Rankings
Racing Years Ranking
Racing Years World Ranking
The Racing Years World Ranking is the result of our collection of enormous amounts of information from race results throughout the history of motor racing and the application of a computer model developed by us.The World Ranking is intended to be an at-a-glance measure of a driver's standing in the history.
The most important thing to understand about how the rating system works is that it is 100% objective. The algorythm just takes into account the facts.
Sometimes it can be difficult to choose between several options. There are many criteria to consider, and no option is perfect. There is no obvious winner.
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More races more accurate
Generally, the more races that are run, the more accurate the rankings. We have set a minimum of 150 races for a driver to be ranked. 150 races equates to 8-10 years (even more depending of the championship) and that's a large period of time to determine if a driver is fast or not. -
Quality wins
The algorythm utilizes the huge number of race results stored in our database. Typically, the more a driver wins or finishes in high positions, the higher the ranking, so the system takes into account the quality of final results and strength of the championship.
This list shows the approximate weight given to each championship based on our criteria.
Formula 1
Prewar races (European Championship)
Indycar/AAA/USAC/CART
GP2/Formula 3000/European Formula 2
World Series by Renault/Formula Nippon/World Series by Nissan/Rest of Prewar races
World Endurance/World Sport Prototypes
GP3
DTM / NASCAR
European Formula 3/Tasman Series
Non Championship Races & Sports
American Le Mans Series/IMSA/FIA GT/United Sportscar/Blancpain
World/European Touring Car
Indy Lights/Can-Am
Rest of Championships
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Driver mistakes hurt the ranking
A driver's ranking is affected more if they have an accident, collision, or spin because these are considered driver mistakes. However, it is not always possible to determine the reasons for a driver not finishing a race (DNF). Nonetheless, the margin of error in the final ranking is small as accidents, collisions, or spins do not carry much weight in the algorithm. -
Teammates comparison
The ranking also considers a driver's performance relative to their teammates, based on both qualifying and race results. -
Points system
Points are awarded to drivers who finish in the top six positions of a race. -
Other criterias
The final result is calculated by dividing the total points by the number of finished races, excluding those where the driver had mechanical problems.
However, please note that we do not have records of all races for every driver, especially in lower formula championships. Therefore, the ranking may not be 100% accurate.
The ranking is limited to the top 250 drivers and can be viewed on each driver's profile.
Finally, it is important to remember that this ranking is not a definitive measure of a driver's abilities but rather provides a rough indication of their performance.
Points per Finished Races
Points per Finished Races (PFR)
- This ranking does not take into account the importance of the championships, just the raw results.
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The points are based on the old Formula 1 scoring system (yes, we are a little nostalgic),only the first six drivers get points:
- 1st position = 10 points
- 2nd position = 6 points
- 3rd position = 4 points
- 4th position = 3 points
- 5th position = 2 points
- 6th position = 1 point
- The PFR Ranking requires a minimum of 150 races for a driver to be ranked.
- This ranking only takes into account races where the driver has finished the race, so incidents such as driver mistakes or car failures are not taken into account.
