— leads — by — points
Scored on strength of field from every result on LiveRC, Everlaps and MyRCM: the latest results count in full, older ones taper off over two years.
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An event counts when it is one of the established majors, or when enough top-25 drivers race it. Strength is the combined score of the top-50 drivers who raced. An event's results drop off when the same race is held two years later.
One more result for one driver; everyone else stays put.
Position after the race, for every finish. Click the line to pick a finish.
A driver's score over time and the races that moved it. Our score is this ranking worked out on the date of each published list, and it holds until a list where it changed. The Top 25 RC list is shown faintly for reference, with gaps where a driver was outside its top 50 or only its top 25 is known. Before Jun 2023 our results don't reach back a full two years, so that stretch is dashed and rough. The shaded side of the dashed line is older than any result counting toward the driver's rank today.
Newest first, one row per list date. Green is a counted result added, blue one leaving the recent group, red one dropped, outlined a race that didn't count.
All of this driver's results in our data. Shaded races aren't part of their rank today: either they've dropped out or they never counted. Select one to see the whole race.
Who raced each event, where they finished and the points it earned, with how their score moved from the list date before the race to the first one after it. That move can include other races or dropped results. Top 25 RC's ranks either side are shown for reference.
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List dates where a driver's score on the Top 25 RC list moved in a way the race results don't explain. A move with no race behind it points to a result we haven't found yet or a hand-entry slip on their side; each is a lead for checking our coverage. Dates before Jun 2023 are greyed: our score is rough there.
The short version: four steps, run every Monday. The full method is further down.
A race counts if it is one of the established major events, or if at least — top-25 drivers race it. Results are the final overall order from LiveRC, Everlaps and MyRCM, starting —. Field strength decides only whether a race counts, never what a place is worth.
counts = a major, or top-25 drivers in the field ≥ —
A win is worth —, and each place below it — less. The Worlds is scored heavier: — for the win. Top qualifier adds — (— at the Worlds). 31st or lower scores 0.
points = — − — × (finish − 1)
A result stays until the same race is held two years later. Newest first, the — most recent results count in full, the next × —, and each older one × — of the one before. A Worlds result always counts in full and takes no place in that order. A driver who didn't race the latest Worlds counts a 0 in its place until the next one.
The weighted points are averaged, dividing by no less than —, so a driver with only a few results can't top the list on them. Highest score ranks first.
score = Σ weight × points ÷ max(Σ weight, —)
Points by final overall position. The Worlds scale starts higher. Both stop at 30th.
Weight by slot in the driver's own results, newest first. Solid slots count in full; the Worlds takes no slot.
For a driver finishing in position p at counted race r, with results numbered k = 1, 2, 3… newest first (a Worlds result takes no number; missing the latest Worlds counts as Pr = 0 until the next one).
Pick any ranked driver to see their score worked out result by result. Highlighted results count in full, like the solid bars in the weights chart.
| Event | Finish | Weight | Points |
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Each dot is one tracked event: top-25 drivers in the field against field strength (the combined score of the top-50 drivers who raced). Filled dots count; a filled dot left of the line is an established major.
Tracked events by results platform, and how many of them count. No result is typed in by hand.
| Platform | Tracked | Counting |
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One dot per ranked driver, stacked in 5-point bands. Filled dots are the top 25.
Per-place value implied by Top 25 RC's published 1/8 buggy scores, against field strength. 1.0× is the flat scale. No trend, so every counted race uses the same points.
The weights were fitted on 1/8 buggy, against 40 published Top 25 RC snapshots since 2023, about 1,000 driver scores. Each version is scored on its median gap to the published scores and on how well it predicts score changes between snapshots. Lower is better on both. Every class uses the fitted version. On today's list, — drivers appear in both rankings; the median difference is — points and — are within one point. The Cross-check tab shows where and why they differ.
| Version | Median gap | Change error |
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Ideas that sound fair, scored the same way. Each one missed the published numbers by more.
| Alternative | Typical miss |
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