Data analysis / 2026

2026 Season Analysis

01 / Season summary

2026 at a glance

Index / 0–10

Completed races

Published race scores.

Season mean

5.97/10

Average published index.

Highest rated

Miami

7.4/10

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02 / Season trace

2026 contribution profile

Each trace splits the final score by the category that generated it.

Racing Quality Competition & Finishing Interruptions Strategy Weather

03 / Model signals

2026 dimension performance

Dimension	Weight	Raw avg	Norm.	Points	% total
Racing Quality
Ai Assessment Independent AI rating based on web search of race reports, fan reactions, and expert analysis.	0.800 0.80	6.8	6.8	5.44	84%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	0.023 0.02	27.64	6.76	0.16	3%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	0.014 0.01	60.91	7.23	0.1	2%
Competition & Finishing Order
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	0.030 0.03	22.32	2.84	0.09	1%
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	0.021 0.02	8.79	5.8	0.12	2%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	0.019 0.02	3.64	8.86	0.17	3%
Weather
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	0.026 0.03	9%	0.91	0.02	0%
Interruptions
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	0.026 0.03	2.18	5.45	0.14	2%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	0.014 0.01	4.0	7.27	0.1	2%
Strategy
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	0.014 0.01	2.91	6.82	0.1	2%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	0.014 0.01	1.09	5.45	0.08	1%

04 / Field guide

Reading the model output

Weight

Importance in the formula. All weights sum to 1.0.

Raw average

Observed average before normalization.

Normalized

Average after mapping the signal to 0–10.

Points

Weight multiplied by the normalized score.

% total

Share of the average final race index.

05 / Continue analysis

All seasons and Track Data → 2025 contribution profile → 2024 contribution profile → 2023 contribution profile →

2026 at a glance

2026 contribution profile

2026 dimension performance

Racing Quality

Competition & Finishing Order

Weather

Interruptions

Strategy

Reading the model output

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