Terry Carter2
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joined Mar 2003
1. The Formula 1 championship is an open-ended competition where players and teams can sign up at any point throughout the entire season.
Sign-ups:
To be officially considered an active member of a team, you must submit a post explicitly stating which squad you are joining. Furthermore, if you weren't already part of the roster last year, you are required to claim a unique personal number between 2 and 99. This number will serve as your permanent identifier for the duration of the championship, so choose wisely—once it's yours, it stays yours until the season wraps up.
The championship director is going to handle number selection on a strictly "first come, first served" basis. It’s basically a race to claim your spot before someone else beats you to it.
He should provide two additional backup numbers to be used in case his primary number is already taken. Just keep in mind that the current individual championship leader gets first dibs on number one.
You can't just jump into an existing team whenever you feel like it. Unless at least one player from that team's roster last season gives you the green light, you aren't getting in. Period.
The competition is structured around two-person teams, which means we’re tracking both individual standings and the overall team rankings separately.
If you don't sign up to be part of the squad, don't expect to see any credit for the team portion of the competition. It’s simple as that: no registration, no contribution to the team score.
To be considered an official participant, you have to actually sign up for the competition and make sure your prediction is submitted within the designated timeframe. No late entries, no excuses—if you miss the deadline, you're out.
If a competitor fails to select their own racing number, the director is going to step in and assign one at their own discretion.
The official race results and standings are posted by the administrator, and once the moderator pins them to the first page of this thread, they are considered final. No arguments after that.
Listen, let's get one thing straight so there's no confusion later: if you want to submit your predictions or sign up to play, you have to do it right here in this specific thread. This is the only official way to enter. Any entries or predictions sent through other threads are completely invalid and won't be counted toward the championship. Don't make things difficult for yourselves—keep it in this thread or don't bother.
2. The rules for this championship are straightforward: you have to submit your predicted finishing order for the entire grid within the designated window. On top of that full ranking, you need to pick two specific outliers: the driver who secures pole position and the one who clocks the fastest lap of the race. As for the timing, you can drop your predictions as soon as the previous deadline passes, but you absolutely cannot miss the cutoff, which is set for the start of Free Practice 3 during the race weekend. This schedule applies consistently to every single race in the season. If you change your mind or realize you made a mistake, don't sweat it—you can edit your picks or submit entirely new ones as many times as you want, provided you get them in before that FP3 deadline hits.
3. The scoring system works like this:
The primary points for every single race are handed out following the standard Formula 1 scoring system: 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. This goes to the top ten finishers who have accumulated the highest number of secondary points during the race.
The points system for each race is distributed according to the following structure:
Groups 1 through 3 – that’s 5 points plus an extra one.
Group 4-10 – 3 points + 1
Group 11-16 – 2 points + 2
Group 17-22 – 1 point + 2
Group NOP - 3 points
Pole position and fastest lap—that’s a solid 4 points plus an extra 2.
4. Points are awarded according to the specific groups outlined in Section 3 of the Rulebook. As for those extra points for nailing the exact positions, they're broken down into two distinct categories:
Group 1: 1st through 3rd place gets 1 point, and 4th through 10th also earns 1 point.
Group 2: 11th–16th, 17th–22nd, and PP + FL—that's 2 points for each position.
The extra points (2 points total) for the PP + FL group are only awarded if a contestant nails both drivers in that specific group. In the official standings, this is recorded separately as 1 point per driver; essentially, each correct pick earns one point for their respective position, totaling two points for the group overall.
5. The criteria used to determine the final standings for each race are as follows:
A player who racks up more secondary points is clearly the superior competitor. It’s simple math.
In the event of a tie following step A, the advantage goes to the player with the lower aggregate score. This score is calculated by summing the differences between their actual finishing position and their predicted position within the overall driver standings. For this calculation, we look at all drivers based on the official order established by the FIA and the competitors. As for the "Bjesomar Criterion": the driver standings are determined using the preliminary race results. For any drivers not explicitly listed in those results, their standing is pulled from the official entry list provided on the FIA website. Note that any drivers not included in the initial lineup are excluded from the calculations entirely. Additionally, the PP + FL groups are not factored into this specific criterion.
In the event of a tie following step B, the advantage goes to the player who submitted their updated joker prediction first. If neither party has submitted an update, the win defaults to whoever sent in their original prediction earlier. Furthermore, if one player fails to submit a new prediction entirely, their opponent automatically takes the win.
6. The criteria for determining the final individual standings are as follows:
a) The competitor with the higher number of primary points takes precedence.
b) In the event of a tie after step a), the competitor with more wins will be ranked higher.
c) Should a tie persist after step b), the competitor with more secondary points prevails.
d) If there is still a tie after step c), the ranking is decided by the number of second-place finishes, then third-place, and so on.
6.1. The criteria for determining the final team standings are as follows:
a) The team with the higher number of primary points ranks higher.
b) In the event of a tie after step a), the team with more wins takes the lead.
c) If tied after step b), the team with more secondary points is prioritized.
d) Following a tie after step c), the team with more second-place finishes, then third-place, and so on, is ranked higher.
6.2. The criteria for determining the overall Accurate Position Trophy standings are as follows:
a) The player with the highest number of accurate positions ranks higher.
b) In the event of a tie after step a), the player who participated in fewer laps takes precedence.
c) If tied after step b), the player with a higher number of maximumly hit positions in a single lap is ranked higher.
d) If tied after step c), the player with a higher number of maximumly hit positions over two laps (then three, then four, etc.) is ranked higher.
7. If the number of participating teams changes during the season, only the total number of teams in the final group will be adjusted. For example, instead of covering positions 17-22, the group might cover 17-20 or 17-24. Any adjustments to scoring groups under this article take effect automatically without prior notice once the FIA or a team officially announces they will enter or withdraw from one or all Formula 1 races. This also applies if the decision is announced before free practice and the team fails to show up for Friday's sessions. Note that this specific article and its subsequent changes will not be triggered if a team or driver misses practice, qualifying, or the race due to other unforeseen circumstances (such as a shortage of spare parts or driver injuries).
