I was just checking the results for WSC events of the 1980s (around the time of Group C) at http://www.teamdan.c...ve/gen/wsc.html and while they are quite comprehensive and they do have a end-of-season points standings lists for the drivers, manufacturers, and Endurance titles, one thing that isn't mentioned on the page is...
What exactly was the points system used by the World Sportscar Championship? Another intriguing question, from that vein, is how races sanctioned by both WSC and IMSA (i.e. Mosport and Daytona and Road America 1981) would have been scored - would the WSC drivers also score IMSA points, assuming vice versa? For that matter, what was IMSA's point system?
World Sportscar Championship (and IMSA) points system?
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TheStranger
, Apr 11 2005 09:58
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Posted 12 April 2005 - 13:20
Checking the points table in the 1985 Rally's & Races annual, the system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for the first ten. For the overall drivers championship it seems there were 2 bonus points for C2 drivers in the top ten. Same system used in 1986 and 1987 (not sure about C2 bonus points though).
In 1988 the points depended on the length of the race. The supersprints (Jarama, Brno, Sandown Park) were scored as in previous years, for the 1000 km races (and Jerez 800) the points were multiplied by 2, and for Le Mans the points were multiplied by 3. According to my source the Tampa World Challenge wasn't a round of the Championship?!?
In 1989 same points for all rounds (20 for the winner as before), in 1990 a change to the 9-6-4-3-2-1 system, but only for one year as in 1991 it was back to 20 points for the winner.
A look at the points table in l'Année Automobile 83/84 shows that in 1983 the same system was in force as in 1985, with 2 bonus points for C Junior teams in the top ten, and 4 bonus points for Group B teams classified in the first ten.
In 1988 the points depended on the length of the race. The supersprints (Jarama, Brno, Sandown Park) were scored as in previous years, for the 1000 km races (and Jerez 800) the points were multiplied by 2, and for Le Mans the points were multiplied by 3. According to my source the Tampa World Challenge wasn't a round of the Championship?!?
In 1989 same points for all rounds (20 for the winner as before), in 1990 a change to the 9-6-4-3-2-1 system, but only for one year as in 1991 it was back to 20 points for the winner.
A look at the points table in l'Année Automobile 83/84 shows that in 1983 the same system was in force as in 1985, with 2 bonus points for C Junior teams in the top ten, and 4 bonus points for Group B teams classified in the first ten.
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TheStranger
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Posted 13 April 2005 - 04:55
Originally posted by kabouter
Checking the points table in the 1985 Rally's & Races annual, the system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 for the first ten. For the overall drivers championship it seems there were 2 bonus points for C2 drivers in the top ten. Same system used in 1986 and 1987 (not sure about C2 bonus points though).
In 1988 the points depended on the length of the race. The supersprints (Jarama, Brno, Sandown Park) were scored as in previous years, for the 1000 km races (and Jerez 800) the points were multiplied by 2, and for Le Mans the points were multiplied by 3. According to my source the Tampa World Challenge wasn't a round of the Championship?!?
In 1989 same points for all rounds (20 for the winner as before), in 1990 a change to the 9-6-4-3-2-1 system, but only for one year as in 1991 it was back to 20 points for the winner.
A look at the points table in l'Année Automobile 83/84 shows that in 1983 the same system was in force as in 1985, with 2 bonus points for C Junior teams in the top ten, and 4 bonus points for Group B teams classified in the first ten.
That clears up a lot, thanks!
One thing I'm curious about, was the pre-Group C "Endurance Driver's Championship" and how that factored into the system; in 1981, for instance, Bob Garretson won the title, despite flipping at Sebring and only winning at Daytona as far as I know, while the Andial Meister team of Grohs/Stommelen, who won more races, weren't even in the top 5. What was the points system for that?
(Of course, that doesn't even scratch the surface as to the whole IMSA/WSC joint sanctioning deal, which seemed to disappear after 1981, that is until I found out about the Tampa World Challenge which appears to be a exhibition event.)
