SRAting

A: You must have 3 races in the GT3 Team Series to be rated. If you have less than 2 valid laps in a race, it won't be considered.

A: The divisions are very tight especially in the middle divisions, so accurate intra-division evaluation is challenging. Running at the front of the grid is "easier" than running mid pack, which can lead to slightly exaggerated ratings (even though the system tries to account for it). Initial placements with just the hotstint data is oftentimes inadequate. Many people improve drastically after joining the league (especially common in lower divisions).

A: The system is designed to predict "optimal performance" of each driver for the purposes of generating competitive divisions. So it won't necessarily reflect each season's standings. Each data point is weighted by its total race time. If someone crashed out early, that race won't count as much as others. Repeated poor results will still be reflected by the rating.

A: We utilize the meta data we have on drivers racing on track to calculate a "track condition coefficient", which reflects the difficulty of a given race session. The "track condition coefficient" is evaluated separately for each Q/R session in each division. The coefficient is used to adjust the reference time before quantifying relevant metrics. This is so that varying conditions in different divisions held at the week can be evaluated together (as best as possible, but not perfect). This method is more accurate if we have confidence in our data from dry races. That's why we are currently limiting the wet races per season to 2 races.

A: We're constantly trying to improve the system to get the most out of the limited data that's exported by the game. If we make some tweaks to the system, the ratings will change. All changes are fully retroactive and applied equally to all drivers.