No qualifying and rolling starts in the Novice series portions of the game from what I have seen thus far. Definitely not a fan of that at all. Hopefully this changes later in the game. I want to pick a car that is properly matched to the series I'm racing in, so my skill behind the wheel can be the determining factor. I can't really do that if I'm forced to start from the back of the pack in every race. One could argue that starting in last just requires more skill to overcome, but it doesn't accurately represent how a race series truly works in the real world.