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| October 23, 2009 News |
| EFCN Driver Rankings - October 23, 2009 |
 | J.R. Hildebrand ended the 2009 season No. 1 in the EFCN Driver Rankings
(Photo: IMS Photo - Chris Jones) |
Now that the pro junior formula car championships are completed for 2009, it is time to unveil the October and final eFormulaCarNews.com Driver Rankings for the season.
As expected, with all the results entered through the October 17-18 weekend, the top of the charts features a good mixture of rising motorsports star competing in a variety of series. That being said, the driver at the top of charts remains unchanged, earning a well deserved No. 1 ranking.
American standout J.R. Hildebrand is No. 1 driver in the final EFCN Driver Rankings for 2009, retaining the top-spot for a four consecutive month. The Andretti Green Racing/AFS Racing driver, having already clinched the Indy Lights title, increased his record setting points to total to 10479 when the final calculations were totaled. Thanks to yet another 1000+ score in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1057 pts), the Californian ends they year with 10 1000+ point scores and potentially a place on the 2010 IndyCar Series grid.
J.R. Hildebrand - Indianapolis, IN
Andretti Green Racing / AFS Racing - Firestone Indy Lights
EFCN Driver Rankings Points Breakdown
| Race | Finish | Points| Indy Lights – St. Petersburg #1 | 3rd | 1046 | | Indy Lights – Long Beach | 1st | 1063 | | Indy Lights – Indy | 2nd | 1044 | | Indy Lights – Milwaukee | 2nd | 1027 | | Indy Lights – Watkins Glen | 1st | 1048 | | Indy Lights – Toronto | 2nd | 1029 | | Indy Lights – Mid-Ohio | 3rd | 1056 | | Indy Lights – Infineon | 1st | 1077 | | Indy Lights – Chicagoland | 5th | 1032 | | Indy Lights – Homestead | 2nd | 1057 | |
British rookie Adam Christodoulou is the new number two man in the EFCN Driver Rankings, advancing two places via a points total of 10350. The JDC MotorSports driver joins the top-three following a thrilling end to his inaugural Star Mazda Championship, which witnessed a championship-clinching win in the season-finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca (1062 pts) in October. Christodoulou joins the group of drivers with 10 1000+ race scores, with race wins at Sebring (1038 pts), Miller (1060 pts), and Laguna Seca leading the way.
Making it a pair of rookies inside the top-three of the final EFCN Driver Rankings for 2009 is Sebastian Saavedra, having fallen one place with a new points total of 10328. The Colombian ended his season with yet another 1000+ pts score, thanks to a third place finish (1046 pts) at Homestead. In doing so, the Andretti Green Racing/AFS Racing driver also joins the list of drivers with 10 1000+ races on his EFCN Driver Rankings resume.
Completing the top-five in the October edition of the EFCN Driver Rankings is Jonathan Summerton and James Davison. Summerton (Newman Wachs Racing), a former No. 1 ranked driver, moved up two places with a points score 10300, narrowly missing out on the Atlantic Championship title, after a win at Road Atlanta (1043 pts) and runner-up finish at Laguna Seca (1043 pts). Davison (Vision Racing) fell two positions in the final rankings via a points total of 10289, despite ending a highly successful sophomore campaign in the Indy Lights series with a fifth place result at Homestead (1025 pts).
Other drivers of note in the September edition of the EFCN Driver Rankings are Chris Miller (JDC MotorSports), the leading F2000 Championship Series driver and series champion (down one spot in 18th – 9925 pts); Connor De Phillippi, the top Skip Barber National driver and series champion (remaining in 31st - 9689 pts); Gabby Chaves (EuroInternational), the highest placed Formula BMW Americas driver and series champion (down two places to 39th - 9474 pts); and Max Hyatt (PR1 Motorsports), the new leading Pacific F2000 Championship driver (advancing two places to 57th – 9113 pts).
The "Hard Charger" for the month is Sean Rayhall, who advanced 48 positions in the rankings. The American teenager won race one of the Skip Barber National doubleheader at Road Atlanta, before finishing on the podium in both race two in Georgia and the season-finale at Lime Rock Park. Rayhall now lies 50th in the EFCN Driver Rankings with a points total of 9225.
To discuss the EFCN Driver Rankings please the official discussion thread located HERE
EFCN Driver Rankings Top-20
October 23, 2009
| Pos. | Plus/Minus | Driver | Series | Team | Races | Points| 1 | 0 | J.R. Hildebrand | Indy Lights | Andretti Green Racing/AFS Racing | 15 | 10479 | | 2 | 2 | Adam Christodoulou | Star Mazda | JDC MotorSports | 13 | 10350 | | 3 | -1 | Sebastian Saavedra | Indy Lights | Andretti Green Racing/AFS Racing | 15 | 10328 | | 4 | 2 | Jonathan Summerton | Atlantic | Newman Wachs Racing | 18 | 10300 | | 5 | -2 | James Davison | Indy Lights | Vision Racing | 15 | 10289 | | 6 | -1 | Peter Dempsey | Star Mazda | Juncos Racing | 13 | 10278 | | 7 | 0 | James Hinchcliffe | Indy Lights | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 15 | 10201 | | 8 | 7 | Conor Daly | Star Mazda | Andersen Racing | 13 | 10182 | | 9 | 0 | John Edwards | Atlantic | Newman Wachs Racing | 12 | 10179 | | 10 | -2 | Wade Cunningham | Indy Lights | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 15 | 10154 | | 11 | -1 | Simona De Silvestro | Atlantic | Team Stargate Worlds | 12 | 10146 | | 12 | 0 | Mario Romancini | Indy Lights | RLR/Andersen Racing | 15 | 10135 | | 13 | 0 | Alex Ardoin | Star Mazda | JDC MotorSports | 13 | 10109 | | 14 | -3 | Daniel Herrington | Indy Lights | Bryan Herta Autosport | 15 | 10076 | | 15 | 4 | Richard Kent | Star Mazda | Andersen Racing | 12 | 10020 | | 16 | 4 | Frederic Vervisch | Atlantic | Genoa Racing/Condor | 12 | 9984 | | 17 | -1 | Ana Beatriz | Indy Lights | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 13 | 9981 | | 18 | -1 | Chris Miller | Star Mazda/F2000 Championship | JDC MotorSports | 14 | 9925 | | 19 | -1 | Anders Krohn | Star Mazda | Mundill | 13 | 9913 | | 20 | 2 | Caio Lara | Star Mazda | JDC MotorSports | 13 | 9847 | | 20 | 1 | Remy Audette | F2000 Championship | Audette Racing | 12 | 9847 | |
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EFCN Driver Rankings Calculation Process
The EFCN Driver Rankings are calculated using a driver’s best finishes in the pro junior formula car series raced in North America (Indy Lights, Atlantic Championship, Star Mazda Championship, F2000 Championship Series, Pacific F2000 Championship, Formula BMW Americas and Skip Barber National). Assembled using events from the last 12 months, we use a driver’s best 10 finishes in order to determine their overall current point total. With each new month, results from the previous year are discarded to deliver the current ranking list.
Each series was initially weighted based on its prestige and history, the events and tracks at which it races, and of course the depth of talent, with a score of 10 being the highest attainable base ranking. For the initial driver rankings, which is based on race results from the 2008 race season, Indy Lights and Atlantic were given a base ranking of 9.4, Star Mazda was placed with a 9.2 score, F2000 Championship’s base ranking is 9, Skip Barber National has a ranking of 8.9, Formula BMW’s ranking is 8.9 and Pacific F2000’s base ranking is 8.7.
Added to the initial base ranking is the variable of field size, which helps confirm the importance, strength and competitiveness of the series. A percentage of one weighting point is added for the size of the field, with a full field of 30 cars or more providing one full point. Another full point or fraction of a point will be added based on the field strength of each event. The percentage of the top-50 ranked drivers in the race will also be be factored into the final event ranking. The sum of these numbers becomes the overall ranking for any race.
Following a race, drivers receive points based on their finishing positions with 100 points earned for a win. Each subsequent position drops by one point with 99 points given to the second place driver and so on throughout the field. These points are then multiplied by the overall ranking to produce a driver’s final point total from each event. Using a driver’s best 10 races, we calculate each driver’s overall score and subsequent ranking. |
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