🏆 Driver Ranking
An ELO rating built from every race of the database: beating strong drivers counts more than beating weak ones. Different cars are only compared with the teammate, similar cars with the drivers ranked around, identical cars with the whole field.
How the rating works
- Every race, sprint and qualifying session of the database is replayed in chronological order. A driver gains points when he finishes ahead of a driver he is compared with, and loses points when behind: beating a highly rated driver brings more than beating a rookie (ELO, as in chess).
- Different cars (Formula 1, Grand Prix motorcycles): compared with the teammate only. Similar cars (endurance, rally, Formula E…): with the 4 cars ranked just above and the 4 just below. Identical cars (F2, F3, F1 Academy…): with the whole field.
- Endurance: cars are only compared within their class, and the crew shares the result of the car. The lower classes (LMP2, GT, Am) weigh less.
- A race counts fully, a sprint 60 %, a qualifying session 10 %. A retirement counts as a defeat with half the weight.
- A newcomer starts at the level of his championship (Formula 1 higher than Formula 4), then only his results matter.
- Active drivers: raced this season or the last one, ranked by current rating. All time: ranked by the best rating reached in the career. A driver is ranked after 30 rated sessions.
- The ranking is recomputed every time the database is updated. Eras that never met are hard to compare: the all-time ranking is indicative.
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