.

As the race began, Volkov achieved a phenomenal start. However, his gap was quickly eroded as the Options tires on the other cars kicked in. As the cars rounded turn 4, Richardson was in the lead and Volkov had fallen to fourth behind McJergens, who was having trouble getting heat into his tires. The gaps continued to widen through sector three, and at the end of the lap Richardson, Hurdle, and McJergens pitted to switch over to their Prime tires.

At the start of the second lap, the gaps closed immediately as the cars exited the pits. Throughout sector one, a three way battle for first broke out between Richardson, Hurdle, and McJergens. Richardson pulled ahead on the outside straight, with Hurdle not far behind. As the cars came around, Hurdle decided to pit for a fresh set of Options. Volkov pitted right behind, switching to Options as per regulations. McJergens and Richardson eschewed pitting, with Richardson on very worn Prime tires.

As the cars approached the first turn complex, the gaps tightened once again. McJergens put pressure on Richardson and his worn tires, while Volkov and Hurdle dueled viciously for third place. By the fifth corner, Richardson could no longer hold McJergens back, and with McJergens in a higher gear he was able to shoot past Richardson to steal a second victory for Nergal GP. Richardson achieved his first race finish in second place, well ahead of Volkov and Hurdle. The latter pair wrestled for position throughout the last turn complex, with Hurdle achieving a higher gear and thus stealing third place in much the same way McJergens stole first.