Qualifying consists of a 10 lap session prior to any official racing. Anywhere from 1 to 3 groups of 10 drivers will be gridded based on their qualifying time. On a Grand Prix night, the fastest lap times in the first race will determine your starting position for the next race. On a Triple GP night, the fastest lap times in race 1 will determine race 2's grid. The fastest lap times in race 2 will determine race 3's grid. In Heat Racing format, there is no qualifying.
Heat Racing Format
Each race is a short 10-lap sprint race. Groupings and starting position are random except that each driver is guaranteed five to seven races with one start from pole and one start from last place. Each finishing position is assigned a point value, and the drivers' points are totaled for the night. A maximum of 90 points is awarded based on the finishing position of each driver in each race. Ties are broken based on fastest lap times. A bonus for top 3 fastest laps of the night is awarded. See Scoring section below for more detail.
Grand Prix Format
Drivers will qualify for race 1 in a 10 lap qualifying session prior to the race. A GP race is usually 40 - 50 laps in length. The fastest lap times from the race will determine the grid for race 2. Race 2 is also usually 40 - 50 laps in length. It is possible for drivers to move from one group to another from race to race. A maximum of 45 points for each Grand Prix race is awarded based on the finishing position of each driver in each race. Bonus points are awarded for the 2 fastest laps. See the Scoring section below for more detail.
Triple GP Format
Drivers will qualify for race 1 in a 5 lap qualifying session prior to the race. The first race is usually 15 - 20 laps in length. The fastest lap times from the race will determine the grid for race 2. Race 2 is usually 20 - 25 laps in length. The fastest lap times from race 2 will determine the grid for race 3. Race 3 is usually 25 - 30 laps in length, and is run reverse grid. It is possible for drivers to move from one group to another from race to race. A maximum of 30 points for each Grand Prix race is awarded based on the finishing position of each driver in each race. Bonus points are awarded for the 2 fastest laps. See the Scoring section below for more detail.
Scoring
Heat Racing Format
Grand Prix Format
1st
90
11th
80
21st
70
2nd
89
12th
79
22nd
69
3rd
88
13th
78
23rd
68
4th
87
14th
77
24th
67
5th
86
15th
76
25th
66
6th
85
16th
75
26th
65
7th
84
17th
74
27th
64
8th
83
18th
73
28th
63
9th
82
19th
72
29th
62
10th
81
20th
71
30th
61
Fast Lap
3-2-1
Group
A
Group
B
Group
C
1st
45
11th
39
21st
33
2nd
43
12th
37
22nd
31
3rd
41
13th
35
23rd
29
4th
39
14th
33
24th
27
5th
37
15th
31
25th
25
6th
35
16th
29
26th
23
7th
33
17th
27
27th
21
8th
31
18th
25
28th
19
9th
29
19th
23
29th
17
10th
27
20th
21
30th
15
Fast Lap
2-1
Triple GP Format
Group
A
Group
B
Group
C
1st
30
11th
24
21st
18
2nd
28
12th
22
22nd
16
3rd
26
13th
20
23rd
14
4th
24
14th
18
24th
12
5th
22
15th
16
25th
10
6th
20
16th
14
26th
8
7th
18
17th
12
27th
6
8th
16
18th
10
28th
4
9th
14
19th
8
29th
2
10th
12
20th
6
30th
0
Fast Lap
2-1
Drops
For 2008 you will be able to drop your two worst nights. Since each night carries a maximum of 90 points (plus bonus), this allows a driver to drop a single race night, or a 3 race night, whichever ends up being the 2 lowest scores overall.