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| EKN.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings |
eKartingNews.ca - in its continued efforts to continually enhance coverage of karting in Canada - is pleased to announce the introduction of the EKN.ca Driver Rankings. The program takes results from the Canadian karting series and drops them into our own proven ranking equation to produce a listing that combine all of the up-and coming drivers into one offering. The EKN.ca Driver Rankings package has been carefully designed to take into consideration the many different variables in an effort to properly weigh the results, with an emphasis placed on the field strength and field size. The following is an explanation of how the points are calculated:
The eKartingNews.ca Driver Rankings are calculated using a driver’s best finishes in selected Canadian karting series (Eastern Canadian Karting Championships, Western Canada Championships, Quebec Cup, and Canadian National Karting Championships). Assembled using events from the last 12 months, we use a driver’s best five Final 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 2012, the Canadian National Championships was given a base ranking of 10, while ECKC, WCC, and Quebec Cup were placed with 8 score.
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 34 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-25 ranked drivers in the race will also 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 5 races, we calculate each driver’s overall score and subsequent ranking.
 | Ben Cooper ended the 2012 season as the top driver in the EKN.ca Rotax DD2 rankings
(Photo: Cooper) |
EKN.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings - September 9
Now that the 2012 edition of the Canadian Karting Championships have been held, and the Eastern Canadian Karting Championships, Western Canada Championships, and Coupe de Quebec are completed, it is time reveal the year-end eKartingNews.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings.
Ben Cooper has completed what has been a superb season behind the wheel, by taking over the top spot in DD2 rankings with a points total of 4,764. The Birel standout moved up five places since the last standings, thanks a championship-winning end of the year. Adding to his wins in Quebec Cup Race 1 (898 pts), ECKC Race 3 (909 pts), ECKC Race 4 (913 pts), Quebec Cup Race 5 (909 pts), and ECKC Race 6 (886 pts), Cooper crossed the line first (1,135 pts) at Mont-Tremblant during the Canadian Championships, securing not only the National title and a place at the Rotax Grand Finals, but also the P1 place in the final EKN.ca Driver Rankings of the season.
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 | Christophe Boisclair enters the Canadian National Championships leading the EKN.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings
(Photo: Cody Schindel - Autosports Media) |
EKN.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings - August 5
With both the Eastern Canadian Karting Championships and Western Canada Championships now complete, and the Canadian Karting Championships about to get underway, it is time reveal the latest eKartingNews.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings.
Christophe Boisclair continues to hold the top spot in DD2 rankings, having increased his points total to 4,741. The Birel driver from Quebec was again in contention for the wins during his two outings since the standings were last updated, scoring a third place finish (891 pts) in the Quebec Cup #5 race in Trois-Rivieres, prior to coming home fourth (860 pts) in the Eastern Canadian Karting Championships finale on the same weekend. With a win (913 pts) during ECKC #5 race at Mosport also his 2012 resume, Boisclair is now focused on going one place better than his runner-up finish (1133 pts) in last year's Canadian Karting Championship in this year's edition, ideally pkeeping him at the top of the EKN.ca Driver Rankings.
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 | Christophe Boisclair is the No. 1 ranked DD2 pilot after four consecutive top-two results
(Photo; Sportimage Communication) |
EKN.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings - July 15
Ahead of the conclusion of the prestigious Eastern Canadian Karting Championships, it is time unveil the latest eKartingNews.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings.
Christophe Boisclair is the new top dog in DD2 rankings, after a superb string of races has netted him a total of 4,739 points. The Quebec native was a force to be reckoned with his Birel kart in June and July, never finishing worse than second in the four races he contested. He was the runner-up in both the Quebec Cup #3 (889 pts) and Eastern Canadian Karting Championships #3 (900 pts) races at ICAR, before adding another P2 result (904 pts) and win (913 pts) in the ECKC doubleheader at Mosport. If Boisclair can keep challenging for wins in the closing stages of the 2012 campaign, he is a favorite to end the year P1 on the EKN.ca Driver Rankings.
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 | Zacharie Richard Robichon is the new No. 1 man in the DD2 rankings
(Photo: Flagworld.com) |
EKN.ca Rotax DD2 Driver Rankings - June 3
With the 2012 Canadian karting season now in full season, and the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship, Western Canadian Karting Championships, and Coupe du Quebec having all contested the opening two rounds, it is time to unveil the newest eKartingNews.ca Rotax Driver Rankings.
Leading the way in the inaugural DD2 class rankings for 2012 is Zacharie Richard Robichon with a points tally of 4702. The Birel driver, who was P2 in the final 2011 rankings, is making full use of a strong run last year in both the Coupe du Quebec (four wins) and ECKC (one win), as well as third place finish in the Canadian Nationals. Thus far in 2012, Robichon has had mixed results, finishing 20th (724 pts) in the ECKC opener at Goodwood Kartways, before rebounding with an eighth place result (831 pts) in race two of the season-opening doubleheader.
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